New Instructor Course Template

If your online course looks like the image below, you have been given the New Instructor Course Template to begin building your course.

Please note that you :

• You are not required to use any element of this template, but you may find that it helps you to organize your course. If there are any elements or links that you do not plan to use, you may safely delete them from your course.

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Left Menu

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• Some departments use a department-specific course template. Check with your department to see if this applies to you.

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View the links below for more information on the default sections of the New Instructor Course Template:

• Welcome page 
• Weekly/Unit Content

Messages

Tasks & Announcements

Discussions

Assignments

Tests

My Grades

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• Course Menu Tools

Information on navigating a Blackboard course from the student perspective can be found on the Navigating Your Course Student Orientation and Resource page. Please share this resource with your students.