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Please remember to make your Bb course available. When you create or copy a Bb course it is initially set to unavailable.
How to set to available:
Go to the Course
Click on Control Panel
Click on Settings
Click on Course Availability
Click on Yes - Make Course Available
Click on Submit
The Blackboard Team
The information below is not related to Bb specifically, but Bb support gets a lot of questions from faculty about different ways to find their class roster. Thought I would pass this information along.
Accessing Web-Based Class Rosters for Teaching Faculty with Banner eServices
Teaching faculty may sign up for a 30-minute training session on using the new Banner eServices Web-based class rosters. Sessions will be held on both campuses. For session dates, times and locations, visit http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/training/it/course.asp?Keyword=&Sponsor=Enroll&Category=All&Audience=All&Campus=All.
We will be having a Bb User's Group meeting on August 22, 2007 from 12 to 1 PM. Only this user's group will be a bit different from the previous meeting you are used to. We are going to have this meeting via Wimba Live Classroom. For those who are unfamiliar with Wimba Live Classroom; it is virtual classroom software that combines state-of-the-art interactive technologies such as voice, application sharing, polling and use of a whiteboard. The tool is available from a Bb course or organization. Please note this session will not be about the tool but about the “Beginning of Semester Reminders.”
When: August 22, 2007
Topic: Bb Beginning of Semester Reminders, What's Old, New and Q&As
Location: Live from your own desktop using Live Classroom
Time: Noon-1pm
Presenter: Sheila Chandler, Manager, Learning Systems, Technology Services
Equipment needed: You need speakers or a headset attached to your computer to hear the presentation. If you would like to speak to the group you will need a microphone attached to your computer.
To participate do the following:
Make sure you have access to the VCU Bb User’s Group organization in Bb
The access link for this Live Classroom session can be found in the VCU Bb User’s Group organization.
How to check to see if you are in the Bb organization – VCU Bb User’s Group:
Step 1: Login to Blackboard
Step 2: Click on My Blackboard tab (across top of page)
Step 3: Look in the My Organizations box for Organizations in which you are participating and VCU Bb User’s Group
Step 4: If you do not see the VCU Bb User’s Group as one of your Organizations, please email Jamillah Curtis (jpcurtis@vcu.edu) or call her at 828-1844 and ask her to add you to the VCU Bb User’s Group Organization.
Sometime prior to the session make sure your computer is setup to run Live Classroom
If you have never been to Live Classroom on the computer you will be using for this session it is wise to make sure you have run the Wizard and you can get to Live Classroom. You can do this any day before the session.
Step 1: Login to Blackboard
Step 2: Click on My Blackboard tab (across top of page)
Step 3: In the My Organizations box click on VCU Bb User’s Group
Step 4: Click on Communication button
Step 5: Click on Live Classrooms
Step 6: Click on the Enter icon (open door with person next to it) for the Beginning Semester Reminders- August 22, 2007 – Noon-1pm
Step 7: If you have never used Wimba you will be taken to a Wizard to prepare your computer to use with Wimba. If you have any problems with the Wizard call Wimba at 866-350-4978 or submit a Ticket to Wimba at http://www.wimba.com/technicalsupport/.
August 22, 2007 – noon to 1pm – 15 minutes before session – Enter the session
We ask that you enter the session a few minutes before noon on August 22, just in case you have problems. Entering the session is the same as the steps above, except you will not have to run the Wizard again. If you have any problems entering the session call Wimba at 866-350-4978 or submit a Ticket to Wimba at http://www.wimba.com/technicalsupport/.
Step 1: Login to Blackboard
Step 2: Click on My Blackboard tab (across top of page)
Step 3: In the My Organizations box click on VCU Bb User’s Group
Step 4: Click on Communication button
Step 5: Click on Live Classrooms
Step 6: Click on the Enter icon (open door with person next to it) for the Beginning Semester Reminders- August 22, 2007 – Noon-1pm
Thank you for all of your participation and we look forward to talking to you in the session.
