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- 2. LIMITLESS POTENTIAL | LIMITLESS OPPORTUNITIES | LIMITLESS IMPACT The real essentials of a Blackboard course UoRM (Malaysia) 2 GETTING STARTED & DESIGNING YOUR COURSE Technology Enhanced Learning CQSD 09/06/2016
- 3. 3 And I’m Lauren I’m Maria We’ll be delivering today’s session about getting started with Blackboard & designing your course!
- 4. TEL STAFF (CQSD) Vicki Holmes Head of TEL v.holmes@reading.ac.uk Adam Bailey Senior TEL Advisor a.r.g.bailey@reading.ac.uk Lauren McCann TEL Advisor l.j.mccann@reading.ac.uk Shirin Irvine TEL Advisor s.irvine@reading.ac.uk Maria Papaefthimiou Senior TEL Advisor m.c.papaefthimiou@reading.ac.uk Andy Turner TEL Applications Manager a.r.turner@reading.ac.uk 4
- 5. SESSION OVERVIEW • Purpose, structure and layout of Blackboard • Design the layout of your Blackboard course and provide a structure for the content • Add engaging content to your Blackboard course • Identify the tools available for communication, collaboration, assessment, feedback and online learning activities • Understand the University processes for managing Blackboard, including applying for a course, enrolments and annual course rollover 5
- 6. WHAT IS BLACKBOARD? 6 • Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) • Web-based • Accessible anytime, anywhere (via an internet connection) It provides a practical way to: • Deliver and organise teaching content and activities; • Offers opportunities for interaction, communication and collaboration; • Provide links to essential resources • Track, monitor and assess student progress. • It supports different teaching methods and modes of delivery: face- to-face teaching, blended learning and distance provision. • Other VLE examples: Moodle, Canvas.
- 7. WHERE DOES BLACKBOARD FIT IN AT UOR? 7
- 8. WHAT HAPPENS AT THE END OF THE YEAR? 8 • Courses are ‘rolled over’ during the summer, along with their content • Instructors should leave the course available at the end of the year • Requests for NEW courses, shared courses, copying of content should be made using the online request forms via Blackboard’s Support for Staff tab: http://www.reading.ac.uk/internal/vle-support/
- 9. 9 What about access to previous year’s courses? Staff & students can access courses from previous years on their Enrolments tab. For how long can courses be accessed? This is currently unlimited - courses are not archived. This arrangement is currently being considered. ACCESS TO COURSES
- 10. HOW IS BLACKBOARD STRUCTURED? 10 School Portal Enrolments Support for Staff tab Support for Students tab
- 11. ROLES WITHIN BLACKBOARD – WHO CAN DO WHAT? 11 Role Privileges Course Builder No access to student grades Instructor Access to all areas of the course in the Control Panel Teaching Assistant (TA) Co-teacher Marker Assists the instructor with managing the Grade Centre and in the creation, management, delivery, and grading of items Student Student Guest View only access; no access to Control Panel External Examiner Can view but not create/edit content; full access to Grade Centre
- 12. A ‘GOOD’ BLACKBOARD COURSE 12 •What do YOU think makes a good, engaging Blackboard course?
- 13. 13 DESIGN PRINCIPLES Clear & well- structured menu Folder structure for resources Engaging & easy-to-find resources Assessment section Good aesthetic - use of visuals, etc.
- 14. COURSE STRUCTURE: MENU 15 Rationale for suggested menu: • Minimum’/suggested standard & ripe for customisation to needs • Consistency across courses • Ease of navigation for students • Ties in with e-assessment policies Guidance on how to customise your course menu: Blackboard > Support for Staff > Course Management
- 15. OTHER BB FEATURES CONTENT ASSESSMENTS TOOLS Sign up list Quiz Blog Mash-up (e.g. YouTube) Survey Journal SCORM package Blackboard Assignment Wiki Turnitin Assignment Discussion Board Self & Peer Assessment Chat GROUPS 16
- 16. MAKING YOUR COURSE AVAILABLE 17 Control Panel > Customisation > Properties
- 17. ADDING A BANNER 18 Control Panel > Customisation > Teaching Style
- 18. STUDENT PREVIEW • Can I see what the students see? 19
- 19. NOTIFICATIONS 20 Have a go at personalising your notifications
- 20. SUPPORT AVAILABLE 21 Get in touch Staff Development TEL guides Support for Staff tab on Blackboard TEL blog Blackboard Help site TEL courses Blackboard Surgeries IT Service Desk (it@reading.ac.uk) • Help you with technical queries • Forward your TEL queries to us
- 23. ACTIVITY TIME! Have a go at the following activities using your Practice Course on Blackboard! 24
- 24. Customise your course: Add a BANNER to your course 25
- 25. Customising the menu Using the MENU in your Practice Course: 1. Reorder a couple of items 2. Rename an item 3. Add a menu item 26
- 26. Organising/structuring your content In your Lecture Notes section: Add 2 folders either by week (Week 1, Week 2) OR by topic (Topic 1, Topic 2 or name the topics) 27
- 27. Adding content In the Week or Topic 1 folder, add the following materials: 1. An item & attach a file to the item 2. A web link (e.g. www.reading.ac.uk) 3. An image 4. Re-order the materials 5. Move the web link in to the Week 2/Topic 2 folder28
- 28. Adding engaging content In the Week or Topic 1 folder, add the following materials: 1. A mash-up (e.g YouTube or SlideShare) 2. External content (use the embed code from a website to add this content) 29
- 29. ENROLLING USERS • Enrol 2 colleagues on your Practice Course as Students 30
- 30. COMMUNICATIONS ACTIVITIES 1. Post an Announcement on your practice course 2. Send an Email to the students on your Practice Course 31
- 31. HOW DID YOU DO? 32
Editor's Notes
- Welcome!
