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Power BlackboardingAutumn 2016
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Sometimes, best practices conflict
Detailed information vs. wall of text
Clicks to content vs. logical organization
CSCC’s standard shell vs. the best way to organize your class
Analytics vs. Blackboard Ugh!
The tricks I’m going to show you resolve some of these conflicts.
Online Course Design ConsiderationsBest Practices
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Tabs
Html
Detail vs. Wall of Text
There are two tricks I use to break up information
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Prevents excessive scrolling Organizes presentations
Turn on tabs in Customization
Detail vs. Wall of Text
Using Tabbed Content:
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Detail vs. Wall of Text
So Pretty!
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Detail vs. Wall of Test
I even have tabs within tabs:
There is a special trick I use to do this. It’s not easy, but I can
give you the template if Heather & Mary promise not
to kill me first.
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• I use extensive html in my classes, but I am not an expert.
• I Google what I want to do and find the html that will do it, OR
• I use a WYSIWYG html editor (SeaMonkey) and copy/paste the code into Blackboard.
Detail vs. Wall of Text
HTML
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I keep a file with CSCC colors on my desktop to reference.
I keep colors and styles consistent throughout my course.
Detail vs. Wall of Text
HTML
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Detail vs. Wall of Text
HTML
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We want to reduce the number of clicks to content
We also want our courses to be well organized
Clicks to Content vs. Logical OrganizationWhen is a Click not a Click
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Embedding documents into Blackboard rather than requiring students to click to download a document saves time and enhances the usability of your course.
Clicks to Content vs. Logical OrganizationUsing the <iframe> tag
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Clicks to Content vs. Logical OrganizationUsing the <iframe> tag
Students can print or download using these buttons!
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Clicks to Content vs. Logical OrganizationUsing the <iframe> tagVery simple to use.
1. Upload your pdf into the Content Collection
2. Open the 360° view
3. Look up the permanent URL
4. Copy/paste it into the following code:
<iframe src=“url of file” height=“1000px” width=“100%”></iframe>
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This is a great tool if you don’t want to reformat your documents into html.
Save them as a pdf, place in your content collection, and use iframe to embed them in your course.
Be mindful of document format Pdf’s are best. “Portable Document Format”
PowerPoints can be converted to flash or pdf or both (use iSpring or OpenOffice).
Clicks to Content vs. Logical OrganizationUsing the <iframe> tag
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Use Blackboard’s Course Link
Clicks to Content vs. Logical OrganizationWhen is a Click not a Click?
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The click to content also helps organize your course within the standard course shell limitations.
Ideally, we would like our assignments immediately after the presentation in Soc 1101. So, now students have 2 ways to get to the assignment.
CSCC’s Standard Shell & Logical OrganizationKill 2 Birds:
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In your gradebook, choose “Item Analysis” using the column down arrow.
Choose “Run”
Wait
Review your questions!
Analytics & BlackboardAnalytics are vastly improved
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Check out your “Performance Dashboard”
It includes warnings based on
Missed assignments
Time since last login
Grade average
You can monitor or e-mail students at risk.
Analytics & BlackboardAnalytics are vastly improved
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Using rubrics in grading subjective assignments helps clarify expectations and improves feedback.
Turn on Rubrics in your course tools.
I use rubrics in the discussion boards and on subjective questions in homework assignments.
Analytics & BlackboardRubrics
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Analytics & BlackboardRubrics
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Once you turn on the rubric tool, you will see a link under Course Tools.
You can create and edit the rubric by clicking on that tool.
The ability to add rubrics is located in your options when you create an assignment, a question or discussion board.
There are currently no analytics with rubrics – unfortunately (other than overall averages/stnd dev)
Analytics & BlackboardRubrics
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I’ve collected a small bag of tricks over the years to improve the ability of Blackboard to meet online course best practices
Feedback from students has been good.
Power Blackboarding
Keep What Works/Toss What Doesn’t
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Power Blackboarding
What are your Power Blackboarding tricks?
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Power Blackboarding
Please let me know if you have any questions: