{"id":4055,"date":"2018-12-05T15:55:04","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T15:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/?p=4055"},"modified":"2020-11-23T12:24:18","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T12:24:18","slug":"blackboard-course-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2018\/12\/05\/blackboard-course-links\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackboard: Course Links"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Course links provide a simple way to link from one section of a Blackboard course to another section of the same course.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if you place assessment briefs in one content area, you can easily link from that area to the &#8216;Assessment&#8217; area where students need to submit their work.<\/p>\n<p>You can link to<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>any area listed on the course menu<\/li>\n<li>a folder<\/li>\n<li>a specific content item<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>To create a Course Link<\/h2>\n<p>Click on <strong>Build Content &gt; Course Link<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"4056\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2018\/12\/05\/blackboard-course-links\/create-course-link\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/Create-Course-Link.png?fit=582%2C570&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"582,570\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Create Course Link\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screenshot showing where to click for Build Content &#8211; Course Link&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/Create-Course-Link.png?fit=582%2C570&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/Create-Course-Link.png?fit=582%2C570&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4056\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/Create-Course-Link.png\" alt=\"Create Course Link\" width=\"582\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/Create-Course-Link.png?w=582&amp;ssl=1 582w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/Create-Course-Link.png?resize=150%2C147&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/Create-Course-Link.png?resize=366%2C358&amp;ssl=1 366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Use the <strong>Browse<\/strong> button to open up a map of the course in a separate window.<\/p>\n<p>Click on the area, folder or item you wish to link to.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"4057\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2018\/12\/05\/blackboard-course-links\/select-course-link\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/Select-course-link.png?fit=736%2C559&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"736,559\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Select course area to link to\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screenshot showing how to select the course area to link to&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/Select-course-link.png?fit=736%2C559&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/Select-course-link.png?fit=736%2C559&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4057\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/Select-course-link.png\" alt=\"Select course area to link to\" width=\"736\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/Select-course-link.png?w=736&amp;ssl=1 736w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/Select-course-link.png?resize=150%2C114&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/Select-course-link.png?resize=366%2C278&amp;ssl=1 366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Name and Location fields will now be filled in. You can edit the <strong>Name<\/strong> if you wish.<\/p>\n<p>You can also choose to provide descriptive text.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"9215\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2018\/12\/05\/blackboard-course-links\/course-link\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/Course-link.png?fit=946%2C588&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"946,588\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Course link\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/Course-link.png?fit=946%2C588&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/Course-link.png?fit=946%2C588&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9215\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/Course-link.png\" alt=\"Screen shot of text editor \" width=\"946\" height=\"588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/Course-link.png?w=946&amp;ssl=1 946w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/Course-link.png?resize=768%2C477&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/Course-link.png?resize=150%2C93&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/Course-link.png?resize=366%2C227&amp;ssl=1 366w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/Course-link.png?resize=770%2C479&amp;ssl=1 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 946px) 100vw, 946px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Press\u00a0<strong>Submit<\/strong> to save your changes.<\/p>\n<p>The icon displayed next to each link will reflect what is being linked to\u00a0e.g. in this screenshot the links point to<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a Blackboard assignment<\/li>\n<li>a Turnitin assignment<\/li>\n<li>a content area<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"4061\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2018\/12\/05\/blackboard-course-links\/course-link-examples-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/Course-Link-examples-2.png?fit=736%2C615&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"736,615\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Course Link examples\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screenshot of example of Course Links&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/Course-Link-examples-2.png?fit=736%2C615&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/Course-Link-examples-2.png?fit=736%2C615&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4061\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/Course-Link-examples-2.png\" alt=\"Course Link examples\" width=\"736\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/Course-Link-examples-2.png?w=736&amp;ssl=1 736w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/Course-Link-examples-2.png?resize=150%2C125&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/Course-Link-examples-2.png?resize=366%2C306&amp;ssl=1 366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When a user clicks on a link they are taken direct to the relevant item or area.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Further information on the Blackboard Help site: <a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Instructor\/Course_Content\/Create_Content\/Create_Course_Materials\/Link_to_Content_and_Tools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link to Content and Tools<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Course links provide a simple way to link from one section of a Blackboard course to another section of the same course. For example, if you place assessment briefs in one content area, you can easily link from that area to the &#8216;Assessment&#8217; area where students need to submit their work. You can link to any area listed on the course menu a folder a specific content item To create a Course Link Click on Build Content &gt; Course Link. Use the Browse button to open up a map of the course in a separate window. Click on the area, folder or item you wish to link to. The Name and Location fields will now be filled in. You can edit the Name if you wish. You can also choose to provide descriptive text. Press\u00a0Submit to save your changes. The icon displayed next to each link will reflect what is being linked to\u00a0e.g. in this screenshot the links point to a Blackboard assignment a Turnitin assignment a content area When a user clicks on a link they are taken direct to the relevant item or area. &nbsp; Further information on the Blackboard Help site: Link to Content and Tools<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}},"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[234,241],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Blackboard: Course Links - Blackboard Help for Staff - University of Reading<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Blackboard: Course Links - Blackboard Help for Staff - University of Reading\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Course links provide a simple way to link from one section of a Blackboard course to another section of the same course. 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