false 2009-11-10T16:54:39Z <p>We are upgrading to Blackboard Learn (Bb9) for the spring 2010 semester. The new version provides a new, cleaner user interface and a few new features. All courses will automatically receive the "new look." This walk-in clinic is an opportunity for you to see what that entails for your courses. </p> <p>(We will be scheduling additional dates, as well as workshops, for December and January.)</p> 2009-11-24 2000-01-01T13:00:00Z false 307 CTL Commons, 303 Bailey/Howe Library false false 2009-11-24 2000-01-01T10:00:00Z 2009-11-10T16:54:46Z 8 false 2009-11-19T16:14:33Z <p>We are upgrading to Blackboard Learn (Bb9) for the spring 2010 semester. Join us for a tour of the major differences between the new Blackboard "Learn" look and our current version. Then it's time for hands-on exploring so that you can concentrate on the areas that interest you most. </p> 2009-12-02 2000-01-01T16:00:00Z 15 false 309 CTL Commons, 303 Bailey/Howe Library false true 2009-12-02 2000-01-01T14:00:00Z 2009-11-19T16:28:46Z 8 false 2009-11-19T16:18:09Z During this workshop participants will experience the full production cycle of podcasting, from planning to producing and publishing their work online. Learn how to create an audio podcast file using the open-source PC or Mac product Audacity and a microphone. We will also cover how to upload our audio podcast files to our own personal web storage space at UVM and link our files into a Blackboard course space to make it accessible to students. Laptops will be provided by CTL for use during the workshop and instruction will be given on how to install the software on your own personal computer during the conclusion of the workshop 2009-12-03 2000-01-01T14:15:00Z 10 false 310 CTL Commons, 303 Bailey/Howe Library false true 2009-12-03 2000-01-01T13:00:00Z 2009-11-19T16:18:47Z 4 false 2009-11-19T16:23:55Z Blackboard allows students and faculty to create and use online materials and activities specific to their course. In this workshop we will explore how courses are structured, what features might be used for teaching and learning, and what tools are available to help you manage your course. There will be an opportunity to add content to your own course space. In addition, Blackboard is getting an upgrade for the Spring semester, so we'll explore the new look and features. Prerequisite: This workshops assumes some familiarity with Blackboard. 2009-12-07 2000-01-01T11:30:00Z 15 false 311 CTL Commons, 303 Bailey/Howe Library false true 2009-12-07 2000-01-01T09:30:00Z 2009-11-19T16:23:55Z 8 false 2009-11-19T16:26:36Z During this workshop participants will experience the full production cycle of podcasting, from planning to producing and publishing their work online. Learn how to create an audio podcast file using the open-source PC or Mac product Audacity and a microphone. We will also cover how to upload our audio podcast files to our own personal web storage space at UVM and link our files into a Blackboard course space to make it accessible to students. Laptops will be provided by CTL for use during the workshop and instruction will be given on how to install the software on your own personal computer during the conclusion of the workshop. 2009-12-08 2000-01-01T11:15:00Z 10 false 312 CTL Commons, 303 Bailey/Howe Library false true 2009-12-08 2000-01-01T10:00:00Z 2009-11-19T16:26:36Z 4 false 2009-11-19T16:28:55Z Blackboard allows students and faculty to create and use online materials and activities specific to their course. In this workshop we will explore how courses are structured, what features might be used for teaching and learning, and what tools are available to help you manage your course. There will be an opportunity to add content to your own course space. In addition, Blackboard is getting an upgrade for the Spring semester, so we'll explore the new look and features. 2009-12-08 2000-01-01T15:00:00Z 15 false 313 CTL Commons, 303 Bailey/Howe Library false true 2009-12-08 2000-01-01T13:00:00Z 2009-11-19T16:29:20Z 3 false 2009-11-10T17:07:01Z <p>We are upgrading to Blackboard Learn (Bb9) for the spring 2010 semester. Join us for a tour of the major differences between the new Blackboard "Learn" look and our current version. Then it's time for hands-on exploring so that you can concentrate on the areas that interest you most. </p> 2009-12-10 2000-01-01T11:00:00Z 15 false 308 CTL Commons, 303 Bailey/Howe Library false true 2009-12-10 2000-01-01T10:00:00Z 2009-11-19T16:28:26Z 8 false 2009-11-19T16:38:52Z We will help you with your Grade Center in Blackboard before your grades are DUE! 2009-12-16 2000-01-01T16:30:00Z 25 false 316 CTL Commons, 303 Bailey/Howe Library false true 2009-12-16 2000-01-01T10:30:00Z 2009-11-19T16:38:52Z 3 false 2009-11-19T16:35:56Z <p>We are upgrading to Blackboard Learn (Bb9) for the spring 2010 semester. Join us for a tour of the major differences between the new Blackboard "Learn" look and our current version. Then it's time for hands-on exploring so that you can concentrate on the areas that interest you most. </p> 2009-12-18 2000-01-01T11:30:00Z 10 false 315 CTL Commons, 303 Bailey/Howe Library false true 2009-12-18 2000-01-01T10:30:00Z 2009-11-19T16:36:30Z 8 false 2009-11-19T17:35:08Z Organize and upload your PowerPoint files, your course syllabus, and other important documents in your Spring Blackboard course space. We can also help set up your Grade Center for Tests in Blackboard. 