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Pre-Conference Workshop (€195)
Enhancing Instruction with the Blackboard Learning System
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
The latest release of the Blackboard Learning System, Release 7.1, provides the ability for instructors to further address diverse learning styles and foster a student-centered learning environment. This workshop introduces users to Adaptive Release, Review Status, advanced assessment questions, new test creation and presentation options, and the augmented Discussion Board features - all of which can greatly enhance the learner's experience.
Community: Blackboard Learning System
Audience: Faculty, course designers/builders, instructional support staff
Competency: Some knowledge of Blackboard Learning System required
Format: Hands-on
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Pre-Conference Workshop (€195)
Blackboard Learning System 7.1 - Product Update
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
The Blackboard Learning System TM, Release 7.1 builds on the new features developed in Release 7.0.This workshop will briefly cover the features in Release 7.0 including multiple languages, customized languages, offline access to Blackboard through Backpack, and advanced assessment tools and customized learning paths for students. It will then focus in depth on the new features of Release 7.1, including intuitive discussion boards, performance dashboard, graded forums and threads and the visual text box editor (WYSIWYG).
This workshop is designed for people who are currently using Releases 7.0 or 7.1 and want to further understand the full range of features and how these can be adapted for differing teaching and institutional goals. It will also be invaluable for those looking to learn more about what this release offers and how they can best use it for course design and teaching or professional development, as they move to this version in the future. Participants will leave with a thorough understanding of the features of the Blackboard Learning System, Releases 7.0 and 7.1 and be able to ask questions and offer ideas based on their teaching and learning approaches. Depending on product availability, Release 7.2 may be explored as well.
Community: Blackboard Learning System
Audience: Faculty, course designers/builders, instructional support staff, teaching and learning professionals, system administrators
Format: Non-technical Seminar
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Pre-Conference Workshop (€195)
Exploring the Blackboard Portfolio for Vista & CE
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Blackboard Portfolio TM for Vista & CE is a new product that allows students and faculty to create, compile, and share online portfolios with other students, instructors, and guests. During this workshop, participants will explore the types of learning artifacts that can be included within portfolios. Through a scenario-based activity, participants will gain an understanding of how to create and manage their own portfolios. Finally, participants will review common use of portfolios in higher education and brainstorm strategies for incorporating this product into their institution's curriculum.
Community: Blackboard Learning System - Vista, Blackboard Learning System - Campus Edition
Audience: Faculty, course designers/builders, instructional support staff, teaching and learning professionals, system administrators
Format: Non-technical Seminar
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Pre-Conference Workshop (€195)
Enhancing Instruction with the Blackboard Learning System - CE and Vista
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The latest release of Blackboard Learning System TM - Campus Edition License, Release 6.1 focuses on the new features that enhance teaching, building, and designing. Personalized learning paths, advancements in collaboration tools such as Groups, and multiple options for assessments and Assignment set-up foster student-centered activities.
Community: Blackboard Learning System - Vista, Blackboard Learning System - Campus Edition
Audience: Faculty, course designers/builders, instructional support staff
Competency: Some knowledge of Campus Edition or Vista required
Format: Hands-on
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Pre-Conference Workshop (€195)
What's New and Different in Release 7.1 Administration
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The Blackboard Academic Suite provides powerful ways for Blackboard Administrators to support and manage their institutions' systems. This workshop outlines administrative feature enhancements found in Release 7. 1 that can greatly impact implementations. Topics include techniques for creating and customizing system roles, delegated administration through Domains, and an orientation to the updated graphical user interface of the Administrator Panel.
Community: Blackboard Learning System
Audience: System administrators
Format: Non-technical Seminar
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Pre-Conference Workshop (€195)
Blackboard Community System 7.1 - Product Update
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The Blackboard Community System TM, enables institutions and organizations to enhance the sense of community for students, faculty, teachers and the broader institution community. It is also used by many institutions for centralized and personalized timetabling, and for separate parts of the institution to create their own online brand.
This workshop will focus on the features of the Blackboard Community System, with a particular look at recent features such as the management of independent domains found in Release 7.1.
Whether you are an existing user of the Blackboard Community System, and want to understand more about new features and ways to extend your current application of the system, or you may be someone considering the possibilities of the Community System at your school or institution - this will give you the up-to-date information you need. *Please note: The Blackboard Community System will, in the future, be integrated in the future with Blackboard Learning System TM - Vista Enterprise and CE Licenses.
Community: All
Audience: Faculty, course designers/builders, instructional support staff, teaching and learning professionals, system administrators
Format: Non-technical Seminar
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Pre-Conference Workshop (€195)
Making Decisions with the Blackboard PowerSight Kit for Blackboard Learning System Vista Enterprise License, Release 4 and CE Enterprise Licenses, Release 6
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The Blackboard PowerSight Kit for Blackboard Learning System TM - Vista Enterprise License, Release 4 and CE Enterprise Licenses, Release 6 gives school administrators and decision-makers access to vast amounts of data about how students and instructors interact with Blackboard. This workshop will show you how to sift through the massive repository of data to answer questions about how instructors are teaching, how students are learning, and how your users are using Blackboard overall.
Community: Blackboard Learning System - Vista, Blackboard Learning System - Campus Edition
Audience: Technical staff and administrators
Competency: Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel and a basic understanding of how databases are organized
Format: Technical Seminar
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