The Blackboard Team
Wimba Live Classroom is a tool for web conferencing that is accessible from a Blackboard course or organization (to access go to: your Bb Course - Communications - Live Classroom).
Wimba will upgrade Live Classroom to version 5 on Thursday, August 16, 2007. During the upgrade Live Classroom will not be available. All others areas of the Blackboard system will be available.
Information about version 5 can be found at:
http://www.wimba.com/support/liveclassroom.php and
Click on Training or Documentation to learn more about version 5.
The Blackboard Team
blackboard@vcu.edu
(contents of email sent out 8/6/2007)
If you have any questions concerning any of the items in this email or questions at any time about Blackboard, please submit an on-line help desk ticket at http://www.at.vcu.edu/helpdesk/ or email blackboard@vcu.edu or call 828-2227. If the Help Desk staff can not answer your questions they will forward your questions to a member of the Technology Services Learning Systems staff. A portion of the Learning Systems staff is dedicated to monitoring Blackboard help tickets Monday thru Friday 8am to 5pm.
Items covered in this email:
Reminders (new information if you are first time user):
· Setting your 2007 Fall Bb course(s) to available
· Combining course rosters for Multiple sections or Cross-listed courses
· Download Gradebook from Prior Semester course(s) for your Personal Copy
· Deploy Bb Quizzes one question at a time – helps prevent lockouts
· Blackboard Maintenance Schedule
· Training Opportunities and Help Links
New Information:
· Blackboard e-mails will come from blackboard@vcu.edu
· Blackboard Known Issues
· Bb Courses from 2005 Spring semester were moved to archive servers over the Summer
· Bookmark the Blackboard Faculty Blog (http://blog.vcu.edu/blackboardfaculty)
· Posting Vendor (Respondus, Softchalk/LessonBuilder, Wimba) emails to Blackboard Faculty blog
· Bb 7.1 Documentation
· Discussion Board Grader option replaced
· Assignment feature vs. Digital Dropbox
· Share Portfolio with a Bb Course - option turned on
· Copy Course no longer copies Discussion Forums
· StudyMate Download
· Windows VISTA operating system – Bb issues
· Scholar tab (Blackboard’s social bookmarking tool)
· Wimba Live Classroom and Voice Tools Information
o Wimba Live Classroom contract renewed for two years and is now available to everyone within Bb
o Blackboard’s Collaboration tools (Virtual Classroom and Chat) will not be available after August 10, 2007
o Overview of Wimba Voice tools in Blackboard and where to find them
o Technical support for all Wimba products (Live Classroom and Voice Tools)
o Teaching support for all Wimba products (Live Classroom and Voice Tools)
o Wimba Live Classroom and Voice Tools Maintenance Schedule
Reminders (new information if you are first time user):
Setting your 2007 Fall Bb course(s) to available
Remember to make your Fall 2007 course(s) "Available" in the Blackboard system when you are ready for your students to see the course. All courses are set to "Unavailable" when you first create them. Courses that are "Unavailable" are not visible to the students in the course. To set your course to be available to students, please do the following:
1. From the Control Panel of the Course, choose Settings.
2. From Settings, choose Course Availability.
3. Set the course to be Available and Submit.
Combining course rosters for Multiple sections or Cross-listed courses
If you are teaching multiple sections of a course or a course is cross-listed and you would like to have the enrollments for all of the sections combined into a single Blackboard course, please submit an on-line help desk ticket at http://www.at.vcu.edu/helpdesk/ or email blackboard@vcu.edu. In the email, please tell us the name of the course that you have created in Blackboard and the specific course sections that you would like to have directed into that course. For example:
"Please combine sections 001, 002, 003 and 004 of PSYC-101 into the Blackboard course PSYC-101-001-2007Fall."
