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Blackboard Intro & Grade Center Sessions (permalink)
Created on Monday, 08/11/2008 11:27 PM by Ed Garay
Updated on Friday, 08/29/2008 3:55 PM by Ed Garay

Below is our schedule of Blackboard Introductory, Blackboard Refresher (aka Intro II) and Blackboard Grade Center sessions for faculty and teaching staff for August - September of 2008. All three sessions are 50 minutes long.

Blackboard Intro sessions are designed for instructors that are new to Blackboard.
Blackboard Refresher sessions are also introductory, but designed for faculty/staff who have already used Blackboard. Refresher sessions are still introductory sessions, but we might cover additional material as a faster pace depending on the audience.
Blackboard Grade Center introduces the totally re-done Blackboard gradebook.
A separate set of intermediate/advanced Blackboard sessions will be scheduled for starting on Week 4. Check the ITL Blog regularly for up-to-date information.

To register, please send an email to itl@uic.edu with the subject line Blackboard training, and in the body of the message list the name, date, time and location of the session(s) that you would like to attend. [just tell us when you are coming and show up at any of these :: you most likely will not get an email confirmation]

Fall 2008 Week 2 :: Tuesday 9/2 - Friday 9/5

Tuesday 9/2 10am Blackboard Intro [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Tuesday 9/2 10am Blackboard Intro [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Tuesday 9/2 11am Blackboard Grade Center [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Tuesday 9/2 11am Blackboard Grade Center [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Tuesday 9/2 1pm Blackboard Intro [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Tuesday 9/2 1pm Blackboard Intro [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Tuesday 9/2 2pm Blackboard Refresher [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Tuesday 9/2 2pm Blackboard Refresher [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Tuesday 9/2 3pm Blackboard Grade Center [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Tuesday 9/2 3pm Blackboard Grade Center [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Wednesday 9/3 10am Blackboard Intro [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Wednesday 9/3 10am Blackboard Intro [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Wednesday 9/3 11am Blackboard Grade Center [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Wednesday 9/3 11am Blackboard Grade Center [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Wednesday 9/3 1pm Blackboard Intro [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Wednesday 9/3 1pm Blackboard Intro [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Wednesday 9/3 2pm Blackboard Refresher [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Wednesday 9/3 2pm Blackboard Refresher [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Wednesday 9/3 3pm Blackboard Grade Center [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Wednesday 9/3 3pm Blackboard Grade Center [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Thursday 9/4 10am Blackboard Intro [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Thursday 9/4 10am Blackboard Intro [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Thursday 9/4 11am Blackboard Grade Center [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Thursday 9/4 11am Blackboard Grade Center [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Thursday 9/4 1pm Blackboard Intro [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Thursday 9/4 1pm Blackboard Intro [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Thursday 9/4 2pm Blackboard Refresher [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Thursday 9/4 2pm Blackboard Refresher [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Thursday 9/4 3pm Blackboard Grade Center [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Thursday 9/4 3pm Blackboard Grade Center [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]

Fall 2008 Week 3 :: Monday 9/8 - Friday 9/12

Monday 9/8 10am Blackboard Intro [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Monday 9/8 11am Blackboard Grade Center [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Monday 9/8 1pm Blackboard Intro [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Monday 9/8 1pm Blackboard Intro [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Monday 9/8 2pm Blackboard Refresher [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Monday 9/8 2pm Blackboard Refresher [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Monday 9/8 3pm Blackboard Grade Center [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Monday 9/8 3pm Blackboard Grade Center [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Tuesday 9/9 10am Blackboard Intro [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Tuesday 9/9 10am Blackboard Intro [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Tuesday 9/9 11am Blackboard Grade Center [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Tuesday 9/9 11am Blackboard Grade Center [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Tuesday 9/9 1pm Blackboard Intro [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Tuesday 9/9 1pm Blackboard Intro [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Tuesday 9/9 2pm Blackboard Refresher [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Tuesday 9/9 2pm Blackboard Refresher [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Tuesday 9/9 3pm Blackboard Grade Center [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Tuesday 9/9 3pm Blackboard Grade Center [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Wednesday 9/10 10am Blackboard Intro [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Wednesday 9/10 10am Blackboard Intro [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Wednesday 9/10 11am Blackboard Grade Center [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Wednesday 9/10 11am Blackboard Grade Center [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Wednesday 9/10 1pm Blackboard Intro [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Wednesday 9/10 2pm Blackboard Refresher [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Wednesday 9/10 3pm Blackboard Grade Center [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Thursday 9/11 10am Blackboard Intro [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Thursday 9/11 10am Blackboard Intro [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Thursday 9/11 11am Blackboard Grade Center [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Thursday 9/11 11am Blackboard Grade Center [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Thursday 9/11 1pm Blackboard Intro [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Thursday 9/11 1pm Blackboard Intro [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Thursday 9/11 2pm Blackboard Refresher [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Thursday 9/11 2pm Blackboard Refresher [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Thursday 9/11 3pm Blackboard Grade Center [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Thursday 9/11 3pm Blackboard Grade Center [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]

