Hello colleagues!
There is still time to register for upcoming faculty Blackboard and Google Drive trainings facilitated by the MercerOnline staff. See the descriptions and registration information for each training in the tabs above.
MO-101/102: Introduction to Blackboard
A 1-week online training provides the technology skills necessary for faculty who want to have a Blackboard add-on for a face-to-face course or who want to teach a previously designed or Master course. Faculty who want to have a Blackboard add-on for a face-to-face course must complete the MO 101/102 training or demonstrate prior, comparable training and experience at a peer institution. (Online training will be offered two weeks prior to the start of the semester and then periodically over the course of the semester.)
MO-103: Blackboard Grade Center Training
In the Grade Center, faculty can provide and manage students’ grades for assignments, tests, discussion posts, journals, blogs, and wikis, and for ungraded items, such as surveys or self-tests. Faculty can also create grade columns for any activities or requirements faculty want to grade, such as special projects, participation, or attendance. This one-hour face-to-face training will help faculty get started with Grade Center. In order to register for this training faculty must have completed MO 101/102 and have grading plan(s) for the course(s) that will use Blackboard Grade Center.
Upcoming training dates. To sign up for one these sessions, please complete the registration form: http://tinyurl.com/lzqwvzk
- April 16 (6-7pm)
- May 6 (12-1pm)
MO-104: Introduction to Google Drive
Google Drive uses free Google online storage that allows faculty to store their PowerPoint lectures, handouts, videos, recordings – anything – online and accessible from any computer as long as you have internet access. Google Drive allows faculty to ensure that online and face-to-face students have access to the same documents. It allows also faculty to collaborate/share documents without having to email new versions back and forth. This one-hour face-to-face training will orient faculty to how start using Google Drive for any teaching mode – online, hybrid, or face-to-face.
Upcoming training dates. To sign up for one these sessions, please complete the registration form: http://tinyurl.com/k7v2kqg
- April 22 (12-1pm)
- April 22 (6-7pm)
MO-105: Introduction to VideoEverywhere
A one-hour face-to-face training that will introduce faculty to Blackboard’s Video Everywhere tool. This tool allows faculty to record from a webcam and embed videos throughout their courses.
MO-201: Advanced Blackboard: Designing and Developing An Online Course
A three–part course that helps faculty members to develop a framework for best practices and strategies for engaging, instructing, supporting, and communicating with students in the online environment. (Note: It is recommended that faculty teach the course face-to-face at Mercer at least once prior to teaching it online.) (Offered once per semester depending on demand.)
MO-210: Advanced Blackboard: Designing and Developing A Hybrid Course
A "hybrid" learning environment presents considerations, instructional strategies, and design principles that are different from teaching a traditional face-to-face or fully online course. In this course, those who are experienced in teaching online at Mercer County Community College will explore designing and developing a hybrid course. This course is delivered in a "hybrid" format, so the course structure, activities, and assignments model a hybrid learning environment in Blackboard. Participants design and create course material for a new hybrid course you they have previously taught fully online (or face-to-face). (Offered once per semester depending on demand)