Training

Blackboard Help: Individual Live Online Consultation with the Faculty Assistance Center

Do you need help with Blackboard? Would you like assistance setting up your course shell for next semester?

Instructors with questions or in need of Blackboard training: Please email your request for a personalized consultation session to teaching@cscc.edu.

Days and hours available: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Other hours considered upon request: Please give us at least 1 business day notice, if possible.
DEIS Knowledge Base: Tutorials and how-to documents for Blackboard, Kaltura Capture, My Media, Zoom, and more.

Faculty Professional Development Initiative (FPDi) Sessions

To see additional training opportunities offered through FPDi, please go to the FPDi Workshops page.

Live One-on-One Online Training

DEIS has moved all virtual training sessions to Microsoft Bookings. This platform allows you to sign up for an individualized, personalized online workshop whenever it's convenient for your schedule. Work one on one with a DEIS staff member to address your specific needs and situation with a variety of CSCC instructional technologies and pedagogical strategies.

Connect to DEIS' Microsoft Bookings site at https://cs-cc.net/schedule.

The training itself is conducted in Microsoft Teams. If you don't have Teams on your computer, you can download and install it from here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/download-app

Once you've opened the program, you should be able to sign in to it the same way you do for CSCC email access or Blackboard access.

After you're signed in to Teams, when it's time for your training, to join your session:

1) click the Calendar icon in the left-side menu

2) in the Calendar grid to the right, click anywhere inside the training appointment box

3) in the pop-up window that appears, click the Join button.

Booking Trainings

You can set up a Booking for any of the following:

• Zoom Basics Part 1
  

  Get an introduction to the fundamentals of installing and configuring Zoom as well as scheduling Zoom meetings using Blackboard, specific to your needs and situation. This is a one-on-one session conducted in Microsoft Teams.

• Zoom Basics Part 2
  

  Further enhance your knowledge about hosting a Zoom meeting as well as sharing Zoom meeting recordings in your Blackboard courses, specific to your needs and situation. This is a one-on-one session conducted in Microsoft Teams.

• Zoom - Breakout Rooms
  

  Delve into Zoom's Breakout Rooms mode, specific to your needs and situation. This is a one-on-one session conducted in Microsoft Teams.

• Zoom – Polls
  

  Discover Zoom's real-time polling/surveying feature, specific to your needs and situation. This is a one-on-one session conducted in Microsoft Teams.

• Zoom - Annotation / Whiteboard
  

  Explore Zoom's whiteboard and live annotation features, specific to your needs and situation. This is a one-on-one session conducted in Microsoft Teams.

• Blackboard Consultation
  

  Discuss any questions you have about Blackboard, specific to your needs and situation. This is a one-on-one session conducted in Microsoft Teams.

• Blackboard Workshops
  

  Select from a variety of Blackboard training options — from Annotate to Time-Saving Techniques — specific to your needs and situation. This is a one-on-one session conducted in Microsoft Teams.

• Blackboard Grade Center
  

  Get the answers to any questions you have about Blackboard Grade Center, specific to your needs and situation. This is a one-on-one session conducted in Microsoft Teams.

• Alternative Assessments Consultation
  

  Uncover the power of competency-based alternative assessments, specific to your needs and situation. This is a one-on-one session conducted in Microsoft Teams.

• Course Design Consultation
  

  Have a conversation about ways to enhance your online course with multimedia for active and collaborative learning, specific to your needs and situation. This is a one-on-one session conducted in Microsoft Teams.

• My Media Basics
  

  Get an introduction to the fundamentals of My Media in Blackboard — such uploading/downloading videos, updating videos, and embedding video content into your classes — specific to your needs and situation. This is a one-on-one session conducted in Microsoft Teams.

• My Media – Captions
  

  Understand how to create and work with closed captioning in My Media in Blackboard, specific to your needs and situation. This is a one-on-one session conducted in Microsoft Teams.

• My Media - Video Editing
  

  Enhance your knowledge of how to do basic video editing in My Media in Blackboard, specific to your needs and situation. This is a one-on-one session conducted in Microsoft Teams.

• My Media - Video Quizzes
  

  Explore self-graded interactive video quizzes in My Media in Blackboard, specific to your needs and situation. This is a one-on-one session conducted in Microsoft Teams.

• Kaltura Capture Basics
  

  Learn about the fundamentals of Kaltura Capture — such as downloading/installing it, making basic recordings, and easily putting those recordings into your Blackboard classes — specific to your needs and situation. This is a one-on-one session conducted in Microsoft Teams.

• Kaltura Capture Advanced
  

  Discover the advanced features of Kaltura Capture — such as dual-video recordings and live screen annotation tools — specific to your needs and situation. This is a one-on-one session conducted in Microsoft Teams.

Free Sessions Offered by Blackboard, Inc.

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