Blackboard course shells for the Spring 09 semester have been created for all courses listed with the University Registrar. Use materials from other courses that you have already developed to develop your Spring 09 course. Click here for instructions on importing, exporting, copying and archiving a course.
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With the Wiki tool in Blackboard, creating a sign-up sheet that the entire class can edit and update is a snap!
Click on the link below to download a quick guide on creating, deploying, and editing a Wiki in Blackboard!
Blackboard Wiki_SignUp Sheet.pdf
For further assistance with utilizing Wiki's in your class, please contact your instructional designer.
The Teaching, Learning and Technology Center is now offering online training sessions. You can now attend an instructional Blackboard session from your office, home or favorite coffee shop. In order to register for an online training session please choose from the list of times and dates below:
Topic: Mastering the Grade Center
Description: The grade book has been transformed into the Grade Center. Enter scores much more efficiently, select dual display of Gradebook data, access audit/grade history changes, provide Gradebook comments, and so much more.
Date: Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Time: 10:30 am, Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -04:00, New York)
Click here and register.*
Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Time: 1:00 pm, Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -04:00, New York)
Click here and register.*
Date: Monday, October 20, 2008
Time: 2:30 pm, Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -04:00, New York)
Click here and register.*
Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Time: 10:30 pm, Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -04:00, New York)
Click here and register.
*Once you register, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions for joining the session.
For the Vista users out there I just found out something that may elevate your experience... So, fortunately, "Vista Concluded" wasn't my last look into Vista afterall... In passing, I hear a little blurb about how an attachment from webmail can't be opened/saved, and I'm thinking to myself (there's gotta be something on the computer... spyware, virus, whatever...) Then, I hear a few more times after and realize theres something more to it... So, in digging up for an answer... it hits me... it's only not working in Internet Explorer! I know some of you are thinking, "What's new?!?"... but... Internet Explorer, in this case, was only trying to help.
What's causing this hiccup for some people is "Protected Mode" - It was designed to setup a barrier against suspicious downloads. Now, when attempting to open/save a file, there is extra "credential information" that Internet Explorer has overlooked, hence the problem. By default, any Seton Hall laptop with Vista has had "Protected Mode" disabled to prevent this issue; however, due to microsoft updates/users turning it on/and users with non-Seton Hall laptops, there are people being affected. So it all boils down to just having to disable it in IE7 via Tools->Internet Options->Security Tab and everything will be as right as rain...
All those who attended Blackboard Tools Training on Wednesday, September 17th got a taste of the abundant plethora of options available to them to enhance and manage any course on Blackboard. Some areas that were discussed included file management capabilities, communications tools, announcements, assignments and discussion board, organization tools, and an overview of the Grade Center. Some participants went as far as uploading their syllabi, creating forums for discussion, adding assignments, saving content, adding announcements, and etc. If you have a basic idea of how to use Blackboard, want to review some skills, or are just starting from scratch, then this is the course for you.
Another course on Blackboard Tools will be offered on Thursday, September 25th from 9:00am - 10:30am in the new CTC Classroom in the Walsh Library. Feel free to read the course outline posted below to see if this is the right place for you! Hope to see everyone again soon!
Outline for Blackboard Tools Training.doc
On Tuesday, September 16th faculty members got their first taste of the new and improved Grade Center during the the first fall TLTC Faculty Bootcamp sesson. Held in the new CTC classroom in the Walsh Library, participants were eager to learn all there is to know about the big change in the newest edition of Blackboard 8.0: The Grade Center. Accessible through the control panel, the Grade Center takes its name from the previous Grade Book available to instructors on Blackboard. However, the name isn't the only new thing; infact the entire Grade Center has been revamped to make it not only easier to navigate, but also more managable and comprehensive. Participants were able to manipulate their own courses in Blackboard, with some even creating assignments, managing/ weighting grades, and e-mailing students. If you missed this class, another will be offered on the Grade Center on Wednesday, September 24th from 3:00 - 4:30pm in the CTC Classroom. Some useful handouts are attached below. Hope to see you there!
Getting Started With the Grade Center.pdf
Grade Center Manual.pdf
Prepare for the upcoming semester by attending sessions on using Blackboard.
Blackboard 8 - New Features focuses on the Grade Center (formally the grade book).
Preparing Your Blackboard Course focuses on using Blackboard to organizing your documents with the Content System, communicating with students via Announcements & e-Mail, setting up regular assignments & safe assignments, organizing online discussions and much more.
BlackBoard 8 - New Features
08/25/2008 10:00 AM Register
Preparing Your BlackBoard Course
08/25/2008 01:00 PM Register
Preparing Your BlackBoard Course
08/26/2008 10:00 AM Register
BlackBoard 8 - New Features
08/26/2008 01:00 PM Register
BlackBoard 8 - New Features
08/27/2008 10:00 AM Register
Preparing Your BlackBoard Course
08/27/2008 01:00 PM Register
BlackBoard 8 - New Features
09/02/2008 10:00 AM Register
Preparing Your BlackBoard Course
09/02/2008 01:00 PM Register
We have successfully upgraded from version 7.3 to Blackboard 8.
Blackboard 8 brings two major feature enhancements: The Grade Center (formerly known as the gradebook) and student Self/Peer Assessments. For more information and resources to make the transition as smooth as possible, click here.
On Sunday, August 10, the Department of Information Technology will upgrade MyWeb.shu.edu (Blackboard) to the version 8, latest release,). The upgrade will require Blackboard to be unavailable for use on Sunday, August 10, 2008 during the normal maintenance window of 12:01 AM through 8:00 AM. There will be access to webmail but not Banner during this upgrade period.
Blackboard 8 brings two major feature enhancements: The Grade Center (formerly known as the gradebook) and student Self/Peer Assessments. For more information and resources to make the transition as smooth as possible, click here.
