UBlearns Help Site Map

Faculty Help

• About UBlearns for faculty
• Getting Started
  • Setting Up a Computer for UBlearns
  • Enabling Courses on UBlearns
  • Enabling Courses on iTunes U
  • Blackbaord Mobile Learn
  • UBlearns Course Setup Overview
  • Course Not Listed in UBlearns
  • Combining Course Sites
  • UBlearns Roster Is Different from MyUB Class List
  • Enrollment Date
• Managing Courses
  • Edit Mode
  • Control Panel

  Administrative Tasks

  • UBlearns Data Management Policy
  • Scheduled Removal Date for Courses
  • Deleting Past Semester Courses
  • End of Semester Procedures
  • Student Access to Past Semester Courses
  • Courses for Departmental or Administrative Use
  • Setting Courses to Unavailable

  Managing Users and Groups

• Groups
• Enrollments
• Modify a User's Role
• Request a Student-View Account
• Access for Persons Not Affiliated with UB
• UBlearns Roster Is Different from MyUB Class List
• Setting Guest Access

Customizing Courses

• Properties
• Style
• Tool Availability
• Language Packs
• Setting Courses to Unavailable

Saving and Reusing Courses

• Export/Archive Course
• Import Package/View Logs
• Course Copy
• Building Your Course
  • Assignments and SafeAssign
  • Creating Modules
  • URLs
  • Course Links
  • Blank Page
  • Lesson Plans
  • Content Folders
  • Creating Content
  • Copy and Move Content
  • Learning Modules
  • Mashups
  • Adaptive Release
  • Text Editor
  • Audio/Video Content
  • Linking to Course Reserve
  • Course Menu Course Files
  • Creating Content
  • Import Course Cartridge
• Communicating and Collaborating
  • Announcements
  • Blogs
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Discussion Board
  • Journals
  • Send Email
  • Wikis
• Assessing Learners
  • Course Reports
  • Creating Assignments
  • Create a SafeAssignment
  • Early Warning System
  • Grade Center
  • Performance Dashboard
  • Respondus
  • Respondus LockDown Browser
  • Self and Peer Assessment
  • Surveys
  • Tests

• Courses

  • Why does my courseID look different?
  • Can I change my list of courses to show only the current semester?
  • Why is my course not listed in UBlearns?
  • Why am I unable to access the course sites I just ‘enabled’ for use on UBlearns via Course Setup?
  • Why can't my students see my course?
  • How do I combine courses in UBlearns?
  • How do I copy content between course sites on UBlearns?
  • Can I select a different page for my course entry point?
  • One of my students has an incomplete, how can he access last semester's course?
  • How can I remove a past semester course?
  • How do I make a course unavailable?
  • How can I re-use my course content next semester?

  Enrollments for Instructors, Students and TAs

  • When will my students appear in my course site?
  • Why is my course roster different from MyUB class list?
  • How do I add a user to my course?
  • How are Teaching Assistants added to courses?
  • Why am I seeing unexpected instructor enrollments?
  • <How do I extend enrollments past changeover date?
  • Why didn’t multiple enrollments work?

  Using UBlearns

  • What new features are available in version 9.1?
  • Where is the Digital Drop Box?
  • How can I link to items in the Libraries' Course Reserve?
  • What are the differences between SafeAssign and the Assignment Tool?
  • How do I link to an item in a UB Libraries database?
  • How do I edit my Notification Settings?
  • How can I save a Respondus file for upload directly to the UBlearns Test area?
  • How do I upload/download Grade Center?
  • Why can’t I see the scroll bar in my Grade Center?
  • I see a paper and pencil icon in the Grade Center, what does that mean?
  • Where do I refer students who are having trouble using UBlearns?
  • Where do I go with computer, user name or password issues?

  Blackboard Mobile Learn

  Overview

  • What is Blackboard Mobile?
  • What is Blackboard Mobile Learn?

  Accessing Blackboard Mobile Learn

  • Who can use Blackboard Mobile Learn?
  • Is there a charge for using Blackboard Mobile Learn?
  • How can I get Blackboard Mobile Learn on my mobile device?

  Using Blackboard Mobile Learn

  • As a student, what can I do on Blackboard Mobile Learn?
  • As an instructor, what can I do on Blackboard Mobile Learn?
  • What are the limitations of Blackboard Mobile Learn?
  • What happens if I try to access Blackboard Mobile Learn without a Sprint device?
  • If I’m using an Android or Blackberry device on a carrier other than Sprint, can I download the Blackboard Mobile Learn app?
  • What happens if I’m using an Apple device (i.e., iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch) to access Blackboard Mobile Learn and move out of range of a Wi-Fi connection?

  Security concerns about Bb Mobile Learn

  • What security measures will ensure my privacy when using Blackboard Mobile Learn?
  • I heard that FERPA-protected data might be passing through a central service between user devices and my Blackboard Learn installation. Should I be concerned?

  Support for using Blackboard Mobile Learn

  • Where can I find more information about Blackboard Mobile Learn or get assistance?
    

  Policies

  • What is the UBlearns Data Management policy?/li>
  • Are there file size limitations/quotas for UBlearns course sites?
  • Can individuals who are not affiliated with UB access my UBlearns course?
  • Can UBlearns courses be created for administrative or departmental purposes?
  • How long after the semester do I have access to the Grade Center?
  • When are my courses disabled after the semester is over?

  

  

• Workshops and Training
  • Workshops and Individual Assistance
  • Collaborate with a Librarian
  • Join the Instructor Learning Community
  • Blackboard Videos & Guides