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Below are abstracts for Blackboard sessions hosted by the Center
for Academic Technology.
Blackboard 101
Blackboard is the Learning Management System that Butler
University utilizes to deliver course content to students. This
session will guide faculty members through Blackboard's basic
features and communication tools. You will learn how to: 1)
organize your course; 2) create and display course
content/information; 3) integrate interactive tools (e.g.,
discussion forums and journals); and 4) measure student performance
through tests and assignments. You will also learn about the Grade
Center during this hands-on session.
Session highly recommended for first time Blackboard
instructors and staff users.
Blackboard Assignments & Discussion Boards
NOTE: The "Digital Dropbox" has been integrated within
assignments.
This session will guide users through Blackboard's core
features: Assignments & Discussion Boards. You will learn how
to: 1) post and manage Assignments, 2) set up and use discussion
boards, and 3) download and grade student
submissions/responses. You will indirectly learn about the
Grade Center during this hands-on session.
Session recommended for Blackboard instructors and staff
users.
Blackboard Grade Center
This session will guide users through Blackboard's grading
feature: Grade Center. You will learn how to: 1) weight course
grades, 2) manage graded Assignments and the rest of the Grade
Center, 3) download and upload individual or all columns within
Grade Center, 4) add columns for "external activities," and 5) hide
columns until you've completed grading. You will indirectly
learn about graded activities (e.g., Discussions, Assignments,
etc.) during this hands-on session.
Session recommended for Blackboard instructors and staff
users.
Blackboard Open Consulting
This session will be an open lab where faculty members can come
get personalized help in a group setting with any issues they may
be having in setting up their course with the Blackboard 9.1
interface.
Session highly recommended for Blackboard instructors
and staff users.