Faculty In

Service

Fall 2012

Christine

Seideman

ADVANCED

BLACKBOARD SKILLS

AGENDA

•Setup/Weights

•Smart Views

•Best Practices

Grade Center

•Blogs

•Wikis

•Voice Board

Assignment Features

•Banner

•Syllabus/Schedule

•Faculty InformationThe Basics

Using the E@T Banner

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Instructor: Dr. Ima Wesome

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Use the CWI template emailed

to you this summer – please let

me know if you need me to send

it to you!

Don’t copy/paste from Word.

Do consider using a display tool

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’

Email

christineseideman@cwidaho.cc

Work Phone 208-562-3377

Office Location Main Academic

Building, Room 312 #6

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. :)

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Guidelines for Weighted Grades

FIRST: Set up your Grade 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!

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Smart Views are for YOU if…

you want a quick snapshot of who passed a test (or 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

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Enter a grade for every

assignment (a -- does not

equal a 0).

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!

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Blogs have been found to:

Promote critical & analytical thinking

Encourage creative, intuitive, and

associative thinking

Promote analogical thinking

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!

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You can add a blog to your class in

Blackboard very easily!

Select ‘Add Interactive Tool’ and name your

Blog, set the grading/visibility parameters

and submit.

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 after this session)

We all know the most popular Wiki out there

Some love it, some hate it. Regardless of

OUR feelings, our students are using it!

WIKIPEDIA

What is the draw for this internet sensation?

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?

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Select ‘Add Interactive Tool’ and name your

Wiki, set the grading/visibility parameters

and submit.

Students then can add their comments and

respond to each other.

~ Play Time ~

Create a Wiki and a wiki entry (you can

choose to use or delete it after this session)

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Time is a precious commodity. As much as

we may wish we had time for oral

presentations in our classes, there often is

not time.

Writing skills are critical – but so are public

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!

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Select ‘Add Interactive Tool’ and name your

VoiceBoard, set the grading/visibility

parameters and submit.

Students then can record their thoughts.

~ Play Time ~

Create a VoiceBoard and scenario for your

students to respond to (you can choose to

use or delete it after this session)

Questions?

Feedback Poll -http://bit.ly/CWITrainingSurvey

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