Or
“Please Combine WMNS-101-001-2007Fall into the Blackboard course PSYC-101-001-2007Fall”
It usually takes a business day for the roster to update after you have made your request for combined sections or cross-listing, and after you have created the course in Blackboard.
Download Gradebook from Prior Semester course(s) for your Personal Copy
To save your own personal copy of the Bb gradebook (we highly recommend you keep a copy), perform the following steps:
1. From the Control Panel of the Course, click on Gradebook
2. Click on Download Grades
3. Select Delimiter Type (Comma or Tab, if you use Microsoft Excel either will be OK).
4. Click on Submit
5. Click on Download
6. Click on Save (save to your desktop computer)
This file can be opened in Excel.
As a side note, you can download your gradebook at any time during the semester, open it in Excel, make changes to an existing column or add a column. Then you can upload it back into Blackboard.
To upload grades:
1. From the Control Panel of the Course, Click on Gradebook
2. Click on Upload Grades
3. Follow the instructions on the screen
Deploy Bb Quizzes one question at a time – helps prevent lockouts
If you use the test manager in Bb, when you deploy the test, there is an option under Modify Test Options for Presentation Mode. To help alleviate the problem with Bb test locking, the option One at a Time should be checked -
Presentation Mode: check One at a Time. Present one question at a time.
The student will be required to click Submit after answering each question. This means the student spends less time on a single web page, which runs the risk of timing out if they are on the page for a long period of time.
Contact the Center for Teaching Excellence (http://www.vcu.edu/cte/ ) to learn about sound pedagogical methods when using online quizzes and other resources.
Blackboard Maintenance Schedule
This is a reminder that the Bb system will be taken down the second and fourth Friday of each month from 4pm to midnight to perform maintenance. Go to this link to see actual dates: http://www.vcu.edu/ls/BbSchedMaint/Index.htm. Please remind your students of these dates.
Bb System Announcements for scheduled or unscheduled downtime are posted to a blog (http://blog.vcu.edu/blackboard). If the system is down this is a good place to check for announcements related to the maintenance. If the system is up, a link to this blog can be found under the Bb Help tab – VCU Bb7 System-wide Announcements.
Training Opportunities and Help Links
Center for Teaching Excellence
Learn about sound pedagogical methods and other resources
http://www.vcu.edu/cte/
Blackboard Training – enter Keyword = Blackboard
http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/training/it/search.asp
Blackboard FAQ
http://faq.vcu.edu/ts/
Technology Help Desk
http://www.at.vcu.edu/helpdesk/index.html
email: blackboard@vcu.edu
phone: 804-828-2227
Blackboard’s Support for Faculty, Instructors and Designers
(NOTE: this is not a VCU site. VCU’s installation of Blackboard Academic Suite is version 7.1) http://behind.blackboard.com/s/faculty/
Documentation on the new Bb 7.1 features can be found by:
1. Logging into Bb
2. Click on Content System Tab
3. Click on Institution Content
4. Click on LMS Documentation
5. Click on Bb Version 7 Documentation
New Information:
Blackboard e-mails will come from blackboard@vcu.edu (you can also use blackboard@vcu.edu when you need help).
To better serve the user community the Blackboard Team has created a blackboard@vcu.edu e-mail account. The blackboard@vcu.edu will be used to keep you posted of items related to Blackboard at VCU. In the past, these e-mails came from Sheila Chandler’s email address (sdchandl), now look for them to be from BLACKBOARD.
You can also e-mail blackboard@vcu.edu if you need help with Blackboard.
Blackboard Known Issues
Technology Services Learning Systems staff has created a Bb Known Issues link in the FAQs. To locate the FAQs, click on the Help Icon (http://faq.vcu.edu/ts) at the top of the VCU Blackboard website (http://blackboard.vcu.edu). After opening the FAQs webpage, click on Blackboard in the left hand menu and then click on Bb Known Issues. As Known Issues are corrected they will be removed from the FAQs.
