Fall 2013 Instructional Technology Workshops for Faculty (Tentative)

Location for all workshops: Room 111 ALF (the lab off 107 ALF)

Coordinator: Sheila Booth
sbooth@qcc.mass.edu   508 854-7456

 Workshop

 Topics

Date

 Time

• Become familiar with the Blackboard menu and Control Panel
• Move items in the menu
• Upload files to the Content Collection
• Make links to files
• Make a link to a YouTube video
• Copying from one Blackboard Course to another (PDF handout)

Using Turnitin for assignments in Blackboard Learn

• Accessing Turnitin via Blackboard
• Creating an assignment
• Originality reports
• Grademark

Teaching in Bb Q & A
(in CAE -107 ALF)

Online Faculty support and demonstration:

• Bb Learn Overview
• Content collection
• Selecting a Teaching Style
• Setting up Content areas and linking to handouts

Grade Center in Blackboard Learn

• Customize and manage the Grade Center  
• Use Early Warning System to help monitor student performance.

Overview of Bb Learn

• Overview of Blackboard Learn Features
• Linking to syllabus and handouts
• Setting up discussions
• Linking to streaming media (Youtube or Films on Demand)
• Backing up files
• Transferring files (if needed)

• Uploading to Content collection
• Selecting a Teaching Style
• Setting up Content areas and linking to handouts

• Uploading to Content collection
• Selecting a Teaching Style
• Setting up Content areas and linking to handouts

• Atomic Learning and Youtube videos in Blackboard
• Using Films on Demand