Fall 2008 Seminars
To register, please email fcld@hartford.edu
or call 768-4661
On September 10, 2008, Fall 2006 and Summer 2007 Blackboard courses will be removed from active status on Blackboard, Click here for details.
Getting Started with Blackboard Seminar
Every Tuesday, 12:15 - 1:30 p.m.
Woods Family Center for Learning and Instruction (Mortensen Library)
Blackboard is a Learning Management System. It provides instructors with a ready-made online course that incorporates useful teaching tools such as discussion boards and email, the ability to post documents, create assignments and quizzes, and post grades. Learn more about Blackboard and how to get started building a course in this hands-on seminar.
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September Seminars
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Getting Started with Blackboard Seminar
Thursday, September 4th, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Woods Family Center for Learning and Instruction (Mortensen Library)
Blackboard is a Learning Management System. It provides instructors with a ready-made online course that incorporates useful teaching tools such as discussion boards and email, the ability to post documents, create assignments and quizzes, and post grades. Learn more about Blackboard and how to get started building a course in this hands-on seminar.
Copying Blackboard Courses and Content
Monday, September 8th – 3:00 to 3:30 p.m.
Woods Center (Mortensen Library)
Prerequisites: Familiarity with adding course content and navigating Blackboard.
Managing content between courses - either term to term or within multiple sections of the same course, can be time consuming. For example, when FCLD copies instructor's courses forward to a new semester, everything except students and student-related data is copied into the new course, This often necessitates that faculty spend a good amount of time "cleaning up" their courses by removing outdated announcements or course materials that may not be appropriate for the new term. This seminar will demonstrate several time saving techniques that faculty can utilize for copying specific content items or areas between different Blackboard courses.
Getting Started with Blackboard Seminar
Wednesday, September 10th, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
FCLD Faculty Lab (Mortensen Library)
Blackboard is a Learning Management System. It provides instructors with a ready-made online course that incorporates useful teaching tools such as discussion boards and email, the ability to post documents, create assignments and quizzes, and post grades. Learn more about Blackboard and how to get started building a course in this hands-on seminar.
Using Blackboard's Gradebook
Thursday, September 11th - 9:30 to 11:00 a.m.
Woods Center (Mortensen Library)
Prerequisites: Familiarity with adding course content and navigating Blackboard.
According to several informal surveys, Gradebook is one of the Blackboard features that students value most. If you have been using Blackboard but have not yet taken advantage of this tool, chances are that your students will soon be asking you to use it! In this seminar, FCLD Staff will show you how to set up, post and modify grades in Blackboard. They'll also share tips for using more advanced gradebook features such as weighting grades, and exporting your gradebook to an Excel spreadsheet.
Using Blackboard’s Discussion Board
Wednesday, September 17th -
3:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Woods Center (Mortensen Library)
Prerequisites: Familiarity with adding course content and navigating Blackboard.
Online discussions are a great way to extend the classroom discussion, promote brainstorming, or provide group feedback on assignments such as case studies. Typically, the instructor poses a discussion question in Blackboard relating to coursework and then students post replies, building an online conversation together. The benefits of online discussion include student reflection prior to response, a safer forum for those students who may not speak up face-to-face, and a place to continue in-class discussions. FCLD will show instructors the basics of setting up a forum discussion and discuss forum options, including grading, subscriptions, copying, and moderated forums
Blackboard 7: What’s New, What’s the Same?
Friday, September 19th –11:00 to 11:30 a.m.
Woods Center (Mortensen Library)
Prerequisites: Familiarity with adding course content and navigating Blackboard.
The campus’ Blackboard Learning Management System was upgraded in May, 2008. The upgrade includes improvements and enhancements to existing course features, as well as a new tool, the Early Warning System. Learn more about these enhancements by joining FCLD for an upgrade overview
Creating Testing in Blackboard
Wednesday, September 24th - 9:30 to 11:00 p.m.
Woods Center (Mortensen Library)
Prerequisites: Familiarity with adding course content and navigating Blackboard.
Are you ready to take the next step in Blackboard? Join FCLD ho learn how to make the most of Blackboard’s quizzes and surveys. This session will demonstrate the step-by-step creation of quizzes and surveys in Blackboard, tips and tricks, and discuss strategies for using Blackboard surveys and quizzes that may improve student learning outcomes.
Scanning Documents
Monday, September 29th –10:00 to 11:00 a.m.
FCLD Faculty Lab (Mortensen Library)
Prerequisites: General knowledge of personal computing.
FCLD has a scanner that allows faculty to scan multiple-page articles lightning fast and convert them into PDFs for use in programs such as Blackboard. In this seminar, you will learn how to use the new scanner. In addition, we will discuss image resolution, memory and file size, different image formats and their appropriate use when scanning. Participants should bring articles ready to scan as this session includes hands-on time to try out the new scanner.
To register, call FCLD at 768-4661 or email fcld@hartford.edu
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