Blackboard Learn is the Learning Management System (LMS) that the University of Windsor supports. These online courses featured below, are designed to provide valuable information and corresponding self-learning activities for instructors and their assistants, to help learn, use and configure Blackboard Learn. Please note, these courses are NOT facilitated, and there won't be any instructor interaction. If you would like face-to-face support we would be happy to help, so check out the Name Your Topic! offerings at http://www.uwindsor.ca/bbworkshops
Please register for the courses you feel are most aligned with
your teaching and learning goals, and you will be added to an
online course to complete at your own pace.
- Getting Started
- Assessing Learners
- Monitoring Student Performance
Face-to-Face Workshops Available (Open and Faculty Specific) Too!
Face-to-face Blackboard Learn Workshop Registration page - OpenFaculty Specific Workshop Registration Page
Self-paced and other workshops
1.0 Introduction to Blackboard IB-O-W19-01
- An overview of Blackboard Learn
- Explains how to navigate within a Learn site
- Reviews the main components of an Original Course
1a. Getting Started with Blackboard (Pre-requisite) – GS-O-W19-01
Next, you will learn about the roles an instructor plays in the online environment and identify key attributes for success. From there, you will learn how to set up the course menu, your students' access point to tools and content, and how to create content areas that contain materials, tools, and resources. Finally, you will become familiar with some common start-up tasks, such as creating announcements, adding calendar entries, and setting up discussion forums.
Please note, there is no instructor interaction in this course. Time Investment: 7-10 hours. Appropriate for New Learn Users who are instructors or are supporting instructors.
1b. Teaching in a Blackboard Learning Environment TBLEUTC-O-S19-01
- Navigating Blackboard
- Essential Communication and Sharing Content
- Discussions - Creating and Managing
- Creating and Managing Assessments
- Grade Centre Crash Course
2. Building Courses (Basics) – BC-O-W19-01
3. Assessing Learners (Basics) – ASL-O-W19-01
Then, you will learn how to create, deploy, and grade tests. Finally, you will learn how to use the find question tool, and add basic and advanced question types, create question pools, and use statistics to help you determine the effectiveness of your tests. Please note, there is no instructor interaction in this course. Time Investment: 7-10 hours. Appropriate for Faculty and Course Builders new to Blackboard Learn
4. Enhancing Communication (Basics) – EC-O-W19-01
5. Monitoring Student Performance - Course Outline – (Advanced) – MSP-O-W19-01
You will learn to use the Performance Dashboard, the inline assignment grading feature, the review status feature, and available reports and statistics to better track student progress. Along the way, you will explore pedagogical and practical issues related to monitoring, evaluating, and grading students in a hybrid or online course. Strategies for improving student success are also discussed.
Please note, there is no instructor interaction in this course. Time Investment: 7-10 hours. Appropriate for Faculty and Course Builders new to Blackboard Learn
6. Building Online Communities (Advanced) – BOC-O-W19-01
Please note, there is no instructor interaction in this course. Time Investment: 7-10 hours. Appropriate for Faculty and Course Builders new to Blackboard Learn
7. Designing Engaging Content (Advanced) – DEC-O-W19-01
- Deciding on using Content Areas, Content Folders, Learning Modules, or Lesson Plans,
- Using the Content Editor and creating accessible, well-designed content,
- Explaining the benefits of multimedia in online learning,
- Identifying methods to repurpose course content in other courses,
- Identifying strategies for using adaptive release in your course, and
- Revising content based on web-friendly guidelines, and using graphics and presentations more effectively.
8. Blackboard Collaborate Ultra – BBCULTRA-O-W20-01
- Module 1: An Overview of Collaborate - This module will introduce you to the Ultra experience.
- Module 2: Collaborate Ultra Essential Features - Within this module, you will learn the basics of using the tools within a session.
- Module 3: Communication- In module three you will explore the features used for communicating in Collaborate Ultra.
- Module 4: Content Sharing Tools - This module will introduce you to the tools for sharing content.
- Course Completion - This section contains additional resources and advanced help.
9. Using the Content Collection – UCC-O-W19-01
This online course covers exploring the Content Collection, adding and managing content, linking to content, editing content, setting permissions, comments, versioning and tracking of files and folders, and creating and managing portfolios.
Please note: There is no instructor interaction in this course.