{"id":3893,"date":"2014-11-06T09:00:06","date_gmt":"2014-11-06T09:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/?p=3893"},"modified":"2016-03-03T15:56:15","modified_gmt":"2016-03-03T15:56:15","slug":"what-does-your-blackboard-course-look-like-to-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/2014\/11\/06\/what-does-your-blackboard-course-look-like-to-students\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does Your Blackboard Course Look Like to Students?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2014\/11\/01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3894\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2014\/11\/01.jpg\" alt=\"The Enter Student Preview button\" width=\"216\" height=\"91\" \/><\/a>Academics sometimes want to check what students can see and do within their Blackboard Courses. One way to see a student view is to select the &#8216;Enter Student Preview&#8217; button at the top right of the screen.<\/p>\n<p>An alternative is to set up a student account for long term use. This can be done using the &#8216;Add Test Student&#8217; tool, which is available from Course Tools in the Control Panel.<\/p>\n<p>The short video below talks you through the options.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_CYd34aNw_g\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3895\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2014\/11\/02.jpg\" alt=\"Viewing Your Blackboard Course as a Student video\" width=\"855\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2014\/11\/02.jpg 855w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2014\/11\/02-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2014\/11\/02-500x298.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/go.edgehill.ac.uk\/apps\/pls\/apex\/f?p=186:1:3812858013479415::NO:1:P1_FILTER_CHOICE,P1_FFF:F,Collaborate\" target=\"_blank\">Test link<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Academics sometimes want to check what students can see and do within their Blackboard Courses. 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