Learn@Seneca Essentials | The Teaching & Learning Centre | Seneca College

Seneca uses the Blackboard Learning Management System (LMS) branded as Learn@Seneca. Blackboard and Learn@Seneca are synonymous.

There are many benefits to both students and faculty in using an LMS, such as having course content, assignments, interactions, grades, etc. available 24/7 and organized in one spot; and having a set of rich features available for collaboration, alternative assessment, and new pedagogical approaches.

Seneca has instituted a Minimum Requirements Policy. It states that employees will complete the following for each course section on Learn@Seneca:

• post the approved course outline and accessible versions of the addendum and/or proposed schedule and weighted evaluation breakdown
• set up the Grade Centre to reflect the weighted evaluation breakdown and make grades available to students
• post their contact information, including preferred method of communication
• make the course available to students in Learn@Seneca
• use the announcement tool to post a welcome announcement and ongoing course updates
• review with students their Learn@Seneca course, its contents and the expectations for student-use.

The above should be completed by the first day of the course where applicable.

By the end of this module, participants will be able to:

1. explain the value of using the Learn@Seneca learning management system as a way of supporting student learning
2. set up courses on the Learn@Seneca learning management system to comply with the minimum requirements.