Teaching with Technology
Learning Management System Workshops

Blackboard Learning System Vista 4 is the system-wide learning management system for UMass Online. BLS Vista 4 is also used for hybrid or blended courses on the Boston campus.

New instructors teaching fully-online courses for CCDE have additional workshop requirements. For details, please see: http://www.dlvpc.umb.edu/workshops.htm.

Required consultation for CCDE Faculty: Contact gene.shwalb@umb.edu. Prerequisite: Introduction, Intermediate, and Advanced BLS Vista.

Additional information about UMB's Learning Management System is available at www.umb.edu/it/tech/lms/.

Workshop Schedule

To register click the radio button next to your choice(s), fill in the form at the bottom of this page and click submit.

LMS My Way - Faculty Perspectives on Topics in eLearning (1.5 hr):
	Significant learning can take place when practitioners share their work with other practitioners in an informal exchange. In this workshop several faculty members will briefly discuss some aspect of their experience with elearning. Ample time will be allotted for discussion following the presentations. Prerequisite: None
		No workshops currently scheduled
Preparing Content for Online Use (1.5 hr):
	If you have put content online only to have it display differently than you anticipated or your students can't download or open the content, then this workshop will help you properly prepare your materials for online use. The workshop will demonstrate best practices and techniques for preparing text, spreadsheets, powerpoint presentations, images, audio, and video content for use on the web. Prerequisite: None
			Tuesday, Aug 12, 2008	8:30 AM	10:00 AM	Healey/LL/P1
			Wednesday, Aug 20, 2008	8:30 AM	10:00 AM	Healey/LL/P1
Introduction to BLS Vista (3 hours):
	This workshop provides an introduction to online teaching using the Blackboard Learning Management System Vista (formerly WebCT Vista). The workshop focuses on the basic functionality of the program, including: the process of adding content to your course and placing content within the course; methods to organize course content; techniques to selectively release content to students. Required for CCDE faculty. Prerequisite: None
			Wednesday, Jul 16, 2008	8:30 AM	11:30 AM	Healey/LL/P1
			Tuesday, Aug 19, 2008	8:30 AM	11:30 AM	Healey/LL/P1
Intermediate BLS Vista (2 hours):
	This workshop focuses on the BLS Vista tools for distributing, reviewing and grading of assignments and for creating threaded discussions, blogs, journals and chats. .Required for CCDE faculty. Prerequisite: Introduction to BLS Vista or equivelent experience
			Wednesday, Jul 16, 2008	12:15 PM	2:15 PM	Healey/LL/P1
			Tuesday, Aug 19, 2008	12:15 PM	2:15 PM	Healey/LL/P1
Advanced BLS Vista (2 hours):
	This workshop focuses on the BLS Vista tools for recording and distributing student grades and for creating and distributing quizzes, self tests, and surveys.Required for CCDE faculty. Prerequisite: Introduction to BLS Vista or equivelent experience
			Wednesday, Jul 16, 2008	2:30 PM	4:30 PM	Healey/LL/P1
			Tuesday, Aug 19, 2008	2:30 PM	4:30 PM	Healey/LL/P1
Adobe Presenter (Breeze) (2 hours):
	This workshop is for faculty members who have used PowerPoint effectively whether online or in face-to-face courses. Installing Adobe Presenter on your PC adds a Breeze menu inside PowerPoint. This allows you to convert your existing presentations to a web-based format easily accessible to your students from within the WebCT browser without the need for additional software. You will learn the basic functions of Presenter including adding and editing audio. You will also learn how to post links to these presentations in your BLS/WebCT Vista course sections. For more information about Adobe Presenter, see http://www.adobe.com/products/presenter Prerequisite: Experience with Powerpoint
			Wednesday, Aug 27, 2008	3:00 PM	5:00 PM

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Campus ID*		Please enter only the 8 digits of your Campus ID.
	*Required for registering and a BLS Vista account. The Campus ID number is located on your pay stub top center. It is not the Employee ID. It is the same number you use to access WISER for grading. If you are a new hire and do not have a Campus ID yet, please contact Katherine Ananis (contact info at bottom of page) about getting a temporary account number.