Chapter 1: Making Your Course Available and Communicating with Students
The first day of a new semester is filled with anticipation, for both instructors and students. The way you handle the first couple days of class can set the mood for the entire semester, so it is very important that you are prepared.
Students will be waiting to hear from you. They will be checking Blackboard to see their new course. This is your chance to welcome your students with your best foot forward. They will have questions for you. How will you answer them? How will you prepare yourself for that vital first day?
This first chapter will teach you how to handle the first day of class with grace and poise.
Students will be waiting to hear from you. They will be checking Blackboard to see their new course. This is your chance to welcome your students with your best foot forward. They will have questions for you. How will you answer them? How will you prepare yourself for that vital first day?
This first chapter will teach you how to handle the first day of class with grace and poise.
Learning Objectives
- Send and reply to messages in Blackboard.
- Make a Blackboard course available for students access on the first day of a semester.
- Navigate basic features of the Blackboard environment.
- Post announcements in Blackboard.
- Participate in online discussions, using the content editor to share web links, photos and files.
- Discuss strategies for course continuity in the event of an emergency or loss of internet connectivity.
- Define appropriate response times to student communications.
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Next Step
When you are ready, proceed to Section 1.1 Making Your Course Available for Students