Inservice Presentation

1. Faculty In
Service
Fall 2012
Christine
Seideman
ADVANCED
BLACKBOARD SKILLS

2. AGENDA
•Banner
The Basics •Syllabus/Schedule
•Faculty Information
•Setup/Weights
Grade •Smart Views
Center •Best Practices
•Blogs
Assignment •Wikis
Features •Voice Board

3. Using the E@T Banner THE
BASICS
Creator
Follow this link:
http://bit.ly/BannerBb
BANNER
12FA BW101-001W Basket Weaving
Instructor: Dr. Ima Wesome

4. Use the CWI template emailed THE
to you this summer – please let BASICS
me know if you need me to send
it to you!
Don’t copy/paste from Word.
SYLLABUS &
Do consider using a display tool
SCHEDULE
like Box.com
Make your course schedule is
accurate for due dates and
when exams will be held.
It’s okay to say ‘things may
change’

5.  Email
THE
christineseideman@cwidaho.cc
BASICS
 Work Phone 208-562-3377
 Office Location Main Academic
Building, Room 312 #6
INFORMATION
INSTRUCTOR
 Office Hours I’m here 8:30am-5pm
and I’m more than happy to work
with your schedule.
 Notes
If you have a problem, feel free to
call. If it isn't mine to fix, maybe I
can help get you to the right place.
And don't worry about
whether or not I am busy. :)

6. Guidelines for Weighted Grades GRADE
CENTER
 FIRST: Set up your Grade
SETUP & WEIGHTS
Categories
 SECOND: Adjust your
Weighted Total Column
 THIRD: Assign the correct
Categories to your
Assignments
 LAST: Keep entering grades
and let Blackboard to the
work!

7. Smart Views are for YOU if… GRADE
CENTER
 you want a quick snapshot of
who passed a test (or
SMART VIEWS
assignment) - or – who didn’t.
 you want a broad overview of
how students are performing
at different stages of the
semester
 you want to provide targeted
feedback to students who
meet the criteria you’ve
selected

8. GRADE
 Enter a grade for every CENTER
assignment (a -- does not
equal a 0).
BEST PRACTICES
 Don’t leave ungraded
attempts on an assignment
(even if you’ve entered a
grade).
 Provide clear feedback to
your students
 If you need help – just ask! 

9. Blogs have been found to:
ASSIGNMENT
ASSIGNMENT
 Promote critical & analytical thinking FEATURES
FEATURES
 Encourage creative, intuitive, and
associative thinking
 Promote analogical thinking
BLOGS
BLOGS
 Increase access and exposure to quality
information
 Combine the best of solitary reflection and
social interaction
In short – blogging helps your students
expand on what’s happening in class, relate
it to the real world, share their insights with
each other, and come away with a deeper
understanding and/or greater applications.
This is REAL WORLD learning!

10. You can add a blog to your class in
Blackboard very easily!
ASSIGNMENT
FEATURES
Select ‘Add Interactive Tool’ and name your
Blog, set the grading/visibility parameters
and submit.
BLOGS…
Students then can add their comments and
respond to each other.
~ Play Time ~
Create a blog and a blog entry (you can
choose to use or delete it af ter this session)

11. We all know the most popular Wiki out there
Some love it, some hate it. Regardless of
ASSIGNMENT
OUR feelings, our students are using it! FEATURES
WIKIPEDIA
What is the draw for this internet sensation?
WIKIS
Collaboration, the ability to change things,
and accountability. This creates skills that
promote a continual assessment of
information and revision skills.
This is REAL WORLD learning !
How can we utilize a took students already
use (and passionately defend) to encourage
their learning here?

12. Select ‘Add Interactive Tool’ and name your
Wiki, set the grading/visibility parameters ASSIGNMENT
and submit. FEATURES
Students then can add their comments and
respond to each other.
WIKIS…
~ Play Time ~
Create a Wiki and a wiki entry (you can
choose to use or delete it af ter this session)

13. Time is a precious commodity. As much as
we may wish we had time for oral
ASSIGNMENT
presentations in our classes, there often is FEATURES
not time.
Writing skills are critical – but so are public
VOICE BOARD
speaking skills. There are very few
professions that allow their worker bees to
be silent.
How can we make sure our students can both
write and speak intelligently?
Give your students a voice !

14. Select ‘Add Interactive Tool’ and name your
VoiceBoard, set the grading/visibility
ASSIGNMENT
parameters and submit. FEATURES
Students then can record their thoughts.
VOICE BOARD…
~ Play Time ~
Create a VoiceBoard and scenario for your
students to respond to (you can choose to
use or delete it af ter this session)

15. OPEN FORUM
Questions?
Feedback Poll -
http://bit.ly/CWITrainingSurvey