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Speakers

Kaitlin WalshInstructional Designer/Technologist

American International College

@theotherkait

Jeremy AndersonManager of Academic Computing

American International College

About AIC

Let’s Get Some Demographics

What is your position? Fac/Staff/Admin

What is your experience with badges?

What is your experience with Bb badges?

What are you trying to solve with badges?

Badges

What are badges?

Award tokens for…

Accomplishment

Milestone

Competency

Achievement Types in Bb

Milestone – badge

Course completion – certificate

Custom – badge, certificate, both

How do they work?

Validate achievement

Issue credential

Share

Validation Types in Bb

Attempt

Grade

Manual Grade Center column

Marked reviewed

Group membership

Sharing Credentials

Saved in Bb course

Mozilla Open Backpack

Challenges

Knowing OL Students are Ready

Tech skills

School policies

Support services

Knowing Our Support Staff is Ready

Faculty LMS

Student LMS

Other tech

Knowing OL Faculty are Ready

• Early version of certification: participants did readings on pedagogy, took tests, built content in Blackboard.• Alternate version: take test, submit portfolio of existing work (doesn’t

necessarily have to be in Blackboard).

• Focus was on knowledge/understandingof online pedagogy.

What was missing? Knowledge of Bb

• “I know Blackboard” =• “I used Blackboard as an undergrad”

• “I used Blackboard as an instructor ten years ago”

• “I know what Blackboard is (but that doesn’t mean I know how to use it)”

• “I know Canvas, so that must be the same, right?”

• Can work through pedagogy, but have no understanding of how to navigate Blackboard.

?

What was missing? AIC Policies

• How to submit grades?

• Where to send students for help?

• What counts as attendance?

BB Badges

Faculty Certification: Three Tracks

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Skill

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• Adding Content• Communicating

• Assessments• Grading & Feedback

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Ped

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• Planning Your Course

• Building Presence/ Engagement

• Assessing, Grading, Feedback

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• Admin & Support Resources

Bb and Technology Skills

• Create two folders and add an item or link to each.

• Make a course available.

• Post a welcome announcement.

• Use Big Blue Button or Skype for Business.

• Add an assignment and discussion forum.

• Grade and provide feedback on a sample paper.

• Set up a weighted total column in the Grade Center.

• Alternative Assignments: Provide a screenshot or course ID of a course where you have completed these tasks previously.

Bb and Tech Skills• Read docs/watch

videos and mark as reviewed.

• Complete assignment checklist for regular or alternative assignments.

• Upload a screenshot of their work with Big Blue Button or Skype OR answer questions about the tool.

Online and Blended Pedagogy

• Quiz: Getting to Know the Online Environment

• Develop Course Matrix and Module List

• Discussions: Evaluating OER and Converting F2F Assignments

• Develop an introductory activity.

• Add readings, assignments, activities and rubrics for two modules.

• Alternative Assignments: Provide a screenshot or course ID for a course where you have completed these tasks previously (course building assignments only).

Course MatrixModule # ______ Module Title: Module Description:

Module GoalsSpecific & measurable

statement of what

students will do or “get”

Course Goal AddressedBroad statement of what

students learn by end of

course

AssessmentMethod to demonstrate

mastery of an outcome or

objective

ActivityTool to drive learning by

engaging students with

content

ResourceMaterial that students

review & use to complete

activities

Discussion: Adapting a F2F Activity

Why the overlap?

Blackboard Track

• Knowing the steps OL & Blended Pedagogy Track

• Understanding the theory

AIC Policies and Procedures

Readings

• Teaching Online at AIC

• Course Development, QA & Maintenance

• Communication, Attendance & Grading

• Administrative & Support Resources

Quizzes

• AIC Policies and Procedures

• AIC Administrative and Support Resources

• No Alternative Assignments

Final Assignments

• Syllabus reflecting online policies

• Create Welcome Message/Bio in About the Instructor section

• Create Course Tour and post in Announcements

• Alternative Assignments: Provide a screenshot or course ID for a course where you have completed these tasks previously.

Tracking

I feel confident about teaching an online or blended course at AIC (before)

13.64%

22.73%

45.46%

13.64%

4.55%

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neither Agree nor Disagree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

I feel confident about teaching an online or blended course at AIC (After)

50.00%

37.50%

12.50%

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neither Agree nor Disagree

What participants are saying…

“I did learn a lot in

the course, more

than I expected.”“The course was

very valuable to me

in building

confidence to better

my courses in a

more creative way.

Thank you.”“Great course! Easy to follow prompts and modules! Thank you

for your help along the way!”

New OL Student Orientation

New Support Staff Training

Faculty Certification Bb Badge*

Student Orientation

Bb Badge

Blackboard Support

Certification

New Support Staff Training

Helpdesk Training

• Enrolled as students

• Review videos and help docs

• Complete student tasks

• Submit instructor task checklists

Helpdesk Sandbox

• Enrolled as instructors

• Complete instructor tasks

• Keep access to Sandbox to use later for support

Lessons

Lessons Learned Still Learning

• “Does this course count?”

• 1:1 meetings vs. office hours vs. webinars

• Budgeting time to start the training

• Students: who to enroll & when

• Students: who tracks & how is

data used

Thank you!

Questions?

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