Bb Courses from 2005Spring semester were moved to archive servers over the Summer
Bb courses for 2005 Spring semester were moved to an archive system and moved off of the production system. A total of five years of Bb courses will either be on the archived system or on the production system. The current two years (2005Summer – 2007Spring) are on the production system and the three prior years are on the archive system. If you need an archived course restored, send a request to the Technology Services Help Desk at http://www.ts.vcu.edu/helpdesk or blackboard@vcu.edu or call 828-2227.
Bookmark the Blackboard Faculty Blog
Bookmark the Bb Faculty Blog (http://blog.vcu.edu/blackboardfaculty) for easy access to up-to-date VCU Bb news. This blog is maintained by the Technology Services Learning Systems staff. This blog is used to post information that would be of interest to Blackboard users that have a role of instructor on a Bb course or organization. For example, during maintenance the status of the upgrade is posted, emails coming from Respondus, Softchalk/LessonBuilder, and Wimba are posted, information coming from Blackboard the company is posted to this blog, and other information the Bb Team deems of interest to the Bb instructor. If the Bb system is down you can still access the blog to check on the status of the system by going to http://blog.vcu.edu/blackboardfaculty. The blog is also accessible from Blackboard by going to the My Blackboard tab, under My Faculty Tools, Bb Faculty Announcements.
The other blog maintained by the Learning Systems staff is the System Announcement blog (http://blog.vcu.edu/blackboard ). This blog is only used when something is happening with the system that affects all users of the system. Messages posted to this blog will generate an alert in the VCU portal (my.vcu.edu). All messages that are entered in this blog are also entered into Bb faculty blog (http://blog.vcu.edu/blackboardfaculty ).
Posting Vendor (Respondus, Softchalk/LessonBuilder, Wimba) emails to Faculty Blog (http://blog.vcu.edu/blackboardfaculty)
The Learning Systems staff periodically receive emails from the software vendors related to the third party tools that are under contract with VCU and assessable via Blackboard. The vendors are often having online sessions that might be of interest to faculty using their tools in Bb. When these emails are received the information is being posted to the Bb faculty blog (http://blog.vcu.edu/blackboardfaculty ). For more information about the Bb blogs see information under the item above: Bookmark the Blackboard Faculty Blog.
Bb 7.1 Documentation
Technology Systems Learning Systems staff and the Center for Teaching Excellence staff create documentation that is in addition to the Instructor Manual created by Blackboard (Control Panel – Manual). The additional documentation for Bb 7.1 can be found in the Bb Content Management System (Login to Bb – Content System tab – Institution Content – LMS Documentation – Bb Version 7 Documentation).
Discussion Board Grader option replaced
The Discussion Grader option (Control Panel – Discussion Grader) has been removed from the Bb Control Panel. The option is no longer a supported feature and does not function properly with Bb 7.1.
The feature has been replaced in version 7.1 with the ability to add the grading option when you create/modify the forum. To find documentation about the new feature: login to Bb – Click Content System tab – Click Institution Content – Click LMS Documentation – Click Bb Version 7 Documentation – Click Blackboard 7.1 Discussion Board Grading Option.doc.
Assignment feature vs. Digital Dropbox
The Assignment feature (Note: this feature is different then the Assignment button) gives the instructor the ability to create an assignment that can be placed in any of the content areas (Course Documents, Course Information, Assignment, etc.) for the course. After the assignment is added to a Content Area, a column in the gradebook appears for the assignment, the students may access the assignment, attach a file, and submit it back to the instructor. A “!” will appear in the gradebook for each student as they complete the assignment.
Overview (details about his feature can be found in Control Panel – Manual – search for Assignment or Bb FAQs – Click Help at top of Bb screen – search for Assignment.)
