2. VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS
•Click through this presentation to learn how to
hold virtual office hours with your students through
Blackboard Collaborate
•For technical support with Collaborate, visit
itshelp@tamu.edu
3. IN THE COURSE MANAGEMENT
MENU, VISIT THE COURSE TOOLS
SECTION AND OPEN THE DROP
DOWN MENU TO FIND
"BLACKBOARD COLLABORATE."
COLLABORATE
4. CLICK ON "BLACKBOARD COLLABORATE, A NEW WINDOW WILL OPEN THAT WILL LOOK
LIKE THE ONE BELOW. CLICK "CREATE SESSION" IN THE SCHEDULE A SESSION SECTION.
COLLABORATE
5. ONCE THE NEW PAGE OPENS, YOU WILL BE PROMPTED UNDER "CREATE
SESSION" TO SCHEDULE A DATE AND TIME FOR YOUR OFFICE HOURS.
COLLABORATE
6. FURTHER DOWN THE SCREEN, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SELECT OTHER OPTIONS LIKE
RECORDING MODE, RAISE HAND, ALLOW GUESTS, AND VIEW PRIVATE MESSAGES. YOU
WILL ALSO BE PROMPTED TO ADD A POWERPOINT OR OTHER VISUAL DOCUMENTS IF YOU
SO CHOOSE.
COLLABORATE
7. CLICK SAVE IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER AND A LINK WILL APPEAR AT THE TOP OF THE
PAGE CONFIRMING YOUR SESSION HAS BEEN SAVED AND PROVIDING A LINK WHICH YOU
GIVE TO STUDENTS IN AN ANNOUNCEMENT OR VIA EMAIL.
COLLABORATE
