Blackboard Instructor-led Online Training Opportunities
Six Blackboard instructor-led online training opportunities are scheduled. Email [email protected] if you have any questions. To Register — http://training.vcu.edu/course.asp?Keyword=Blackboard&Sponsor=TS&Category=All&Audience=All&Campus=On&trainingType=1 ———————————————————————————————————– Blackboard – Mastering the Grade Center – February 23, 8:00-10:00am & March 4, 3:00-5:00pm Column Organization Columns and Manual Grade Entry Display Options and Settings Grading Periods and Schemas Download Grade Center to Excel Calculated Columns for Average, Total, and […]
February Respondus and StudyMate Training Webinars
LockDown Browser & Respondus Monitor: Prevent Cheating During Exams February 11, 3pm EST / 12pm PST February 27, 12pm EST / 9am PST Respondus 4.0: Create & Manage Exam Content February 12, 3pm EST / 12pm EST StudyMate: Engage Students with Learning Activities and Games February 18, 3pm EST / 12pm EST Each 45-minute session […]
Respondus/StudyMate Webinars
“Using the Test Bank Network and Respondus 4 to Create Online Exams” Over 6,000 test banks from dozens of the leading publishers are available from the Respondus Test Bank Network. There’s something for everyone! Wednesday, January 28, 2:00pm EST / 11:00am PST – Register “Instructor Training: Using the Respondus Test Bank Network to Quickly Create […]
IMPORTANT – Blackboard Learn Upgrade
Blackboard will be upgraded a newer version on May 13, 2015. The Blackboard system will be unavailable during the upgrade, starting at 8:00pm on Wednesday, May 13, until 8:00pm on Thursday, May 14. This new version will be used starting with the 2015 summer semester. All previously existing courses will be kept on the system […]
No Changes in Clicker Interface in Blackboard
Recently we notified Blackboard faculty that the interface for Turning Technologies Clicker registration in Blackboard would be different this semester due to an upgrade to the tool. Due to unexpected behaviors with the tool (that were not observed during the testing phase), last week we had to roll-back to our previous version of the tool. […]
2014 VaBUG Conference Details
Registration is Open! 2014 Virginia Blackboard Users Group Conference For the fifth year in a row, registration for the VaBUG conference is free! The free registration is made possible by the generous participation of our sponsors. Even though the conference is free, it is very important that everyone register so an accurate count of how […]
Respondus and StudyMate Training
Each 45-minute session provides a live demonstration of the covered software application, plus tips for getting started. Webinars are available for Respondus 4.0, LockDown Browser, Respondus Monitor and StudyMate. Sign up at www.respondus.com/webinars. “Respondus 4.0: Create & Manage Exam Content“ September 4, 1pm EDT September 17, 3pm EDT “LockDown Browser & Respondus Monitor: Prevent […]
Newly Listed Blackboard Training Opportunities
To sign up, click here. Blackboard 9.1 SP14 – What’s New Overview August 27, 2014- 9am-12pm Sanger Hall B1-020 MCV Limited to 15 people Onsite Workshop provides hands-on instruction and will introduce these new tools/functions: · Social Learning Tools · Calendar · Accessibility Enhancement · Content Editor · Video Everywhere · Discussion Enhancements · Inline […]
Issues Resolved
Blackboard has completed their work and we have confirmed the issues have been resolved. Important Items to Note 1. Instructors should check their courses and verify that all content, links, assignments, etc. are working as expected. 2. For any courses that have Bb Collaborate as a menu button, the instructors may need to recreate the button […]
Blackboard Upgrade COMPLETE
The Blackboard Upgrade from SP7 to SP14 was successfully completed and the system was brought back up at 5:35 pm. If you have any questions or concerns please put in a ticket by emailing [email protected] or calling the helpIT Center at 828-2227. Thank you for your patience during this process! ~LS Team