To add an Assignment
1. Control Panel
2. Go to Content Area (example Course Documents)
3. To the far right Select in drop down box – Assignment
4. Click GO
5. Complete the information about the Assignment
Student access to the Assignment
1. Students go to the Content Area
2. Click on Assignment
3. Type in Comment
4. Browse for Document to submit
Instructor accesses assignment document
1. Control Panel
2. Gradebook
3. Click on gradebook item for student who has completed the assignment. There will be an “!” in column if assignment has been submitted.
Share Portfolio with a Bb Course - option turned on
If you use the Content System Portfolios option you can share your Bb Portfolio with a Bb course. Students have the ability to do the same.
To share Portfolio with a Bb Course perform the following:
1. Click Content System Tab
2. Click Portfolios
3. Click My Portfolios
4. Click on “Manage” next to the Portfolio to share
5. Click on Share Portfolio
6. Top menu- far right Select “Share with Courses” Click GO
7. Click Browse to find Course to share with or Enter Course ID
8. Click Submit after searching and selecting course
9. Click Submit
10. Click OK
To View Bb Portfolios that have been shared with you via a course:
1. Go into the Bb course
2. Click on Tools
3. Click on Course Portfolios
4. Click on the title of the Portfolio to view it
· Copy Course no longer copies Discussion Forums
When you copy a course, the Discussion Boards are no longer copied over into the newly created course. You can go to the original course and export (Control Panel – Export – check Discussion Board) the Discussion Board and import (Control Panel – Import Package) the Discussion Board into the new copied course. Please note, it will import all of the threads along with the forums and you will have to delete the threads.
StudyMate Download
StudyMate lets you create ten Flash-based activities and games using simple templates. The Flash activities can be published directly to a Blackboard course. To learn more about StudyMate and download; login to Bb – My Blackboard tab – My Faculty Downloads box there is an option StudyMate Download – click on it.
Windows VISTA operating system – Bb issue
Bb is reporting that the Content System/Web Folder option (WebDAV technology) is not working properly with the Microsoft Windows VISTA operating system. Blackboard is working with Microsoft to resolve the issue.
Scholar tab (Blackboard’s social bookmarking tool)
Blackboard Scholar is a social bookmarking service provided by Blackboard for educational use. To learn more about Scholar:
1. Login to Blackboard
2. Click on Scholar Tab (or from a Bb Course – Tools – My Scholar Home or Scholar Course Home)
3. Click on Scholar Help ( top right of Scholar screen with line of links that are labeled Settings Install Bookmarklet Help Contact Us)
Wimba Live Classroom and Voice Tools Information
-Wimba Live Classroom contract renewed for two years and is now available to everyone within Bb
-Blackboard’s Collaboration tools (Virtual Classroom and Chat) will not be available after August 10, 2007
-Overview of Wimba Voice tools in Blackboard and where to find them
-Technical support for all Wimba products (Live Classroom and Voice Tools)
-Teaching support for all Wimba products (Live Classroom and Voice Tools)
-Wimba Live Classroom and Voice Tools Maintenance Schedule
Wimba Live Classroom contract renewed for two years
If you are not familiar with Wimba’s Live Classroom, it is a web conferencing tool that permits synchronous interaction over the internet. Users in a Blackboard course/organization can interact online with each other via the internet using Live Classroom. Some of the features include voice over IP (VoIP), text chat, application sharing, web tours, and real time quizzing/surveys.
During the 2006-2007 academic year, Technology Services and the Center for Teaching Excellence collaborated to conduct a pilot project with a number of faculty using Wimba’s Live Classroom. Following a successful pilot evaluation, the Wimba Live Classroom license was extended for two years and is available to the VCU community via Blackboard.
Technology Services strongly encourages you to take a training class. A few lessons learned from the pilot; the setup wizard is required and was confusing for some users, using Live Classroom is a different teaching experience then being in the classroom face-to-face, once the user completed the set-up wizard the tool was easy to use and training and practice were very valuable.
You have three options for Live Classroom training:
1. Wimba online classes:
Go to http://www.wimba.com/support/liveclassroom/onlinetrainingSeminars.php for more information.
