{"id":22686,"date":"2015-08-16t07:00:21","date_gmt":"2015-08-16t12:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.imrbdigital.com\/?p=22686"},"modified":"2017-02-16t14:10:11","modified_gmt":"2017-02-16t19:10:11","slug":"fall-blackboard-news-new-features-new-support-new-governance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.imrbdigital.com\/2015\/08\/fall-blackboard-news-new-features-new-support-new-governance\/","title":{"rendered":"fall blackboard news: new features, new support"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>as the new administrative home for blackboard, the 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分 (cft) is excited to announce a number of developments for vanderbilt\u2019s primary course management system, all part of vanderbilt\u2019s strategic investment in the use of technology to support student learning.<\/p>\n a number of platform upgrades were rolled out this summer providing new features and enhancements to existing tools.<\/p>\n more information about these and other blackboard features is available on the blackboard website, http:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/blackboard<\/a>.<\/p>\n in addition, three third-party tools are being piloted this fall as recommended by the blackboard faculty advisory committee:<\/p>\n if you\u2019re interested in piloting any of these tools, or if you want to recommend other tools for evaluation, please reach out to blackboard@vanderbilt.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n beginning today, august 16th, the 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分 will provide both technical and pedagogical support for instructors using blackboard across campus. whether you\u2019re interested in learning how blackboard tools can support your teaching goals or you have a technical question or problem, the cft can help.<\/p>\n to provide this support, the cft has added three new staff members:<\/p>\n by shifting blackboard support to a more centralized model, with multiple blackboard specialists housed at the cft, vanderbilt instructors will receive more robust assistance in using the course management system efficiently and effectively.<\/p>\n while providing frontline blackboard support to instructors, the cft will collaborate and coordinate with other technology units on campus, including 瑞士vs喀麦隆走地 information technology (vuit) and enrollment management operations support (emos), to ensure that vanderbilt\u2019s teaching community has access to the tools and resources it needs to use blackboard effectively.<\/p>\n vanderbilt instructors now have a number of options for seeking blackboard support at the cft.<\/p>\n email:<\/strong> instructors are encouraged to email their questions about blackboard to blackboard@vanderbilt.edu<\/a>. beginning august 16th, the blackboard support team will respond to inquiries\u2014normally within one hour\u2014per the following schedule:<\/p>\n drop-in hours:<\/strong> the cft is hosting drop-in hours, during which instructors who have blackboard questions can stop by the cft without an appointment to find a team of specialists ready to assist. see the august drop-in schedule<\/a>.<\/p>\n workshops:<\/strong> on august 24th, cft assistant director stacey johnson will run an \u201cintro to blackboard\u201d workshop for instructors new to blackboard and for those who have been away for a while and need a refresher. see the blackboard workshops page<\/a> for details and registration. cft staff are also available to facilitate blackboard workshops for departments, programs, and schools upon request.<\/p>\n on-demand resources:<\/strong> on-demand blackboard resources can be accessed 24\/7 on the blackboard website, http:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/blackboard<\/a>. text and video walkthroughs are available to help instructors with a number of frequently asked questions. the cft will be adding to this collection of on-demand resources in the coming months.<\/p>\n consultations:<\/strong> instructors can also email blackboard@vanderbilt.edu<\/a> to schedule an individual consultation with a member of the blackboard team, ideally at least 24 hours in advance. this option is particularly helpful for instructors who aren\u2019t sure what kind of technology (blackboard or otherwise) might best match their teaching goals.<\/p>\n the cft has led strategic planning for blackboard since last fall and will continue to do so. oversight of the blackboard project is provided by cynthia cyrus, vice provost for learning and residential affairs, and, with his recent appointment as associate provost for digital learning, john sloop. additionally, the blackboard faculty advisory committee, now in its second year, will continue to provide advice and input into strategic planning for blackboard at vanderbilt. visit the faculty advisory committee page<\/a> to see the membership of this committee.<\/p>\n the committee recently approved a new process by which individuals and groups at vanderbilt may request new features for blackboard. in brief, feature requests should be sent to the cft through the blackboard@vanderbilt.edu<\/a> email account. requests will be vetted for compatibility with vanderbilt systems, conformance with vanderbilt policies, and pedagogical utility across campus, with input as necessary from emos, the provost\u2019s office, and the blackboard faculty advisory committee. see the feature request process page<\/a> for more information on this process, as well as updates about new features.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" as the new administrative home for blackboard, the 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分 (cft) is excited to announce a 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