Blackboard 1
Resources
- Handouts, articles, and videos are available on the “Faculty Help” tab in Blackboard
- Blackboard Basics Handout
Blackboard 2
Resources
- Handouts, articles, and videos are available on the “Faculty Help” tab in Blackboard
- Blackboard Advanced Handout
- Days between dates (helpful when you use the date management tool)
Grade Center
Resources
- Handouts, articles, and videos are available on the “Faculty Help” tab in Blackboard
- Getting Started with the Grade Center
Community Building
Resources
- Handouts, articles, and videos are available on the “Faculty Help” tab in Blackboard
- Community Building Handout
- Generating and Facilitating Engaging and Effective Online Discussions via TEP at University of Oregon
- Online Communication using Discussion Boards by Ros O’Leary, The Economics Network, University of Bristol (PDF).
While this is part of a handbook for British Economics Lecturers, there are many ideas and tips that can be adapted. - To Facilitate or to Teach by Leigh Blackall.
This is not only an excellent blog post on the subject, there are also helpful tips to be found in the comment section. - Extending the Classroom into Cyberspace: The Discussion Board by J. Suler
- Discussion Board Rubrics via iRubric.
Using rubrics can not only make it easier for students to know how you expect them to use the discussion board, but it will also make it easier for you to grade their posts. - If You Build It, They Will Come: Building Learning Communities Through Threaded Discussions by Susan Edelstein (Physical Therapy Assistant Program/Broward Community College, Jason Edwards (Distance Education Southwestern Assemblies of God University)
- Experimenting with Facebook in the College Classroom by Nisha Malhotra via Faculty Focus
- Fordham Blackboard Quickguide: Creating a Blackboard Discussion Board (PDF)
Assessments
Resources
- Handouts, articles, and videos are available on the “Faculty Help” tab in Blackboard
- Blackboard Assessments handout
- Test Creation and Grade Center Part I
- Test Creation and Grade Center Part II
- Safe Assignment Quick Reference Guide
- Safe Assignment manual
- Plagiarism Detection Tools Slides
- iRubric
- New Feature: Qwickly Attendance Tool
Blackboard Ally
Coming Soon!
Blackboard Ally is the new accessibility tool that will automatically run through your course materials and generate accessible alternatives to your original files through an accessibility checker. This will eliminate the need to use multiple checkers and tools. Alternative formats generated by Ally supports the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and allows students to choose the type of file that best suits their needs. Blackboard Ally also provides feedback on the accessibility of your course and guidance on how to fix any identified accessibility issues. Ally is available to try now in all your 2019 Summer and Fall course shells. A full schedule of training opportunities and support resources will be provided shortly.
Blackboard Collaborate
Coming Soon!
We’re excited to announce the launch of Blackboard Collaborate, a web-conferencing application that can be used for online teaching, virtual office hours, student collaborations and more – all from within our Blackboard Learn environment. Collaborate is available to try now in all your 2019 Summer and Fall course shells. A full schedule of training opportunities and support resources will be provided shortly.