11/23/2010

INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING ONLINE WITH BLACKBOARD 9.1

Implementation Plan | Thomas Robb

Budget and Time Allocations

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING ONLINE WITH BLACKBOARD 9.1

BUDGET AND TIME ALLOCATIONS

The following is the budgeting and source of personnel dedicated to the Introduction to Teaching Online with Blackboard 9.1 Course. Personnel and Duties Educational Technology Specialists Facilitate course Provide feedback Answer emails/phones Troubleshoot ATT Secretary (Admin Support) Create blank course shell for projects Order textbooks Vice Chancellor System funding Resource Allocation Helpdesk Technical Support Staff Estimating Time Strategies Time Per Task 1.5 hours 1.5 hours 1 hour hour 10 hours beginning of semester Costs Salary determined by district

Salary determined by district

Part of general management responsibilities Part of general responsibilities to help students with computer requirements

Salary determined by district

Salary determined by district

INITIAL LEARNER CONTACT AND REGISTRATION

Registration for the course will be sent via email to all faculty that are teaching face to face courses as well as those currently web-enhancing their courses in Blackboard. Initial Learner Contact/Registration How will WBI be advertised? When does WBI start/stop? Response Via email to all college faculty, flyers placed around campus, announcement posted in the college portal, and in faculty offices Starts the fourth week of the semester and ends the ninth week of the semester. This enables faculty to get through the first few weeks of the semester with their students in order to focus in on the course. The Educational Technology Specialists Portal announcement and email Instructions are sent in the email. A self enrollment process will be utilized.

Who makes initial contact? How are learners initially contacted? How do learners know where/when to register and access the WBI? How do learners identify the

A hyperlink is provided during Week 1 of the course to the system

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN - Introduction to Teaching Online with Blackboard 9.1

Technical Requirements for Communication and Distribution

software? Who do learners contact for technical support? How will learners obtain any support materials?

requirements. A hyperlink is provided during Week 1 of the course to the Helpdesk website. All course materials are available inside of the course.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMUNICATION AND DISTRIBUTION

Technical Requirements How does the instructor access it? What software or plugins are needed to use the WBI? How do learners send or share documents or feedback on assignments? How will learners access online skills training? How will the team distribute support materials? How will learners report technical problems? Response The facilitators of the course provide all technical requirements within the course and are acting as instructors. The following website lists all software for use with Blackboard 9.1. http://www.westhillscollege.com/whconline/about/is_online_right_for_yo u.asp Through the discussion board and journal. The sandbox course is created and made available to the instructor at the beginning of the course. Week 1 assignments walk instructors through how to access this course. Part of Week 1 assignments is to go through an Orientation to Blackboard. Part of Week 1 assignments. Through a blog tool utilized within the course. Week 1 requires all students to post a statement into this blog.

TOOLS FOR COMMUNICATION AND DISTRIBUTION

Participants How will learners and instructors contact each other? Communication Tools A first day synchronous workshop will be conducted with a web conferencing tool and face to face capabilities. A separate discussion board and journal tool are set up for each week for student to student contact. A navigation item with instructor contact information is provided. Syllabus provided on week 1 has assignment due dates and rubrics for the assignments. Also a course project rubric will be provided to students during Week 1 and when relevant within the learning tasks. Through discussion boards, journals, and the course sandbox.

How are course expectations shared? How do learners and instructors share files?

TRAINING OPTIONS FOR ONLINE PARTICIPANTS

Participant Learners Online Skills Training Day 1 synchronous web conference/face to face Orientation Blackboard Orientation completed during the first week IMPLEMENTATION PLAN - Introduction to Teaching Online with Blackboard 9.1

Strategies for Course Facilitators to Manage Day to Day Activities

Support Staff

Online tutorial videos provided Attend Day 1 web conference/face to face orientation

STRATEGIES FOR COURSE FACILITATORS TO MANAGE DAY TO DAY ACTIVITIES

Activity Activate Links, Establish Deadlines, Lost Learners Assess Learners Strategies Emails and phone calls sent to all learners Content will display only one week at a time Early Warning System in Bb will be utilized to email and push info to learners that are not logging in/attending class Course projects, journals, and discussion boards will be methods utilized to assess learners. Blackboard will authenticate learners in the course environment. For short term server problems, email and other means will be utilized to communicate Long term problems will require college ITS department to advise learners Blackboard Grade Center Rubrics Course system reports Early Warning System Performance Dashboard

System failures/Technology failures Tracking learner participation

STRATEGIES FOR LEARNERS TO MANAGE DAY TO DAY ACTIVITIES

Participant Identify class activities Participate in class activities Strategies Syllabus Course Announcemens and Tasks Emails, Early Warning System Rules Content will open when it is time to complete (adaptive release rules in Blackboard) Email reminders Course Announcements, Tasks Early Warning System rules Early Warning System rules Alerts , Needs Attention, and Past Due modules displaying on course landing area Grade Center will display missing assignments

Complete Assignments

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN - Introduction to Teaching Online with Blackboard 9.1