Development courses (based on the Blackboard Training Development course):
Practice courses (based on the Blackboard Training Practice course):Course ID: devel.username
Example Course Name: Bb9 Training – Online Development Course (Master) [This name is generated from the original course template]
Course Catalog: list under “bbtrain (Blackboard Training)”
Sandbox courses (used for individual testing and tinkering):Course ID: practice.username
Example Course Name: Bb9 Training – Practice Course (Master) [This name is generated from the original course template]
Course Catalog: list under “bbtrain (Blackboard Training)”
Testing courses (used for testing, development, course copies, and miscellaneous):Course ID: sandbox.username
Example Course Name: FirstName LastName Sandbox (ie. “Abi Moser Sandbox“)
Course Catalog: list under “sandbox (Sandbox and Testing Courses)”
Template courses (used as basis for “real” courses):Course ID: test.username [as base name, append additional suffixes as necessary, ie. test.username.BIOL1543 ]
Example Course Name: [no preference]
Course Catalog: list under “sandbox (Sandbox and Testing Courses)”
Course ID: template.SUBJCAT#.username [as base name, append additional suffixes as necessary, ie. test.BIOL1543.username ] Example Course Name: Course Name (SUBJ CAT#) (Template) [i.e. Introduction to Educational Media (ETEC 5213) (Template)] Course Catalog: list under “sandbox (Sandbox and Testing Courses)”NOTE #1: for other courses, including Department and other Special Use, please contact me for creation so that I can have those courses added into my database. There are other course naming designations that I use for “Special Use” courses based on a number of other criteria. NOTE #2: For any courses created, please send me the Instructor’s name and email address. I will add them into the UABB9 listserv so that they will receive notices and announcements about the system and any downtime.]]>