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Introduction to Blackboard 9Learning Management System (for Newbies)
Bege BowersDecember 11, 2009
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Agenda, Session 1
• Where we are• When BB9 will be available• What we’ll be giving you today
(login, overview of basic screen layout and tools, a bit of practice)
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Agenda, Session 1
• Overview of how (best) to use BB9
• Discussion about how to help you really learn BB9—we had a 3-day, 24 hour introduction; you have 2 hours.
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Session 1: Where We Are
• Small number of courses to be taught in BB9 spring 2010
• Some in summer 2010; WebCT will go away after summer
• All BB9 beginning fall 2010
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Where We Are
• In training environment today• Production environment/templates
available spring 2010 (early January?)• You can begin developing fall
courses in spring 2010 (what you develop now can be moved)
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Ways to Use Blackboard
• Course repository, web-enhanced course• Hybrid course (some traditional in-
class; some online)• Asynchronous distance course
(totally online)
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First Consideration: Pedagogy
Plan course first (BB9 is a tool):• Course goals and objectives• Syllabus–Units, lessons, assignments–Order–Grading scale
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First Consideration: PedagogyThen decide how to use BB9:• What would you like to post?–Syllabus (individual, dept)–Resources (web links, background
material, pictures, sample papers, almost any kind of file)–Assignments/paper topics
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First Consideration: PedagogyCould post:• A little; a lot• Individual lessons, assignments, paper
topics• Modules (linked assignments)• Announcements/assignments if class
has to be canceled
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First Consideration: Pedagogy• What BB “tools” would you like to
use?–Course calendar–Discussion boards–Groups–E-mail
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First Consideration: Pedagogy• What BB “tools” would you like to
use?–Tests/quizzes–Grading center–Other
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First Consideration: Pedagogy
• How else do you want students to use BB9?–View assignments?–Submit papers/assignments?–View their grades?–Other?
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Training
• What kinds of follow-up training would you like/attend?–Small-group training (5-6?)?–Even smaller-group training (3)?–One-on-one mentoring?–Other?
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Session 2
• http://ysu.blackboard.com (doesn’t like Firefox)• Get username and password;
log-in
• Two tabs: My Institution, Courses
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Session 2
• My Institution: tutorials, courses, calendar, announcements• Courses tab: –courses you teach (2)–courses in which you are enrolled (7)–course catalog
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Session 2• Enter Practice course (edit mode on)• Areas of screen: –Course menu on left–Course management area below menu–Work area/content frame on right
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Session 2
• Look at elements of course menu:–List of content areas–Plus sign to add–Views (list, folder, etc.)–Up-down arrows to move item up or
down list
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Session 2
• Look at elements of course menu:–Right-context double arrows–Hidden and no-content icons
• Use arrow to make left menu appear and disappear
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Session 2
• Click on elements in course menu:–Announcements–Units–Assignments–Assessments
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Session 2
• Look at “bread crumbs”• Rename couple of links:–Orientation–External Links
• Add a content area and move it up• Add a divider and move it up
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Session 2
• Look at work area/content frame• Click on announcements in left
menu–Look at option(s) across top bar of
work area–Create an announcement
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Session 2
• Look at course-management area• Click on help—notice manual• Change something in style–Change text to buttons–Change buttons back to text
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Session 2• Go back to the content area you
added earlier; name it “Pretend Folder Area”–Click on it; look at work area options–Click “Build”; “Create Folder”
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Session 2• Name it“Pretend Folder 1”• Write a description in the box• Click the submit button• Click on the name of the folder• Click “Create Item” at top
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Session 2• Name it “Pretend File”• Write a description in the box• Click “Choose File”• Select one; click “Open”• Name the link• Click the “Submit” button
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Session 2• Go back to the content area you
added earlier–Click on it; look at work area options–Click “Build”; “Create Syllabus”; Enter
name “Pretend Syllabus”; “Use Existing File”
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Session 2–Browse for local file; select; click
“Open”–Click “Submit” button–Use right-context icon to edit the name
to “Course Syllabus”–In left menu, make the content area
visible to students (“Show Link”)
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Session 2–Turn edit mode off to see what students
see
• Look at options across top of screen• Click “Help”; “Media and Academic
Computing”; Bb icon; notice tutorials
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Session 3• Practice in Practice Course or
Development Course• Logout• Resources for you in Getting Started
course• What kind of follow-up training would
you like?