Dates: January to May 2025
Location: via WebEx Virtually online unless otherwise marked. For WebEx, the access link will be sent to the registered participants on the day before a workshop.
Registration for a technology training workshop is required. Please email your name, email address, phone number, division, date, time, and name of training session to mxccdistance@ctstate.edu. An email will be sent to you confirming your registration and the access link will be sent to you on the day before the workshop. Please register at least 24 hours in advance of training to avoid workshop cancellations due to low/no enrollment.
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Getting Started with Blackboard This session will demonstrate commonly used tools in Blackboard Course Management System: Announcement, Messages, Discussions, Content Area, Assignments, Files, links on the course menu, student preview, and course archive. Friday, 2/7/2025, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Blackboard: Tests and Quizzes This workshop will show you how to create a test in Blackboard from scratch or from a test bank. The steps on how to manage a test and how to obtain test banks from a publisher will also explained. Friday, 2/14/2025, 9:30 am to 10:30 am Friday , 2/21/2025, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm |
Blackboard: Grade Center This workshop focuses on how to create grade columns as well as weighted total or total columns for grade calculation. An ongoing grade calculation will be explained and practiced. Friday, 2/14/2025, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Friday. 2/21/2025, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm |
Integrating Videos into Blackboard using Built-In Kaltura Kaltura is a streaming video feature integrated to Blackboard. It provides instructors with the ability to embed videos directly into your Blackboard class. Students can play video from right inside the Blackboard class. This session will show you how to upload and link videos to Blackboard courses and how to create videos (e.g. tutorials, PowerPoint lecture voice over, diagram voice over, etc.) using Kaltura Personal Capture. Friday, 2/28/2025, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm |
Blackboard Ally - Making Your Course Documents Accessible This workshop will provide an overview on how Blackboard Ally makes documents in your Blackboard courses accessible to students. Four topics will be covered: What is Ally, Ally for Faculty, Ally for Students, and Accessibility report. Friday, 3/7/2025, 10:00 am - 11:30 am |