Students are very concerned about printing costs. Make sure that course materials are concise and presented in an effective way. Proportional fonts such as times roman, take up less space than other fonts such as Arial. Double column format reduces the number of pages and also allows smaller fonts to be used. My materials use double columns with the 10pt times new roman font.
Many students have difficulty identifying which material is important.
Study Guides which explain the structure of the course, background to topics, references, learning objectives, learning outcomes and self-assessment questions are a very effective way to help students use Blackboard and other resources effectively. Monitor the use of course materials. By default Blackboard does not track the usage of materials, but the control panel can be used to apply tracking to each resource. This enables you to track the usage of particular materials by individual students and the overall group. Remember that Blackboard is a web-based system.