Blackboard Online Classroom Support

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Blackboard? Online Classroom Support

• 2001 AACP Annual Meeting
• Toronto, Canada
• July 9, 2001
• Susan Paulsen, Pharm D
• University of Colorado

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Goals of Presentation

• ? Provide background information on
  Blackboard.
• ? Overview of Blackboard applications
  that support in-class teaching.
• ? Setting up your classroom.
• ? Illustrations of use.
• ? The pros and cons of the Blackboard platform.

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About Blackboard..

• Founded in 1997.
• Alliance between Blackboard Inc. and Microsoft
  Corp.(4/24/01)
• .NET technologies
• Microsoft Passport a user authentication system

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Blackboard Services

• Provide course development and management tools
  that are easy to use.
• Diverse Applications
• Newsletters
• Workshops
• Technical support available

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About Students..

• 98 of 4 year college students access the web
  71 daily.

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Who Uses Blackboard?
1,400 college and university Licensees
world-wide Arizona State University Cornell
University Georgetown University University
of Colorado
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INSTITUTIONAL APPLICATIONS

• Distance learning
• Continuing Education
• Off-site testing
• Inter-institutional programs
• On-site classroom support

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www.blackboard.com
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Applications to support in-class teaching

• All course documents available on-line.
• E-mail, asynchronous and live chat rooms for
  communication
• Testing site.
• Grade-book
• Hyperlink to other web-sites
• Direct deposit homework

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SETTING UP YOUR CLASSROOM
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SETTING UP YOUR CLASSROOMCourse Information
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SETTING UP YOUR CLASSROOMCourse Design
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SETTING UP YOUR CLASSROOMCourse Design
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FREE or 100

• Free
• Unlimited use
• (must access once every 30 days)
• 5MB storage
• Free to students
• No technical support

• 100
• Unlimited use (1 year)
• 10 MB storage
• Can charge students an enrollment fee
• Tech support 8-8 EST

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ADDITIONAL SET-UP INFORMATION

• Audience
• Enrollment procedures
• Start and ending date of course
• Guests allowed?
• Instructor information

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INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
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CONFIRMATION
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YOUR COURSE IS READY FOR YOU!
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NOW YOURE READY TO SET IT UP
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CONTROL PANEL
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CONTROL PANEL
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USER MANAGEMENT
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CONTROL PANEL
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PAGE EDITOR
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DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT
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DOCUMENT WITHIN A FOLDER
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WHAT CAN YOU DOWNLOAD?

• ANYTHING
• THAT YOU CAN BROWSE FROM YOUR COMPUTER OR A
  WEBSITE.
• ADOBE ACROBAT READER?
• QUICK TIME?
• PHOTO SOFTWARE

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PAGE EDITOR
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PAGE EDITOR
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CONTROL PANEL
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CONTROL PANEL
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COMMUNICATION CENTER
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PROS OF BLACKBOARD

• Information availability can be immediate or
  delayed
• Students can not alter documents but they can
  download them.
• Feedback on quizzes is immediate.
• Grade-book is automatically updated.
• Work from anywhere
• Talk to an individual, a group or the whole
  class.

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PROS OF BLACKBOARD

• No copy center.
• Deadlines are more flexible
• Documentation of time work is submitted
• Confidentiality of grades is the responsibility
  of the student.

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CONS OF BLACKBOARD

• Students can say their server wasnt working
• No detailed stats on quiz question validity.
• Tech support is limited and slow
• Tech support 100/year

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CONCLUSIONS

• Students learn much needed computer skills.
• Aids in personal time management.
• Students view this format favorably.