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CREATE YOUR OWN
CARTRIDGES FOR BLACKBOARD
Teaching and Learning with Technology Day March 2, 2009
Presented by Kimeiko Hotta Dover, Faculty, ELI & Jennifer Peters-Lise, Digital Services Librarian
AGENDA Introduction - 9:30-10:15
What are cartridges?Who uses cartridges?How can faculty use cartridges?How are cartridges created?
Short Break - 10:15-10:20
Hands-on practice - 10:20-11:00Creating a cartridge
WHAT ARE CARTRIDGES? A way to package information for use in a
Blackboard course
Cartridges can contain any number of itemsE.g. tests, assignments, internet links, documents,
videos, audio, images, and more.
A cartridge is created using a Blackboard course, you don’t have to download any special software.
WHO USES CARTRIDGES? Publishers have been using cartridges to deliver
materials to teachers to support textbooks for many yearsPublishers cartridges often contain hundreds of items
for teachers to use in Blackboard, e.g. question pools, PPT slides, templates for assignments, etc.
Often require a PIN or KEY from the publisher (i.e. you have to prove you are using their textbook in your course)
course cartridge catalogue
WHO USES CARTRIDGES? Seneca Libraries is now using cartridges so that
teachers can easily use library resources in their Blackboard course
examples of library cartridges
library cartridge catalogue
HOW CAN FACULTY USE CARTRIDGES? Archive information from courses
Share teaching resources with colleagues
Reduce duplicate work if teaching multiple sections of a course
examples of Kimeiko’s cartridges
HOW DO YOU CREATE A CARTRIDGE?You create a cartridge using a Blackboard course, no extra software required!
1. Decide what to include in your cartridge2. Export the content, settings, quizzes, etc.3. Save the cartridge to your computer4. Import the cartridge into another Blackboard
course or just keep it saved on your computer for use at a later time
BREAKTIME!IF YOU ARE
JOINING US FOR THE HANDS-ON
PRACTICE, PLEASE BE BACK IN 5
MINUTES
DEMONSTRATION Creating a cartridge
Importing a cartridge
HANDS-ON PRACTICE Choose one of your courses in Blackboard or use one
of the training courses supplied by the presenters.
Select some material that you would like to use in a cartridge (e.g. internet links, quizzes, documents)
To create the cartridge, follow the instructions on page 3 of the handout.
optional – To import your cartridge into another Blackboard course, follow the instructions on page 4 of the handout.