CIRT, University of North Florida

**Note: This tool is no longer available in Blackboard.

ALEKS provides a web-based educational environment for mathematics courses. ALEKS enables a student to work on those concepts the student is most ready to learn. ALEKS is a full-time automated tutor, including explanations, practice and feedback. ALEKS closely interacts with the student, continuously updating its precise map of the student's knowledge state.

By default, ALEKS is unavailable in all Blackboard courses.

To make the ALEKS tools available in a Blackboard course, click on Manage Tools in the Course Options section of the Control Panel:

Click on Building Block Tool Availability:

Check the boxes next to ALEKS Grades and Alex Tools and click Submit:

Once Available, access ALEKS in the Course Tools section:

For more information on ALEKS, visit: http://www.highedmath.aleks.com/