1. From the Learning Place homepage, under the 'Quick start' menu select Join Learning Place.
   

   Note: All Queensland non-state schools and Education faculties at Queensland Universities can now join the Learning Place by registering online. Read more…

2. Complete your details including your valid EQ employee number, and your preferred password. (Note: All fields marked with an * are mandatory fields)
3. Select Submit.
4. Your Learning Place username will appear on the screen.
5. Your Learning Place password will be the one you supplied.
6. You will receive an email at your nominated email address notifying you of your Learning Place username and password.

Related questions:
Why can’t I join the Learning Place using my MIS account?
I want to change my password.
I want to change my secret question and answer.

Full Learning Place membership is available to all employees and students of Education Queensland. The Learning Place Affiliates program also offers membership to Queensland non-state schools and Education faculties at Queensland Universities. Read more about the Learning Place Affiliates program.

Any person may apply to register for a fee-paying online course which is subject to approval by the Learning Place and the course facilitator. An extra fee of $100, additional to the course fee will be applied for non-EQ users.

Any person may apply to participate in a project room which is subject to approval by the project room moderator.

Any person may apply to participate in a collaborative online project which is subject to approval by the owner teacher.

If you have forgotten your Learning Place password you can reset it only if you:

• know your Learning Place username (not your MIS logon), and
• have previously recorded a secret question and answer.

To reset your password:

1. From the Learning Place homepage, under the 'Quick start' menu select Forgotten Password.
2. Key in your Learning Place username (not your MIS logon).
3. Key in your date of birth.
4. Select Next.
5. Key in the answer to your secret question, remembering that it is case sensitive.
6. Key in a new password and confirm the password.
7. Select Submit.
8. Your new password has now been saved.

Related questions:
I don't have a secret question and answer recorded?

1. From the Learning Place homepage, under the 'Quick start' menu select LPAS logon.
   
2. Key in your Learning Place username and password and select Logon.
3. Under 'Members' select Logon details.
4. Ensure the Change Password button is selected.
5. Key in your old password.
6. Key in a new password and confirm the password.
7. Select Submit.

For security reasons, you should logon to the Learning Place administration system and complete a secret question and answer. This will be needed if you ever forget your Learning Place password.

1. From the Learning Place homepage, under the 'Quick start' menu select LPAS logon.
   
2. Key in your Learning Place username and password and select Logon.
3. Key in your secret question.
4. Key in your secret answer. (Note: your secret answer is case sensitive)
5. Your secret question and answer is now saved.

1. From the Learning Place homepage, under the 'Quick start' menu select LPAS logon.
   
2. Key in your Learning Place username and password and select Logon.
3. Under 'Members' select Logon details.
4. Ensure the Change secret question button is selected.
5. Key in your password.
6. Key in your new secret question and answer, remembering that the answer is case sensitive.
7. Select Submit.

Related questions:
Why do I need a secret question and answer?

To change your email address or other details:

1. From the Learning Place homepage, under the 'Quick start' menu select LPAS logon.
   
2. Key in your Learning Place username and password and select Logon.
3. Under 'Members' select My details.
4. At Personal details select Edit.
5. Key in your new details and select Submit.

There are several reasons why you can’t currently use your MIS account to access the Learning Place:

• At present, MIS accounts are only supported in EQ schools. Regional, district and central offices do not currently use MIS accounts; and
• MIS account passwords are unable to be transferred/shared across other applications.

When the infrastructure becomes available, the Learning Place will be moving to a single sign on mode of delivery. The timelines for this are yet to be determined.

Register single user

To register students at your school you will need to know their student EQ ID number. The administration staff at your school will be able to provide you with a list.

1. From the Learning Place homepage, under the 'Quick start' menu select LPAS logon.
   
2. Key in your Learning Place username and password and select Logon.
3. Under 'My Courses' select Participants and then select Add to LP.
4. From the drop down list select EQ student and select Next.
5. Key in the 'students EQ ID number' and select 'Get student details'.
6. Student details are retrieved from the MIS.
7. Key in a password for the student. (Note: If you do not key in a password, the system will generate one).
8. If you want the student to receive an email with their Learning Place username and password ensure the send email option is selected.
9. Select Submit.
10. The student username will appear on screen. The student password is the one you keyed in.

Repeat steps 3 to 10 for each student.

Bulk register EQ students

To join your students to the Learning Place using bulk upload.

