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Issue

Date

In This Issue:

Oct.

2009

• Academic Innovation Minigrants - Converting Your Class To a Hybrid
• Can Blackboard help you combat H1N1 (Swine Flu)?
• Fee clarification for using Blackboard

#8

Sept.

2009

• New Learning Management System?
• Blackboard Access and PSU's new Portal
• Video your class lecture and post it to Blackboard
• Blackboard FAQ information
• Respondus Software Available
• How do I get trained to use Blackboard?
• Upcoming Webinar Sessions!

#7

June

2009

• Summer Course Access
• Update on Selection of PSU's next Learning Management System
• Important Information about WebCT!
• Tracking how students access your course
• Download problems with Internet Explorer
• How do I get trained to use Blackboard?

#6

May

2009

• Is PSU leaving Blackboard?
• Move tests, questions, surveys, etc. from one Blackboard CE course to another
• Blackboard's Gradebook can auto-calculate your grades!
• Search the archive of Blackboard's Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Feb.

2009

• Enhanced Faculty Control over Student Access Activated
• I only see one of my cross listed courses
• How to add a Teaching Assistant to my Blackboard course?
• Help Desk Information & Hours for winter 2009!
• How do I handle a failed quiz attempt by a student?
• What is a Guest Account?
• How do I get trained to use Blackboard?

Dec.

2008

• How early can I start building my course in Blackboard?
• How long will my files be accessible in WebCT?
• How do I create a Grade Book column to calculate grade totals?
• Help Desk Information & Hours for winter 2009!
• How do I handle a failed quiz attempt by a student?
• More Grade Book How To's
• How do I get trained to use Blackboard?

Sept.

2008

• Blackboard Update!
• What is a "Developmental Shell?"
• Help Desk Information & New Hours for Fall 2008!
• How Can I Add Descriptions to my Courses?
• Creating Discussion/Work Groups in Blackboard
• Creating a Private Journal Area for Your Students
• How do I Setup a Blackboard Course?
• How do I Rearrange my Course List?
• Important Ongoing Blackboard Maintenance!!!
• Training Options

July

2008

• How can you give someone access to your course who is not officially enrolled?
• Reorganizing your Bb courselist, how to reuse a Bb course, and more
• What kind of Blackboard training is available?
  
• Compare the services of the Helpdesk and CAE
  
• Changing your Bb font, deleting gradebook columns, and using JAWS

May

2008

• How can I add students to my course?
  
• How do I get my WebCT course "migrated" to Blackboard?
  
• How do I get training and support in using Blackboard?
  
• How can I find out about Blackboard "bugs" and possible workarounds?
• How's the migration going?
• A Tip from Vince Schreck, Instructional Designer