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Card Interface Tweak documentation#

Introduction#

The Card Interface Tweak is a bit of Javascript/CSS that will transform a standard Blackboard Learn content area into a responsive, image rich card interface.

Before After
Normal Bb Learn content area Transformed into Card Interface

Documentation#

What and why?

What does it do? Why is this an educationally good idea?

 

Engage

Create Cards

How do you add cards to your Blackboard Learn content area?

 

Engage

Customise a Card

How do you:

  • Add an image?
  • Use a background colour?
  • Add a date or date range?
  • Change/remove the label?

 

Engage

Customise all cards

How do you:

  • Select a different card template?
  • Change the number of cards per row?
  • Change/remove "Engage"?
  • Change the order of cards?

 

Engage

Inspiration#

Initial inspiration from the Blackboard Tweaks building block.

References#

Jones, D. (2019). Exploring knowledge reuse in design for digital learning: Tweaks, H5P, CASA and constructive templates. In Y. W. Chew, K. M. Chan, & A. Alphonso (Eds.), Personalised Learning. Diverse Goals. One Heart. ASCILITE 2019 (pp. 139–148).

Attribution#

"Question mark, Ipswich, 21 January 2010" by ed_needs_a_bicycle is licensed under [CC BY-NC-SA 2.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.

"Creation" by Ha Jeong Jeong is licensed under [CC BY-SA 2.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.

"Custom" by Fred More is licensed under [CC BY-NC 2.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.

"Nakuru, The Lake of 1,000,000 Flamingos" by Ray in Manilla is licensed under [CC BY 2.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.