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Integrating Content in Online Courses

Incorporating Library Content

What?

 

 

  • A persistent link is a direct URL that will remain stable over time and allows users to get back to the linked document at a future time.
  • They are different than an address bar URL which may contain session-based or search based information that causes the URL to not work later.
  • AKA permalinks, permanent links, stable links/URLs, direct URLs, durable links or bookmark URLs.

 

Why?

 

 

Use persistent links to share articles, eBook titles, images, video or audio files from the library databases with your students.

When?

  • Recommended reading in your syllabus or assignment page
  • Weekly reading in your course units
  • Course PowerPoints or presentations
  • Share within your emails or any other electronic source

 

How?

Go to Databases by Subject, choose a subject specific database, and find an article. 

In order for a link to an article, eBook, video or audio clip to work, it must contain special coding that will allow Broward College users to access the article.

 

Permalink or Persistent Link Example:

 

 

 

Within article, click on Get Link on the top of the page, copy the URL displayed

What?

 

 

  • eBooks are digital versions of print books
  • The BC Library has over 270,000 eBook titles to choose from

Why?

 

 

  • Use eBooks as required or supplementary reading
  • There is a wide range of reading levels available
  • Accessible to all currently registered BC students anywhere

When?

  • Recommended reading in your syllabus or assignment page
  • Weekly reading in your course units

How?

Before you decide to use a library eBook as a course textbook, please fill out this form so a faculty librarian can make sure the item has an appropriate license so all students can use the resource concurrently. You can contact the faculty librarians on your campus with questions.

What?

  • BC Library subscribes to several high-quality streaming video databases
  • There are almost 100,000 streaming videos from notable producers and filmmakers in the various collections
  • Most are academic in nature

Why?

  • Video directly relating to your course content and design will engage your students
  • Lets your students easily access academic videos by clicking the links or pressing the play button
  • Streaming videos from the library collection has useful tools such as scrolling transcripts, citations, etc.

When?

  • Embed video in units, discussion posts and announcements

How?

Search for videos in any of the Streaming Media databases.

Go to the link below to learn how to embed HTML code or share a title URL from any of the streaming video databases in D2L.

You can also easily embed Films on Demand video right into D2L. Open the link below to get directions.