Blackboard Training Opportunities for Faculty
The following is a list of upcoming training opportunities for faculty that wish to learn more about Blackboard Learn. The list will be updated to remove past and add new events.
"Sneak Peek" sessions are brief overviews of the Blackboard Learn system and are aimed at showing how SCCC has set the system up for our faculty and students.
Q & A sessions: Faculty are encouraged to bring questions for a hands on working session to address their needs.
Hands On Blackboard Training: This is a four hour course broken into two major modules. When the full four hour class is given, there will be a lunch break between the two sessions. There will also be opportunities to take the class on separate dates for each major module. Faculty should take Part I before Part II as the first topic covered is required to be able to effectively take Part II. The major items for each unit are:
Part I – Approximately 1 Hour 30 Minutes
- Overview of SCCCs Development/Test Site
- Accessing the Class Roster • Building Content
- Q&A
Part II – Approximately 1 Hour 45 Minutes
- Accessing D2L Material From the Content Collection
- Creating an Assignment
- Creating a Discussion Forum
- Review Creating a Test
- Review the Grade Center
- Q&A
D2L to Bb Conversion Workshop: This is a two hour course for faculty who have a D2L course to convert and who are comfortable building content using the Content, Discussion, and Assignment tools in Blackboard. The Office of Instructional Technology highly recommends faculty attend the Hands on Blackboard training workshop prior to attending this workshop.
-Accessing D2L Materials from Content Collection
-Create a File, Assignment, and Discussion Forum using D2L Materials
-Access Exported D2L Courses from SCCC Share Drive
-Exporting a D2L Course, Gradebook, Learning Objects, and Quizzes
Special Topic: Weighted Grades
This is a two hour course for faculty who have are comfortable building content such as Assignments, Tests and Discussions in Blackboard and wish to apply weights to their graded items:
· Creating and Managing a Weighted Column
· Creating and Managing Categories
· Managing Column Categories
The Office of Instructional Technology highly recommends faculty attend the Hands on Blackboard training workshop prior to attending this workshop.
PLEASE REGISTER IN ADVANCE FOR THE SESSION(S) YOU WANT TO ATTEND SO WE CAN GUARANTEE YOU A SEAT AT A COMPUTER!
COURSES THAT HAVE NO REGISTRATION 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE ARE SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION. WE ADVISE FACULTY TO REGISTER IN ADVANCE TO AVOID ARRIVING ON CAMPUS TO FIND THE SESSION HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
Campus | Topic | Date | Time | Room |
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JUNE CLASSES | ||||
Ammerman | Q&A | 6/27/14 | 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Huntington Library 14A |
JULY CLASSES | ||||
Ammerman | D2L to Bb Conversion Workshop | 7/2/14 | 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Huntington Library 14A |
Ammerman | D2L to Bb Conversion Workshop | 7/2/14 | 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Huntington Library 14A |
Eastern | D2L to Bb Conversion Workshop | 7/2/14 | 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Montauket 214 |
Eastern |
D2L to Bb Conversion Workshop |
7/3/14 | 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Montauket 214 |
Ammerman | Q&A | 7/7/14 | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Huntington Library 14A |
Ammerman | Q&A | 7/7/14 | 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Huntington Library 14A |
Michael J. Grant | Hands on Training: Full Class | 7/8/14 | 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m | Orient 201 |
Michael J. Grant | Hands on Training: Part I | 7/8/14 | 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Orient 201 |
Ammerman | D2L to Bb Conversion Workshop | 7/9/14 | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Huntington Library 14A |
Eastern | D2L to Bb Conversion Workshop | 7/9/14 | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Montauket 214 |
Ammerman | Hands on Training: Full Class | 7/9/14 | 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m | Huntington Library 14A |
Ammerman | Hands on Training: Part I | 7/9/14 | 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Huntington Library 14A |
Ammerman | Weighted Grades | 7/10/14 | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Huntington Library 14A |
Ammerman | Q&A | 7/11/14 | 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Huntington Library 14A |
Ammerman | Q&A | 7/14/14 | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Huntington Library 14A |
Ammerman | Q&A | 7/14/14 | 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Huntington Library 14A |
Eastern | Hands on Training: Full Class | 7/15/14 | 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Orient 201 |
Eastern | Hands on Training: Part I | 7/15/14 | 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Orient 201 |
Michael. J Grant | Hands on Training: Full Class | 7/16/14 | 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | TBA |
Michael. J Grant | Hands on Training: Part II | 7/16/14 | 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | TBA |
Ammerman | Weighted Grades | 7/17/14 | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Huntington Library 14A |
Ammerman | D2L to Bb Conversion Workshop | 7/22/14 | 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Huntington Library 14A |
Ammerman | D2L to Bb Conversion Workshop | 7/22/14 | 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Huntington Library 14A |
Michael. J Grant | Hands on Training: Full Class | 7/22/14 | 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | TBA |
Michael. J Grant | Hands on Training: Part II | 7/22/14 | 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | TBA |
Ammerman | Hands on Training: Full Class | 7/23/14 | 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Huntington Library 14A |
Ammerman | Hands on Training: Part II | 7/23/14 | 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Huntington Library 14A |
Eastern | Hands on Training: Full Class | 7/24/14 | 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Orient 201 |
Michael. J Grant | D2L to Bb Conversion Workshop | 7/24/14 | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Sagtikos Library Room Classroom 1 |
Ammerman | Q&A | 7/24/14 | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Huntington Library 14A |
Ammerman | Q&A | 7/24/14 | 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Huntington Library 14A |
Ammerman | Hands on Training: Full Class | 7/29/14 | 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Huntington Library 14A |
Ammerman | Hands on Training: Part II | 7/29/14 | 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Huntington Library 14A |
Eastern | Hands on Training: Full Class | 7/30/14 | 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Orient 201 |
Eastern | Hands on Training: Part II | 7/30/14 | 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Orient 201 |
Ammerman | Q&A | 7/31/14 | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Huntington Library 14A |
Ammerman | Q&A | 7/31/14 | 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Huntington Library 14A |
AUGUST CLASSES | ||||
Ammerman | Q&A | 8/4/14 | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Huntington Library 14A |
Ammerman | Q&A | 8/4/14 | 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Huntington Library 14A |
Michael. J Grant | Hands on Training: Full Class | 8/5/14 | 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | TBA |
Ammerman | Hands on Training: Full Class | 8/6/14 | 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Huntington Library 14A |
Ammerman | Q&A | 8/7/14 | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Huntington Library 14A |
Ammerman | Q&A | 8/7/14 | 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Huntington Library 14A |
Eastern | Hands on Training: Full Class | 8/12/14 | 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Orient 201 |
Michael. J Grant | Hands on Training: Full Class | 8/13/14 | 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | TBA |
Ammerman | Q&A | 8/14/14 | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Huntington Library 14A |
Ammerman | Q&A | 8/14/14 | 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Huntington Library 14A |
Ammerman | Hands on Training: Full Class | 8/19/14 | 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Huntington Library 14A |
Ammerman | D2L to Bb Conversion Workshop | 8/20/14 | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Huntington Library 14A |
Ammerman | D2L to Bb Conversion Workshop | 8/20/14 | 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Huntington Library 14A |
Eastern | Hands on Training: Full Class | 8/20/14 | 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Orient 201 |
Ammerman | Q&A | 8/31/14 | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Huntington Library 14A |
Ammerman | D2L to Bb Conversion Workshop | 8/21/14 | 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Huntington Library 14A |
Ammerman | D2L to Bb Conversion Workshop | 8/21/14 | 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Huntington Library 14A |