Use Collaborate Tools

1) AjouBb menu [Course Management] >> [Control Panel] >> [Users and Groups] >> [Group]

2) [Create] >> Click [Manual Enroll]

• • Self Enroll: Students can enroll groups themselves

3) Write Name and Group description >> Go to [Tool Availability] 

1) Blog: Collaborating space opened to students, create and manage blogs assigned to each group/user

2) Email: Can send emails among group members(Recipients can be selected) 

3) Journals: Share opinions and communicate among group members

4) Discussion Board: Communicate among group members, create and manage forums 

5) File Exchange: Can upload and share files in File Exchange among group members 

6) Blackboard Collaborate Ultra: Create a menu for group members  to meet in Collaborate Session 

• • All group members have moderator privilege in a group room 

1) Click [Add Users]  >> 'Add User' page appears

2) Select student to enroll or add as a group member (bulk or individual selection available)

3) Click [Submit] >> List is enrolled in the group member selection section 

4) After enrolling the list and finishing setup >> Click [Submit]

5) You can check created group in a group page

[Student Page when creating a group using 'self enroll']

1) AjouBb course menu >> Click [Tools]

2) Click [Group]

3) When an instructor creates a group using self enroll, the [Enroll] button is activated on student page for students to enroll in a group themselves 

1) AjouBb Menu [Course Management] >> [Control Panel]  >> [Users and Groups] >> [Group]

2) [Create] >> Click [Random Enroll]

3) Write Name and Group description >> Go to [Membership]

4) Determine the Number of Groups by

• • Number of Students per Group: Assign the number of students in a group to create a group 

(Number of Group = Total number of students in a course ÷ Number of students in each group)   

• • Number of Groups: Create an assigned number of groups and divide students automatically 

5) Determine how to enroll any remaining members:  allocate remaining students after distributing students in groups 

• • Distribute the remaining members amongst the groups: Distribute remaining members in groups that have been created 

  • Put the remaining members in their own group: Add a new group for the remaining members 

  • Manually add the remaining members to groups: instructor manually distributes the remaining members 

6) Click [Submit] after selecting the setting option for group members 

1) Click [Discussions Board] from AjouBb menu  

• • Basic Q&A Notice is created in the Forum

2) Click [Create Forum] 

3) Write Forum name and description 

4) Viewing Threads/Replies: Standard View as the default setting 

• • Participants must create a thread in order to view other threads in this forum: If you click this, the other sub-menus like 'Grade Threads' and 'Create and Edit' below are deactivated  

5) Grade: Give a grade for the forum 

• Grade Discussion Forum: type a point value to replies and threads(available to use when 'Allow members to Create New Threads' is activated) created by participants to evaluate participants on performance 

a. Forum grading menu is activated to give points per student. 

b. Even if a student creates multiple threads and replies, it will be graded just once within the points allotted 

• Grade Threads:  type a point value to each thread created by the instructor to evaluate participants on performance throughout replies 

a. Allot points for the threads to be graded

b. If there are multiple threads, grade multiple times as the number of threads 

• If the grading type is selected to give grades, 'Allow Anonymous Posts' is automatically deactivated 

6) Create and Edit: Setting for Thread and Reply posts 

• • Allow the author to delete/edit posts:  give permission to the students to delete/edit their own thread or reply posts (recommended to allow edit) 

  • Force Moderation of Posts: the posts created by the instructor will be published to students after which it is reviewed and approved  

7) Click 'Submit' to proceed

8) You can check the forum is added >> Click the forum to see the post

• • [Email Subscription] : Send email alerts whenever a new post or a reply for 'Force Moderation' occurred. 

Use this option when 'Force Moderation of Posts' is activated

9) Place your cursor on the forum and click the drop down menu ⓥ >> Select[edit] to edit the option 

※ Activate 'Force Moderation of Posts' in Forum Setting when creating a Forum 

1) Select the forum >>  Click Moderate Forum at the top 

2) On the Moderation Queue page, click 'Moderate' on the right side of the post 

3) Read the post and select (Publish/Return) and click 'Submit'

4) Published messages are immediately posted to the thread and students can check them 

• • If a student wants to edit the post, the post is moved to the moderation tab and it becomes private

1)  In the Forum option, click 'Grade Discussion Forum' and enter the Points Possible >> Click 'Submit'

• • Forum: On the top of the Discussion Board, 'Grade Discussion Forum' menu is created 

2) Click Forum >> Click 'Grade Discussion Forum'

3) Click the 'Grade Discussion Forum' button for the forum you want to grade >> enter the point and feedback >> Click 'submit'

• • You can move to the next forum to grade by clicking the student's name once you are done grading 

1) From the forum setting, click 'Grade Threads' >> Click 'Submit'

• • Forum: on the Discussion Board, the 'grade' menu is created on the right side of the forum. 

2) Click 'Forum' to go to Forum: Discussion Board   

3) Click 'Grade' on the right side of the Thread you want to grade >> type points possible and click 'Submit' 

4) The 'Grade' button on the right changes to 'Grade Thread' >> Click 'Grade Thread' to go to thread's Grade column 

5) From 'Grade Discussion Forum Users' page, click 'Grade' >> enter grade and feedback >> Click 'Submit' 

• • After grading, click the student's name to go to the grading page of the next student. 

1) Ajoub Menu >> Course Management >> Control Panel  >> Course Tools >> Journals

2) Click 'Create Journal  >> Enter Name and and description >> go to journal option settings 

1) Journal Availability: If no, it will not be available to students 

2) Journal Date and Time Restriction: Limit availability for journal display 

3) Index: Display the titles of the entries created by an author 

4) Edit/Delete/Permit to view journal: check each permission to be given to the students 

• • Permit Course Users to View Journal (deactivate): If activated, the students' journals are shared among themselves (n:n interaction) 

5) Grade Journal : [Grade: Points Possible]  This allows to assign points for journals that students created

6) Due Date: Set the due date

7) Associated Rubrics: Add rubric to provide achievement level, feedback, and percentage

• • Please read  ☞BlackBoard Support☜  for more information about the rubric

8) Click 'Submit'

1) Click the 'Journal Name' among the new posts

• • If there is a new post in Journal, it is marked 'New' on the right 

2) Click the author's name on the Journal details >> Click the 'Needs Grading' students >> enter the grade and feedback 

• • The students who need grading are marked yellow ! icon 

1) If the journal is activated when creating a group, the journals are created as many as the number of groups  

2) Click  ⓥ to have group journal setting >> Click 'Edit Group'

• • For the initial setting, all students have the access to all group journals

3) In the option deactivate 'Permit Members to View Journal' and click 'submit' 

• • Repeat 2)~3) process to all groups 

4) [Before the setting] Students can access all group journals >> [After the setting] Students can have the access to the group that they belong