MAIN CAMPUS CLASSES (SPRING 2009)

Georgetown University's Blackboard support team offers scheduled training courses for faculty on Blackboard basics, communication and collaboration tools, assignments, and assessment tools. Faculty can also request customized training and individual consultations at any time through the Blackboard Help Request Form.

The Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship (CNDLS) offers scheduled Blackboard training courses at the beginning of the Fall and Spring terms. Dahlgren Memorial Library offers scheduled training courses to Medical Center faculty. Upcoming training courses are listed below. Registration is available on line through the links following each course.

Blackboard 8's Grade Center

This workshop will take an in-depth look at how the Blackboard Grade Center can help you manage your grades and assess your students' performance. Participants will learn to set up the Grade Center in the way that best meets their assessment goals, to weight grades, to customize the Grade Center by creating smart views, and to create grade reports. Important concepts such as "external grade", "calculated column", "grading schema", and grade "categories" will be explained. Participants are welcome to bring their own questions about the Grade Center. Instructors: Susan Pennestri and Peter Janssens.

Thursday, March 26th, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, CB 314
Wednesday, April 15th, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, CB 314
Tuesday, April 21st, 12:00 - 1:00 PM, ICC 227

MEDICAL CENTER INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT CLASSES (SPRING 2009)

For the description of classes offered at the Medical Center, go to the Dahlgren Memorial Library Workshops for Blackboard page.