learning units
creating ‘bite-sized’ sequential learning tasks
Blended Learning Advisor
Academic Development Unit

what?

collection of content*
[ *material created by tools in Blackboard – files, links etc ]

option to present
materials sequentially

why?

present learning
materials as an
achievable task:
in bite-sized chunks

organise content
(smaller ‘list’ of files
than an entire
Blackboard page)

follows constructivist
notions of pedagogy
[ building on prior learning activities ]

allow students
to quickly scan
the related
activities/content
involved in a task

how?

create a learning unit,
and place items* inside
[ * new, or existing Blackboard content – files, links etc ]

create a
Learning Unit

go to the area in
Blackboard where the
Learning Unit is to be
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click ‘Edit View’
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choose ‘Learning Unit’
from the Select
pulldown menu
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click ‘Go’
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give the Learning Unit
a Name
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in the ‘Text’ area,
provide a description
or instructions for
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(optio
set ‘Enforce sequential
viewing...’ to ‘Yes’
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[ forcing students to view items in order, one after another ]

✹ nal)
(optio
set ‘Open in new
window’ to ‘Yes’
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click ‘Submit’
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click ‘OK’
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put existing
content* into a
Learning Unit
[ * material you have already uploaded to Blackboard ]

move individual items*
into the Learning Unit
[ * links, items, tests etc – but NOT folders ]

locate the desired item
to move into the
Learning Unit
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click ‘Edit View’
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click ‘Copy’
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click ‘Browse’
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in the new window
that appears, locate*
and click on the
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Learning Unit’s name
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✹ nal)
(optio
to move (rather than
copy), set ‘Remove
item after copy’ to “Yes”
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click ‘Submit’
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click ‘OK’
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adding new
content into a
Learning Unit

create/upload items
within the Learning Unit

click on the Learning
Unit’s title (it’s name)
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click ‘Edit View’*
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choose which type of
content you wish to
upload
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complete the details for
the item – especially
some descriptive Text*
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click ‘Submit’
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click ‘OK’
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