2. Center for Teaching Excellence (http://www.vcu.edu/cte/resources/technology.htm):
Learn how to effectively use Live Classroom in a teaching environment by contacting Britt Watwood (bwatwood@vcu.edu or 828-1896).
3. VCU Workshops:
Go to (http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/training/it/search.asp ) and type in Keyword: Live Classroom.
Documentation on Live Classroom can be found at http://www.wimba.com/support/liveclassroom.php .
Please note, if your students or you have problems with the Live Classroom tool, 24/7 (24 hours/ 7 days a week) technical support is provided by Wimba. The Wimba Support Center web site is found at http://www.wimba.com/support/liveclassroom.php or by calling 800-350-4978. The VCU Help Desk and Blackboard support team will direct the users to Wimba for support of this tool.
To create a Live Classroom session you have two options. One option is to go to your Blackboard Course, Click on Communication, Click on Live Classrooms, and Click on Create Room. The second option is to go to your Blackboard course, Click on Control Panel, Click on one of your Content Areas (example, Course Documents), Click on the Select dropdown box (top right of screen) and Select Live Classroom.
Blackboard’s Collaboration tools (Virtual Classroom and Chat) will not be available after August 10, 2007
The Bb Collaboration tools (Virtual Classroom and Chat) are being replaced with the Wimba Voice Tools and Live Classroom. The Bb Collaboration tools are found by clicking on your Bb course, clicking on Communication, and clicking on Collaboration. The Bb collaboration tools will not be available after August 10, 2007. The Wimba Live Classroom and Voice Tools provide all the functionally of the Bb Collaboration tools and more.
Overview of Wimba tools in Blackboard and where to find them
Following is a list of other Wimba tools available and where to find them in your Bb course:
• Voice Announcements (Bb Course - Control Panel – Voice Announcements)
• Voice Recorder (See **Note below)
• Voice Email (See **Note below)
• Voice Board (See **Note below)
• Voice Direct (See **Note below) (option to replace Bb Collaboration Chat – do not need to use voice component)
• Voice Presentation (See **Note below)
• Wimba Podcaster (See **Note below)
• Pronto (Bb Course – Tools – for download and settings) (option to replace Bb Collaboration Chat)
**Note: The tool can be found by selecting any Content Area (example, Course Information or Course Documents), clicking on the Select drop down box at the top right of the screen, selecting the item in the drop down box and clicking Go.
Documentation on these tools can be found at http://www.wimba.com/support/ . Click on Voice Tools or Pronto to find more information.
User Technical Support for the Voice Tools is provided by Wimba 24/7 (24 hours a day / 7 days a week). The Support Center web site is found at http://www.wimba.com/support/liveclassroom.php or by calling 800-350-4978. The VCU Help Desk and Blackboard support team will direct the users to Wimba for support of these tools.
To learn how to effectively use these tools for teaching contact the Center for Teaching Excellence (http://www.vcu.edu/cte/resources/technology.htm).
Technical support for all Wimba products (Live Classroom and Voice Tools) is provided by Wimba
Technical support for Wimba Live Classroom and Voice Tools is provided 24/7 (24 hours/ 7 days a week) by Wimba. This support is for faculty, staff, and students at VCU. The Support Center web site is found at http://www.wimba.com/support/liveclassroom.php or by calling 800-350-4978. The VCU Help Desk and Blackboard support team will direct the users to Wimba for support of all Wimba tools.
Teaching support for all Wimba products (Live Classroom and Voice Tools) is provided by the Center for Teaching Excellence
To learn how to effectively use these tools for teaching contact the Center for Teaching Excellence (http://www.vcu.edu/cte) or attend CTE Workshops. The workshops can be found by going to http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/training/it/search.asp ) and selecting Sponsor: Center for Teaching Excellence.
