Instructional Technology
Workshops > Blackboard
1. Overview of communication tools in Blackboard.
2. Pronunciation/ speaking assignments using Audacity and Blackboard
3. Using Blog with audio and video in Blackboard
4. Using Wiki with audio and video in Blackboard
5. Using Chat and Groups tools in Blackboard
6. Creating online quizzes and anonymous surveys using Blackboard
1. Overview of communication tools in Blackboard.
This workshop is for any faculty member who would like to know what
kinds of communication tools are available in Blackboard.
The tools that are discussed include blog, wiki, discussion board, chat,
group, and assignment, grade center, test/survey manager.
After this workshop, you will be able to:
• pick an appropriate communication tool in Blackboard.
2. Pronunciation/ speaking assignments using Audacity and Blackboard
This workshop is for any faculty member who wants to assign speaking/pronunciation exercises in an organized way or want to create own audio files.
After this workshop, you will be able to:
• Set up assignment folders, check students' audio recordings, download
the recordings to a folder, and provide feedback.
• Describe the difference
between assignment folders and a digital dropbox.
• Use Audacity to create
your own audio files and upload them to Blackboard.
• Edit audio files
with Audacity.
This workshop focuses on speaking/pronunciation assignments. However, what you will learn in the workshop can be also applied to written assignments.
3. Using Blog with audio and video in Blackboard
This workshop is for any faculty member who wants to use the blog/journal tool in Blackboard to improve students' writing.
After this workshop, you will be able to:
• Set up a blog and configure it.
• Give feedback on students' writing on a blog with various editing
tools.
• Create links on a blog.
• Post pictures and audio files to a blog.
• Make a short movie with the built-in video camera on an ITC computers and post
it on a blog.
• Edit a QuickTime movie with QuickTime Pro.
Ideas for blog projects in foreign language classes will be discussed.
4. Using Wiki with audio and video in Blackboard
This workshop is for any faculty member who wants students to work on collaborative writing projects.
After this workshop, you will be able to:
• Set up a wiki and configure it.
• Give feedback on students' writing with various editing tools.
• Create
links on a wiki.
• Post pictures and audio files to a wiki.
• Make a short movie with the built-in video camera on an ITC computers and post
it on a wiki.
• Edit a QuickTime movie with QuickTime Pro.
Ideas for wiki projects in foreign language classes will be discussed.
5. Using Chat and Groups tools in Blackboard
This workshop is for any faculty member who wants to use the chat tool to increase the chances that students "speak" in class or want to provide students with various group communication tools including the chat tool.
After this workshop, you will be able to:
• Set up a chat session, send private messages during the chat session,
and archive the chat session.
• Set up groups so that each group has its
own chat, file exchange, email sending, and group discussion board capabilities.
6. Creating online quizzes and anonymous surveys using Blackboard
This workshop is for any faculty member who wants to create online listening/reading comprehension quizzes and anonymous surveys. This workshop is appropriate for faculty member who wants to create online placement test using Blackboard.
After this workshop, you will be able to:
• Create online multiple choice quizzes for listening comprehension
using audio and video files.
• Create online multiple choice quizzes for
reading comprehension.
• Create online short essay quizzes.
• Create anonymous surveys.
• Check students' quiz scores and answers
in the Grade center.
• Check students' anonymous survey results in the
Grade center.