Past workshops

Week of Monday 8/11 - Friday 8/15

Wednesday 8/13 2pm Blackboard Intro [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Wednesday 8/13 2pm Blackboard Intro [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Wednesday 8/13 3pm Blackboard Grade Center [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Wednesday 8/13 3pm Blackboard Grade Center [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Thursday 8/14 10am Blackboard Intro [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Thursday 8/14 11am Blackboard Refresher [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Friday 8/15 10am Blackboard Grade Center [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Friday 8/15 10am Blackboard Grade Center [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Friday 8/15 11am Blackboard Grade Center [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Friday 8/15 11am Blackboard Grade Center [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]

Week of Monday 8/18 - Friday 8/22 2008

Monday 8/18 10am Blackboard Refresher [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Monday 8/18 10am Blackboard Refresher [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Monday 8/18 11am Blackboard Grade Center [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Monday 8/18 11am Blackboard Grade Center [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Monday 8/18 1pm Blackboard Intro [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Monday 8/18 1pm Blackboard Intro [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Monday 8/18 2pm Blackboard Refresher [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Monday 8/18 2pm Blackboard Refresher [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Monday 8/18 3pm Blackboard Grade Center [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Monday 8/18 3pm Blackboard Grade Center [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]

Tuesday 8/19 10am Blackboard Refresher [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Tuesday 8/19 10am Blackboard Refresher [West campus, ITL-West:Room BGRC 181]
Tuesday 8/19 11am Blackboard Grade Center [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Tuesday 8/19 11am Blackboard Grade Center [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Tuesday 8/19 1pm Blackboard Intro [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Tuesday 8/19 1pm Blackboard Intro [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Tuesday 8/19 2pm Blackboard Refresher [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Tuesday 8/19 2pm Blackboard Refresher [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Tuesday 8/19 3pm Blackboard Grade Center [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Tuesday 8/19 3pm Blackboard Grade Center [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Wednesday 8/20 10am Blackboard Refresher [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Wednesday 8/20 10am Blackboard Refresher [West campus, ITL-West:Room BGRC 181]
Wednesday 8/20 11am Blackboard Grade Center [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Wednesday 8/20 11am Blackboard Grade Center [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Wednesday 8/20 1pm Blackboard Intro [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Wednesday 8/20 2pm Blackboard Refresher [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Wednesday 8/20 3pm Blackboard Grade Center [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Thursday 8/21 10am Blackboard Refresher [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Thursday 8/21 10am Blackboard Refresher [West campus, ITL-West:Room BGRC 181]
Thursday 8/21 11am Blackboard Grade Center [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Thursday 8/21 11am Blackboard Grade Center [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Thursday 8/21 1pm Blackboard Intro [West campus, ITL-West:Room BGRC 181]
Thursday 8/21 2pm Blackboard Refresher [West campus, ITL-West:Room BGRC 181]
Thursday 8/21 3pm Blackboard Grade Center [West campus, ITL-West:Room BGRC 181]

Friday 8/22 10am Blackboard Refresher [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Friday 8/22 10am Blackboard Refresher [West campus, ITL-West:Room BGRC 181]
Friday 8/22 11am Blackboard Grade Center [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Friday 8/22 11am Blackboard Grade Center [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Friday 8/22 1pm Blackboard Intro [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Friday 8/22 2pm Blackboard Refresher [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Friday 8/22 3pm Blackboard Grade Center [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]

