[BB] Bb Webinar: Creating a More Engaging Course (10/1)

Bb Users,

 

We are trying a new kind of training activity. We have paid to participate (as a group) in a Webinar with a professional online instructor/designer (whose credentials are below) on how to make your Blackboard course more engaging to students. We will participate as a group from the Faculty Exploratory. If you’re interested, we only ask that you register so that we don’t overcrowd the Exploratory. If interest is high, we may be able to find a bigger room. Register here.

 

Here is all the info:

 

Blackboard Crash Course: Keys to Creating More Engaging College Courses

Thursday, October 1, 2009
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM – Faculty Exploratory

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SUMMARY

Today's students live in an email and Facebook world with their laptops practically attached to their fingertips. They expect to seamlessly transition from class to home, library, wherever, whenever. Blackboard's collaborative teaching and learning tools can help bridge the gap from classroom to anytime, anywhere- but navigating these tools can be confusing. Join us for a 60 minute webinar where you and your colleagues will discover:

• What are Blackboard's collaborative teaching & learning tools?
• How to design & develop a course on Blackboard
• Keys to personalizing your Blackboard course navigation
• Setting up electronic assignment submission & the Grade Center

PROGRAM BENEFITS

This practical 60-minute, webinar will provide you and your colleagues with the basics of designing and developing a course in the Blackboard learning management system.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

• Communicating via Blackboard- Collaborative Teaching & Learning Tools
• Creating effective announcements to convey time-sensitive material
• Chat, discussion board, & virtual classroom- Connecting in real time
• The Digital Drop Box- using Blackboard to send & receive files
• Using Blackboard's Grading & Assessment Tools
• How to Use the Assignment Manager- assign, submit & grade online
• Tips for creating & monitoring online surveys, quizzes, and tests
• The Grade Center- recent changes & improvements you should know
• Blackboard Pre-requisites: What you need to know before getting started
• Blackboard Essentials- How to Create a Course in Blackboard LMS
• Customizing your course: layout & navigation tips & tricks
• Guidelines for creating, storing, and distributing course content
• Question and answer session

SPEAKER

Jason Rhode, Ph.D., is the Assistant Director of the Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center at Northern Illinois University. As an experienced online instructor, instructional designer, course developer, and program director, Jason is responsible for developing and offering training programs and support for faculty and staff on teaching with technology and related topics in addition to providing leadership on technology-related issues.

• Utilizing his nearly 10 years experience in the field of online learning, Jason has spent the past 5 years working closely with various units at NIU on addressing faculty needs related to online teaching. He has designed and taught dozens of online courses in numerous learning management systems, including: Blackboard, WebCT, Desire2Learn, and Moodle and he shares his expertise with others interested in teaching online.
• Jason currently designs and teaches online and blended courses in educational technology and instructional design and is a sought after conference speaker, instructor, and online learning consultant.
• He is member of the Midwest Blackboard User's Group (SLATE), Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), Illinois Association for Educational Communications and Technology (IAECT), International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), and the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA).

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JENNIFER CLISTER Blackboard System Manager University of Miami IAC 305-284-3949