Blackboard Collaborate Upgrade Panel - Upgrading to Blackboard Collaborate at NIU
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The document outlines various features and resources related to Blackboard Collaborate at Northern Illinois University, including online office hours, faculty training sessions, and guest presentations. It presents survey results on faculty usage and perceptions of different features in the platform. Additionally, it highlights plans for transitioning to the Blackboard Collaborate system and the support available during this transition.
Blackboard Collaborate Upgrade Panel - Upgrading to Blackboard Collaborate at NIU
- 1. Jason Rhode Assistant Director Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center jrhode@niu.edu twitter.com/jrhode j.mp/niubbcollab
- 2. Blackboard Collaborate @ NIU • Online office hours • Reducing in-class “seat time” with virtual lectures • Guest presenters • Online group collaborations • Online group presentations • Orientation for online classes • Training sessions for graduate students prior to starting clinical internships • Long-distance “pen-pals” • Task force committee meetings • Pre-admissions counseling with prospective students • Faculty Development online & simulcast workshops j.mp/niubbcollab
- 5. Which features have you used in WC? Response Percent Pre-load content from Blackboard course 19% Application share 25% Download mp3/mp4 archives 50% Archives 37% Telephony 31% Informal polling (check mark or X) 13% Survey questions 31% PowerPoint slides 63% Whiteboard 25% Setup wizard 50% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 5
- 6. How long do you make archives available? Response Percent I use archives for multiple semesters 17% Until the end of the semester 25% For a set time - a few days or weeks 17% I do not make archives available to my 42% students 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 6
- 7. How do you feel about these features in Bb Collaborate, not currently in WC? Mobile app for participants Scientific & math notation… Up to 6 simultaneous video… Realtime indicators of activity Neutral Like File exchange Can't wait! Web tour Echo cancellation 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 7
- 8. How important are these features in WC, not currently in Bb Collaborate, to your teaching? Download mp3/mp4 versions of archives from Bb Unlimited active speakers Not Important Important Telephony Critical Persistent content 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 8
- 9. Transitioning to Bb Collaborate @ NIU Testing & Config Blackboard Begins of Bb Documentation Collaborate 11 Collab 11 & Bb page for NIU Released Learn building 2-day onsite created training for block faculty support FacDev begins staff using Bb Collab Faculty Bb Collab NIU previews available in all Participants Bb courses in Wimba Survey of WC Upgrade faculty Wimba Upgrade disabled Cohort users to v12 Non-academic uses enabled via Communities Dual Deployment Limited Release 7/11 8/11 9/11 2/12 3/12 6/12 7/12 8/12 j.mp/niubbcollab
- 10. More at Bb Collaborate @ NIU j.mp/niubbcollab