and Blackboard Learn 9.1

Update from the OLT

Office of Learning Technology Staff

Dr. Anastasia (Staci) Trekles, OLT Director and Clinical Asst. Professor

TECH 206 - x5734 Lab and student workers, TECH-298

(hours vary) Reach all of us at pncolt@pnc.edu -

we’ll get back to you ASAP

OLT Services – More than just BlackBoard

Looking to integrate technology into your course in some way?

Face-to-face, hybrid, or distance courses can benefit

Consider the many options available, in addition to BlackBoard: https://www.pnc.edu/distance/tutorials/

Looking for instructional support or design help?

Review our workshop archive: https://www.pnc.edu/distance/workshop-materials-archive/

News about BlackBoard Learn

Updated in May 2014 – several new features!

Email in BlackBoard – CHECK with students to be sure they receive your emails – refer them to Helpdesk (x5511) if they are not

New workshops and more available online at http://www.pnc.edu/distance

Help for Students

More Help for Students

Our student support page: http://www.pnc.edu/distance/student-support/

Online course available to all students available in BlackBoard under “PNC BlackBoard Orientation” from My BlackBoard Tab

Help for Faculty

http://www.pnc.edu/distance Lots of tutorials, help, advice, and more

Online course under “PNC BlackBoard Training” from My BlackBoard Tab – available 24/7 to all faculty

http://help.blackboard.com Excellent collection of tutorials on

demand for nearly any task

Mentorship Program

A holistic and personalized approach to professional development in online/blended learning and teaching

Work with a Faculty Guide, receive help and formal feedback on course quality

ANY course qualifies – new, existing, traditional, online, hybrid

Faculty get to know one another better across disciplines

Remember: Learn is an hour ahead• Inform students (in syllabus)

• May affect:• Assignment submissions• Testing windows

Can’t log in to Learn?

New instructors can have a delay in access due to Human Resources processes – if you cannot log in at http://www.purdue.edu/onepurdue your account is not active yet

120-day password change requirement - reset your password anytime, even from off-campus, at https://www.purdue.edu/apps/account/Account

Remember to Make those Courses Available!

Course availability – ALL instructors MUST make their course(s) available to students for the term.

Course copy – You may copy a master course or previous Learn course from one semester to the next

See https://www.pnc.edu/distance/learn-tutorials/ for video and text guides!

Communicating with Students

Announcements Can be moved, edited, release and expire automatically

Email in BlackBoard CHECK with students to be sure they receive your emails

– refer them to Helpdesk (x5511) if they are not Alternative communication tools

You can use a “Q&A Forum” (already built into your course) for general questions

Invite students to ask “open” questions so that other students may benefit

Leave email for personal/grade-related discussions between student and instructor

Grading Updates

Weight grade columns

Color code Anonymous grading Inline document

grading for assignments

Improved discussion, wiki, blog, and journal grading interface

Tracking and Retention CenterEarly warning system and Retention

Center Find out who is struggling and send

notifications Typically there is 5-8% point gap between

the retention rate of on-line students as compared with traditional on-campus classes.

Online students tend to receive lower grades and drop their classes at a higher rate.

Tips for Engaging Students and Preventing Cheating

Use timing, randomizing, no backtracking, and forced completion as settings on tests

Trade high-stakes objective tests for portfolios, discussions, projects

Show examples of what good work is and what is expected

Require student presentations (even online – through Adobe Connect, Skype, Google Hangouts)

Use SafeAssign to check for plagiarism in written workFor more:

http://www.pnc.edu/distance/cheating

Accessibility

Important to ensure that your students are able to access all of your content

Videos may need captions and/or transcripts

Check with publishers - provide alternate resources where possible

Learn more: http://www.pnc.edu/distance/web-accessibility

Let us help you!

Workshops and Webcasts

Walk-in Assistance Technology

Mentorship Program Social media Web-based Video

Tutorials/PDF Guides Check our calendar:

https://www.pnc.edu/distance/olt-calendar/

Thanks!

Dr. Anastasia (Staci) Trekles, OLT Director and Clinical Asst. Professor

atrekles@pnc.edu pncolt@pnc.edu File a ticket at

http://services.pnc.edu Call us at 785-5734 Visit us in TECH 206 and TECH 298