{"id":2998,"date":"2013-10-30T11:55:58","date_gmt":"2013-10-30T11:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/?p=2998"},"modified":"2013-10-30T10:27:12","modified_gmt":"2013-10-30T10:27:12","slug":"introducing-blackboard-spaces-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/2013\/10\/30\/introducing-blackboard-spaces-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Blackboard Spaces"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2013\/10\/spaces_cut.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2013\/10\/spaces_cut-195x300.png\" alt=\"spaces_cut\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2013\/10\/spaces_cut-195x300.png 195w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2013\/10\/spaces_cut.png 289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a>If you open the Global Navigation menu in Blackboard, you will see that the bottom icon on the menu links to a tool called Spaces.<\/p>\n<p>These are very simple social spaces that anyone can set up and invite people to. Members of a Space can create their own posts and comment on posts written by others.<\/p>\n<p>You might find Spaces useful if you want to quickly set up a study group and invite people to it. You can even invite people from other universities and institutions that use the Blackboard Spaces tool.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve created <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eshare.edgehill.ac.uk\/4140\/\" title=\"Guide to Using Blackboard Spaces\" target=\"_blank\">a short guide to using the Spaces tool<\/a>, and members of staff can contact <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eshare.edgehill.ac.uk\/3103\/\" title=\"Learning Technology Development Contacts\" target=\"_blank\">their Learning Technologist<\/a> for guidance, or if you have any comments.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2013\/10\/beaumont_smaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2013\/10\/beaumont_smaller-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"beaumont_smaller\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2993\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Peter Beaumont<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Learning Technology Development Officer<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you open the Global Navigation menu in Blackboard, you will see that the bottom icon on the menu links to a tool called Spaces. 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