June is a great time to sharpen your acumen with Blackboard learning management system technology. SHSU Online has development opportunities that can help.
- Go fully online and earn your Multimedia Master Certification by enrolling in Multimedia in Blackboard Courses.
- Attend one of the face-to-face how-to sessions.
- Sign up for one-on-one sessions. These sessions can be from five minutes to an hour and can take place in your office, the SHSU Online office, over the phone, or online. Just select a topic or come up with one of your own, and we’ll do it!
Visit the SHSU Online Faculty Development How-to Session page to sign up for the following courses:
Fully Online Sessions (see below for full session descriptions)
- Multimedia in Blackboard Courses (Starts June 1)
Main Campus Sessions (see below for full session descriptions)
- 6/8/2016 – Blackboard Collaborate – The Ultra Experience – 1 p.m.
- 6/20/2016 – ProctorFree Online Proctoring for Bb Exams & Quizzes – 1 p.m.
- 6/28/2016 – Kaltura: Lecture & Screen Capture in Blackboard – 1 p.m.
Woodlands Campus Sessions (see below for full session descriptions)
- 6/21 – Blackboard & More – By Request – 5 p.m. TWC 209
Development Session Descriptions
Multimedia in Blackboard Courses: This fully online certification course provides the Blackboard instructor with the knowledge and skills in both the acquisition and implementation of multimedia for online/face-to-face and hybrid courses. Technologies and best practices are examined in the context of student engagement and success.
Participants can choose to complete all module activities for this course and receive a Multimedia Certification or just complete any of the modules that interests them, a la carte.
Blackboard Collaborate – The Ultra Experience: Synchronous collaboration in Blackboard just got a whole lot easier. Introducing Blackboard Collaborate – The Ultra Experience. In real-time, share audio, video, chat, files, whiteboard and software applications on your computer with your classmates and instructor. No java plugin needed - Collaborate Ultra runs inside your Internet browser! This session lasts approximately 60 minutes.
ProctorFree – Online Proctoring for Blackboard Exams: This one-hour session covers how to use ProctorFree for online exams and quizzes in Blackboard. ProctorFree is an on-demand, automated online proctoring service that deters cheating in an online testing environment. Using biometric and machine learning technologies, ProctorFree has eliminated the need for a human proctor during testing. This innovative technology creates a convenient testing option for distance education students and increases the credibility of online certificates and degrees for higher education institutions.
Kaltura – Lecture Capture in Blackboard: Adding video to Blackboard courses just became easier. This 60-90 minute session covers how to add video to your Blackboard course using the Kaltura Mashup tool. Attendees will learn how to record and upload video from their webcam, as well as capture what is on their own computer screen (PowerPoint presentations, etc.).
Blackboard & More – By Request: An SHSU Online Blackboard expert will be at The Woodlands Campus to help answer questions, provide solutions, demonstrations, and more involving Blackboard and interfacing software applications.
Again, visit the SHSU Online Faculty Development How-to Session page to sign up.