Advanced blackboard skills
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Christine Seideman provided an advanced Blackboard training covering the basics of setting up courses in Blackboard including banners, syllabi, schedules, and instructor information. She then covered the grade center and how to set up weighted grades, use smart views, and best practices. Finally, she discussed using assignment features in Blackboard like blogs, wikis, and voice boards and how these tools can promote real-world learning.
Advanced blackboard skills
- 1. Faculty In Service Fall 2012 Christine Seideman ADVANCED BLACKBOARD SKILLS
- 2. AGENDA •Banner The Basics •Syllabus/Schedule •Faculty Information •Setup/Weights Grade •Smart Views Center •Best Practices •Blogs Assignment •Wikis Features •Voice Board
- 3. Using the E@T Banner THE BASICS Creator Follow this link: http://bit.ly/BannerBb BANNER 12FA BW101-001W Basket Weaving Instructor: Dr. Ima Wesome
- 4. Use the CWI template emailed THE to you this summer – please let BASICS me know if you need me to send it to you! Don’t copy/paste from Word. SYLLABUS & Do consider using a display tool SCHEDULE like Box.com Make your course schedule is accurate for due dates and when exams will be held. It’s okay to say ‘things may change’
- 5. Email THE [email protected] BASICS Work Phone 208-562-3377 Office Location Main Academic Building, Room 312 #6 INFORMATION INSTRUCTOR Office Hours I’m here 8:30am-5pm and I’m more than happy to work with your schedule. Notes If you have a problem, feel free to call. If it isn't mine to fix, maybe I can help get you to the right place. And don't worry about whether or not I am busy. :)
- 6. Guidelines for Weighted Grades GRADE CENTER FIRST: Set up your Grade SETUP & WEIGHTS Categories SECOND: Adjust your Weighted Total Column THIRD: Assign the correct Categories to your Assignments LAST: Keep entering grades and let Blackboard to the work!
- 7. Smart Views are for YOU if… GRADE CENTER you want a quick snapshot of who passed a test (or SMART VIEWS assignment) - or – who didn’t. you want a broad overview of how students are performing at different stages of the semester you want to provide targeted feedback to students who meet the criteria you’ve selected
- 8. GRADE Enter a grade for every CENTER assignment (a -- does not equal a 0). BEST PRACTICES Don’t leave ungraded attempts on an assignment (even if you’ve entered a grade). Provide clear feedback to your students If you need help – just ask!
- 9. Blogs have been found to: ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT Promote critical & analytical thinking FEATURES FEATURES Encourage creative, intuitive, and associative thinking Promote analogical thinking BLOGS BLOGS Increase access and exposure to quality information Combine the best of solitary reflection and social interaction In short – blogging helps your students expand on what’s happening in class, relate it to the real world, share their insights with each other, and come away with a deeper understanding and/or greater applications. This is REAL WORLD learning!
- 10. You can add a blog to your class in Blackboard very easily! ASSIGNMENT FEATURES Select ‘Add Interactive Tool’ and name your Blog, set the grading/visibility parameters and submit. BLOGS… Students then can add their comments and respond to each other. ~ Play Time ~ Create a blog and a blog entry (you can choose to use or delete it af ter this session)
- 11. We all know the most popular Wiki out there Some love it, some hate it. Regardless of ASSIGNMENT OUR feelings, our students are using it! FEATURES WIKIPEDIA What is the draw for this internet sensation? WIKIS Collaboration, the ability to change things, and accountability. This creates skills that promote a continual assessment of information and revision skills. This is REAL WORLD learning ! How can we utilize a took students already use (and passionately defend) to encourage their learning here?
- 12. Select ‘Add Interactive Tool’ and name your Wiki, set the grading/visibility parameters ASSIGNMENT and submit. FEATURES Students then can add their comments and respond to each other. WIKIS… ~ Play Time ~ Create a Wiki and a wiki entry (you can choose to use or delete it af ter this session)
- 13. Time is a precious commodity. As much as we may wish we had time for oral ASSIGNMENT presentations in our classes, there often is FEATURES not time. Writing skills are critical – but so are public VOICE BOARD speaking skills. There are very few professions that allow their worker bees to be silent. How can we make sure our students can both write and speak intelligently? Give your students a voice !
- 14. Select ‘Add Interactive Tool’ and name your VoiceBoard, set the grading/visibility ASSIGNMENT parameters and submit. FEATURES Students then can record their thoughts. VOICE BOARD… ~ Play Time ~ Create a VoiceBoard and scenario for your students to respond to (you can choose to use or delete it af ter this session)
- 15. OPEN FORUM Questions? Feedback Poll - http://bit.ly/CWITrainingSurvey