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In an effort to assist you, Distance Education has made a series zipped file available which may be easily loaded into you Blackboard course. The Syllabus file is an outline of the required elements from the TWU syllabi guidelines, with suggestions. The Help file provides links and information for some useful TWU online resources. The Policies file contains some examples of recommended online course policies. These file may be used by any instructor, they are not just for DE faculty. We provide the frame, you fill in the information.

To incorporate any of these files within your TWU Blackboard course, first you must download each file. Once you have a file saved to your computer or portable media, you will upload it into your Blackboard course and modify the information to reflect your course.

*Do not unzip these files, follow directions below to save them.

• syllabus.zip
• help.zip
• policies.zip

Directions for Downloading the Syllabus File

PC	Mac
Using the Right mouse button, click on the underlined file name: syllabus.zip, help.zip, policies.zip Select Save Target As Choose a location, either on your computer or portable media, be sure to note where you are saving the file Click on Save	Hold down the Ctrl key and click on the underlined file name: syllabus.zip, help.zip, policies.zip Select Download Linked File As Choose a location, either on your computer or portable media, be sure to note where you are saving the file Click on Save

Directions for Loading the Zipped Files into Blackboard

1. Go to the Control Panel under Course Management in your Blackboard course
2. Select Packages and Utilities 
3. Select Import Package / View Logs

4. Click on the Import Package button

 

5. Under Select a Package, Browse for the file
6. Under Select Course Materials, select only Content Areas

7. Be sure to click Submit
8. Repeat the process for the other zipped files