We are excited to provide training opportunities for Palm Beach State faculty and staff. Our faculty trainers will instruct and provide guidance during each workshop. All dates and times are provided below as well as registration instructions.

eLearning Faculty Tutorials These Online Tutorials are for our current Bb version Learn 9.1. Before you attend the workshops, learn the features of Blackboard at your own pace! View the tutorials in sequential order, or jump to a particular topic using the clickable menu. Whether you are just getting started with Blackboard or a veteran at online teaching in need of a review, these tutorials are here for you.

Using the Grade Center (Gradebook)
Setting up the grade center: creating calculated columns, setting up color codes, using weighted columns, etc. 

Enhancing Course Interaction
Available tools and best practices for enhancing collaboration.

Using the Assignment Tool
Creating, assessing and grading assignments.

Using and Managing Assessments
Creating quizzes/tests and choosing settings, using Respondus to create/upload questions, deploying and grading assessments.

Using and Managing Rubrics
How rubrics can be used inside of Blackboard to grade students' subjective performance in wikis, blogs, and discussion boards.

Journals, Blogs and Wikis
Each tool is demonstrated and best practices in using the social media tools is discussed.

Creating with Lesson Builder's Learn Building Block
How to build and publish interactive activities directly into Blackboard.

Managing Discussion Board
An overview of adding, editing and copying forums. Also, filtering posts and thread tagging will be covered.

Managing Mash-Ups
An overview of the Mashup tools - how to add, preview, change and edit the tools.  Best Practices will also be covered.

Using Additional Plug-ins
This workshop will provide information on additional tools within Blackboard to include: Starfish, Direct Submit Turnitin and others.