Using Blackboard: Getting Started Adam Warren a.j.warren@soton.ac.uk 02380 594486
Session overview what is e-learning? the user interface configuring & structuring your course creating content & uploading documents creating announcements sending emails making your course available sources of advice and support
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The Iceberg model face-to-face teaching assessed tasks directed learning preparation & reflection mastery independent learning Roger Ottewill (CLT) On the Horizon 10,1 2002
Supporting independent learning administrative information: handbook timetable reading list assessment lecture support: handouts presentations worksheets additional reading selected web links communication: announcements email to students discussion forums FAQ course blog online learning activities: formative tests and online submission multimedia resource collections instructions and task sequence structured discussions, blogs and wikis
The life-cycle of an online course discuss and agree aims develop activities and resources make course available use to support learning and teaching evaluate feedback from students rollover course for following year update activities and resources
Units and Blackboard courses University ‘module’ = Blackboard ‘course’ automatically created for all modules based on data in Banner Introduction to Astronomy and Space Science GAINS: PHYS1005 CRN: 12232 new course created each year main tutor = Blackboard instructor automatic enrollment of registered students
Banner courses and arbitrary courses All courses are created automatically e.g. MANG1001, SPRT2002 Programmes of study are not created, only course modules. Courses are created upon request Can be for any purpose, e.g. year group, project Instructors Any member of staff listed by their school as teaching a course in Banner will automatically be made an instructor on the equivalent Blackboard course. They may add colleagues as instructors The member of staff who requests the course is set as the instructor They may add colleagues as instructors Students Students listed in Banner as enrolled on a course unit are automatically enrolled on the equivalent Blackboard course. Can also be added manually by an instructor or self-enrol (if allowed) Students must self-enrol or be added manually by an instructor
discussion forums + messages Course rollover 03-04-Unit name-12345 04-05-Unit name-12345 content content settings settings discussion forums + messages discussion forums students students
Information and advice iSolutions training and technical support http://www.southampton.ac.uk/isolutions/ computing/elearn/blackboard/staffindex.html Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit educational advice, support and training www.soton.ac.uk/lateu
discussion forums + messages Course rollover 06-07-Unit name-12345 07-08-Unit name-12345 content content settings settings discussion forums + messages discussion forums students students