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Blackboard

Blackboard is one of a growing number of electronic course management systems that encourage interaction between students and faculty; students and students. Blackboard incorporates web pages, email, discussion boards, chat rooms, small group areas, online quizzes, an online grade book, document sharing, and more to create an online learning environment.

Instructors, please remember to activate your course!

Blackboard courses will not be visible to the students until they are made available by the instructor. To make a course available to your students, go to the control panel, click on "Course settings" and then "Course availability", select yes and click on submit.

Topics
Getting Started
This section explains how to start using Blackboard and how to plan for this technology in your course. It also explains how to customize and add your content to your Blackboard courses.
Course Design Tips
The Course Design Tips link practical teaching suggestions to resources and reusable items for teaching with Blackboard.
Student Preparation
This section explains how to prepare your students for using Blackboard in your course.
Collaboration
This section discusses Blackboard collaborative tools such as discussion board, groups, virtual chat, and digital dropbox.
Assessment
This section discusses how to use quizzes and surveys in Blackboard.
Grading
This section discusses how to manage grades and provide feedback using Blackboard's gradebook.

Resources
Documentation
This is a comprehensive list of manuals and guides associated with Blackboard.
Blackboard Request Forms
Use these form to make adjustments to your Blackboard site, such as copy materials from a previous course or add a TA to the course. Go to ITD's Blackboard page to find more information on Blackboard.
Known Issues with Blackboard
This is a list of known conflicts and issues with the Blackboard system at DePaul. Where possible, it includes the resolution for the issue. If you are experiencing problems, please review this list.
75 Reasons to Use Blackboard [PDF, 2 pages, 106k]
This is a document for faculty, listing reasons why they should use Blackboard.
Log into Blackboard
Visit the DePaul Blackboard site at http://oll.depaul.edu
 
Training
BB1: Blackboard Basics
BB2: Grade Center Part 1
BB5: Using Online Exercises & Feedback
BB3: Using Electronic Assignments
BB4: Discussion Board
BB6: Grade Center Part 2
Podcast Workshop
Resources
Sample Collaboration Rubric
Beating Cheating Online
Strategies for Online Communication
ITD Student Site
Office of Students with Disabilities
PDF vs. RTF vs. HTML formats
E-Reserves Request
Digital Image Library
Copyright & Fair Use Guidelines
Learning Styles Online Survey
Using Audio & Video Files
Adding your TA to Blackboard
Group Work Assessment Form
Assessing Group Effectiveness
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