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Faculty Blackboard Resources
Blackboard Guidelines
This information was developed to inform you about the process of the administration,
development and maintenance of your course information in Blackboard at Palomar
College.
To log in to Blackboard, use the same username and password combination as you would use to access a computer on the campus network. (This is the same username and password you use when accessing Palomar email.) Input your username as (for example) "JSmith2", with whatever password you normally use, and you will be able to access the system. If you are unsure what your email/network login password is, you should contact the Information Services Helpdesk at X2140.
Excellent Site: Blackboard 6 Tutorials
Blackboard Course Cartridges
Blackboard 6: Animated Tutorials
Cal State University, Fullerton Faculty Development Center Blackboard 6.1
Distance Learning Blackboard Course Readiness Checklist
Palomar College Blackboard Tutorials
Blackboard Quick Tutorials
Blackboard Faculty Tutorials and Resources developed by the EdTech Center, Northeastern University
Planning your Course
- "Educational Benefits of Online Learning": PDF
- "10 Steps to Creating Your Online Course": HTML | Word | PDF
- "Course Design Tips": HTML
- "Suggested Uses for Blackboard Course Areas": HTML
- "Supported File Types": HTML | Word
- "Building a Course Web Site Checklist": HTML | Word | PDF
- "Instructional Design Tips": HTML
- "Online Elements, Where Do You Start?": Workshop materials
- "Blackboard Online Course Design": HTML | Word | PDF
Building Your Course
- Access Your Account and Courses: PDF (entire section)
- Develop Your Course Structure: PDF (entire section)
- Manage Your Course Content: PDF (entire section)
- Interact With Your Students: PDF (entire section)
- Assess & Grade Your Students: PDF (entire section)
- Make Your Course Available PDF (entire section)
Managing Your Course
- "Sample List of Participation Guidelines": HTML
- "A Guide to 'Netiquette": HTML
- "Tips on Online Discussions": HTML
- "Good Discussion Comments & Sample Grading Policy": HTML
- Grading Online Discussion Participation: HTML
- Links about Online Discussion Facilitation: HTML
- Creating New Student Accounts: Word
- Enrolling in a Blackboard Course: Word
- Student FAQ: HTML | Word
Additional Resources for Faculty
- "Using HTML to format online documents": HTML
- "Basic HTML & Blackboard": PDF
- "Adding Images to Blackboard": HTML
- "Tips on Blackboard Assessment-Taking": HTML | Word
- Blackboard Faculty FAQ: HTML
