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Title: 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.
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