Getting The Most From Bb - Selected Features

Slide 1: G e tting th e Mos t from B la c kb oa rd Dis c u s s io n G ra d e r As s ig n m e n t F e a tu re

Slide 2: Introduc tion – Mike S im m ons • 1 2 th ye a r o f te a c h in g a nd tra in ing (E n g ine e ring , C om pu te r S c ie n c e , P o litic a l S c ie n c e , P u b lic Ad m in is tra tio n , G ove rnm e nt) • 5 ye a rs c o rp ora te a n d te c h n ic a l tra inin g • TWU Life lo n g Le a rnin g – 6 ye a rs m s im m o n s @twu.e d u

Slide 3: Topic s for Toda y • Intro d uc tio ns a n d b rie f d is c u s s io n o f s e s s io n g o a ls • P re s e nta tio n fo c u s e s o n e ffic ie n c y, wh ic h le a d s to e ffe c tive n e s s • As s ig nm e n ts – C o n c e p t a n d P ra c tic e • Dis c u s s io n G ra de r – C o n c e p ts a n d P ra c tic e

Slide 4: C onte xt • Th is pre s e nta tion b a s e d o n m a te ria ls p re p a re d b y th e s ta ff o f Life lo ng Le a rn in g , S prin g 2 0 0 7 • h ttp :/ www.twu.e d u/ l/ c u lty/ a nd o u ts .h t / d fa h m • h ttp :/ www.twu.e d u/ l/ c u lty/ e ttin g _s ta rte d / / d fa g G

Slide 5: Ge tting S tarte d with Blac kbo ard As s ig nme nts • Why S ho uld I Kno w Abo ut Cre ating As s ig nme nts ? – Y ou c a n c re a te a n As s ig nm e nt in B la c kb oa rd a nd h a ve th e ite m a utom a tic a lly a ppe a r in th e G ra de b ook. Th e s tude nts m a y work on a s s ig nm e nt th roug h B la c kb oa rd a nd s ub m it th e m a nd re c e ive a g ra de a nd yo ur c om m e nts .

Slide 7: Cre ating an As s ig nme nt To c re a te a n As s ig nm e nt, g o to th e C ontrol P a ne l a nd s e le c t th e C onte nt Are a in wh ic h you would like your As s ig nm e nt to a ppe a r.

Slide 8: Adding Ite m s a nd As s ig nm e nts Wh e n working in a c onte nt a re a , you c a n a dd ite m s : Y ou a ls o h a ve th e option to a dd a dditiona l c onte nt like S urve ys a nd As s ig nm e nts . To a dd a n As s ig nm e nt, s e le c t As s ig nm e nt from th e pull-down m e nu in th e C onte nt Are a a nd c lic k on G o

Slide 9: Y ou will b e g in b y filling in th e As s ig nm e nt Inform a tion. A Na m e for th e As s ig nm e nt is Unde r d. truc m a y ls s s nm nt. B e ure to g ive dire re q uire Ins Y ou tions , aAs o ig e t ae de fa ultspoint va lue h e rec.tions for c om ple ting th e a s s ig nm e nt a nd h ow to s ub m it it.

Slide 10: As in oth e r C onte nt Are a s , you h a ve th e c h oic e of m a king th e As s ig nm e nt a va ila b le now or a t a la te r da te . Y ou m a y a ls o c h oos e to h a ve th e s ys te m ke e p tra c k of th e num b e r of tim e s th e As s ig nm e nt is vie we d. Y ou h a ve th e option of inc luding a file with th e As s ig nme nt. This is he lpful if the re are m a te ria ls th e s tude nts ne e d to re vie w in orde r to c om ple te th e As s ig nme nt. S tude nts c an als o downloa d a doc um e nt, a dd th e ir inform a tion a nd re turn it to you.

Slide 11: Wh e n you c re a te a n As s ig nm e nt, th e na m e of th e As s ig nm e nt is a utom a tic a lly a dde d to th e G ra de b ook. Wh e n a s tude nt h a s turne d in th e ir As s ig nm e nt, you will s e e a n ic on in th e G ra de b ook.

Slide 12: Wh e n you c lic k on th e “!”, yo u will be able to vie w the as s ig nme nt fo r that s tude nt and award th e m points

Slide 13: Dis c us s ion G ra de r • Th e Dis c us s ion G ra de r s im plifie s th e proc e s s of e va lua ting a s tude nt's pa rtic ipa tion in B la c kb oa rd dis c us s ion forum s • Allows ins truc tor to a c c e s s to a s ing le pa g e with e ve ry m e s s a g e th a t a s tude nt h a s pos te d to a pa rtic ula r forum , num b e r of words pe r m e s s a g e , a nd num b e r of orig ina l m e s s a g e s a nd re plie s . • Afte r e va lua ting th is inform a tion, th e ins truc tors c a n th e n e a s ily e nte r a g ra de for th e s tude nt wh ic h will b e s tore d in th e B la c kb oa rd g ra de b ook for th e c ours e . (www.b la c kb oa rd.c om )

Slide 14: S e le c t a c ours e C ontrol P a ne l Dis c us s ion G ra de r (in C ours e Tools ) S e le c t dis c us s ion to b e g ra de d from lis t (or g o to dis c us s ion s e c tion a nd c re a te a ne w one )

Slide 22: C onc lus ion • C o n c e pt, c on te n t a n d p la n m o re im p o rta n t th a n too ls , b u t g o o d us e o f to o ls h e lp s b e tte r te a c h in g a n d le a rn ing .