introduction to blackboard at hpu
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What is Blackboard?• Interactive & Engaging
• Learn anywhere at anytime
• Make course materials available online
Blackboard at High Point University • There are 5 ways to get to
Blackboard:1. My.highpoint.edu2. Mycourses.highpoint.edu3. Courses.highpoint.edu4. Blackboard.highpoint.edu5. Highpoint.edu
How to Get Help• Submit a ticket: helpdesk.highpoint.edu • Email: [email protected]• Phone: 336-841-4357• Walk in: Norcross Graduate School – Hours:
• Monday-Friday: 7:30am-7:00pm• Saturday: 7:30am-4:00pm
Types of Courses Sandbox Course Development Course Semester Course
• Private space to experiment in
• No students enrolled
• Available now
• Begin work on future semester courses
• Available upon request
• Must course copy content to semester course
• Blank course shell
• Live course with students
• Available:• Instructor 60 days
before first class• Students 2 weeks
prior to first class
Locating Courses
My Courses Module Course List
The My Courses module and the Courses List tab contain a list of the courses you are enrolled in.
Homepage/ Module Page• Available from course
menu • Display dynamic
information• Use to:
– Quickly navigate to course areas
– Customize and personalize the student experience
When Edit Mode is On• Instructors only
• Add content
• Edit course menu
When Edit Mode is Off• Instructors can navigate
• Cannot change course content
• Similar to what students see
Enter Student Preview Mode• Click "eye" symbol to enter Student
Preview Mode
• See your course exactly how a student would see it
Exit Student Preview Mode• Click on Exit Preview
• Select the first option to maintain your courses content
• Click continue.
Default Course Structure• Menu links that are included
in a default course
• Contains links to all key content areas
Organizing & Editing Course Menu
Course Management Menu• Found under Course Menu• Create Engaging Content• Enhance Course
AppearanceStudents cannot see this
menu
Control Panel• Files- A central file storage area within each course• Course Tools- All available tools that can be added to a
Course • Evaluation- Run course reports• Grade Center- Manage students' grades, create columns,
and calculate final grades• Users and Groups- Set up Groups and view a list of users
in the course• Customization- View and change the properties for the
course• Packages and Utilities- Copy, import, export, and archive
the course• Help- Access Blackboard Help, as well as the OIT helpdesk
information
Teaching Style Options• Control the:– Appearance– Theme– Course menu style– Course entry point– Banner image for a
course
SummaryIn this training we covered: • Locating and getting help with Blackboard• Differences between instructor and
student view• How a default course shell will appear• Where to find teaching styles and apply
them into your course
Are there any questions?
Take Our Evaluation Survey• In your sandbox course
you will see a link called Survey
• Click on this link to fill out our course evaluation survey
How to Get Help• Submit a ticket: helpdesk.highpoint.edu • Email: [email protected]• Phone: 336-841-4357• Walk in: Norcross Graduate School – Hours:
• Monday-Friday: 7:30am-7:00pm• Saturday: 7:30am-4:00pm