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Welcome to Blackboard. Blackboard Fundamentals. McDaniel College July 23-24, 2002. Introductions. Meaghan N. Duff, Ph.D. Senior Learning Solutions Consultant, Blackboard, Inc. Professional Experience End User Trainer, Prometheus/The George Washington University - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Welcome to Blackboard
McDaniel CollegeJuly 23-24, 2002
Blackboard Fundamentals
Introductions
Meaghan N. Duff, Ph.D.• Senior Learning Solutions Consultant,
Blackboard, Inc.
• Professional Experience– End User Trainer,
Prometheus/The George Washington University
– Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University
– Assistant Professor, Western Kentucky University
– Ph.D., American History, The College of William and Mary
Introductions
Please introduce yourself…• Name
• Position/Title
• Course(s) you teach
• Experience with Bb software
• How you plan to use Bb– Supplement existing course
– Teach entirely online
– Mixed format
Agenda
• Demonstration– Navigation in a course, Student View, Instructor Control Panel
• Content Areas– Announcements, Staff information, External links, Course Information/Documents
• User Management– Registration/Enrollment, Create/Modify users, Create/Modify groups
• Assessment Manager– Assessment options, Question types, Add questions, Preview and modify, Availability, Setting
properties, Online Grade Book
• Course Management & Security– Area Availability, Course Availability, Enabling/Disabling course functions, Securing the
course, Customization
• Resources and Materials– Blackboard Instructor Center – Training Center– Useful Blackboard Links Document
Resources and Materials
http://trainingcenter.blackboard.com
• Online Training
• Tip Sheets• Tutorials• Manuals
What is Blackboard?
• Computer software that runs on a server
• Available anywhere via the Internet
• Accessed with a web browser
• Flexible
• Customizable
• User Friendly
• Many tools, many options
Many Tools, Many Options
• File storage and retrieval• Asynchronous Discussion Board • Synchronous chat and whiteboard• Group Areas• “Digital Dropbox” for sending and
receiving assignments• Assessments and Surveys• Online Gradebook
It’s sort of like . . . Tupperware!
• Bring existing materials into Blackboard– Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF files, etc.
• Integrate text, graphics, audio/video, multimedia into your course
• Include CD-ROM material
• No need to learn HTML code
• What does it look like?
The Course
• The main Bb system component
• Course roles in Blackboard– Student, Instructor, Teaching Assistant,
Grader, Course Builder. – Each role corresponds with specific privileges
• Courses can be copied and recycled at end of semester
Navigation in Blackboard
• Use the “built-in” navigation buttons– Course navigation buttons– Course navigation menu (“Breadcrumb
Trail”)
• As much as possible, avoid using the Back/Forward buttons in your browser.– Bb stores course content in database– Need to move forward, requesting new data
Control Panel – Instructor’s View
• Navigation Button Bar– Left Frame– Students cannot see the control panel!
• Course controls enable customization of individual courses.– Instructors post content– students view content
Login Information
http://learning.blackboard.com
USERNAME:
train35
train36
train37
PASSWORD:
train35
train36
train37
lowercase
lowercase
Who does what?
• Administrators– Create course shells and or course templates– Create and remove user accounts on the system– Enroll students in course(s)
• Instructors (and TAs)– Customize course display– Add, modify, and remove course content– Create and manage Groups– Create Discussion forums
Text Options
Blackboard Text Options
• HTML– Renders all HTML tags – Primarily used if copying
and pasting HTML from another source.
• Plain Text– Allows instructors to insert HTML tags without being
rendered
• Smart Text– Renders HTML but does not require tags for line or
paragraph breaks
– Web addresses entered in the URL format
OnlineCourse Policies
Course Policies and Procedures
• Attendance– Decide how you will determine attendance.– Require participation in threaded discussions,
virtual classroom chats, etc. – Assign due dates and times for assignments.
• Academic Dishonesty– Exams/Quizzes– Papers– Assignments
Course Policies and Procedures
• Courtesy Code– Create standards for conduct and address
etiquette issues in writing emails, posting and responding to threaded discussions, and using the chat areas.
• Email and Drop Box Procedures– General email guidelines– Naming convention for submitting assignments– Use of electronic attachments– common technology formats (.rtf, .pdf, .html)
Course Policies and Procedures
• Technical Assistance– Who? Where? When? How?
• Instructor Responsibility– State what students can expect from you– Consider how often you will respond to email
and discussion board postings– Set day/time for office hours
• Virtual classroom (online)
• Office meeting (traditional)
User Management
Removing students from courses
When a student is removed from a course the following information . . .
• Is removed automatically:– Name from the student roster– Student Homepage– Student Drop Box/Drop Box Files– Grades/Assessments– Group File Exchange- any files added by the student
• Is not removed:– Student Input to Virtual Chat Archives– Student Messages posted to the Discussion Board– Student files in the Instructor's Drop Box (NOTE: there is not a
username associated with the file, only the file name and file content.)– Student Data in Course Statistics
WorkshopFeedback
Workshop Feedback
http://www.formsite.com/blackboard/BlackboardWorkshop
Note: ("BlackboardWorkshop") is case sensitive -- you need the capital 'B' and capital 'W'