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Creating content areas and gathering learning resources for your students can be done both online, on the spot, and offline.

Create a folder with the title and number of your course(s)
Within this course folder, create folders which correspond to each Content Area of your Blackboard course; for example, Course Materials, Syllabus, or Course Information.

Tip: You might even consider creating sub-folders to identify specific classes or weeks of a class; for example, Week One.
As you develop the course, place all resources within the appropriate folder. These resources might include:
- Documents of all types: Word, Excel, pdf
- External links
- Learning units
- Discussion board ideas
- Audio files
- Video clips
Tip: You might create a guiding document which outlines the scope and sequence for each content area, with notes to yourself about activities or assessments.

By planning offline, you may even find that you have a clearer picture of the course content and how you will engage your students with that content and then assess them on its mastery.

Once your course is activated on Online@UT, your teaching materials can be uploaded into your course sites through the Control Panel in the normal way.

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