BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Missouri State University/Calendar of Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4fc60147-3238-4d10-9d7b-f9e5b2e120d8.189671@calendar.missouristate.edu CREATED:20180608T162231Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180608T162231Z LOCATION:106 Technology Training Center SUMMARY:Blackboard Learn: Building and Using Master Courses DESCRIPTION:What is a Master Course?\n\n\nA Master Course is a template co urse created as a master copy for the purpose of copying content to the B lackboard course shell for an upcoming semester. The Master Course is cre ated as a blank shell for the instructors to build their materials and is a pure original. This means all material is added or created natively wi thin the Master Course and there is no course copy into the Master Course .There are several issues that can occur in the process of copying a prev ious production course from one semester to another. One main issue is fi lling the course files with multiple copies of previous course file impor ts/copies that can cause problems with the function of the current semest er's course. Often the result will be broken links\, duplicate copies of materials\, complications for students\, and a lot of additional work for the instructor.Therefore\, it is a best practice to create all course ma terials in one Master Course. Once built\, the Master Course can then cop ied to the current semester's Blackboard course for many semesters to com e. It allows for a clean copy every semester\, rather than copy of a copy \, of a copy\, etc.\n\n\nRequirements: If you do not have a Master Course yet\, please request one here before attending: https://helpdesk.missour istate.edu/services-blackboardmastercourse.htm\n\n\nRegistration availabl e on My Learning Connection. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<html><head><title></title></head><body><p><s trong>What is a Master Course?</strong></p>\n<p>A Master Course is a temp late course created as a master copy for the purpose of copying content t o the Blackboard course shell for an upcoming semester.&nbsp\;The Master Course is created as a blank shell for the instructors to build their mat erials and is a pure original. This means all material is added or create d natively within the Master Course and there is no course copy into the Master Course.There are several issues that can occur in the process of c opying a previous production course from one semester to another. One mai n issue is filling the course files with multiple copies of previous cour se file imports/copies that can cause problems with the function of the c urrent semester's course.&nbsp\;Often the result will be broken links\, d uplicate copies of materials\, complications for students\, and a lot of additional work for the instructor.Therefore\, it is a best practice to c reate all course materials in one Master Course. Once built\, the Master Course can then copied to the current semester's Blackboard course for ma ny semesters to come. It allows for a clean copy every semester\, rather than copy of a copy\, of a copy\, etc.</p>\n<p><strong>Requirements:&nbsp \;</strong>If you do not have a Master Course yet\, please request one he re before attending:&nbsp\;https://helpdesk.missouristate.edu/services-bl ackboardmastercourse.htm</p>\n<p>Registration available on My Learning Co nnection.</p></body></html> DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180628T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180628T150000 SEQUENCE:0 URL:https://helpdesk.missouristate.edu CATEGORIES:Faculty,Staff END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR