Intermediate Blackboard Training Workshop Feb. 10


3 February 2005 — Jacksonville State University's Office of Distance Education is offering a workshop, Intermediate Blackboard Training, for faculty, staff, and administrators. The workshop will help provide employees with additional skills in the Blackboard e-learning software for conducting online, supplemental, or workshop courses and is intended for individuals who have already completed Introductory Blackboard Workshop or its equivalent.

Topics for this workshop include:

• Mastering advanced content addition (learning Units, media files, & offline content) & item tracking.
  
  
• Tool management.
  
  
• Course menu modification, including adding new content areas specific to your course.
  
  
• Gradebook setup, including automated and manual entry of assignments & tests.
  
  
• Asynchronous communication/file exchange tools (assignment management system, discussion boards).

There is no fee for this workshop, and it is open to faculty, staff, and administrators who may be interested in using the Blackboard platform or who need a refresher with any of the topics described above.

The workshop will be held on Thursday, February 10 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Further information will be provided upon registration. To register, send an email with a message to "Enroll in Intermediate Bb" to Sherri Restauri (srestaur@jsu.edu). Please submit your request no later than Wednesday, February 9 at noon. For more information, contact Sherri Restauri at Sherri Restauri or 256-782-8064.

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