Instructor

Blackboard Basics

Blackboard Instructor Manual

TFN Blackboard Exercises

Adding and Subtracting Buttons and Other Features

Course Title And Description

Windows tips & tricks

Design Tips

Rapid Instructional Design: Learning ID Fast and Right (Piskurich, 2000)

Best Practices For Delivering Quality Online Courses
Annotated Links from ASU

Engagement Theory: A framework for technology-based teaching and learning. - Greg Kearsley & Ben Shneiderman
"The fundamental idea underlying engagement theory is that students must be meaningfully engaged in learning activities through interaction with others and worthwhile tasks."

 

Electronic Conferencing

A. Purpose & Rationale

Handbook for Instructors on the Use of Electronic Class Discussion -- Ohio State University
Look at the "Foundation" & "Choices" sections for helpful background and context.

The Role of the Online Instructor/Facilitator - Zane Berge, eModerators

B. Models

Models for Online Discourse - The WEB Project
"Through research and practice, the WEB Project has identified and built upon three types of discourse: design conversations, online dialog, and information exchange. All use a common process of request-respond-reply to keep the conversations engaging for everyone."

C. Specific Facilitation Counsel:

Effectively Using Electronic Conferencing - Indiana University
Listing of "things to do" and "things to avoid" in your online course.

Advanced Formatting

Uploading Multiple Files

Converting PowerPoint to HTML

HTML Survival Guide

Student Support

Are students able to post documents on the course site?

Missing Student Email Addresses Return to index

Reset Student Email

Archiving Old Discussion Board Threads

Removing Discussion Board Clutter

Miscellany

Exploring an Effective and Efficient Online Course Management Model - Xiaoxing (Peter) Han
Six Strategies and Techniques for Online Classroom Management

Checklist for Building a Blackboard Course Web Site - Blackboard.com

Sample Online Course Syllabus - Dallas Community College

Safety and Sound Relationships

Learners as Subjects of Their Own Learning


Additional Blackboard Resources

Faculty Online Tutorials -- ASU


Blackboard.com Excerpts

Animated Tutorials
The animated tutorials are available in HTML and SWF format. To watch the tutorial click on the HTML link. To save the animated tutorial to your computer, right-click (Windows) or control-click (Mac) the SWF link on the page below and select the appropriate command to save the file. Please note that the SWF file requires the use of the Flash Player.

*Creating an Announcement
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create an announcement in a Blackboard Learning System (Release 6), course Web site.
[HTML / SWF]

*Creating a Discussion Forum
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a Discussion Forum, and modify Forum and User Settings in a Blackboard Learning System (Release 6), course Web site.
[HTML / SWF]

*Working with Discussion Board Options
In this tutorial, you will learn how to access and utilize the Discussion Board options in a Blackboard Learning System (Release 6) course Web site.
[HTML / SWF]

*Creating and Managing Groups
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create and manage a collaborative group in a Blackboard Learning System (Release 6) course Web site.
[HTML / SWF]

Archiving Discussion Board Threads
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create an archive, move threads to an archive, release threads and remove archives in a Blackboard Learning System (Release 6) course Web site.
[HTML / SWF]

Building a Learning Unit
In this tutorial, you will learn how to build a Learning Unit in a Blackboard Learning System (Release 6) course Web site.
[HTML / SWF]

 Tip Sheets
The following documents are available in PDF (download Reader), or PDF format. To save the file to your computer, right-click (Windows) or control-click (Mac) the link on the page below and select the appropriate command to save the file.

Getting Started in Your Release 6 Course
Before you begin creating courses, learn how the system works and some effective strategies for planning your course.
[PDF - 147 KB]

*What's New and Different in Release 6
A quick overview for instructors, covering the major differences between Blackboard 5 and Blackboard Learning System (Release 6).
[PDF - 21KB]

Digital Drop Box vs. Assignments
This tip sheet highlights best practices for working with the Digital Drop Box and the new Assignment content type.
[PDF - 258KB]

[PDF - 258KB]

Saving PowerPoint Presentations as a Web Page
Students without Microsoft PowerPoint may have difficulty viewing your presentations in Blackboard; now you can solve the problem!
[PDF - 253KB]

Importing a Web Site
If you already have a Web site, you can compress it and import it directly into your Blackboard course. Here's how!
[PDF - 26KB]

Options for Using Offline Content
Instructors can use their Blackboard course to link to multimedia content stored on a CD-ROM, shared network drive, or compressed set of files.
[PDF - 256KB]