Services for Educators : Blackboard Support for Educators

FACS ITDD staff provide Blackboard support services, training and one-on-one consultations, for faculty. Contact Taeyeol Park.  

Use the Blackboard Help Request Form to create a course in Blackboard or to request help with a particular problem.  SOM Courses are added to Blackboard by request only.

Blackboard FAQs for Educators

Faculty may place course materials on reserve through Blackboard.

Workshop: Blackboard, Part I - Course Management Basics

Introduction to Blackboard, online course management system. Hands-on training on how to set up and manage your course site – post class announcements and documents, add or remove users, copy courses, and link external web sites.

Monday, June 30th  12:00-1:20 pm
Tuesday, July 8th  12:00-1:20 pm

Class location: Faculty and Curriculum Support (FACS) Center Computer Lab, Preclinical Science Building, GM-6

Register via e-mail to: Taeyeol Park, FACS ITDD

Workshop: Blackboard, Part II - Adding PowerPoint, Graphics, Audio and Video

Hands-on training on how to add PowerPoint presentations and various media, including images, audio, and video clips into your Blackboard course site. Familiarity with Blackboard is recommended, but not required.

Tuesday, July 1st  12:00-1:30 pm
Wednesday, July 9th  12:00-1:30 pm

Class location: Faculty and Curriculum Support (FACS) Center Computer Lab, Preclinical Science Building, GM-6

Register via e-mail to: Taeyeol Park, FACS ITDD

Workshop: Blackboard, Part III - Communication and Assessment

Learn how to utilize email, discussion boards, and student groups in Blackboard, how to create your own quizzes and surveys that students complete online, and how to manage students' grades.

Wednesday, July 2nd  12:00-1:30 pm
Thursday, July 10th  12:00-1:30 pm

Class location: Faculty and Curriculum Support (FACS) Center Computer Lab, Preclinical Science Building, GM-6

Register via e-mail to: Taeyeol Park, FACS ITDD

Software Tutorials (Atomic Learning)

Atomic Learning provides thousands of short tutorials on dozens of software applications. Focused on answering the common questions anyone may have when learning software.

Access notes: Available within Dahlgren Library and Lauinger Library (main campus) only