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Blackboard: Getting Started
Use Blackboard to augment your class, increase communication,
answer questions, and provide research resources for your students. Blackboard
provides a ready-made template for a course web site. It is easy to use and provides
multiple interactive functions that can enhance the learning experience: e-mail,
assessments, gradebook, discussion groups, etc. If you want a quick, easy and
effective way to deliver course materials for a class, use Blackboard. Check out
75 Reasons to Use
Blackboard for more ideas!
Training Opportunities
ITD offers a variety of training options, including group classes, one-on-one consultations, departmental trainings and online tutorials. Please contact ITD for the training that best suits your needs.
Course Planning Guides
Planning for Technology in Your Course [PDF, 2 pages, 164k]
This resource provides a sample course planning timeline that will facilitate you in the planning of your course(s).
Course Design Considerations [PDF, 2 pages, 63k]
This resource provides a handout with questions and space to answer questions that will help you plan your course(s).
Blackboard Course Web Site Checklist [PDF, 3 pages, 147k]
This resource provides a typical checklist of the components that are likely to be beneficial in the website for your course(s).
Course Design Tips
Integrating Library Resources
This contains practical strategies on integrating electronic library resources such as e-reserves, databases and journal articles into your course.
Documentation
Creating Course Content [PDF, 2 pages, 89k]
Gather all of your course materials and content in a central location. Include items such as handouts, slides shows, syllabus, overheads, lecture notes, projects, assessments, and discussion topics.
Blackboard Reminders for Faculty [PDF, 2 pages, 128k]
Preparation reminders for a new term: make your site available to students, special
requests, etc.
Getting Started with Blackboard for Faculty [PDF, 3 pages, 161k]
This is an overview for faculty on how to set up their Blackboard courses.
Blackboard Quickguide for Students [PDF, 2 pages, 138k]
This is an overview for students on how to get started with the Blackboard system at DePaul.
Blackboard Functionality List [PDF, 1 page, 63k]
This is a comprehensive list of all the functions available in Blackboard, paired with descriptions.
Planning for Technology in Your Course [PDF, 2 pages, 164k]
This resource provides a sample course planning timeline that will facilitate you in the planning of your course(s).
Course Design Considerations [PDF, 2 pages, 76k]
This resource provides a handout with questions and space to answer questions that will help you plan your course(s).
75 Reasons to Use Blackboard [PDF, 2 pages, 106k]
This is a document for faculty, listing reasons why they should use Blackboard.
10 Easy Steps to Creating Your Online/Hybrid Course [PDF, 3 pages, 132k]
This resource provides a list of ten (10) easy steps to get you started in creating the online component(s) of your course(s).
Changing the Course Menu [PDF, 2 pages, 94k]
This explains how to add, remove, modify, and reorder the list of options on your course left-hand navigation.
Blackboard Instructor's Control Panel [PDF, 1 page, 32k]
This document is a visual of the Instructor's Control Panel.
Using HTML in Blackboard [PDF, 7 pages, 55k]
This is a Quickguide on advanced formatting in Blackboard using HTML (hypertext markup language).
PDF vs. RTF vs. HTML [PDF, 2 pages, 145k]
This is a guide to which file formats will best suit your purposes.
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