Blackboard Learn 9.1 Service Pack 8 delivers exciting new features and improvements to existing functionality, including a refreshed interface, a course set-up wizard, student activity reports, automated test regrading, and standards alignment. To prepare for the anticipated upgrade, this online session offered 5/21/2012 provided a first-hand preview of the new interface and features.
Blackboard Learn 9.1 Service Pack 8 delivers exciting new features and improvements to existing functionality, including a refreshed interface, a course set-up wizard, student activity reports, automated test regrading, and standards alignment. To prepare for the anticipated upgrade, this online session offered 5/21/2012 provided a first-hand preview of the new interface and features.
Since 2009, the Wimba Classroom collaboration tool has been integrated into Blackboard and has been used by NIU faculty and staff for online web conferencing activities ranging from online lectures, office hours, to group activities. NIU is currently testing Blackboard Collaborate, the next generation version of Wimba Classroom that includes an easier-to-use interface that simplifies many of the tasks presenters typically perform. Join us for this online preview of Blackboard Collaborate offered 4/27/2012 to see the new interface and features first-hand and learn more about NIU's options for moving forward with upgrading to Blackboard Collaborate.
Web conferencing systems like Wimba Classroom, Blackboard Collaborate, or Adobe Connect are powerful tools for live, synchronous communication online. However, delivering a virtual lecture or facilitating a live online discussion can feel like learning to drive a stick-shift car. Managing content, students, and software simultaneously can be overwhelming. In this online session offered 4/10/12, we discussed ways to make virtual class sessions smoother, from planning through delivery and follow-up. Please note: This session did not cover technical aspects of using any particular web conferencing system.
The Blackboard Grade Center not only provides an easy-to-use interface for posting grades and feedback for students but also numerous advanced features including smart views, grading periods, and calculated columns for more easily accessing, entering, sorting, and managing grades in Blackboard. During this online workshop offered 3/30/2012 we shared proven tips and best practices for configuring the Blackboard Grade Center that will save you time and make it easier than ever before to post grades and provide feedback to students. Handout accompanying this session is available at http://www.niu.edu/blackboard/assess/gradecenter/tips.shtml
The built-in groups tools available in Blackboard make it possible for students to engage easily in online discussion, share files, chat, and email. However, simply placing students in groups in Blackboard and enabling these available tools is no guarantee that students will engage in meaningful group collaborations. What are the most efficient and effective uses of the Blackboard group tools? During this online discussion offered 3/23/2012 we sought to answer this question and shared tips and best practices for creating and sustaining group activities using Blackboard.
archived online programs for faculty, staff, and teaching assistants, offered by the Northern Illinois University Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center
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