Blackboard Tools to Enhance Teaching

by Azim Ahmed / Sunday, 14 October 2012 / Published in Blackboard

The Ed Tech Innovations team has mapped these desirable teaching and learning practices onto HCT’s LMS tools (Bb Vista 8 and/or Bb Learn 9.1) to demonstrate the potential of the VLE to enhance teaching and learning practices.

The following examples of good academic practice using e-learning are outlined below to support Policies 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 (refer to Policy GPXXXX document for more information):

Supporting Policies 3.1:

Provision of online study guides (in addition to the course outline)
Using HCT’s Learning Management Systems’ (Bb Vista 8 and/or Bb Learn 9.x) tools such as ‘Announcements’ and the ‘Calendar’ to remind students of learning outcomes and the learning activities associated with them.

Provision of a range of ‘Web links’ associated with learning activities, for example links to discipline-specific web sites
Creating / making available online exercises, simulations, past papers / mock questions / model answers
Links to e-books and articles in e-journals.

Involving students in online discussions / blogs / chat on specific topics
Case studies / assignments / wikis for online group work.

Online assignment submission
Online feedback
Online glossary of subject-specific terminology.

Variety of online learning resources: graphics, photos, podcasts, video clips, audio clips, links to YouTube (Mashups), links to case studies and simulations.

Choice from list of online assignments
Choice from range of additional online learning resources.

Summary postings by means of the ‘Discussion’ tool
Personal ‘Mail’ tool messages
Self-assessment quizzes
‘Assignment’ tool grade comments
Video / audio recording feedback
Use of the ‘My grades’ tool
Model answer essay
Frequently asked questions (FAQ’s).

Evaluation questions by means of surveys
Personal blog postings that could be shared with the Faculty
‘Discussion’ tool messages to review learning progress
Formative self-assessment quiz to ‘deepen’ student understanding on particular topic/s
Use of the ‘My grades’ tool so students can reflect on their own progress.

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