Fall 2008 Week 1 :: Monday 8/25 - Friday 8/29

Tuesday 8/26 10am Blackboard Intro [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Tuesday 8/26 10am Blackboard Intro [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Tuesday 8/26 11am Blackboard Grade Center [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Tuesday 8/26 11am Blackboard Grade Center [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Tuesday 8/26 1pm Blackboard Intro [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Tuesday 8/26 1pm Blackboard Intro [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Tuesday 8/26 2pm Blackboard Refresher [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Tuesday 8/26 2pm Blackboard Refresher [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Tuesday 8/26 3pm Blackboard Grade Center [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Tuesday 8/26 3pm Blackboard Grade Center [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Wednesday 8/27 10am Blackboard Intro [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Wednesday 8/27 10am Blackboard Intro [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Wednesday 8/27 11am Blackboard Grade Center [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Wednesday 8/27 11am Blackboard Grade Center [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Wednesday 8/27 1pm Blackboard Intro [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Wednesday 8/27 1pm Blackboard Intro [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Wednesday 8/27 2pm Blackboard Refresher [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Wednesday 8/27 2pm Blackboard Refresher [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Wednesday 8/27 3pm Blackboard Grade Center [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Wednesday 8/27 3pm Blackboard Grade Center [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Thursday 8/28 10am Blackboard Intro [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Thursday 8/28 10am Blackboard Intro [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Thursday 8/28 11am Blackboard Grade Center [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Thursday 8/28 11am Blackboard Grade Center [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Thursday 8/28 1pm Blackboard Intro [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Thursday 8/28 1pm Blackboard Intro [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Thursday 8/28 2pm Blackboard Refresher [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Thursday 8/28 2pm Blackboard Refresher [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]
Thursday 8/28 3pm Blackboard Grade Center [East campus, ITL-East, Main Library, Room LIB 1-310]
Thursday 8/28 3pm Blackboard Grade Center [West campus, ITL-West: Room BGRC 181]

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What does the ITL do? (permalink)
Created on Monday, 08/11/2008 11:09 PM by Ed Garay
Updated on Tuesday, 08/26/2008 7:50 PM by Ed Garay

Welcome to the ITL Blog :: a blog about teaching with technology at UIC.
The ITL is ACCC's Instructional Technology Lab.

I am regularly amazed by the number of UIC faculty and staff who have a mistaken impression of what the ITL is or what we do. Many people think we only provide online learning support, advanced consulting or only help those using the Blackboard Learning System -- that is all incorrect. The ITL's primary mission is to help all UIC instructors using a large variety of teaching and learning technology for traditional on-campus classes, as well as for online and hybrid (aka blended) learning. The majority of the faculty and teaching staff that we help are involved with traditional face-to-face on-campus classes. Using Blackboard is not a requirement either. We provide faculty support and development no matter what class Web pages are used.

More generally, the ITL supports UIC faculty and staff interested in using computer and Internet technology for teaching and learning applications, as well as in communication, collaboration, presentation, and other university applications.

The ITL helps faculty/staff at any level of expertise
We assist instructors new to using teaching and learning technology, as well as novice, intermediate and advanced users. No question or technology application is too elementary or inappropriate to explore or discuss. First steps usually involve getting a Blackboard course site to simply hold the syllabus, a couple of other class materials or hyperlinks, and to post class announcements or send email to your students. Using the Blackboard gradebook (now called the Grade Center) is probably the next step, along with uploading PowerPoint presentations or additional class materials in HTML or PDF. Don't worry, we will show you how to easily create educational content in HTML or PDF, and how to make them Web accessible, so that everyone can use them, even on small screen devices like smartphones or those new little laptops.

Sample list of ITL services, facilities and resources
Following is a list of things that we do or can help you do at the ITL. If you don't find what you are looking for or if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email us your questions at itl@uic.edu or call the ITL at 312-996-9824.

Web Enhanced Teaching & Learning :: first steps

using Blackboard course sites and the Blackboard course management system
maintaining class Websites on traditional Web servers
putting syllabi and class materials on the Web
using blogs and wikis as learning activities
enhancing class communication via Blackboard class announcements, class discussion boards and by easily sending email to your students directly from inside Blackboard
publishing lecture presentations on the Web
using the Blackboard Grade Center as a simple class gradebook
getting help with online and blended learning course development
running review sessions and teaching from anywhere via ACCC e-Rooms (aka Centra) Web conferencing
making available lecture handouts and sample old exams

Relatively New Technology :: intro & intermediate faculty/staff

using WebDisks to store and share documents or anything with your class, groups of people or with anywhere on the Web
creating audio Podcasts with or without RSS feeds
exploring a variety of Web 2.0 technology for teaching and learning, or for class or faculty/staff collaboration
posting narrated PowerPoint mini-lectures online
bringing external content into Blackboard sites via RSS feeds
deterring plagiarism in class, easily, with Blackboard SafeAssign
maintaining personal and class electronic portfolios and My Expo Sites
controlling granular display of class materials using Blackboard Adaptive Release
checking student progress via the Blackboard Dashboard

The ITL also supports:

Going Digital :: Web Design & Development
Mobile Computing Support :: Communication and Collaboration Technology
Multimedia Design & Development :: ACCC Video Services
Miscellaneous ITL Services

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