The Learning Objects tools in Blackboard continue to expand with the addition of more changes designed to enhance their use in course management systems. The tools that are frequently used here at UMBC include, blogs, wikis, podcasting tools and a search tool. New features include:
• Permalinks that enable links to specific pages in blogs and wikis
• A privacy link that allows the user to monitor comments
• Administrative ability to increase the size of allowed attachments
• RSS feeds from podcasts posted inside a course or community
For more information about these features, you can go directly to the Learning Objects website.
Note: for a good example how to use a wiki inside Blackboard, see History Professor Anne Rubin’s student group project: “Child Labor in the American South” which was presented at the Oct. 2 Maryland Blackboard Users Group (MDBUG) conference.