1. From the Learning Place homepage, under the 'Quick start' menu select LPAS logon.
   
2. Key in your Learning Place username and password and click on Logon.
3. Under 'My Courses' select Add to LP.
4. At Option 2 select Bulk Add user.
5. Select EQ Students from the drop-down box and select Next.
6. Select Download blank spreadsheet (save in .csv format on your computer).
7. Complete the spreadsheet as per mandatory requirements and Save. (Mandatory fields - EQ Id number and password (or password will be system generated. All other data will be populated from MIS).
8. Select Next.
9. Upload Spreadsheet by selecting the browse option and locating the file.
10. Select Next
11. A grid of student user details will be displayed. Check for errors and edit as required.
12. Select Add Users. You will be notified by email once user credentials have been created. To view user details follow the steps received in the email.

Related topics:
How do I enrol my students into my online course?

All Learning Place members, except for students, can register for public courses listed on the Learning Place website. Sometimes public courses are restricted to particular users. You will need to check the course advertisement for any restrictions.

If you want to join a private course, then you will need to contact the owner/facilitator of that course directly and get their permission to join.

To join a publicly listed online course:

1. From the Learning Place homepage, under 'What's on this month' select Course calendar.
2. Select the course for more course details.
3. To join the course select Register.
4. Logon with your Learning Place username and password.
5. On screen display will notify you of your registration in the course.
6. Check your email for confirmation of your registration.

Related questions:
Where do I go to get access to the course?
I can’t logon to Blackboard?
I have registered for a ready-to-go course, but it’s not in Blackboard when I login.

From an administrative viewpoint, setting up an online course and virtual classroom is the same. The difference between the two is the purpose in which you intend to use the online space within Blackboard.

To set up an online course or virtual classroom space:

1. From the Learning Place homepage, under the 'Quick start' menu select LPAS logon.
   
2. Key in your Learning Place username and password and select Logon.
3. Under 'My Courses' select Add.
   Note: If your course limit and current number of courses is the same, you will need to contact the Learning Place to increase your course limit.
4. Complete your course details. Note: All fields marked with an * are mandatory fields.
5. Select submit. Your empty course space will be created in Blackboard within 5 minutes* of submitting the form. (*30 minutes outside of normal work hours).
6. To view your course space logon to Blackboard.

Related questions:
How do I add students to my course?
I can’t logon to Blackboard?
How do I get to Blackboard?
How do I remove participants from my course?
I don’t need my online course anymore
How do I find my courses?

All Learning Place members, except for students, can register for public communities listed on the Learning Place website. Sometimes public communities are restricted to particular users. You will need to check the community advertisement for any restrictions.

If you want to join a private community, then you will need to contact the community manager and get their permission to join.

To join a publicly listed online community:

1. From the Learning Place homepage, under ‘Communities' select Blackboard communities.
2. Select List communities.
3. Enter search criteria and select search, or select List all for a complete list.
4. Select the community for more details.
5. To join the community select Register.
6. Logon with your Learning Place username and password.
7. On screen display will notify you of your registration in the community.
8. Check your email for confirmation of your registration.

All online community spaces need to be approved by the Learning Place. A Learning Place team member will contact you within 48 hours to notify you of the status of your request.

To request a Blackboard online community:

1. From the Learning Place homepage, under the 'Quick start' menu select LPAS logon.
   
2. Key in your Learning Place username and password and select Logon.
3. Under 'My communities' select Request.
   Note: If your course limit and current number of courses is the same, you will need to contact the Learning Place to increase your course limit.
4. Complete your community details. Note: All fields marked with an * are mandatory fields.
5. Select submit. Your empty course space will be created in Blackboard within 5 minutes* of submitting the form. (*30 minutes outside of normal work hours).
6. To view your course space logon to Blackboard.

Refer to Manage Blackboard - Getting started.

1. From the Learning Place homepage, under the 'What's on this month' select Course catalogue.
2. Select the ready-to-go course ( icon ) you would like to apply for. A dialogue box will appear with the course details listed.
3. Select Request a Ready-to-go course. You will be taken to the LPAS course details and registration record.
4. To join the course select Register at the bottom of the page.
5. Logon with your Learning Place username and password.
6. On screen display will notify you of your registration in the course.

Related questions:
What is a ready-to-go course?
How do I add students to my course?
I can’t logon to Blackboard?
How do I get to Blackboard?
How do I remove participants from my course?
I don’t need my online course anymore
How do I find my courses?

The ready-to-go course you have just applied for is not available immediately. The Learning Place team need to copy the course, and allocate you as the owner. You will be notified within 48 hours of requesting the ready-to-go that it is ready for you to use.

Enrol single user

1. From the Learning Place homepage, under the 'Quick start' menu select LPAS logon.
2. Key in your Learning Place username and password and select Logon.
3. Under 'My Courses' select Participants and then select Add to course.
4. Search for your course using the course code or title.
5. Highlight the course and select OK. Course details will be displayed.
6. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and select Select user.
7. A pop up box will appear with search criteria including username, family name, preferred name.
8. Search for the particular student using one of the search criteria and select Find. Alternatively you can leave all search fields blank and select Find, all users at your school will be listed in paginated list.
9. The students name will appear in the left hand box. Highlight the student record, the details will move to the box on the right when you click on Select.
10. Repeat steps 8 and 9 until all students have been selected.
11. Select OK. The ‘Add new participants’ page appears.
12. Scroll down the page and select Add selected users to course. Your students are now enrolled into your course.
    Your students will be able to access your course in Blackboard within 5 minutes* of enrolling them. (*30 minutes outside of normal work hours).

Bulk enrol EQ students

1. From the Learning Place homepage, under the 'Quick start' menu select LPAS logon.
2. Key in your Learning Place username and password and click on Logon.
3. Select My Courses and search for your course.
4. Select the tick box and select Participants.
5. Select the tick box and select Bulk Enrol Participants.
6. Select Download blank spreadsheet and save it to your computer.
7. Complete the spreadsheet with the users Learning Place username and save the spreadsheet.
8. Go back to LPAS and select Upload completed spreadsheet.
9. Upload the spreadsheet by selecting the browse option and locating the file.
10. Select Upload. A grid of the users details will be displayed.
11. Select Add selected users to course.
12. The users are added to your course.
    Note: Depending on how your course is set up, the newly enrolled users status may be pending authorisation. If this is the case you will need to accept the users registration.

1. From the Learning Place homepage, under the 'Quick start' menu select LPAS logon.
2. Key in your Learning Place username and password and select Logon.
3. Under 'My Courses' select Find.
4. Select Select all. This will bring up a list of courses that you own.
5. Check the tick box of the course you want and select Participants.
6. Check the tick box, and select Accept/reject participants.
7. Check the tick box of the students you want removed from the course (multiple students can be selected at one time) and select Cancel registration.
8. Your students will be unable to access your course within 5 minutes* of cancelling their registration. (*30 minutes outside of normal work hours).
   Note: The students’ details will still appear in your Blackboard course with a mark next to their name, however they are unable to access the course.

Related questions:
I don’t need my online course anymore?

Please email the Learning Place and tell us that you no longer require your online course.

The Learning Place team will:

• cancel all registrations in the course
• close the course in Blackboard
• delete the course once archives are completed.

Every December, the Learning Place undertakes an annual archive of all Blackboard courses and communities. The archiving process duplicates a copy of all Blackboard courses and stores the courses and course content externally.

If a course owner has set the expiry date for the end of that year (eg Dec 1, 2008), the course is also removed from the public Blackboard interface.

Why archive?

The archive process frees up unused file space on the Blackboard servers and preserves a history of all course/participant relationships. Archiving removes unused courses from a member’s Blackboard space.

The archiving process

Using the Learning Place Administration System (LPAS), course owners are requested to identify which courses they would like to keep for the following year. This is done by extending the expiry date of the course. All courses identified by the course owner with an extended expiry date remain in Blackboard unchanged. Courses with an expiry date before the end of the year are archived.

How do I change my course expiry date?

1. From the Learning Place homepage, under the 'Quick start' menu select LPAS logon.
2. Key in your Learning Place username and password and select Logon.
3. Under 'My Courses' select Find.
4. Select List all to bring up a complete list of all courses that you own.
5. Check the tick box of the course and select Edit.
6. Scroll down to Course expiry and key in the new expiry date.
7. Select Submit.
8. Repeat for your other courses if required.

1. From the Learning Place homepage, under the 'Quick start' menu select LPAS logon.
2. Key in your Learning Place username and password and select Logon.
3. Under 'My Courses' select Find.
4. Select Select all. This will bring up a list of all courses that you own.

Related questions:
I don’t need my online course anymore?
How do I add students to my course?
How do I remove participants from my course?
How do I add another course?

Refer to Getting started to logon to Blackboard.

Related questions:
I can’t logon to Blackboard?
Courses that I own aren’t appearing in Blackboard.
Courses that I am participating in aren’t appearing in Blackboard.

Are you enrolled in a Blackboard online course or community?
You will not be able to logon to Blackboard unless you own a course or are registered in a course or community.

Are you keying in the correct username and password?
Your learning place username will look something like this: jcitz013q. Remember that you need to key in your Learning Place username and password - you cannot use your MIS login.

Are you sure that you are still a participant in the course?
Perhaps the facilitator has closed the course, and failed to notify you. Contact the course facilitator or the Learning Place.

Are you sure that you are still the owner of a course?
Did someone else take over from you as the owner of the course? Did you ask the Learning Place to remove the course at any stage?

The Google toolbar within Internet Explorer causes problems while accessing popup windows in the Learning Place Administration System (LPAS). For popup windows to work successfully in LPAS you will need to right click on your Google toolbar and turn the toolbar off.