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New online, facilitated Teaching with Blackboard training course available from @ONE

Introduction to Teaching with Blackboard 6.0 with Greg Beyrer
Monday April 24 - Friday, May 12 (3 weeks)

Are you interested in learning how to use Blackboard v6.0 to teach online? In this course, you’ll experience Blackboard from both student and instructor perspectives, while creating an outline for your own online course. You’ll also learn how to include content from publishers’ course packs, giving you more teaching power. This course is recommended for faculty who are new to Blackboard.

Learning Outcomes

• The use of common Blackboard features such as posting an online syllabus, discussion board, assignments, quizzes, and grade books
• The ability to include content from publishers course packs
• The different perspectives of BB from both students and instructor views

Hours Required
This is a three-week course. Course completion, which includes readings, online discussions, and assignments, will take approximately ten hours per week.

Recommended Skills

• Basic computer skills (use of word processor, email, organize files, and compression/decompression)
• Basic Internet skills (use of browser, searches, uploading and downloading files)
• Familiarity with discussion boards
• Familiarity working with images a plus
• Have access to a Blackboard account after the workshop

Technical Requirements

• Fairly recent (not older than 3 years) Mac or PC with a current operating system
• Internet connection, preferably broadband ( DSL speeds), but a 56k modem will do.

Click here to register

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