{"id":5522,"date":"2015-02-09T13:37:39","date_gmt":"2015-02-09T18:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=5522"},"modified":"2015-02-09T13:37:39","modified_gmt":"2015-02-09T18:37:39","slug":"bb-tip-128-drip-feeding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/bb-tip-128-drip-feeding\/","title":{"rendered":"Bb Tip #128: Drip-Feeding"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Drip-feeding\" is a term you will likely hear in association with online and hybrid learning. While the term \"drip-feeding\" is new to many people, most are familiar with the concept. <\/p>\n

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Drip-feeding is \"scheduled lesson delivery.\" Essentially, professors can determine when they want certain content in their courses to become available. Professors can configure their course content and then set-up the sequential delivery of that content. Once set-up, the Learning Management System (LMS) will auto-drip the content to students without any more work by the professor.<\/p>\n

The \u201cDate and Time Restrictions\u201d in Blackboard control when items are available to students. Utilizing date\/time restrictions allow faculty to create content at a time that is convenient to them and make it visible to students at the appropriate time. This can be very handy because faculty can set-up their course content well in advance of when they want it to be available to their students. For example, create all the course content at the beginning of the semester, set the date\/time restrictions, and then let Blackboard auto-drip the content. <\/p>\n

Some professors may be hesitant to set date\/time restrictions for the entire semester because assignment dates\/times may need to be adjusted as the semester progresses. This means, the professor would have to go into the content items to adjust the dates\/times when necessary. The Date Management tool can simplify this process. The Date Management tool allows professors to easily change due dates, availability dates, and adaptive release dates at one time (all on one page). The Date Management tool will save professors some time as they will not have to edit each individual item to adjust the dates\/times. My Bb Tip #125: Date Management<\/a> blog post explains how to use this tool.<\/p>\n

Drip-feeding course content will not work for every situation. However, if you think it can work for you, give it a try.<\/p>\n

Follow these steps to do it.<\/h3>\n

To set Date and Time Restrictions, you should:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Log in to Blackboard and access the relevant area of your course.<\/li>\n
  2. Add new content or edit existing content.<\/li>\n
  3. In the Options section, you will find the option to Select Date and Time Restrictions. Select the availability options you require: Display After, Display Until or both.<\/li>\n
    \n

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  4. Use the date picker to select the date you want the content to be available.<\/li>\n
    \"navigation\"<\/div>\n
  5. Use the time picker to select the time you want the content to be available.<\/li>\n
    \"navigation\"<\/div>\n
  6. Click [Submit] to save the changes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Want more information?<\/h3>\n

    Explore Blackboard\u2019s On Demand Learning Center<\/a>.
    \nCheck out help for instructors at     help.blackboard.com<\/a>.
    \nTry these     Blackboard How-To documents<\/a>.
    \nVisit the     Blackboard FAQs<\/a> for additional blackboard information
    \nor     schedule a one-on-one session<\/a>, email<\/a>, or
    call Janice Florent: (504) 520-7418.<\/p>\n

    Photo credit: work found at ndbutter<\/a> \/ CC BY NC-ND 2.0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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