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How to take an Offline Backup of an iLearn course site.

To make room for upcoming courses on our iLearn platform and to ensure that we continue to have the maximum service availability, Courses that belong to semesters prior to Summer 2019 will be disabled on Monday, March 1st, 2021.

Blackboard offers two course site backup methods:

Part I: Course Site Export
Part II: Course Site Archive

The course export only contains course content like materials you uploaded, assignments you added, and tests you created. A course archive, on the other hand, contains course content plus students’ activities, grading, feedback, etc. A course archive is a true snapshot of an iLearn course at the time the archive was created. 

After exporting or archiving the course, you will need to download the package file that contains the course export or archive.

Part I: Course Site Export

The export course feature creates a ZIP file of...

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iLearn, Faculty
Blackboard Instructor's Information for Fall 2020 courses on iLearn

This guide covers the following topics on getting ready to work with your iLearn course site in Fall 2020

New Course Menu  Update on Copying Courses for Fall 2020 Set up the "Videos (Panopto)" course area Use "Course Messages" to communicate with students instead of using emails Accessing Blackboard Collaborate Ultra recordings for courses prior to Fall 2020 New Course Menu

Starting from Summer 2020, iLearn course sites received a new course template. Find information below for the new and updated course menu items: 


Information for Instructors
This is a link to this ITFAQ article that introduces the change and provides guides...

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iLearn, Faculty
A Proctor Guide to Coping with Lockdown Browser Issues

Case One:

1. When the error message shown in the figure below appears, there will be two option buttons:

CANCEL and LOGIN.  Click on CANCEL and the student may resume the exam.

2. If the LOGIN button was clicked, the student will be presented with the standard iLearn login screen, but the student will be unable to log back in. A proctor must then:

a. Click on the “I” button.

b. Then click on the Proctor Options button.

c. Then enter the proctor’s exit password.

Special Note:

If “Force Completion” was not checked on the exam options, the student can re-enter the exam and can resume the exam where they left off, simply by re-starting the...
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iLearn, Faculty
Faculty Information Sheet for Administering Online Tests

Part I: Test Room Specific Precautions

If you have scheduled an online test/exam, please do the following:

For a Computer Lab

Send an Email to [email protected] with a request to have an IT specialist prepare the Lab for the exam.

The IT specialist assigned will depend on where the exam will take place. Please see Appendix (i) for more details.

For a Classroom

Please bear in mind that for tests administered in the classroom, you will have to rely on the operability of the students’ laptops. You are advised to hold online examinations in a lab environment to safeguard against limitations inherent within our wireless networks. To make sure the test goes as smoothly as possible, request the students to pay a visit to the school’s laptop service center so that a consultant can do the following:

Check wireless connectivity. Install and update the LockDown browser. Perform a check-up to guarantee...
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iLearn, Faculty
How to manage Grade Center columns in iLearn?

Three types of columns

In the Grade Center, three types of columns appear: user, calculated, and grade. Each column has a menu with options. The options that appear vary based on the type of column.

When you create or edit columns, you can select settings to display the data you want in the Grade Center. You also can hide and show columns, associate columns with categories and grading periods, and rearrange columns.

About user columns
In a new course, six default user columns appear in the Grade Center grid:

Last Name First Name Username Student ID Last Access Availability

You can't delete or edit default user columns. You can hide all but the first user column in the grid. If you need to hide the first column, you...

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iLearn, Faculty
How to check grades and instructor feedback on iLearn

The My Grades page shows the status of gradable items, such as tests, assignments, journal and blog entries, and discussion posts. The My Grades page may include item names and descriptions, due dates, student and instructor dates of activity, posted grades, points possible, links to rubrics used for grading, and your instructor's comments and feedback.
 
Access My Grades

There are three way to access your grades in Blackboard:

In a Blackboard course, on the left side course menu, click My Grades. In a Blackboard course, on the left side course menu, click Tools and then My Grades In the upper right click your name to access the Global Navigation Menu. Click the My Grades icon.           

View Grade Details

If you access My Grades from the Global Navigation Menu, you see grades for all your courses. On the left side of...

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iLearn, Students
How do I access AUS Video portal?

Step 1: Visit https://iLearn.aus.edu and login with your AUS credentials.

Step 2: Click on the “Videos” tab at the top right corner.

AUS video portal will open.

 

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Software and Online Services, Students
How do I Download and Install Panopto for Windows?

Step 1: Using Google Chrome as your browser, go to ilearn.aus.edu and login with your AUS credentials 

Step 2: Click on 'Videos' in the menu.

 

Step 3: On the landing page, click on 'Download Panopto' link under your name on the top-right corner (as indicated in red below).

*If you do not see the 'Download Panopto' link, please request the IT Service Desk to provide you with a Panopto account. 

Step 4: Click on 'Download Panopto' on the pop-up. 

Step 5: Click on 'panoptorecorder.exe' in the Downloads bar at the bottom of your browser (or through Downloads in Chrome) to start the installation process. 

If you are using an AUS device, you will be asked to authorize the installation with an admin password.

*At this point, please contact...

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Software and Online Services, Faculty and Staff
How to access Bluepulse on your mobile device.

Step 1: Open the Bluepulse portal from the iLearn Course. 

Step 2: Go to Pairing Devices on the right side of the home page. 

Step 3: Enter your email address for the pairing code OR click QR code to generate a pairing code. 

Step 4: Download and launch the Bluepulse mobile application on your phone. 

Step 5: Open Bluepulse on your phone. 

Step 6: Scan the QR code from your computer screen. Alternatively, you can enter the pairing code manually into the Bluepulse app on your phone.

NOTE: Both the pairing code and QR code expire after 2 hours. If this happens, simply select 'Show my QR code' to automatically generate a new one. 

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iLearn
How do I configure the Blackboard (iLearn) Mobile Learn Application on my smart phone/ tablet?

Step 1: To download the application on your handheld device, go to the application store for your OS:

App Store on iPhone, iPad or iPod. Google Play Store on Android devices. App World on Blackberry device.

Step 2: Search for " Blackboard MobileTM Learn " or just "Blackboard".

Step 3: Follow the installation process and then launch the Application.

Step 4: In the ‘Search for your School’ Field,  Type "American University of Sharjah".

Step 5: Log in with your AUS credentials*.
* Username should be typed as: b000xxxx, without @aus.edu domain

Step 6: Click on "Agree", then hit Continue to complete the login process.

 
For Blackboard Mobile Learn support inquiries, please visit the website:http://help.blackboardmobile.com/

Blackboard also provides helpful demos for users on their website, at:http://www.blackboard.com/Platforms/Mobile/Resources/Demos.aspx

 

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iLearn, Faculty, Students