Navigating Blackboard at Montgomery College: A Comprehensive Guide
Blackboard serves as a vital online learning environment at Montgomery College, supplementing face-to-face courses and providing a platform for fully online and blended courses. This article delves into various aspects of Blackboard at Montgomery College, offering guidance and resources for both students and instructors.
Blackboard as a Supplement to Face-to-Face Courses
Montgomery College utilizes Blackboard to enhance traditional classroom learning. A PDF document gives a concise summary of how Blackboard is implemented to augment these courses.
Blackboard Training Opportunities via ELITE
ELITE provides Blackboard training opportunities for instructors, offering a range of courses to cater to different needs and skill levels. Participants can learn about these options and understand the distinctions between the courses.
Roles and Access
Blackboard access extends to instructors, teaching assistants (TAs), course builders, and individuals with custom roles.
Hypothesis: Social Annotation Tool
Hypothesis, a social annotation tool, is integrated directly into Blackboard, enabling conversations in the margins of texts.
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Interactive Tools: Quizzes, Surveys, and Self-Tests
Blackboard offers quiz, survey, and self-test tools to create interactive learning experiences.
Addressing Computer Problems
As a computer student, anticipating potential computer problems is crucial. It's vital to save work frequently, maintain backups, and allocate ample time for assignments. Computer problems are not considered a valid excuse for late submissions. However, assistance can be provided if students send their files with a clear explanation of the issue.
Responsibility for Web Content
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Blackboard Q4 Feature: Attendance Tracking
Blackboard Q4 introduced a much-requested feature: the ability to track student attendance.
Embedded Audio/Video Feedback
Instructors can embed audio/video recordings (up to five minutes) as feedback within the editor while grading attempts. This recording option is available for most graded items in the course.
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Quality Matters (QM) and Online Course Quality
Montgomery College is committed to ensuring the quality of online courses and is a Quality Matters (QM) subscriber. QM is a program dedicated to promoting and certifying the quality of online courses. Online courses are formally reviewed using the QM Rubric.
ELITE Pre-Review and QM Certification
ELITE offers a pre-review of courses to help instructors prepare for formal QM review. The Peer Review Certification (PRC) course and the "Applying the QM Rubric" (APPQMR) course are available for faculty seeking QM certification. Registration for APPQMR is available through Quality Matters at the member rate and is EAP eligible.
QM Rubric
The QM Higher Ed Rubric, Seventh Edition, is available for use in evaluating online course quality.
Online Teaching Eligibility
Prior to completing the Eligibility Application Form, faculty should consult with their Dean and Department Chair. The form requires specifying the type of online teaching desired.
Distance Education Issues and Opportunities
Blackboard at Montgomery College addresses distance education issues and creates opportunities for students in online learning environments.
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L.E.C.T. Approach
Higher Education rubric and the L.E.C.T. approach are used for online courses.
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