Quoting Jenny Booth <[log in to unmask]>:
> Hello all. We hit the same 'tools' problem today, with a user who had
> removed the tools area being unable to reinstate it. The function 'add tool
> area' that should I think appear under 'manage course menu' seems to be
> missing, and only some of the tools are offered individually under 'add tool
> link', so tools such as 'digitial drop box' can't be reinstated individually
> either.
>
> However, I found in our case that the tools area could be reinstated by
> creating another, new, course using the default template (complete with
> tools area), setting it up to mirror the desired settings of the target
> course, then using 'copy course materials into existing course' to copy the
> SETTINGS only of the newly created course, into the course with the missing
> tools. After a few seconds delay, that seemed to do the trick, and tools was
> back on the menu of the course from which they had been removed. This trick
> might work for communications too? However, installing the hotfix pointed
> out by Mark sounds like a much neater and more scaleable solution, thanks
> Mark!! (We are currently on LS 6.2.2 and have not applied this yet)
>
> Regards
>
> Jenny
> -----------------------------
> Learning Technologist
> National University of Ireland, Galway
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kate Boardman" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 2:57 PM
> Subject: Re: Problems reinstating tools area
>
>
> > You star! We've just discovered this, but haven't tried the hotfix yet.
> > Interestingly, there's the same problem with communications- if you delete
> > it you can't put it back - so I hope the hotfix brings that back too. I'll
> > cross it off my list of outstanding things to take to Barcelona!
> > kate
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Kate Boardman
> > Learning Technologies Team
> > IT Service
> > University of Durham
> >
> > t. 0191 334 2778
> > e. [log in to unmask]
> > w. http://www.dur.ac.uk/k.l.boardman
> >
> > duo: http://duo.dur.ac.uk
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> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Blackboard/Courseinfo userslist
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mark Gamble
> > Sent: 05 October 2004 09:37
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Problems reinstating tools area
> >
> > We had no end of trouble with this, but the latest hotfix seems to have
> > reinstated the provision. Have you tried CONTROL PANEL > MANAGE COURSE
> > MENU
> >> and choose Tool Link? Tools Area is now at the bottom of the drop-down
> > list. We're on Blackboard Learning System - Basic Edition
> > 6.2.3 build 6.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Regards
> > Mark
> >
> > Mark Gamble
> > Head of Learning Technology Support Service, University of Luton
> > Tel (+44)1582 489260 Fax (+44)1582 489259 Mob 07720 068605 Int ext
> > 2260 / 6360 (mobex)
> >
> >
> >
> >>>> [log in to unmask] 05/10/2004 09:46:39 >>>
> > Dear all,
> >
> > A colleague mistakenly removed the menu item "Tools" from her course, but
> > she would now like to reinstate (part of) it - namely the function for
> > students to create their own mini web pages.
> >
> > Trying to resinstate via
> > COURSES > Your course > CONTROL PANEL > MANAGE TOOLS > TOOL AVAILABILITY
> > doesn't seem to work. Although some individual functions of the tool menu
> > can be reinstated, student webpages isn't one of them. And if I create a
> > menu item called "tools", the type of menu item created is a content item
> > rather than a tool item.
> >
> > If this makes sense to any of you, and you have a solution, please get in
> > touch.
> >
> > We are using Blackboard Learning and Community Portal system version
> > 6.2.2
> > Build 77
> >
> > Many thanks,
> >
> > Zoe
> >
>
This is fixed in Service Pack 1 - add tools area is at the bottom of the
dropdown list again.
Kate
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