Blackboard Users,
Blackboard needs to diagnose an administrative problem for us and will be unavailable for at least some of the time between the early morning hours of 2:00am and 5:00am, Friday, September 28.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
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JENNIFER CLISTER
Blackboard Manager & Analyst
University of Miami IAC
305-284-3949
Blackboard users,
UM has a site license for the learning object development tool SoftChalk LessonBuilder. You can download the software from http://www.miami.edu/software. A number of projects and individuals have started using LessonBuilder to develop materials with content and learning activities for their students.
On Tuesday at 1:00 PM there will be a webinar demonstrating how to integrate SoftChalk into Blackboard so that grades on assessments created within the SoftChalk environment are posted to the Blackboard gradebook, among other things. You can sign up for the seminar below. I have already signed up, hoping to learn more about this tool and how we can take advantage of it to enhance learning outside the classroom.
Bill Vilberg
From: Thomas Wilson [mailto:thomas@softchalk.com]
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 3:56 PM
To: Vilberg, William R.
Subject: Thanks and reminders from the Eastern Team at SoftChalk
Dear Bill,
Greetings from the Eastern Team! Our names are Mary Beth Kim and Thomas Wilson. We know that you’ve been very busy during the last month with the start of a new school year. Hopefully, now is a good time for you to take a fresh look at our product, SoftChalk LessonBuilder, and we greatly appreciate any consideration you may have already given our software during this busy period of your year.
We would also like to announce a special webinar that will show you how to integrate LessonBuilder into the Blackboard LMS. This Webinar is scheduled for Tuesday, September 25 at 1pm ET and additional information can be found below. You can register for this webinar by simply clicking the “REGISTER NOW” link below.
| Blackboard/LessonBuilder Integration- Special Partner webinar -Florida Community College System, Jacksonville FL | Tuesday, September 25 | |
| In this session, Bill Ganza the Director of Professional Development at Florida Community College at Jacksonville, will show how lessons created with LessonBuilder can be imported into Blackboard. He will show how the lessons are saved, brought into Blackboard and how the quizzes and learning activities become part of the Blackboard gradebook. Prior to Bll's presentation Jan Day from Blackboard will describe the Blackboard-SoftChalk partnership. | ||
If you or others at your institution would like to learn even more about LessonBuilder itself, we offer online webinars that allow us to demonstrate the power and ease of using the software. Demonstrations typically last about 45 minutes and we can address your questions during these interactive online sessions. You can visit the schedule of online presentations to select a time frame that fits your needs.
Alternatively, we can also schedule private sessions that are more fully customizable to your specific interests or questions. Private webinars are scheduled at your convenience and we can fully accommodate your schedule.
And remember, you can download the 30 day free trial and see what all of the excitement is about for yourself. The 30 day free trial has all features fully enabled so you can explore the entire range of functionality that LessonBuilder has to offer.
Please let us know if you would like to schedule an online webinar to show your team the full power and functionality of LessonBuilder.
Thanks from SoftChalk, and we look forward to hearing from you soon.
Mary Beth Kim
Regional Sales Director
SoftChalk
877-638-2425 ext.103 (office)
757-897-6591 (cell)
Thomas Wilson
Eastern Region Sales
SoftChalk
877-638-2425 ext. 106 (office)
828-231-7646 (cell)
Blackboard Users,
The Instructional Advancement Center has a new Lunch & Learn session coming up on
Wednesday, September 12 from 12:20 to 1:30pm in the Whitten University Center Flamingo Ballroom C/D.
Voice Tools: What They Can Do For You and Your Class
The interaction and student engagement level of your class can be increased by when faculty and students can easily embed vocal interactions into their Blackboard course Web site.
UM has recently purchased a suite of voice tools that are now available through Blackboard. These tools provide the following features:
o Live Conversation and/or Voice Coaching
o Threaded Voice Boards
o Embedded Voice within Course Pages
o Voice-Enabled E-Mail
o Oral Assessments
To register for this session go to http://snipurl.com/1qcpa.
For more information on Wimba’s voice tools go to: http://www.wimba.com/products/voicetools.
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JENNIFER CLISTER
Blackboard Manager & Analyst
University of Miami IAC
305-284-3949
