Adding a Learning Unit

Blackboard learning units enable you to set a structured path for progressing through the content within a course. You will find that the development of self-paced learning is intuitive with Blackboard learning units. Your students can now access content, including assessments, in a sequential order. You may either allow your students to access content nonlinearly within a learning unit or enforce a sequential path.

Learning unit content is managed in the same way as other information that appears in content areas. Items and files may be added, arranged, and modified to create a sequential learning path.

Step 1: Click on the Control Panel link and choose the Content Area where you will create the Learning Unit, such as assignments.

Step 2: Select the Learning Unit option from the drop down box. Then click on Go.

Step 3: Type in the name of your Learning Unit. You may also give it a different color.

Step 4: You may add text to describe your Learning Unit. This will be shown directly underneath your Learning Unit. You may click Preview to look at your description of your Learning Unit.

Step 5: Set the options you want to your learning unit.

• Enforcing sequential viewing means students will not be able to advance to a page without having viewed the previous page.
• Metadata is data about the item, such as ownership, resource format, and copyright information. If this option is selected, “Describe” will appear next to the item in the Content Area .