2010-01-04 2000-01-01T15:00:00Z 30 false 317 CTL Commons, 303 Bailey/Howe Library false true 2010-01-04 2000-01-01T10:00:00Z 2009-11-19T17:35:08Z 3 false 2009-11-19T17:37:54Z Blackboard allows students and faculty to create and use online materials and activities specific to their course. In this workshop we will explore how courses are structured, what features might be used for teaching and learning, and what tools are available to help you manage your course. There will be an opportunity to add content to your own course space. 2010-01-05 2000-01-01T11:30:00Z 15 false 318 CTL Commons, 303 Bailey/Howe Library false true 2010-01-05 2000-01-01T09:30:00Z 2009-11-19T17:37:54Z 8 false 2009-11-19T17:39:25Z During this workshop participants will experience the full production cycle of podcasting, from planning to producing and publishing their work online. Learn how to create an audio podcast file using the open-source PC or Mac product Audacity and a microphone. We will also cover how to upload our audio podcast files to our own personal web storage space at UVM and link our files into a Blackboard course space to make it accessible to students. Laptops will be provided by CTL for use during the workshop and instruction will be given on how to install the software on your own personal computer during the conclusion of the workshop 2010-01-05 2000-01-01T16:00:00Z 10 false 319 CTL Commons, 303 Bailey/Howe Library false true 2010-01-05 2000-01-01T14:00:00Z 2009-11-19T17:39:25Z 4 false 2009-11-19T17:41:32Z We are upgrading to Blackboard Learn (Bb9) for the spring 2010 semester. Join us for a tour of the major differences between the new Blackboard "Learn" look and old Bb 8 version. Then it's time for hands-on exploring so that you can concentrate on the areas that interest you most. Pizza is served! 2010-01-05 2000-01-01T13:00:00Z 15 false 320 CTL Commons, 303 Bailey/Howe Library false true 2010-01-05 2000-01-01T12:00:00Z 2009-11-19T17:41:32Z 3 false 2009-11-19T17:42:59Z We are upgrading to Blackboard Learn (Bb9) for the spring 2010 semester. Join us for a tour of the major differences between the new Blackboard "Learn" look and our current version. Then it's time for hands-on exploring so that you can concentrate on the areas that interest you most. 2010-01-06 2000-01-01T10:30:00Z 15 false 321 CTL Commons, 303 Bailey/Howe Library false true 2010-01-06 2000-01-01T09:30:00Z 2009-11-19T17:42:59Z 8 false 2009-11-19T17:44:10Z Blackboard allows students and faculty to create and use online materials and activities specific to their course. In this workshop we will explore how courses are structured, what features might be used for teaching and learning, and what tools are available to help you manage your course. There will be an opportunity to add content to your own course space. Pizza is served! 2010-01-06 2000-01-01T13:00:00Z 15 false 322 CTL Commons, 303 Bailey/Howe Library false true 2010-01-06 2000-01-01T11:00:00Z 2009-11-19T17:44:10Z 3 false 2009-11-19T17:45:37Z Blackboard provides a place for you to post information for your students. It also contains tools that allow your students to create and share information with you and other course members. The Blog tool can be used for journaling or other types of chronologically based writing. Wikis can be used for individual or collaborative writing and projects. The Assignment tool allows students to submit files directly to you. The Discussion Board is used for conversations that are organized by topic. All these tools can be tied to the Grade Center. In this workshop you will try these tools as a student, then learn how to set them up in your own Blackboard course. Along the way we will discuss the kinds of assignments or activities for which each tool might be used. 2010-01-06 2000-01-01T15:30:00Z 10 false 323 CTL Commons, 303 Bailey/Howe Library false true 2010-01-06 2000-01-01T13:30:00Z 2009-11-19T17:45:37Z 8 false 2009-11-19T17:49:25Z The Test and Survey tools in Blackboard allow you to assess student progress, get feedback from students, prepare students for in-class exams, or help students assess their own understanding of course work. In addition to simple multiple choice, there are many other question types available including multiple answer, fill-in-the-blank, short answer, essay, and calculated. You can create pools of questions from which to draw tests, and deploy tests to various areas of your course. This workshop will teach you how to effectively build and use these tools in your Blackboard course. 