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What are achievements?

You can use Blackboard achievements to create opportunities for students to earn recognition for their work. You designate criteria for issuing achievements to students in the form of both badges and certificates.

Students can see which badges and certificates they have earned and what is required to receive additional recognition. They can gain insight into learning progression toward defined competencies.

Students can publish badges to the Badge Backpack and transport evidence of their learning outside of Blackboard Learn.

Instructors can create three types of achievements:

Course Completion (requires a certificate; a badge is optional) Milestone (badge only) Custom (can be either a certificate or a badge)

How to create an achievement?

Your achievements appear in content areas and in the achievements tool.

Step 1: Open the achievements tool. You can find it in the Course Tools section of the Control...

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Access to Guides and ITFAQ links for Blackboard Collaborate Ultra

The Blackboard Collaborate Ultra Guide is for anyone who is looking to conduct online meetings. You can access the comprehensive guide by clicking this link. The guide covers the following topics:

What is Blackboard Collaborate Ultra and how to access it from my iLearn course site? Blackboard Collaborate Ultra course tool interface How to join the Blackboard Collaborate Course Room session? Why create new sessions if I have a course room How do I create a session? Is there an easy way to add a direct link to the course room on iLearn for my students? Meeting Room Interface How to set up your microphone and webcam in a Blackboard Collaborate Ultra session Let others hear and see you during a Blackboard Collaborate Ultra session Record sessions Share content...

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How to Add a Profile Picture to your iLearn

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How to add Bluepulse to an iLearn course.

Step 1: Log in to iLearn

Step 2: Under 'My Courses' on the iLearn home page, select the Course which requires Bluepulse. Example, "My_Course_Waseem".

Step 3: Click on the + sign, on the top left corner. Then, click on Course Link.

Step 4: Click on Browse.

Step 5: On the pop-up window, click on Tools. From the drop-down, click on Bluepulse.

Step 6: Enter a name for the tool which will show in the Course Menu. Ensure you have checked the box for 'Available to Users'. Then, click on Submit.

The Bluepulse tool link will now be visible on the Course Menu (as shown in the picture). To open the portal, simply click on the link!

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How to safely log out from iLearn?

Please follow the steps below to safely log yourself out of iLearn:

Click on the log out icon on the upper left corner of your browser

On a new screen you will get two options. Click on the "End session and log out" button. If no action is taken, you will be automatically logged out after 120 seconds. You can also select "Continue SSO session" to go back to iLearn.

After you click the "End session and log out" button, you will get the confirmation message below. Click "End Session" to complete the log out process.

Once you end your session, it's advised that you close all your browser windows.

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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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How to easily navigate iLearn - Global Navigation Menu

Global Navigation Menu

Once you have logged in to iLearn, the Global Navigation Menu is always located in the upper right-hand corner of the display. Clicking your name or selecting the small triangle activates a pull-down menu where shortcuts are provided. Next to the triangle may be a small number in a red square indicating that changes, notifications, and updates have been made in any of your courses since the last login.

View the Global Navigation Menu

Log in to Blackboard. Click on your name or select the small triangle that appears in the upper right-hand corner. Select the icon or link needed.

If the Global Navigation Menu Won't Expand

If Group by Term is selected in the My Courses list settings, it may prevent the Global...

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What are different test presentation options in iLearn?

Force Test Completion: If force completion is enabled, you must complete the test the first time it is launched. If force completion is enabled, it is noted at the top of the test. You are not allowed to exit the test and continue working on it at a later date. The Save function is available for you to save the test as you work through it, but you are not allowed to exit and restart the test.

Backtrack Prohibited: You are not allowed to go back to questions you have already answered if backtracking is prohibited. If backtracking is prohibited, it is noted at the top of the test. When you take a test that does not allow backtracking, an error appears when you attempt to use the Back function within the test.

Test Presentation: Your instructor has two different options for presenting questions in tests: All-at-once or One-at-a-time. An All-at-once test presents all...

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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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Help Conducting and Proctoring online exams PDF guides

Instructor Quick Start Guide LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor

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Student information template to be used in an iLearn course or in a syllabus