Slides used in workshop on Blackboard: Community Building For additional resources: http://facultyedtechpd.wikispaces.com/Blackboard#Community Building

1. This workshop will focus on instructors who are interested in fostering discussion with and
among students on Blackboard
Faculty Technology Center
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Community

2. Outline Basics
Overview of Tools
Discussion Board
Forum set up
Points to cover on syllabus
Facilitating discussion tips
Creative keyboarding
Rubrics
Blogs, Journals, and Wikis
Faculty Technology Center
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3. Overview
Community
Faculty Technology Center
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4. Overview
Community
Faculty Technology Center
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5. Overview
Community
Faculty Technology Center
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6. Overview
Community
Faculty Technology Center
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7. Discussion Board
Community
Faculty Technology Center
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Forum Setup

8. Discussion Board
Community
Faculty Technology Center
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Be Clear,
Set Expectations
Required for Driving by xrrr

9. Discussion Board
Community
Faculty Technology Center
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Points to cover on your
Syllabus
Percentage of grade
Taiwan Cherry by cypherone - Taiwan

10. Discussion Board
Community
Faculty Technology Center
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Points to cover on your
Syllabus
Percentage of grade
Frequency and length of postings/replies
Taiwan Cherry by cypherone - Taiwan

11. Discussion Board
Community
Faculty Technology Center
www.fordham.edu/blackboard | www.fordham.edu/ftc
Points to cover on your
Syllabus
Percentage of grade
Frequency and length of postings/replies
Set limits on your availability and role
Taiwan Cherry by cypherone - Taiwan

12. Discussion Board
Community
Faculty Technology Center
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Points to cover on your
Syllabus
Percentage of grade
Frequency and length of postings/replies
Set limits on your availability and role
Criteria for grading
Taiwan Cherry by cypherone - Taiwan

13. Discussion Board
Community
Faculty Technology Center
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Facilitating discussion tips
“Black hole experience”
Joris holds court by Felix42 contra la censura

14. Discussion Board
Community
Faculty Technology Center
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Facilitating discussion tips
“Black hole experience”
Quiet spells
Joris holds court by Felix42 contra la censura

15. Discussion Board
Community
Faculty Technology Center
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16. Discussion Board
Community
Faculty Technology Center
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Creative Keyboarding
Emphasis
D926 by <Benolt>

17. Discussion Board
Community
Faculty Technology Center
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Creative Keyboarding
Emphasis
Trailers
D926 by <Benolt>

18. Discussion Board
Community
Faculty Technology Center
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Creative Keyboarding
Emphasis
Trailers
Acronyms
D926 by <Benolt>

19. Discussion Board
Community
Faculty Technology Center
via iRubric
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Rubrics
Acronyms
For him and her by thin-p

20. Blogs, Journals,
& Wikis
Basics
Students prefer Blogs, Journals
and Wikis to Discussion Boards
Faculty Technology Center
First create, then link as a Content
or Navigation item
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21. Blogs
Community
Faculty Technology Center
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Entries can be
saved as drafts
and posted later

22. Blogs
Community
Faculty Technology Center
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designates
ungraded entries
Individual to all students
Entries and grades are separate to each
student
Course
All student entries are listed together when
entering the blog, and all students get that
same grade

23. Blogs
Community
Faculty Technology Center
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Entries can be
saved as drafts
and posted later
Blogs are less structured
than the Discussion Board, and they’re
chronological

24. Journals
Community
Faculty Technology Center
Entries that have not
been viewed by the
Instructor have a
icon by them
Private, unless set to
“Permit course users to view journal”
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25. Wikis
Community
Faculty Technology Center
When a student is updating a wiki
page, the rest of the students are
locked out of it until it is released
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