Online courses at Arkansas State University are designed to give students the access to quality education at a convenient time and location. Class lectures, discussion, assignments, and exams are delivered via the Internet so that students who need the flexibility of working at different hours of the day and week can be accommodated. At Arkansas State University Mountain Home, we strive to offer high-quality online classes that promote and support student learning.
The advantage of online courses is the convenience -- students do not have to travel to campus frequently and they can take their courses at a time which works better with their schedules. Online courses require the same if not more motivation and self-discipline on the part of the student.
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Technical Notices
Student Blackboard Information
What is Blackboard?
Getting Started with Blackboard (Word or PDF)
Using Student Course Tools in Blackboard (Word or PDF)
Student Blackboard Tip Sheets (Currently under development)
Student Blackboard Manual
Note #1: Some of the tools covered in the Blackboard.com student manual may not be present in the ASUMH course sites. The version of Blackboard Academic Suite that ASUMH is running may not have certain tools available or your instructor may have chosen to "turn-off" certain Blackboard components in his/her course site.
Note #2: If the Blackboard.com manual does not cover a tool or area used on your course site, then search for the TYPE of tool or area. For example, to learn more about the area of your site labeled "Quizzes," visit the section in the Blackboard.com manual named "Assessments." (Many instructors customize their ASUMH course sites to better serve their students.)
Faculty Blackboard Information
Blackboard Tip Sheets, training documents, software downloads, and other faculty Blackboard resources can be found in your instructor Blackboard course – E Resource Library.
Faculty Resource Tips includes:
Adding Content:
- Adding Files/Items
- Adding a Folder to a Content Area
- Adding a Link
- Adding Staff Information
- Adding Announcements
- Adding a Learning Unit
- Adding Tests to Content Areas
- Printing Files
- Saving Files
- What is Adaptive Release of Content?
- Adaptive Release – Basic
- Adaptive Release – Advanced
- Adaptive Release – Review Status
- Adaptive Release – User Progress
Building Assignments:
- Adding an Assignment
- Modifying and Deleting an Assignment
- Grading an Assignment
Content Tools
- Digital Drop Box
- Adding a Glossary
- Textbox Editor
- Respondus
- SafeAssignment
Building Quizzes and Surveys
- Assessment and Evaluation Tools
- Creating Question Pools
- Creating Tests
- Adding Pools to Tests
- Question Test Banks from Publishers
- Assessment – Online Test Tips
- Timed Tests
- Create Test Questions with Formulas
- Create Test Questions with calculated numeric responses
- Create File Response Questions
- Create Hot Spot Questions
- Create Fill In Multiple Choice Questions
- Creating Opinion Scale Questions
- Create Short Response Questions
- Create Quiz Bowl Questions.
Communication Tools
- Sending email
- Using the Collaboration Tool – Virtual Classroom/Lightweight Chat
- Collaboration Tool – Creating Sessions
- Creating a Discussion Board
- Using the Discussion Board
- Discussion Board – Managing Postings
- Discussion Board – Creating a Rubric
- Discussion Board – Blocking a User Access
- Discussion Board – Hiding a Forum or Thread
- Discussion Board – Grading a Forum or Thread
- Discussion Board – Peer Review using Ratings
- Groups – Setting up Student Groups
Copying a Site
- Copying a Course
- Exporting/Importing a Course
Gradebook
- Adding Grades
- Adding Items
- Removing Items
- Downloading and saving the Gradebook
- Modifying an Item
- Uploading items into the gradebook
- Viewing Grades
- Excluding Gradebook Nulls
- Performance Dashboard
Site Design
- Adding a Banner
- Removing a Course Banner
- Mange Course Menu
- Course Design Settings (Menu and Color Scheme)
- Setting Course Availability
- Adding Users
Content Creation Tools
- Creating PDF files
- Office 2007 capability
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