{"id":1869,"date":"2020-09-09T19:08:33","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T19:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/?page_id=1869"},"modified":"2025-01-27T21:31:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T21:31:03","slug":"guide-for-live-course-induction-sessions-via-blackboard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/guide-for-live-course-induction-sessions-via-blackboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide for Live Course Induction Sessions via Blackboard"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1869\" class=\"elementor elementor-1869\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f8eb8b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f8eb8b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f40c641\" data-id=\"f40c641\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82c5be1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82c5be1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advice to Course Leaders for Induction Sessions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a6a59cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a6a59cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2b5ee3\" data-id=\"e2b5ee3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b12e67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7b12e67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6cb0fd85 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6cb0fd85\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-337a6d88\" data-id=\"337a6d88\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76e2a207 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76e2a207\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This advice note assumes that you wish to deliver a live induction session to students on a course.<\/p><ol><li><p>A course Blackboard site is automatically set up for each course code on the student record system (SRS).<\/p><\/li><li><p>You can use the course Blackboard site to set up a live MS Teams session for students on the course.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Any student temporarily or fully enrolled (TE or FE) on the course on the student record system will be able to access the course Blackboard site.<\/p><\/li><li><p>The link to the course Blackboard site will normally appear to students under \u2018My Modules &amp; Courses\u2019 (link on the left-hand side of the page they see after signing in to Blackboard).<\/p><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ESRPEW5W5_I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to set up an Announcement<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> When you create an \u2018Announcement\u2019 it is now possible to send the Announcement as an email to students. 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