Blackboard 9.1 Faculty Information Session

www.unco.edu/blackboard

Blackboard 9.1 Upgrade

Blackboard Support Team

Sherri Lancton - Instructional Designer – Extended Studies

Kate Endres - Instructional Designer - Extended Studies

Evelyn Knowles – Instructional Designer - CETL

Jesse Furr – Blackboard System Administration

Sam Penn – Blackboard System Administration

Nick Eastham – Instructional Technologist - CETL

Meeting Agenda

Review Upgrade Events1

Present New Features of BB 9.13

Questions and Answers4

D2 Discuss Timetable

Upgrade Events

Upgrade to Blackboard 9.1 in May of 2011

Communications via UNC Today and emails

Faculty presentations and training sessions will be scheduled before and after the upgrade

Planning Technical and Instructional support prior, during and after the upgrade

Why Upgrade to 9.1?

Keep up with technology BB 9.1 was released in May of 2010 Smaller upgrade then experienced with last

upgrade Fewer tool and screen changes Students will experience no screen changes Fixes to features that presently have a work-

around in place Enhancements to the tools that design course

content

Timetable of Events

March

April

May June July

Aug

• BB 9.1 Info Sessions

• Resources Page

• What’s New Workshops

• Upgrade to BB 9.1

• BB 9.1 Workshops

Upgrade May 12th – 15th

What has stayed the same?

Access and Login to Blackboard The look of the screen has changed

My Blackboard and access to course links

All courses and content

Basic look and feel, navigation, Contextual Menus and Edit Mode remain the same within each course

What has stayed the same?

What has changed?Button labels

and additional

Tools

BB 9.0 Buttons

BB 9.1 Buttons

BB 9.1 Buttons

What has changed?The Build Content button offers the most changes and a different set of tools.

Learning ModuleA Learning Module is a collection of Content Items focused on a specific subject that students can navigate at their own pace. Another name for it might be a page turner.

A Table of Contents can be used to navigate through the Learning Module. Content within a Learning Module is added and managed just like content in a Content Folder.

Lesson PlanA Lesson Plan is special content type that combines information about the lesson itself with the curriculum resources used to teach it.

Default Lesson Plan sections include the instructional level, grade level, objectives, and subject area of the lesson.

Additional sections can be added to the Lesson Plan, arranged to appear in any order and optionally displayed to students.

YouTube MashupThis new interface allows you to search for the YouTube video from within Blackboard and embed

Blackboard Support

Support: Email: Blackboard9@unco.edu Telephone: (970) 351-4357 Online:

http://www.unco.edu/supportu.htm

www. unco.edu/blackboard

Questions?

Suggestions?

Concerns?