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Blackboard Faculty Certification

See Blackboard Training schedule for this semester below. Identical info is attached.
Sessions are for:

  1. Faculty new to Blackboard use, as well as
  2. Faculty already familiar with Blackboard but wanting to refresh their knowledge and skills in various areas.

IDC - Blackboard Training Spring 2011

Questions, concerns, issues email Johnny.tenBroek@heartland.edu

Communication within Blackboard Learn 9.0

During this workshop you will learn about the following functions: messages, emails, discussion board, journals, blogs and the virtual classroom.

Communication within Blackboard Learn 9.0
Dates Time Location

Tuesday, January 18
Tuesday, February 8
Tuesday, March 15
Tuesday, April 12

 2-5pm WDC 3004

Assignments & Quizzing within Blackboard Learn 9.0

During this workshop you will learn these functions: assignments, Safe Assign, quizzes and surveys.

Assignments & Quizzing within Blackboard Learn 9.0
Dates Time Location

Tuesday, January 25
Tuesday, February 15
Tuesday, March 22
Tuesday, April 19

 2-5pm WDC 3004

The Grade Center within Blackboard Learn 9.0

During this workshop you will learn how to create and use the grade center (gradebook).

The Grade Center within Blackboard Learn 9.0
Dates Time Location

Tuesday, February 1
Tuesday, March 1
Tuesday, April 5
Tuesday, May 3

 2-5pm WDC 3004

Working Sessions in Blackboard Learn 9.0

During this time you will work on your specific course.

Working Sessions in Blackboard Learn 9.0
Dates Time Location

Tuesday, February 22
Tuesday, March 29
Tuesday, April 26

 2-5pm WDC 3004

Saturday, April 2 Blackboard Learn 9.0

During this all-in-one workshop you will be able to learn about all the basic functions that are available to you in Blackboard Learn.

Saturday, April 2 Blackboard Learn 9.0
Time Topic Location

9:00 am

Intro and Communication within Blackboard

WDC 3004
10:30 am Assignments and Quizzing within Blackboard WDC 3004
11:30 am The Grade Center within Blackboard WDC 3004

Note 1:

You must communicate with your Dean, so you have a course in Blackboard before training. You can't learn Blackboard without a course shell. Training for the Hybrid and Online levels must be approved by your Dean.

Note: 2:

For a Blackboard course to be created these things must be done:

  1. You are assigned to teach the course in PeopleSoft (and the section exists in PeopleSoft).
  2. You have told your Dean that you want to use Blackboard to teach the section.
  3. The Division Secretary enters the BB request into Peoplesoft.
  4. One person has been identified as the content owner of the course in PeopleSoft (i.e. essentially that you are the one who is creating the course content).
  5. An empty Blackboard shell will be created within 24 hours.

Note 3:

Faculty new to training will have to complete two weeks of a course by November 23rd to be reviewed before certification can be granted.

Note 4:

Blackboard certified faculty may pop into any session they wish for additional support.