Blackboard 9.1

Blackboard Open Labs

Join us in Stoddard Hall 307 for a Blackboard Open Lab! You can work on your course and ask questions about Blackboard 9. No registration necessary; show up any time during this session.

• Every Wednesday: 11am-2pm

Individual Training Session

To set up a one-on-one Blackboard training, please send an email to blackboard@twu.edu. A Blackboard trainer will contact you to discuss training options and arrange a meeting time.

Webinars & Workshops

Registering for these classes takes place in TWU's SharePoint, and will require that you login using your TWU email and password. If you do not yet have a portal login or are encountering difficulties while registering, please contact us at blackboard@twu.edu. After you register, you will receive a registration confirmation which contains the location.

Blackboard Overview Workshop

Get an overview of Blackboard 9 and its features. Participants will learn about Blackboard's many features including how to add a content area, a handout, and an assignment to their classs.

Friday, January 27th at Noon [Register Now]

Blackboard Overview Webinar

Get an overview of Blackboard 9 and its features. Participants will learn about Blackboard's many features including how to add a content area, a handout, and an assignment to their classs.

Friday, February 3rd at 2pm [Register Now]

Blogs vs. Journals Showdown: Which one to use & how to set them up

Learn about how they differ, how students see them, and why you would choose one over the other depending on your instructional goals.

Thursday, February 9th at 4pm [Register Now]

Dive Into Question Pools: How to create & manage them

Get your feet wet as we take a quick dip into exploring this convenient means to organize and save questions for reuse.

Tuesday, February 14th at 1pm [Register Now]

Sum it up! Setting up a grade center summary view

If you have a Grade Center setup that involves many columns, it is sometimes difficult to get a quick overview of how students are doing in your class at a glance. Setting up a summary view helps to display the trends affecting a student's grade.

Monday, February 20th at 11am [Register Now]

Testing tests: Examining best practices

Learn how to reduce the chances of technological mishaps at exam time.

Friday, March 2nd at 10am [Register Now]

Round 'em up: Taming group collaboration

Groups are a handy way to have students work together. It allows them to turn in Group assignments, and collaborate in their own learning space. We'll be discussing best practices for setting up groups and the many ways groups can be used.

Tuesday, March 6th at Noon [Register Now]

Let Them In: Embedding multimedia in your classs

Learn how to use YouTube mashups and embed multimedia material from external sites in your class.

Monday, March 12th at 1pm [Register Now]

Move it! Best practices in copying classs

Basing a new class shell on a previous class? Learn about the best practices for class copying, an automated way to move content quickly.

Friday, April 6th at 10am [Register Now]

Bring It All Together: Merging class sections

Are you teaching multiple sections of the same class with the same material? Learn how to combine them into a single shell in an organized fashion.

Friday, April 27th at 2pm [Register Now]