Getting started

Register to join our Teaching in Blackboard Community

This will give you access to develop up to 20 Virtual Classrooms in Blackboard (more if requested). The community space also provides information and support for your work.

Logon to LPAS and add a course shell

Once you have joined the Online Learning Community, our Learning Place Administration System (LPAS) will recognise that you are a course developer.

1. In the Quick start menu (right of screen under Search) select LPAS logon.
   
2. Logon using your Learning Place username and password.
3. In LPAS select the main heading Course then select the sub menu Add course.
   
4. Complete the course fields with the appropriate information, ensuring that all mandatory fields (marked with a *) are completed. Click the Submit button.
   
   Note: Courses developed for your own school's staff or students are called private courses and are not listed in the Learning Place. Private courses can be on-line courses or Virtual Classrooms within the Learning Place.
5. When your course has been successfully added, a green confirmation message is displayed.

In five minutes your course shell will be set up automatically in Blackboard, so you can do this any time or day.

Develop your online learning activities in Blackboard

1. In the Quick start menu select Blackboard logon.
2. Need help logging into Blackboard? Follow these steps to get you started.
3. In Blackboard select your course from My courses - Courses you are teaching to enter that course.
4. Add content through the Control Panel in the course or by using the text editing tools on the pages.
5. Find out how a course developer can use each section within the Control Panel.

During the development of your Virtual Classroom you can access help from:

• Your Online Learning Community (accessible through Blackboard)
• Using Blackboard
• The Developer's guidelines
• Your Online Learning Coordinator
• The Learning Place instructional designer
• Quality assurance guidelines.

Enrol learners into your course

• Steps to enrol students
• Steps to enrol EQ employees (FAQs)
• If your course is public, you will need to contact the Learning Place and have your course go through the quality assurance process.

For more information go to Frequently Asked Questions in the Help section of the Learning Place website.