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Using Blackboard Assessment Tools for Blended or Face-to-Face Courses 28 July 2006

Giving prompt feedback is one of the key principles in Chickering and Gamson's (1987) Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education . They state that reflection is critical to learning and “ knowing what you know/don't know focuses learning”. Students require feedback on performance before, during and after a learning experience…
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Managing group work with Blackboard 23 June 2005

At New College Huddersfield we are about 3 years down the line in using Blackboard as our VLE. We converted many materials from the old intranet, and many areas have now adopted and are using Blackboard. However, much of this use revolves around some of the more basic functions of Blackboard, like presenting information …
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The use of advanced organisers to aid learning in Blackboard Course sites 22 June 2005

Read the following passage. When you have finished, immediately write down what you think is being described before you go on to the next paragraph…
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The JISC Plagiarism Blackboard Building Block: 7 out of 10, room for improvement 22 June 2005

As an aside, this discussion is hot on the heels of the CourseGenie article in BBMatters 5th Edition, so I’m starting to think perhaps I should re title this to “a letter from the West Country” ;-) The aim is to discuss the use of the JISC Plagiarism Detection Service through the JISC PDS Blackboard Building Block…
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Personalised Learning: A time to re-think how Blackboard is used? 22 January 2005

In November 2004 I attended the Post-16 e-Learning Practitioners’ Conference in Manchester, the theme of which was ‘Explore the future of Personalised Learning’ …
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Virtually Effective: The Measure of a Learning Environment 06 October 2004

This paper examines the preliminary findings of a recent user survey of the staff use of Blackboard in University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland. Amongst the key aims of the survey was ...

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Want to be a human rights electronic activist 05 October 2004

Someone once observed that Human Rights activism must be a minority interest, otherwise the world would be a much better place...
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eLearning - One Year On 04 October 2004

We started our installation of Blackboard back in March 2003 and, building from a newly introduced system, we carried out an extensive staff development programme throughout May and June 2003...
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Using Blackboard statistics as part of your annual self-assessment review 03 October 2004

As another academic year begins, if you are anything like me then your thoughts are turning very rapidly to the ‘P’ word. Preparation!! There are a hundred and one things that you need to consider in preparing ...
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Next Year’s Scheme of Work. 06 July 2004

As the end of an academic year approaches, one of the most important discussions to be had with colleagues (or yourself, if you are a ‘lone teacher’) is about next year’s Scheme of Work (SoW). As part of this discussion, I feel that there are a number of fundamental questions that need to be asked...
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Instructors Perceptions of Blackboard Impact on Teaching and Learning 05 July 2004

The University of Southern Indiana’s Blackboard system utilization studies show that instructors who use the system perceive that Blackboard has a positive impact on student learning outcomes. The results of the latest study conducted in spring 2004 ...
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Online Content – Where do I start? 30 June 2004

The following list is a snapshot of some of the online content resources now available...
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Different Pedagogical Uses of Blackboard with Different Learner Groups 30 June 2004

This case study reviews the impact of Blackboard on teaching and learning at Kingston College, and describes the development of a model for applying the VLE in different curriculum areas...
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Blackboard and the National Learning Network Materials 23 April 2004

With the National Learning Network (NLN) materials now available to Further Education Colleges, Specialist Colleges and Adult and Community Learning, identifying suitable content for Blackboard should now be much more straight-forward. We have approximately 600 hours of interactive, engaging learning material covering 21 subject areas from which to draw learning material, including some generic material that can be used in a variety of contexts.

However, for most of us that isn’t the end of the story…

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Learning Styles 23 April 2004

A major study of learning styles and their implications for pedagogy is currently being led by Professor Frank Coffield and his team at Newcastle University. Commenting on the findings of the research to date Coffield writes...

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Supporting part-time students using the Communication Tools in Blackboard - Discussion Boards and Email 23 April 2004

Students on Built Environment programmes are supported using blended learning techniques at Belfast Institute. Those supported include students on programmes such as HNC and NC Estate Management, HNC Building and HNC and NC Town Planning. They attend the Institute one day per week based on a traditional “day release” structure but the students on these courses are, for a large part, however geographically dispersed across Northern Ireland and often tend to be out on site during their working week. This can make telephone contact outside college time with a tutor difficult...

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Using Blackboard for Assessment 22 February 2004

In many ways, the questions that you need to ask yourself about on-line assessment are no different than those you ask about more traditional forms. Perhaps the only differences are that, with the on-line assessment tools provided with Blackboard, these questions become more conscious and some of them have to be faced before the assessment is taken rather than afterwards. I’ll explain what I mean by...

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