Workshops

Intended for faculty and staff that are new to the Blackboard content-management system, this workshop will go over the most commonly used features of Blackboard 6. We will look at the basic layout of Blackboard, and most aspects of creating a course, such as adding course documents, creating discussion boards, online testing, grading, and more.

Please contact us if you are interested in Blackboard Basics.

We offer weekly hour-long workshops on elements of the Blackboard learning system, with topics that include:

• Blackboard Essentials
• Adding content to your Blackboard course
• Using the Assignment Tool in Blackboard
• What's new in Bb 6
• Testing and Grading in Blackboard
• Customizing your Blackboard course

In addition to being offered on request, you can find a list of dates and times these topics are being covered on our Workshop Calendar page.

Learn to use Respondus, a tool for creating and managing exams that can be printed or published directly to Blackboard. Respondus is preferable to using the built-in tools in Blackboard, and can save you time converting tests you already have entered to a Blackboard-compatible format.

Please contact us if you are interested in Quiz Creation with Respondus.

(Prerequisite: Quiz Creation with Respondus) Learn to create interesting, interactive games and activities to enhance student learning.

Please contact us if you are interested in Activity and Game Creation with StudyMate..

Use Audacity, a freely available sound editing tool, to record, play, convert, and compress audio files for use online.

Please contact us if you are interested in Sound Recording and Editing with Audacity.

Learn to edit, organize, and share digital photos online and in your Blackboard course using Adobe's Photoshop Elements.

Please contact us if you are interested in Working with Digital Images.

Capture on-screen mouse movements and clicks to better demonstrate using Blackboard and other computer applications.

Please contact us if you are interested in Creating Screen-capture Videos with Camtasia.

Accidentally erased an important file? Spending too much time on a repetitive task? Come learn from and share with other computer users as we discuss how to work efficiently online.

Please contact us if you are interested in Tech Tips for Working Online.

Work with other CCC faculty using the Quality Matters peer-review rubric to discuss good practice and improve your courses.

Please contact us if you are interested in Interactivity Online.

We'll look at three kinds of interactivity -- student-to-content, student-to-instructor, and student-to-student -- and discuss criteria for when to use each. We'll also look at some of the software tools available, in Blackboard and elsewhere, that we can use to help us create and maintain interactivity in our courses.

Please contact us if you are interested in Interactivity Online.

Learn how you and your students can tap into the wealth of information we have available online through our Library Services.

Please contact us if you are interested in Researching Online.

Learn what works for other online instructors at CCC, and share your experiences as well.

Please contact us if you are interested in Showcasing Successful Online Courses.

Learn more about using copyrighted materials in your online courses. We'll discuss how to know what materials are useable, and how to get the legal permission required to post copyrighted materials online.

Please contact us if you are interested in Copyright Issues Online.

Come learn what the "latest and greatest" developments are in Distance Learning at CCC.

Please contact us if you are interested in What's New in Distance Learning.