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Biz/ed Syndicated ContentBiz/ed provides syndicated content that can be included, free of charge, on your own Web site or incorporated within a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).
What syndicated content is available?Biz/ed currently offers five news feeds:
Biz/ed also offers content as podcasts, where subscribers automatically receive new audio broadcasts in a series when they are published. Visit our podcasting page to find out more. [Top] What format does the content take?Biz/ed news feeds are in RSS format. RSS (Rich Site Summary or RDF Site Summary) is a way of sharing/syndicating content from a Web site. RSS feeds are text files and are easy to produce. RSS feeds are an excellent way of providing up-to-date subject-targeted information that can be used to encourage students to regularly visit a VLE course or Web site. In general, the RSS feed comprises a series of news headlines and a snippet of information related to the headline, but they can also provide a means to perform a search on the remote site. [Top] How can I include the content on my Web site or VLE?There are a number of different ways to incorporate news feeds in your Web site or VLE, but one of the easiest is to use some JavaScript. The process requires about 10-15 minutes to set up and then requires no maintenance. Every time someone visits a Web page containing the JavaScript, the news feed is displayed. You don't need to know how to program in JavaScript as there are online tools to generate the code for you:
If you'd like to incorporate any of the Biz/ed newsfeeds into Blackboard then comprehensive instructions are available from: http://www.ltss.bris.ac.uk/ole/Bbd6_1/rss.pdf. [Top] Other resources
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