Spring 2010 Blackboard CE8 Training Workshops

All Workshops held in Library 333 unless specified otherwise

* Please register for these sessions

One-on-One Help: Course Design Consultation

Individual assistance is available to help design your course for the next semester.  We can meet with you one-on-one and help build your course with you. If  interested send your requests to blackboard@lssu.edu

Individual/Group Training on Blackboard Tools

Request a workshop to meet your needs.  Respond to blackboard@lssu.edu

Mastering the Gradebook

Learn to navigate the Grade Book interface and tailor it to your needs.  Create and edit columns, and manage grades.  Work hands-on  with exporting your Gradebook to Excel, manipulating the data in Excel, and uploading it into Blackboard

Monday, February 15th, 2010 from noon to 12:50 p.m Presented by Sara Devaprasad

Customizing your Content

Is your course looking bland? Learn how to use pictures from the web, include audio and video in your classes. Customizations such as layout, icons and colors will also be discussed.

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 from noon to  1 p.m. Presented by Beth Hronek

Presenting content using the Learning Module

The learning module is a component in Blackboard that allows you to organize your materials for a course in a logical order. In this workshop learn how to design the flow of instructions by structuring the various learning activities sequentially.

Thursday, February 18th, 2010 from  9:00 to  9:50 a.m. Presented by Beth Hronek

Working with Groups

This hands-on workshop will walk you through the Group Manager from a student and an instructor’s perspective. Many different group activities will be reviewed in this workshop

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 from  10:00 to 10:50 p.m. Presented by Sara Devaprasad

Increasing Retention Rates of Online Courses via Collaborative Technology

In this presentation, learn first-hand from IT officials and even faculty as they recount the ways that Wimba has helped their students stay enrolled.

This workshop is hosted by Wimba. Please click here to register for this session.

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 3:00 pm

Increasing Revenue and Enrollments via Collaborative Technology

Learn how the University of Georgia has saved tens of thousands of dollars by holding engaging online classes, professional development sessions, and meetings to its dispersed students and staff, and then hear from staff at West Virginia University who have created innovative online recruitment programs that have led directly to increased applications and admissions.

This workshop is hosted by Wimba. Please click here to register for this session.

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 3:00 p.m.

Creating and working with Assessments

Learn how to structure quizzes, self-tests and surveys in Blackboard CE8.  You will learn to create a variety of question types as you build a sample quizz, self-test and a survey. Participants will gain hands-on skills with the numerous assessment features and settings.

Friday, March 12th, 2010 from 9:00 to 10:50 a.m. Presented by Sara Devaprasad

Hold Office hours using  Wimba

Learn how to hold engaging office hours and tutoring sessions online.

This workshop hosted by Wimba. Please click here to register .

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 at 1:00 pm.

Success with Wimba Classroom

(Highly recommended for those not too comfortable with using Wimba)

Do you want to know the secret to designing effective Wimba Classroom sessions? This one hour introductory session is designed to equip you with the five teaching tips for engaging, interactive sessions. You will learn the recommended techniques to prepare your participants before attending your live session. You will also learn how to communicate with and manage the interactions of your participants. We will cover our best practices tips regarding your content and finish the session with an overview of the importance of archives.

Click here and select Participant's login button to view the archive.

Live Web Conferencing with Wimba

Wimba can be integrated into your courses to support guest speakers, to provide students with a way to collaborate on group projects, support student study groups, to deliver lectures and to conduct question and answer sessions with your students.Learn how to do these tasks at this workshop.

Wednesday, February 10th,  2010 from  10:00 to 11:50 a.m. Presented by Beth Hronek

Bringing In Local and Global Guest Speakers through Wimba

Technology in Wimba can be a convenient and inexpensive tool to bring in guest speakers to maximize student engagement and learning experience. One Chico instructor taught a group of 72 students in Soci354 Interethnic Contact class in spring 2009 with one third of the class attending on campus and the rest through Wimba classroom.

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010 1:00 p.m.

This session is hosted by Wimba, click here to register for this session.