OAK: Getting Started

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Seeking Assistance

Each school provides assistance with OAK for their faculty/staff; support for students varies by school. Find your local support provider.

Common Problems

-- You just created your VUnet ID and can access your Vanderbilt email, but cannot log in to OAK.
The information can take up to 24 hours to propagate throughout all systems. Wait 24 hours before seeking assistance.

-- You have been able to login to OAK, but access in now denied.
A change in your SSN or last name will cause this. Contact oak@vanderbilt.edu for assistance.

Get Started:
Blackboard Information and Documents

Currently running: Blackboard Learning System™, Release 7.1

Vanderbilt Quick Start Guide (PDF format)

Individual sections taken from the quick start guide:

The Default Course Menu
Course Control Panel
Content Areas
Creating a Syllabus
Session Manager: Creating a Course Schedule
Course Tools
Communicating within Blackboard
Other Features
Frequently Asked Questions

Guides to OAK Elements:

iTunes U
Turning Point (student response system)

Safe Assign (instructor manual)
Safe Assign (student manual)

Manuals* from Blackboard:

Instructor Manual (HTML format)
Student Manual (HTML format)

Quick Tutorials from Blackboard:

Links to information regarding new product enhancements and view tutorials can be found in your "Courses" tab once you log in to OAK. When viewing the tutorials, be advised that not all functionality currently exists in Vanderbilt's implementation of Blackboard; Vanderbilt is currently running the Blackboard Learning System, Release 7.1.

*These manuals come directly from Blackboard. The information contained within these manuals does not reflect the exact implementation (features and functions) provided in OAK.