Five Easy Ways to Create a Better Grade Center in Bb Learn

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One of the challenges faculty face is keeping up with grading and entering grades into the grade book. It certainly helps to have a grade book that is organized, easily managed, and calculates student grades correctly. This article details five effective, yet easy ways to manage the grade center. Included in the article are tips… Read more »

Edit your files easier with the new Blackboard Drive software

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Managing and editing your online course files is about to get a lot easier with a brand new tool available free to faculty called Blackboard Drive. Available for Mac and PC, Bb Drive gives you direct access to your Blackboard Learn content collection files as if they were on your computer, making it extremely convenient… Read more »

CSU, Chico: An Evaluation of Blackboard Learn “video”

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During the spring semester of 2011, the Blackboard Corporation visited Chico State to learn more about the rationale for the university’s choice to move to the new learning management system, Blackboard Learn. While in Chico a film crew captured the essence of the campus culture and interviewed President Zingg, Provost Flake, Vice-Provost Post, ATEC Director… Read more »