blackboard setld session july2013

BlackboardWHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW TO WORK MORE EFFICIENTLY?

Judy Weggelaar July 19 2013

What can I help you with?My Places

Evaluation – Performance dashboard

Discussion Board

Other Needs?

My Places

• List of frequently accessed courses• Quick access to personal Settings• Upload image (or avatar)• Change notification settings

Notifications

• Calendar items ie assignment due dates• Latest Posts

New Posts

• Posts you see can be customised• Latest Posts

Course Updates and Announcements

• Will show course with updates• Announcements

My Grades (For students)

• Students can see a list of their marks• They can also see a total of their marks (EVEN IF

THE GRADE CENTRE COLUMN IS HIDDEN)

Retention Centre

See • How many students did not

contribute• How many did not access

Blackboard

Personalise your information

Choose Settings and then Personalize My Settings. The image you load here will appear on all your posts. Load something to easily identify your posts. You can use an avatar if you don’t wish to include a photo.

Performance Dashboard

• To see a student’s contributions at a glance• To see how your contributions look against

other tutors• Can sort by any heading