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  •       With Blackboard Learn 9.1 set to replace WebCT in January 2013, the Office of Learning and Technology has worked with faculty to prepare them for the transition.  Workshops have been held to facilitate this transition, and they have provided faculty with the knowledge and confidence to help students succeed in online learning.  During the summer, there were 36 individual faculty members who attended one or more worklshops. Including the fall attendance, a total of 130 individual faculty members  have now attended at least one training session.

    Please note: SPRING 2013 workshop objectives have been slightly revised to deliver new and improved content.  In addition, a brand new "Advanced Tips" workshop will also be delivered in the spring.

     

    All workshops have been delivered for the fall semester, but archived activity guides and PowerPoints can be accessed at: http://www.pnc.edu/distance/Blackboardlearnarchive.html

  • Looking Ahead.....

     

    SPRING 2013
    WORKSHOPS    		 JANUARY
    10:00 - 11:30 & 1:00 - 2:30    		 FEBRUARY
    2:00 - 3:30    		 MARCH
    4:00 - 5:30    		 APRIL
    10 - 11:30    		 WEBCAST
    12 - 12:30
    Basics/Refresher 7th 5th 5th 9th Jan. 29th
    Teach Effectively 8th 6th 6th 10th Feb. 26th
    Assess & Grade 9th 7th 7th 11th Mar. 26th
    Advanced Tips 11th 8th 8th 12th Apr. 23rd

  • Blackboard Learn Spring 2013 REVISED Workshop Objectives

  • Learn Basics /
    Refresher Course  

    ¨ Customize menu items

    ¨ Add files, folders, and links

    ¨ Customize your homepage and “look and feel”

    ¨ Create meaningful discussions
    Teach Effectively
    with Learn  

    ¨ Embed a YouTube video and SlideShare presentation

    ¨ Create engaging activities with the   assignments & rubrics tools

    ¨ Utilize the student group feature

    ¨ Create learning modules

    ¨ Utilize these tools for service learning

     
    Assess & Grade
    with Learn  

    ¨ Create an assessment in Learn

    ¨ Record, curve, and weight grades

    ¨ Manage grade center

    ¨ Create progress reports

    ¨ Create and send early warnings

     
    NEW!
    Advanced Tips

    ¨ Use Enrollment Manager

    ¨ Utilize the rich text editor

    ¨ Upload multiple files through your content collection

    ¨ Export/import Learn quizzes (among sections/instructors)

    ¨ Integrate additional technologies