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Instructional Technology Assistance Center
Contacts
Barb Kerns
Director of ITAC
Library 20
Phone 677-2332Tony Barron
Technology Support Specialist
Library 20
Phone 677-3045Cory Rabe
Academic Support Specialist
Jobst 227
Phone 677-3387
Instructional Technology Support
The mission of ITAC is to provide instructional technology training, development, and support for face-to-face and online courses for the Bradley University community in support of the teaching and learning process. ITAC provides instructional design assistance, training, exploration and assessment of new technologies. ITAC staff can also help members of Bradley effectively create web-based course content, utilize Internet 2 and desktop video conferencing, and produce digital audio, video and electronic presentations.
Blackboard
Blackboard (http://blackboard.bradley.edu) allows instructors to easily build online courses and develop community oriented portal environments for all users for any subject without knowing HTML or other programming languages. Instructors and students can access Blackboard anytime, anywhere. The Faculty Guide to Blackboard (http://blackboard.bradley.edu/faculty/BbGuide/index.shtml) will give faculty members a quick look into using Blackboard. Students can use the Student's Guide to Blackboard (http://blackboard.bradley.edu/students/BbGuide/index.shtml).
What faculty and students think of Blackboard - survey results over six years.
Instructional Technology Teaching Development Resources
- The Blackboard Showcase is a Bradley ITAC initiative designed to help cultivate innovations in e-learning and support the growth of knowledge within our Blackboard community. The Showcase program will recognize faculty and staff who have created technologically rich and pedagogically sound course sites or course components.
- Ten Principles of Effective Teaching and Practical Examples for the Classroom and Blackboard
- http://blackboard.bradley.edu/faculty/Recommended_Ef_Use_BB/index.shtml
- The purpose of this study was to identify best practices for using Blackboard in teaching and learning. The goal of the research was to develop recommendations for effective teaching using Blackboard as a course supplement. The ultimate goal was to increase student achievement and mastery of course material.
- OTEFD Faculty Teaching Forum presentation on Ten Principles and Practical Examples
- Learning Management System Open Meeting, April 24, 2006: LMS Open Meeting PowerPoint Presentation
- Instructor's Guide to Blackboard
- A Student's Guide to Blackboard
- Tutorials: Here is a collection of self study guides to help you learn and use Blackboard
- Faculty FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
- Blackboard "Need-to-know" Tips
- http://blackboard.bradley.edu/faculty/need_to_know.shtml
- These tips will help you make more out of the tools available to you in Blackboard at Bradley University.
- Online Teaching & Learning Resources
- http://blackboard.bradley.edu/faculty/otlr.shtml
- Teaching Strategies Using Blackboard
- Web-enhanced Teaching Techniques
- Tips For Successful Video/Internet 2 Classroom Delivery
- "The Sloan-C principles, known as the pillars or elements of quality, are drawn from the familiar principles of continuous quality improvement (CQI)."
- What Makes a Successful Online Facilitator?
- Key Elements Of an Online Program
- Strengths and Weaknesses Of Online Learning
- Online Learning Resources (for students)
- http://blackboard.bradley.edu/students/olr.shtml
- Is Online Learning For You
- What Makes a Successful Online Student?
- 10 Tips On E-Learning
- Distance Learning Calculator
- What Every Student Should Know About Online Learning
- Blackboard Survey Results
- http://blackboard.bradley.edu/docs/survey_results.shtml
- Each year, Bradley students and faculty are given the opportunity to say what they think of Blackboard. Survey results lead to a prioritized list of improvements needed.
- "Lecture Capture" by Don Schertz, Teaching With Technology Workshop in the Spring of 2005. Additional information about the workshop can be found at: http://blackboard.bradley.edu/docs/twt_2005.shtml
- Watch the Teaching With Technology Lecture Series to see and hear Best Practices for enhancing our students' educational opportunities: http://blackboard.bradley.edu/docs/ttls.shtml
- Faculty Development
- Nursing Faculty session on effective teaching techniques using Blackboard
- Teacher Education part-time faculty session on effective teaching techniques using Blackboard
- Internet 2 session for instructors and students using Internet 2 technology to participate in distance course co-taught from faculty in different states
- English Department sessions on strategies for teaching across the curriculum with the aid of online course sites
- Other Seminars offered
- Using PowerPoint for Powerful Presentations
- Using Mediated Classrooms
- Blackboard Overview, Communication, Assessment
- Strategies for Creating Effective Course Materials for Blackboard
- Other Presentations given
- Evaluating and Adopting a Learning Platform
- Open Source Opportunities and Pitfalls
- MyDropbox and TurnItIn plagiarism detection seminar and pilot rollout
- Apreso lecture capture
- Impatica PowerPoint with Audio-to-Flash conversion demonstration
- ViewletBuilder screen capture to video demonstration