2010-01-07 2000-01-01T11:30:00Z 10 false 326 CTL Commons, 303 Bailey/Howe Library false Teaching with Blackboard true 2010-01-07 2000-01-01T09:30:00Z 2009-11-19T17:49:25Z 4 false 2009-11-19T17:50:54Z We will help you set up your Grade Center in Blackboard for this semester. Pizza is served. 2010-01-07 2000-01-01T14:30:00Z 10 false 327 CTL Commons, 303 Bailey/Howe Library true Teaching with Blackboard true 2010-01-07 2000-01-01T12:30:00Z 2009-11-19T17:50:54Z 3 false 2009-11-19T17:46:54Z Walk-in clinics will be a time for faculty and staff to come to 303 Bailey/Howe library to ask Blackboard questions and work on their Blackboard courses. We look forward to seeing you. Normal Dr Is In hrs will also be held at these times. 2010-01-08 2000-01-01T15:00:00Z 30 false 324 CTL Commons, 303 Bailey/Howe Library false true 2010-01-08 2000-01-01T11:00:00Z 2009-11-19T17:46:54Z 3 false 2009-11-19T17:47:53Z We are upgrading to Blackboard Learn (Bb9) for the spring 2010 semester. Join us for a tour of the major differences between the new Blackboard "Learn" look and our current version. Then it's time for hands-on exploring so that you can concentrate on the areas that interest you most. 2010-01-08 2000-01-01T11:00:00Z 15 false 325 CTL Commons, 303 Bailey/Howe Library false true 2010-01-08 2000-01-01T10:00:00Z 2009-11-19T17:47:53Z 5 false 2009-11-19T17:56:18Z During this workshop participants will experience the full production cycle of podcasting, from planning to producing and publishing their work online. Learn how to create an audio podcast file using the open-source PC or Mac product Audacity and a microphone. We will also cover how to upload our audio podcast files to our own personal web storage space at UVM and link our files into a Blackboard course space to make it accessible to students. Laptops will be provided by CTL for use during the workshop and instruction will be given on how to install the software on your own machine. 2010-01-13 2000-01-01T11:30:00Z 10 false 330 CTL Commons, 303 Bailey/Howe Library false true 2010-01-13 2000-01-01T09:30:00Z 2009-11-19T18:02:46Z 4 false 2009-11-19T17:57:42Z Blackboard allows students and faculty to create and use online materials and activities specific to their course. In this workshop we will explore how courses are structured, what features might be used for teaching and learning, and what tools are available to help you manage your course. There will be an opportunity to add content to your own course space. Pizza is served! 2010-01-13 2000-01-01T14:00:00Z 15 false 331 CTL Commons, 303 Bailey/Howe Library true true 2010-01-13 2000-01-01T12:00:00Z 2009-11-19T17:57:42Z 8 false 2009-10-26T14:20:41Z This session explores formal writing assignments, looking at strategies for crafting assignments that connect to key course goals or professional priorities, and strategies for supporting students' work on sequenced assignments with class activities or homework. Both this session and Friday's session will be followed by open consultation hours in the afternoon. 2010-01-14 2000-01-01T12:00:00Z 25 false 302 WID Fulwiler Room, 302 Bailey/Howe Library false true 2010-01-14 2000-01-01T09:00:00Z 2009-10-26T14:24:30Z 28 false 2009-11-19T17:52:33Z We will help you set up your Grade Center in Blackboard for this semester. 2010-01-14 2000-01-01T11:30:00Z 10 false 328 CTL Commons, 303 Bailey/Howe Library false Teaching with Blackboard true 2010-01-14 2000-01-01T09:30:00Z 2009-11-19T17:52:33Z 3 false 2009-11-19T17:54:05Z The Test and Survey tools in Blackboard allow you to assess student progress, get feedback from students, prepare students for in-class exams, or help students assess their own understanding of course work. In addition to simple multiple choice, there are many other question types available including multiple answer, fill-in-the-blank, short answer, essay, and calculated. You can create pools of questions from which to draw tests, and deploy tests to various areas of your course. This workshop will teach you how to effectively build and use these tools in your Blackboard course. Pizza is served! 2010-01-14 2000-01-01T14:00:00Z 10 false 329 CTL Commons, 303 Bailey/Howe Library true true 2010-01-14 2000-01-01T12:00:00Z 2009-11-19T17:54:05Z 4 false 2009-10-26T14:22:40Z This workshop will focus on strategies for responding to students’ writing, looking at what kinds of writing faculty choose to respond to, when faculty choose to respond to writing, and ways we might involve students more in the response to their own (or other students’) writing. Both this session and Thursday's session will be followed by open consultation hours in the afternoon. 2010-01-15 2000-01-01T12:00:00Z 25 false 303 WID Fulwiler Room, 302 Bailey/Howe Library false true 2010-01-15 2000-01-01T09:00:00Z 2009-10-26T14:24:56Z 28