About the Office of Learning Technology (2014)
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and Blackboard Learn 9.1
Update from the OLT
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Office of Learning Technology Staff
Dr. Anastasia (Staci) Trekles, OLT Director and Clinical Asst. Professor
TECH 206 - x5734 Lab and student workers, TECH-298
(hours vary) Reach all of us at [email protected] -
we’ll get back to you ASAP
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OLT Services – More than just BlackBoard
Looking to integrate technology into your course in some way?
Face-to-face, hybrid, or distance courses can benefit
Consider the many options available, in addition to BlackBoard: https://www.pnc.edu/distance/tutorials/
Looking for instructional support or design help?
Review our workshop archive: https://www.pnc.edu/distance/workshop-materials-archive/
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News about BlackBoard Learn
Updated in May 2014 – several new features!
Email in BlackBoard – CHECK with students to be sure they receive your emails – refer them to Helpdesk (x5511) if they are not
New workshops and more available online at http://www.pnc.edu/distance
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Help for Students
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More Help for Students
Our student support page: http://www.pnc.edu/distance/student-support/
Online course available to all students available in BlackBoard under “PNC BlackBoard Orientation” from My BlackBoard Tab
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Help for Faculty
http://www.pnc.edu/distance Lots of tutorials, help, advice, and more
Online course under “PNC BlackBoard Training” from My BlackBoard Tab – available 24/7 to all faculty
http://help.blackboard.com Excellent collection of tutorials on
demand for nearly any task
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Mentorship Program
A holistic and personalized approach to professional development in online/blended learning and teaching
Work with a Faculty Guide, receive help and formal feedback on course quality
ANY course qualifies – new, existing, traditional, online, hybrid
Faculty get to know one another better across disciplines
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Remember: Learn is an hour ahead• Inform students (in syllabus)
• May affect:• Assignment submissions• Testing windows
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Can’t log in to Learn?
New instructors can have a delay in access due to Human Resources processes – if you cannot log in at http://www.purdue.edu/onepurdue your account is not active yet
120-day password change requirement - reset your password anytime, even from off-campus, at https://www.purdue.edu/apps/account/Account
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Remember to Make those Courses Available!
Course availability – ALL instructors MUST make their course(s) available to students for the term.
Course copy – You may copy a master course or previous Learn course from one semester to the next
See https://www.pnc.edu/distance/learn-tutorials/ for video and text guides!
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Communicating with Students
Announcements Can be moved, edited, release and expire automatically
Email in BlackBoard CHECK with students to be sure they receive your emails
– refer them to Helpdesk (x5511) if they are not Alternative communication tools
You can use a “Q&A Forum” (already built into your course) for general questions
Invite students to ask “open” questions so that other students may benefit
Leave email for personal/grade-related discussions between student and instructor
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Grading Updates
Weight grade columns
Color code Anonymous grading Inline document
grading for assignments
Improved discussion, wiki, blog, and journal grading interface
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Tracking and Retention CenterEarly warning system and Retention
Center Find out who is struggling and send
notifications Typically there is 5-8% point gap between
the retention rate of on-line students as compared with traditional on-campus classes.
Online students tend to receive lower grades and drop their classes at a higher rate.
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Tips for Engaging Students and Preventing Cheating
Use timing, randomizing, no backtracking, and forced completion as settings on tests
Trade high-stakes objective tests for portfolios, discussions, projects
Show examples of what good work is and what is expected
Require student presentations (even online – through Adobe Connect, Skype, Google Hangouts)
Use SafeAssign to check for plagiarism in written workFor more:
http://www.pnc.edu/distance/cheating
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Accessibility
Important to ensure that your students are able to access all of your content
Videos may need captions and/or transcripts
Check with publishers - provide alternate resources where possible
Learn more: http://www.pnc.edu/distance/web-accessibility
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Let us help you!
Workshops and Webcasts
Walk-in Assistance Technology
Mentorship Program Social media Web-based Video
Tutorials/PDF Guides Check our calendar:
https://www.pnc.edu/distance/olt-calendar/
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Thanks!
Dr. Anastasia (Staci) Trekles, OLT Director and Clinical Asst. Professor
[email protected] [email protected] File a ticket at
http://services.pnc.edu Call us at 785-5734 Visit us in TECH 206 and TECH 298