What is Blackboard?
Blackboard is JMU’s chosen format for online delivery of course content. Using Blackboards graphical point-and-click interface, instructors can quickly and easily incorporate learning materials from word processing, audio & video, spreadsheets, and presentation files. Features include announcements, threaded discussions, virtual chat, file exchange, online assessments, online gradebook, and so much more.
Blackboard is an online course delivery environment that allows your instructor to post written and visual course materials, topics for discussion, calendar events, tests, and your grades. Course material is generally available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The CUNY/QCC Blackboard server can be accessed at: http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/QCCOnline/Blackboard.
Blackboard is a secure, pedagogical oriented, web-based environment that instructors and students can use as a center for exchanging information. It contains templates that instructors can use to build their course, upload files and messages without having to know HTML code. Students can only access classes they are enrolled in. Blackboard is designed specifically for distance education and provides the following features: • Information exchange via e-mail. • A threaded discussion board. • A file exchange area. • Real-time text chats and drawing tools (whiteboard). • Locations for instructors to post their syllabus, office hours, announcements, test results, course information, course materials, or anything else that could be posted to a web page including PowerPoint presentations, Excel files, video, images, etc. • Online quizzes, surveys, and tests with an online grade book. • Group facilities.
