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Reading List Support : Best practice and examples

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What makes a good reading list?

There are lots of ways to create engaging and helpful reading lists.  The system provides tools that let you guide and enable students and allow you to quickly and easily direct students to resources throughout the year.  Most of these options are free text so you can include whatever information you like.

 

  • Create sections to divide the list into topics, weeks or lectures, for example.  These sections can be added to specific areas of your Blackboard modules.
  • Include student notes to add context, background and guidance to resources.
  • Include larger amounts of text to the list to add context, background and guidance.
  • Add importance levels to help students prioritise their reading and viewing.  The importance levels are not free text but students can use the filters in the reading list to find them quickly.

Reading List examples

This reading list is structured by week so students know exactly where to go before lectures and workshops.  There is also plenty of guidance, including importance levels to help students prioritise their time.  Finally, the lecturer has added lots of notes to add context and explain why certain resources are important or interesting.