Using Org Pages/Folders in Blackboard Vista

When a course in Vista has several linked items of a similar category, e.g. Practice Exams or Study Guides, one has a couple design choices:

1. One might put individual links to each of these docs inside a Vista Org Page/Folder

2. One might create an XHTML page that links locally to each of these docs

I recommend using the second choice, simply because this allows us to better maintain a whole structure independent of Vista.

So, as you migrate and review your courses, if you see WebCT Org Pages/Folders that could be replaced with XHTML pages that simply link to those files, please make that a nitpick to change.

The exception would be instances where it's clear that the instructor is doing the edits and updates to the site--in these cases we should leave them as WebCT Folders because that's easier for faculty to edit.

--Jared Stein