Implementing Blackboard Snapshot aka The Good, The Bad, & The Errors

South Arkansas Community College implemented Blackboard Snapshot starting in the Spring 2008 semester. The tool pulls information from the institution’s SIS system (POISE) and updates student contact information, rosters, etc. in Blackboard with near real time synchronization. The presentation will include the structure used and the plan developed to have the procedure running for the Read more about Implementing Blackboard Snapshot aka The Good, The Bad, & The Errors[…]

Using Blackboard Discussion Boards

This one hour course instructed the college community on the Blackboard Discussion Board tool to facilitate discussion of topics in face-to-face and online courses. The session was offered to instructors during the college’s pre-service. Documents from this presentation – Getting Started with Discussion Boards in Blackboard (PDF Format) – Doing More with Discussion Boards in Read more about Using Blackboard Discussion Boards[…]

Blackboard For Dummies or Everything I Wanted to Know About Blackboard But Didn’t Know Who To Ask!

This one hour course reviewed basics of the Blackboard system. This included a review of the Blackboard tools and a question and answer session. Instructors could ask questions to the leader about any of the issues or thoughts they had about the college’s Blackboard system. The session was offered to instructors during the college’s pre-service. Read more about Blackboard For Dummies or Everything I Wanted to Know About Blackboard But Didn’t Know Who To Ask![…]

Online Instructors Development Day

This day long session was presented to online instructors. The session discussed the issues that instructors deal with and work to find resolutions. Topics also covered were the use of course rubrics, communication flow with students, use of new technologies, and the improvements to the Blackboard Learning system for the new semester. Documents from this Read more about Online Instructors Development Day[…]

Latest Online Technologies to Enhance Teaching

This one hour course reviewed the technologies offered to the college community that would enhance the instruction of learning objectives to students in college courses. The session was offered to instructors during the college’s pre-service. Documents from this presentation – Handout documents from this presentation unavailable.

Developing Materials for Online and Blended Instruction

With the increase in gas prices and the importance of education, many college instructors are turning to online course management systems to replace some “seat time”. This session discusses and covers the issues instructors face in the development of online materials including different learning styles and ADA compliancy. Co-presented with Mary Kelly-Kirk Arkansas Association of Read more about Developing Materials for Online and Blended Instruction[…]