Intro to the Grade Center in Blackboard

Once you get it- it all makes sense, but yes, at first, the Grade Center can seem very confusing.

And I promise- the next movie will have specifics on how to best work with grading the discussion boards.

Straight Talk 4 Faculty - Synch vs Aysynch

You can tell I was getting a cold in the audio here (lol), but the content is still "healthy".

Straight Talk 4 Faculty- Blogs

Looking at blogs as learning tools:

Straight Talk 4 Faculty- WIKIs

Looking at how WIKIs (specifically those embedded into Blackboard) support authentic learning.

Straight Talk 4 Faculty - Discussion Boards

This video discusses the pedagogy/andragogy we can/should bring to our use of discussion boards (threaded chats).

WIMBA in a "Y Community"

Nothing fancy here- but it does walk you through the steps of preparing to use WIMBA with your course community and then give you several tips for ensuring that when you are "inside" this virtual environment, the experience will be positive (or at least- not painful).

WIKIs

This video walks you through how to work with a WIKI built into Blackboard.