Teaching with Blackboard

Episode 22

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:19:40 -0500

new features in Blackboard 7.3 and free online workshops

Episode 21

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:12:29 -0600

Jason Rhode introduces the new Instructional Technologies Coordinator, Stephanie Richter. Jason Rhode and Olga Urban discuss the new Blackboard Faculty Tools

Episode 20

Fri, 2 May 2008 15:21:05 -0500

Jason Rhode and Dan Cabrera discuss Wimba Classroom, an online collaboration suite that integrates with Blackboard and allows educators and students to engage in meaningful and memorable interactions by combining interactive technologies with instructional best practices. | Wimba Classroom Documentation | Online Teaching Series | Teaching with Technology Institute | Blackboard 8.0 Documentation | Blackboard 8.0 Introduction (enhanced podcast) | Workshop on Promoting Online Collaboration with Wimba Classroom in Blackboard |

Episode 19

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:20:22 -0500

Jason Rhode and Olga Urban discuss SafeAssign, a new plagiarism prevention tool currently available at Northern Illinois University | SafeAssign Documentation | SafeAssign Wiki | SafeAssign FAQ | Introducing the New Plagiarism Prevention Features in Blackboard Workshop Archive |

Episode 18

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:46:37 -0600

Jason Rhode, Ishak Shaik, and Olga Urban discuss Scholar, the new social bookmarking tool, currently integrated with Blackboard at Northern Illinois University | Scholar Documentation | SafeAssign Documentation |

Episode 17

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:33:01 -0600

Jason Rhode and Olga Urban discuss the Blackboard Content Collection | Content Collection Documentation | SafeAssign Documentation | Scholar Documentation | Kaltura

Episode 16

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:48:15 -0600

Mary Shumaker joins Jason Rhode to discuss her experiences teaching with Blackboard | Email Mary |

Episode 15

Fri, 9 Nov 2007 11:55:15 -0500

Kai Rush rejoins Jason Rhode to continue discuss her experiences with online teaching with Blackboard. Kai and Jason discuss a few new features coming to Blackboard. | Email Kai | Jason's EdTech Blog - IDOLresources | Jason's 2008 SLATE Conference presentation handout | Podcasting with Blackboard | Redesigning Course Materials for Online Delivery |

Episode 14

Fri, 2 Nov 2007 11:45:43 -0500

Kai Rush joins Jason Rhode to discuss her experiences teaching with Blackboard | Adaptive Release | Email Kai |

Episode 13

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 09:47:37 -0500

Jason Rhode, Olga Urban, and Anja Hartleb-Parson talk about the new Podcast Building Block which is now available to NIU faculty in Blackboard. Here are the links to resources discussed in this podcast: Podcasting Resource Page | Audacity Free Recording Software | SLATE Conference Information | Podcasting with Blackboard Workshop

Episode 12

Tue, 7 Aug 2007 15:02:25 -0500

Jason Rhode and Olga Urban talk about the use of eInstruction Classroom Performance System (CPS) at NIU. Here are the links to resources discussed in this podcast: Faculty Development Information Page on CPS | Setting up a CPS Connection for Blackboard Courses | eInstruction Downloads Page | CPS Training Videos | CPS Student Support Page | Email group facilitating communication and coordination among faculty using CPS at NIU.

Episode 11

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:35:50 -0500

Jason Rhode, Olga Urban and Dan Cabrera from Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center discuss new features coming soon to Blackboard [New Features in Blackboard 7.1web page] [Presentation] [Handout] [Tutorial] and the Teaching with Technology Institute coming up May 21, 2007 . [Registration Form: Faculty/Staff | TAs].

Episode 10

Fri, 9 Mar 2007 15:02:32 -0500

Jason Rhode and Olga Urban from Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center talk about Jason Rhodes' workshop on 'Introduction to Social Bookmarking' [Handout] [Slides] [Movie] [Enhanced Podcast] | Tips for troubleshooting issues with Microsoft Office 2007 | Ways of solving Blackboard problems under Windows Vista | Faculty Summer Institute | Online Teaching Brownbag

Episode 09

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:01:33 -0500

Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center welcomes Olga Urban to Blackboard faculty support team | Instructions for installing NIU browser security certificates | Text area editing in IE7 | Enabling guest access

Episode 08

Thu, 21 Dec 2006 15:00:24 -0500

Description of new online resources related to teaching with Blackboard, including: Blackboard workshop email subscription, A-Z index, NIUOnline listserv, recent Blackboard Q&A, links to additional Blackboard resources, ask a Blackboard question, & tutorials.

Episode 07

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 14:59:51 -0500

Discussion of installation of security certificates to avoid annoying warning message when accessing Blackboard that states, "There is a problem with this website's security certificate."

Episode 06

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:59:07 -0500

Discussion of the use of FeedDigest to embed the contents of multiple RSS feeds into Blackboard; Reminder to NIU faculty that multiple course sections in Blackboard can be consolidated.

Episode 05

Mon, 6 Nov 2006 14:58:33 -0500

Discussion of using Feed2JS to display the contents of an RSS feed in Blackboard

Episode 04

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 14:57:55 -0500

Spring 2007 courses can now be requested. Recap from 2006 SLATE Conference and recording of Jason Rhode's presentation, "The RSS Revolution: Using Blogs and Podcasts to Distribute Learning Content."

Episode 03

Fri, 6 Oct 2006 14:57:01 -0500

Discussion of course backup tools in Blackboard, including course archive, export, and copy. Reminder of removal of Spring 2005 and Summer 2005 courses from Blackboard on October 15, 2006.

Episode 02

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 14:56:18 -0500

Discussion of new resources added to www.blackboard.niu.edu including: A-Z Index, Recent Blackboard questions & answers, & BbFaculty Listserv. Other items discussed: Online Teaching Brown Bags, 2006 SLATE Conference, Google's New Collaborative tools (Google Spreadsheets; Writely), and embedding feeds within Blackboard using Feed2JS. Show notes available at http://www.blackboard.niu.edu/blackboard/podcast.htm To leave a question or comment, call the listener hotline at 206.350.4258 or email teachingwithblackboard@niu.edu

Episode 01

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 14:08:01 -0500

Inaugural episode of "Teaching with Blackboard at NIU." To leave a question or comment, call the listener hotline at 206.350.4258 or email teachingwithblackboard@niu.edu