Workshop Calendar & Descriptions
New to Online Course Shells | Blackboard Basics & Learning Modules | Introducing Wimba Classroom | Wimba Voice Tools | Assessments & LockDown Browser | Mastering the Grade Book | SafeAssign & Assignment Dropbox
New to Online Courses
Target audience: No online or Blackboard experience
This workshop covers how to:
- Understand the course request and development processes used at UALR
- Maximize the performance of your computer with Blackboard
- Edit your development course shell for your first semester
- Locate and use resources unique to UALR faculty
Blackboard Basics and Learning Modules
Target audience: Those who already have a development or migrated shell in Blackboard
This workshop covers how to:
- Explore and navigate in the Build, Teach, and Student View tab of a course.
- Add tools to the Course Menu
- Create new content items and add them to the Home Page.
- Customize the appearance of a course.
- Create Learning Modules.
Introducing Wimba Classroom
Target audience: No or limited experience in Wimba Classroom
This workshop covers how to:
- Engage students in real-time with live video and audio presentations
- Create live collaborative learning exercises
- Share your computer applications with students through application sharing
- Archive lectures and live sessions for repeated student access
Wimba Voice Tools
Target audience: No or limited experience in Wimba Voice Tools
This workshop covers how to:
- Create Voice Discussion topics with student interaction
- Deliver interactive resources with Voice Presentation
- Communicate through Voice Email
- Identify opportunities to enhance learning with podcasts
- Create and manage podcast subscription processes
Assessments & LockDown Browser
Target audience: Those who have already attended Blackboard Basics OR have some experience with Blackboard at UALR
This workshop covers how to:
- Create a variety of question types
- Build effective quizzes and surveys
- Grade quiz results and view key statistics
- How to use Lockdown Browser for your Assessments
Mastering the Grade Book
Target audience: Those who have already attended Blackboard Basics OR have some experience with Blackboard at UALR
This workshop covers how to:
- Customize your Grade Book
- Manage student information and grades
SafeAssign & Assignment Dropbox
Target audience: Those who have already attended Blackboard Basics OR have some experience with Blackboard at UALR.
This workshop covers how to:
- Add the SafeAssign and DirectSubmit tools to your course
- Upload and manage SafeAssign and DirectSubmit file submissions
- Select appropriate SafeAssignment options for your instructional goals
- Interpret SafeAssign reports to determine citation or plagiarism problems
- Use various features of the Assignment Dropbox