Learn@Seneca* | Educational Technology Advisory Committee (ETAC) | Seneca Polytechnic

About

Seneca uses the Blackboard Learning Management System (LMS) branded as Learn@Seneca.

There are many benefits to both students and faculty in using an LMS, such as having course content, assignments, interactions, grades, etc. available 24/7 and organized in one spot; and having a set of rich features available for collaboration, alternative assessment, and new pedagogical approaches.

License

* - Items with a Seneca-wide license have an asterisk

Seneca has a licence for this tool.

Tips for using the tool

The Teaching & Learning Centre has how-to articles, videos, and more on the website.

If you're new to Learn@Seneca, begin with the Blackboard Ultra Crash Course. In this crash course, the Teaching & Learning Centre takes you through the main features of Blackboard Ultra so you can get the information you need.

The weighted column can be a professor's best friend when it comes to calculating progress throughout a term, learn to configure weighted grades (Setting Up the Overall Grade (Weighted Total) or Setting Up the Overall Grade (Grand Total)).

Learn@Seneca tips in the Academic Newsletter:

• Blackboard Ultra Navigation is now at Seneca 
• Copying Content in My.Seneca: Course Copy vs Export vs Archive 

For any technical issues, contact: bbsupport@senecapolytechnic.ca.

For questions about how to use Learn@Seneca with your students, contact: teaching@senecapolytechnic.ca.

Keeping Student Information Safe When Using Online Tools

The Quick guide to secure handling of confidential student information for faculty using online learning tools (.PDF) (developed by the Teaching & Learning Centre and ITS) helps faculty choose secure online tools for teaching. The guide provides guidelines and examples to help faculty consider the information students might be giving up when using a new tool. It is intended for quick use of free or low-cost online tools and not for larger, more costly tools that require more rigorous data privacy vetting.

Examples

For the full introduction to the minimum requirements for Learn@Seneca for all Seneca courses, please visit the Teaching & Learning Centre's Meeting the Learn@Seneca Minimum Requirements in Blackboard Ultra article.

Additional resources

Learn@Seneca Gradebook*

Learn@Seneca Groups* 

Contact us

The Teaching & Learning Centre
✉ teaching@senecapolytechnic.ca