Summer 2012 Workshops

Course Descriptions

** New Course ** - Advanced Blackboard 9: The Grade Center
This one and 1/2 hour workshop will explore viewing and entering grades in the Grade Center.  Learn how to create Smart Views and other methods for managing grades.

Advanced Blackboard 9: Organizing Your Course Part One
This one and 1/2 hour workshop will explore how to plan course structure to align course content with your audience.  Learn how to organize your course through the use of folders and Learning Modules.  Learn to enable individualized instruction with Adaptive Release.

Advanced Blackboard 9: Organizing Your Course Part Two
This one and 1/2 hour workshop will explore how to develop and use course templates to give a unified look and feel to all your courses.  Organize students through the use of groups and create Discussion boards and forums to maximize interaction. Learn to adapt course elements to use in Blackboard Mobile Apps.

Advanced Blackboard 9: Full Day
This Six hour workshop will explore the Assessments, Tracking and Reporting, and Organizing Your Course Part One and Part Two courses during a Full Day session. 

Advanced Blackboard 9: Assessments
This one and 1/2 hour workshop will explore issuing and managing assignments for your audience.  Learn how to create, deploy, and review tests. Learn about grading tests, blogs, wikis, discussions and rubrics.

Advanced Blackboard 9: Tracking and Reporting
This one and 1/2 hour workshop will explore establishing system rules and notifications for your audience.  Review the Alerts and Tracking Reports for student information. Navigate the Performance Dashboard and creating Smart View in the Grade Center.

Introduction to Blackboard 9
This three hour workshop will explore the basic functions to logging in and getting started.  Learn the new terminology for Blackboard 9. Explore the Course Environment, navigating through your course, learn how to manage Course Files and build course content.