1. > 1 Outline of Unit 1 BHSc Nursing BLACKBOARD Online Study Guide Exercise Faculty of Health Alan Grace

2. > 2 Aims Students will become familiar with:  Accessing information using the AUT Library Catalogue (OPAC), periodical indexes such as CINAHL, and searching the Internet.  The use of Blackboard and the development of online courses.

3. > 3 The Activity: For this activity, you are required to create an online study guide for the history of Nursing. Your study guide will be developed using Blackboard in the U.S.A. Your study guide should contain at least 10 items on the above topic including:  2 items from the AUT Library Catalogue  2 items from electronic databases such as CINAHL  2 web pages You must also put a couple of sentences about this activity under Course Information and about yourself under Staff Information.

4. > 4 Assessment Criteria: Note: this information is not recorded- it is an exercise to support your learning. Criteria:  10 items includedN/A / ACHIEVE / MERIT  2 items from AUT Library catalogueN/A / ACHIEVE / MERIT  2 items from electronic databasesN/A / ACHIEVE / MERIT  2 web pagesN/A / ACHIEVE / MERIT  Buttons appropriate as per p4 of notesN/A / ACHIEVE / MERIT  Notes under “Course Information”N/A / ACHIEVE / MERIT  Notes under “Staff Information”N/A / ACHIEVE / MERIT

5. > 5 Challenges:  Blackboard not available at AUT!  Timetabling  Internet access early in the semester  Speed of Internet in afternoons  Remembering passwords  Following written instructions  Limitations and restrictions of Blackboard 5

6. > 6 The Process:  Create a login code for BLACKBOARD  Create a new Blackboard course  Remove extraneous buttons  Prepare source material  Put source material into BLACKBOARD  Make course available  Enrol student AUTHN1 into the course