- Blackboard Learn is the University’s centrally supported Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It is a flexible web based system that enables tutors to deliver online learning to students that is accessible at any time and anywhere via an internet connection. It provides a practical way to: Deliver and organise teaching content, and activities; Offer dynamic interaction, communication and collaboration; Provide links to essential resources (websites, reading lists and past exam papers); Track, monitor and assess student progress. Blackboard is used to support different teaching methods and modes of delivery across various disciplines at the University, supporting both face-to-face teaching, blended learning and distance provision. You may have used another VLE elsewhere, e.g. Moodle or Canvas
- How Blackboard Learn fits in with: Schools set up modules on RISIS Student enrolments & RISIS (Student Information System) – it takes 1-2 days when a student enrols on a module on RISIS for it to appear in their Blackboard Enrolments Staff enrolments from HR via IT
- Annual course roll over process: Courses are ‘rolled over’ during the summer, along with content & given name appropriate for the new academic year. Materials can then be tailored for the new year – removed, added, amended, etc. Staff should leave their course available at the end of the year Requests for NEW courses & course content copy should be made using the online request forms via Blackboard’s Support for Staff tab: http://www.reading.ac.uk/internal/vle-support/
- https://en-us.help.blackboard.com/Learn/9.1_2014_04/Instructor/050_Course_Customization/050_Course_Roles Course roles control access to the content and tools within a course. Each user is assigned a role for each course they participate in. For example, a user with a role of teaching assistant in one course can have a role of student in another course. The course role is set when a user is enrolled. After enrolment, you can edit the role from the Control Panel. The following list includes the default course roles: Course Builder Instructor Teaching Assistant Marker Student Guest Administrators can edit the names, capabilities, and privileges associated with existing course roles. They can also create new course roles. Therefore, some of the information listed here may not accurately reflect your available course roles. To learn about enrolling users or changing course roles, such as promoting a student to teaching assistant, see Manage Users. As you view the following roles, remember: the tools and functions within each area of the Control Panel can vary depending on the settings that your institution has put into place. The instructor role can control tool availability. To learn more, see Course Tool Availability. Course Builder The course builder role has access to most areas of the Control Panel. This role is appropriate for a user to manage the course without having access to student grades. A course builder can still access the course if the course is unavailable to students. A course builder cannot delete an instructor from a course. Course builders have access to the following Control Panel sections: Course Files Content Collection Course Tools Users and Groups Customization Packages and Utilities Help Instructor Instructors have access to all areas in the Control Panel. This role develops, teaches, or facilitates the class. Instructors can access a course that is unavailable to students. Institutions can limit instructor access to the following features of the Control Panel: List users Edit users Create user Batch create users Delete users Enrol users Settings Import Export Archive Teaching Assistant Teaching assistants—or co-teachers—can administer all areas of a course. Their only limitations are those imposed by an instructor or your institution. A teaching assistant cannot delete an instructor from a course. Teaching assistants have access to most tools and features in the Control Panel. Even if a course is unavailable to students, teaching assistants still have access to the course. Teaching assistants are not listed in the course catalog listing for the course. Grader A grader assists the instructor in the creation, management, delivery, and grading of items, such as tests and discussion board posts. A grader also assists the instructor with managing the Grade Centre. A grader cannot access a course if it is unavailable to students. Graders have access to the following Control Panel sections: Course Files Content Collection Course Tools Evaluation Grade Centre Packages and Utilities (limited access) Help Student Student is the default course role. Students have no access to the Control Panel. Guest Guests have no access to the Control Panel. Areas within the course are made available to guests, but typically they can only view course materials. They usually do not have access to tests and assignments, or have permission to post on discussion boards. You can assign the guest role to visitors, such as prospective students, alumni, and parents.
- Check out the Film Studies Demo Course (on which you’re enrolled) as an example of a ‘good course’ that follows sound design principles: Well structured, clear menu Theme Use of images Use of video Use of personality
- This is a framework & the instructional design model designed by Garrison, Anderson and Archer (2000) – Canadian scholars whose work is considered to be a major contribution to the field of TEL. This is relevant to any use of VLEs and any demands you make of your students in an online environment – don’t be absent from the picture just because you view it as activity that they can do on their own, online. You need to be there too, and they’ll find your presence, and your interest, encouraging. If it feels like a ghost town in your BB course, it won’t be very welcoming and it won’t encourage students to visit. They want to see a bit of you in there as well. Social presence is the discourse that’s enabled through the content you and your students provide, and the interaction between them, but teacher presence is an important and enabling part of that environment.
- For guidance on the suggested course menu & how to customise a course menu, see: http://blogs.reading.ac.uk/tel/support-blackboard/blackboard-support-staff-course-management/
- Make your course available! By default, Bb courses are unavailable. Make your course available to allow your students to see it!
- Make your course available! By default, Bb courses are unavailable. Make your course available to allow your students to see it!
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- All instructor users of Blackboard are automatically added to the Bb Users email list which is used to send out important info relating to Blackboard, e.g. updates, downtimes, issues. To be removed, staff need to be taken off Bb modules as instructors. TEL CQSD staff can’t remove staff from the email list – they will simply get re-added unless removed as an instructor.