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Faculty Training
The Center for Instructional Design and Technology provides three main sources of Faculty Blackboard (Bb) Training and Support.
- Video Tutorials — accessible from the “Training on Demand for Faculty & Staff” site in Blackboard
- Blackboard and Multimedia Training Sessions — See the current Faculty Training Schedule (PDF) For one-on-one help, please contact the Blackboard Help Desk at 734-477-8734 or .
- Blackboard Help Desk Support — see the Blackboard Help Contact Information (PDF)
The training sessions listed below are offered for faculty interested in learning and integrating Blackboard and multimedia in their courses. No registration is required, and faculty members can select the sessions they would like to attend.
In addition, Blackboard Open Lab Workshops are available most Friday afternoons from 12:30pm to 2:00pm for faculty who would like assistance in applying the skills from the basic Blackboard training sessions. This is the best opportunity for workshop style assistance in customizing your site to optimize Blackboard's potential with your content. Faculty may also wish to view the Blackboard Guidelines (PDF).
Sessions offered by the Center for Instructional Design and Technology
- Welcome to Blackboard 9
New and experienced Blackboard users will explore Blackboard 9's interface. Topics will include course design, navigation, and the new notification page. Highly recommended to all users, particularly before attending other workshops.
- Grade Center Fundamentals and Improvements
This workshop provides a tutorial on setting up and managing grades in a Blackboard course. Experienced users will learn about recommended practices as well as Blackboard 9's time-saving improvements.
- Advanced Communication: Gradable Blogs, Journals, and Wikis
Blackboard 9 offers three powerful new Web 2.0 communication tools. Learn how to use these to enhance both face to face and online courses.
- Student Collaboration with Groups
Blackboard 9's enhanced Groups tool offers an extensive set of tools for students to collaborate. Instructors will learn how to create and manage groups as well as gain an overview of the new features, including group-enabled assignments, blogs, wikis, and tasks.
- Tests, Assignments, and Plagiarism Checking
Learn the basics of setting up online tests, assignments that can be turned in through Blackboard, and the SafeAssign anti-plagiarism tool.
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