I hope that your fall 2012 semester was enjoyable and
productive! As you are wrapping up your fall courses, I thought I would take
this time to share some information related to Blackboard:
·
Fall
2012 Blackboard profile: 117
faculty taught 60 online, 6 blended and 218 supplemental courses using
Blackboard with an unduplicated student total enrollment of 3213.
·
Fall
2012 online student profile:
717 unduplicated online students; 79.2% from Monroe county and 14.2% outside of
Monroe county but residing in Michigan; 28.8% were under 21 years of age and
43.5% were between the ages of 21 and 30; 69% were female; 75% of online
students were also enrolled in on-ground MCCC classes.
·
For
those of you that need to download your Blackboard grades, here are
instructions for doing so: http://www.monroeccc.edu/jpeters/files/Download_Grades_Using_Blackboard9_1.pdf
·
If
you plan to upgrade your home computer system over the break, please keep in
mind that the new Internet Explorer 10 is not supported for our
current version of Blackboard (Release 9.1.60230.0).
·
Earlier
this semester, I informed you of a seminar regarding making web-based
content accessible. If you missed that webinar, here is the recording: http://www.mccvlc.org/~staff/content.cfm?m=86&id=86&startRow=1&mm=0
· The Higher
Learning Commission is conducting a focused visit at MCCC on March 4th
and 5th, 2013. A portion of this visit is to examine the distance
learning (eLearning) program here at the college.
·
As
you are beginning to develop and prepare your winter 2013 Blackboard courses,
here are several resources that may be helpful to you:
§
Keys
to an effective Blackboard course: http://www.monroeccc.edu/distancelearning/files/KeysToSuccessfulBlackboardCourse2011.pdf
§
Exemplary
Online Course Rubric: http://www.monroeccc.edu/distancelearning/files/ExemplaryOnlineCourseRubric.pdf
§
Blackboard
9.1 supported browsers and operating systems: http://kb.blackboard.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=72810639
§
Instructions
for utilizing basic Blackboard tools: http://www.monroeccc.edu/distancelearning/files/Blackboard_9.1_Introduction_fall2011.pdf
§
Modifying
Blackboard Course Menu: http://www.monroeccc.edu/distancelearning/tutorials/BbCourseMenu_demo/BbCourseMenu_demo.htm
§
Adding
files (e.g. Word docs, images, etc.) to your Blackboard course: http://www.monroeccc.edu/distancelearning/tutorials/AddFiles2Blackboard_demo/AddFiles2Blackboard_demo.htm
§
Blackboard
Assignments tool: http://www.monroeccc.edu/distancelearning/tutorials/BbAssignment_Tool_Faculty_demo/BbAssignment_Tool_Faculty_demo.htm
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Miscellaneous
Blackboard tutorials: http://www.monroeccc.edu/distancelearning/elearning_trainingMod.htm
§
Internet
Explorer and Blackboard External Links: http://www.monroeccc.edu/distancelearning/tutorials/IE_BbExternal_Links_demo/IE_BbExternal_Links_demo.htm
Classroom
Accessibility:
§
Students
With Disabilities at Monroe County Community College: http://www.monroeccc.edu/lal/students_disabilities.htm
§ How to Make
Presentations Accessible to All: http://www.w3.org/WAI/training/accessible
Copyright and TEACH Act Resources:
§
MCCC
Copyright Procedures: http://www.monroeccc.edu/policies/pdfs/600%20Business%20Policies/643a%20copyright%20proc.pdf
§
The
TEACH Act and Blackboard: http://www.ala.org/advocacy/copyright/teachact/teachactbest
§
The
TEACH Act Check List: https://www.cusys.edu/ip/copyright/downloads/TeachActChecklist.pdf
Additional
e-Learning Resources: http://www.monroeccc.edu/distancelearning/elearning_faculty.htm
Please let me know if you have any questions regarding this
email.
Happy holidays,
Jeff
