Faculty Technology Resources (FTR) offers a variety of learning experiences to help UAlbany faculty members learn to use BLS and develop their courses.

Online self-paced training:

• Designing Your Course (Basic Training for Designers and Instructors):  You are introduced to the design skills necessary to create effective, engaging online courses. Through interactive tutorials, structured activities, examples, and discussions, you gain experience with key design tools and features as well as complete some preliminary planning for your actual course. A variety of tools are used to build and organize a practice course.
  
  
• Creating and Managing Assignments and Assessments:  Through hands-on activities, and applied exercises, workshop participants will learn to create and manage a variety of assessments and assignments that are appropriate for their course.

Contact FTR at through the ITS Service Desk to enroll yourself, co-instructors, or TAs in BLS online training.  Please include the Net ID for TAs in the request.

Face-to-Face Workshops

"Quick Start" sessions are designed to provide faculty with a brief introduction into Blackboard Learning System.  The time will include an overview of key features as well as an opportunity to ask questions.  Faculty are encouraged to review the online training course prior to participating in a "Quick Start" session.  If you have not been enrolled in the online training, please contact FTR through the ITS Service Desk.   

 

Fall 2009 Blackboard Learning System Workshop Schedule

Unless noted otherwise on this schedule, we ask that you please register for the workshops that you will attend. If registration is not required for a workshop, it will not be listed on the registration site.

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Date	Time	Workshop	Location
Oct 21	10:30 - 12:00	Quick Start Tutorial - An overview of the Blackboard Learning System	LCSB 30A
Nov 02	2:00 - 3:30	Online Discussion Boards - Extend classroom discussions to the online environment	LCSB 30A
Nov 06	10:00 - 11:30	Online Discussion Boards - Extend classroom discussions to the online environment.	Computer Teaching Classroom (East)
Nov 13	10:00 - 11:30	Online Discussion Boards - Extend classroom discussions to the online environment	DR 015 (Downtown)
Nov 19	9:30 - 11:00	Mastering the Grade Book - Help students take ownership of their learning.	LCSB 30A
Dec 01	10:00 - 11:30	Open Workshop - Hands-on help session for your Blackboard needs. (no registration required)	LCSB 30A
Dec 02	12:30 - 2:00	Open Workshop - Hands on help session for your Blackboard needs (no registration required)	LCSB 30A
Dec 08	1:30 - 3:00	Finalizing Grades in Blackboard for Fall Semester (no registration required)	LCSB 30A
Dec 17	1:00 -2:30	Finalizing Grades in Blackboard for Fall Semester	Computer Teaching Classroom (East Campus)
Dec 18	10:00 - 11:30	Finalizing Grades in Blackboard for Fall Semester	DR 015 (Downtown)

Unless noted otherwise on this schedule, we ask that you please register for the workshops that you will attend. If registration is not required for a workshop, it will not be listed on the registration site.

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