Uploading an Inspirations output to Blackboard

~ davefoord

Today I ran a training session at a college on the use of Inspirations today, and as part of the session I tried to upload an output to their VLE (Blackboard), which pleasingly worked really well.

I created an inspirations mind map, which included Hyperlinks to other files, I then exported this to HTML, which created a folder and a file. These I places into another folder, which I zipped, and this I uploaded to Blackboard and unpackaged. The end result is on Blackboard I am presented with a visual representation of the Mind Map, and clicking on the branches opens the files that I had hyperlinked to. The advantages of this is if uploading many files (more than about 3) it would be quicker than uploading the files to Blackboard individually, but more importantly it allows me to arrange the resources visually, rather than in the linear list that you normally get.

And the other beauty is that the learners wouldn’t need Inspirations software on their computer to access it. I haven’t tried this with other VLEs yet (e.g. Moodle) but will do very shortly.

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Dave is an experienced FE and HE lecturer, who during his years of teaching (at Loughborough College), developed and perfected many techniques for providing high quality, innovative, and differentiated learning. Some of his best known work is in the area of ILT (e-learning) - using technology to enhance the learning experience. It is in this area that he has considerable experience and knowledge, and has received National recognition for his practical understanding and skills in this area of work. Dave has run over 1000 staff development sessions on over 100 different learning and teaching topics at Loughborough College, The University of Derby and since going free-lance. All of his sessions are very active, engaging sessions using a variety of different techniques.

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