Blackboard at Truman

Blackboard Academic Suite 7.3 Enterprise

Truman offers hybrid/blended and fully online course support via Blackboard Academic Suite  rel. 7.3  Enterprise
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We encourage you to take advantage of the information available here to make the most of your Blackboard experience.

Workshops

Workshops are scheduled at various times during the year.  See what's available now.

Self-Help Resources

Learning Objects Campus Pack Tools - Collaborative assignments via WIKIs and Blogs

SafeAssign Tool - Making assignments so that student papers can be checked for plagiarism.

The Guide to setting up SafeAssign Assignments  |  The Guide to reviewing SafeAssign Reports

Complete wiki-based documentation on SafeAssign  |  Video presentation about SafeAssign

Respondus 3.5 - A software tool that can assist with publishing an assessment in Blackboard.  This application can import questions saved in MS Word or rich text and format the file for use in Blackboard.

Review the Instructors' Manual  for BB Academic Suite rel. 7.3     web version   |   pdf version

Tune-up Your System to be ready for content delivered via Blackboard

Review the compatibility chart to make sure your Operating System and Browser combination will work with the new Blackboard system.  Many combination options are available.

How-To's & Guides - Customized for the Truman Instructor

Adding An Item (Flash/SWF)

Managing Course Menu (Flash/SWF)

Using Performance Dashboard (Flash/SWF)

Using the Assignment Feature (Flash/SWF)

Copy Course Content - Guide to copying course content from one course to another on the same system.

Export/Import Process - Guide to exporting course content from old system to the new one.

Combining Sections - Guide to combining multiple sections of a course into one super-class.

Assignments (Acrobat/PDF)     |     video demo from Blackboard, Inc (Flash/SWF)

Choosing "Assignments" VS the Digital Drop Box (Acrobat/PDF)

The Digital Drop Box (Acrobat/PDF)

Discussion Boards (Acrobat/PDF)     |     video demo from Blackboard, Inc. (Flash/SWF)

Groups (Acrobat/PDF)     |     video demo from Blackboard, Inc. (Flash/SWF)

Tests and Surveys (Acrobat/PDF)     |     video demo from Blackboard, Inc (Flash/SWF)

Gradebook Features (Acrobat/PDF)     |     video demo from Blackboard, Inc. (Flash/SWF)

Weighted Grades (Acrobat/PDF)

Tips, Tricks and Techniques from All Over

Blackboard's own "Quick Tutorials" on a wide variety of features and tools.  These are Flash-based mini movies.

Tips on computer requirements, compatibility, and plugins.

Web-based tool to generate custom course banners (off-site resource)

New Features in the Discussion Board/Forum Tool (from Boise State)

How to use Blackboard 7.3 Features (from U of TN - Chattanooga)

General V 7.3 Support Center (from Loyola @ Chicago)

Common How-To's and General Support (from Boise State)

New Features Available in BB 7.3 (from La Positas College)

Resources for Teaching Online (blended, hybrid or fully online courses)

Technical Support

Please contact the IT Services Help Desk by calling 660-785-4544 if you are experiencing technical difficulty with Blackboard.

The Center for Teaching & Learning and IT Services house Blackboard support staff who will follow-up your help request.