'Minerva' Version 9 Learning Environment or VLE #bsuct
Minerva: New for 2010/11
Minerva is the name for the University's VLE. It runs on 'Blackboard' software.
Minerva's changed, and so have these help pages. Spend a few minutes with the introduction below and you'll be a lot happier with using the new Minerva.
Once you have the basic patterns of the new interface, things - overall - suddenly make sense. It doesn't feel like it for the first few minutes, but you'll find the new version more straightforward to use.
(If you're a student, here's what students need to know about Minerva)
Introduction: six linked pages: what's where with Minerva 9
Four of these are visual exercises and might not fit on a widescreen laptop's screen.
Suggestion: press the function key 'F11' which gives you a full screen.
- Basic Info on this summer's changes to Minerva
- How the way you use Minerva has changed
Visual survival guide: Minerva's 'Welcome' page
- Visual survival guide: Inside a module
- Visual survival guide: Edit mode
- Visual survival guide: Controls that show or hide things
Getting Started
- Copy course materials from a previous years course.
- Add an announcement, an item
- About Course Banners
- Think about a workflow
Minerva and Accessibility
The use of Minerva improves the accessiblity of your teaching: here's more.
Skills sets for Tutors and for Module Coordinators
Here's lists of core skills you'll need to use Minerva. Don't be intimidated by those.
Minerva and Accessibility
The use of Minerva improves the accessiblity of your teaching: here's how.
Moving on from Minerva's basics
Once you know what's where with Minerva, there's more to discover ...
Mark Annand. Updated July 21st 2010
All before you, in this world, is smoke and shadows.
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