Wimba Live Classroom and Voice Tools Maintenance Schedule
Wimba Live Classroom and Voice Tools are hosted by Wimba. The link in Blackboard to these tools is a link to Wimba servers that are maintained by Wimba. The following information was received from Wimba in regards to their maintenance schedule:
“Wimba maintains a standing maintenance window between the hours of 1am and 6am EST Sundays.”
Please note: Live Classroom will be offline all day on Thursday, August 16 for upgrade to version 5.0.
Regards,
The Blackboard Team
blackboard@vcu.edu
(Email from Blackboard company- 8/2/07)
Webniar Announcement: The Blackboard Greenhouse Grant for Virtual Worlds
Are you interested in Second Life or other virtual worlds and how experiences in virtual worlds can transform teaching and learning? Are you a technically-minded person or developer interested in exploring and creating environments and opportunities within virtual worlds? If so, we’re interested in hearing from you!
Join us for a webinar on August 14 at noon (EDT) to learn more about the Grant Opportunity, suggestions for proposal submissions, and information about Blackboard’s perspective on the future of virtual worlds and their role in education.
Please Register for the webinar at https://blackboard.webex.com/blackboard/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=350046222
More information about the Blackboard Greenhouse Grant for Virtual Worlds:
Blackboard is looking for development teams who are interested in creating Building Blocks and Power Links that create meaningful connections between Blackboard Enterprise products and Virtual Worlds such as Second Life.
Blackboard is funding a single $25,000 (USD) grant for initiatives that promote the integration of virtual worlds into teaching and learning. We seek initiatives that will:
Enhance the student experience
Leverage existing teaching and learning strategies and best practices
Integrate virtual worlds and Blackboard Enterprise Software [1] through Blackboard Building Blocks™ and Blackboard PowerLinks™
Make results/output available to the Blackboard client community
The Greenhouse Grant for Virtual Worlds is open to faculty, staff and administrators of institutions currently licensing Blackboard solutions. Deadline is September 24, 2007.
Want more information? Please DOWNLOAD the official call for proposals now, and REGISTER for our webinar on August 14 to find out more about the opportunity.
Questions? Email us at communities@blackboard.com
If you are unable to see the links above, please use the following:
Download the CFP: http://connections.blackboard.com/webapps/cmsmain/webui/_xy-25402_1-tid_IxrcEIEr
Register for the webinar: https://blackboard.webex.com/blackboard/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=350046222
(email from Wimba - please note VCU does not have Winba's Course Genie, but we have LiveClassroom, Podcasting, Voice Tools, and Pronto installed in Blackboard.)
Below, please find the August 2007 Wimba Desktop Lecture Series schedule. To register for any presentation, click on: http://www.wimba.com/community/upcoming.php
1) STEPS for Web-Based Assessment
Thursday August 9, 2007 at 4pm EDT / 1pm PDT
Gail Corbitt & Lorraine Gardiner of CSU, Chico
2) Overview of Course Genie 2.1
Tuesday August 14, 2007 at 11am EDT / 4pm BST
Matt Wasowski, Wimba
3) Learning Languages in Blackboard’s World
Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at 3pm EDT / 12pm PDT
Peter Lafford, Director, Language Resource Lab, Arizona State University
4) Wimba Connect 2008: An Overview of Wimba's First Global Users Conference
Tuesday, August 21, 2007 at 12pm EDT / 5pm BST
Matt Wasowski, Wimba
5) The Wimba Podcaster
Thursday August 23, 2007 at 1pm EDT / 6pm BST
Matt Wasowski, Wimba
6) Meeting Pedagogical Goals with Blackboard
Tuesday, September 18, 2007 at 3pm EDT / 12pm PDT
Tova Duby & Eric Palson of Babson College
Thanks,
Matt Wasowski
Director, Communications
Wimba - People Teach People
520 8th Avenue, Suite 2300
New York, NY 10018
Tel. + 1 212 813 3886
Fax + 1 212 533 6041
mwasowski@wimba.com