Blackboard For Dummies by Howie Southworth

Blackboard For Dummies by Howie Southworth

Includes examples that show you how to set up a Blackboard classroom, put your materials on the Internet, communicate online with students, and even evaluate their performance. This title helps you discover how to Navigate the Blackboard environment, customize your course menu, add and organize course materials, and give online assignments.

"..the latest in a series of titles to explain the complexities of software applications to ordinary users..." (Times Higher Education Supplement, March 2006)

Howie Southworth is an experienced teacher, trainer, and facilitator with a background in both student and instructor development. His academic degrees are in computer science (BA) and higher education administration (MA). He has been consulting on the use of online course management systems for the past 5 years, and teaching people how to teach for the past 15.
Howie has been invited to teach across the United States, Asia, and Europe. He is the director of education for the Disaster Recovery Institute International in Washington, D.C.

Yianna Vovides holds a PhD in instructional design and technology and works at The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. Dr. Vovides assists faculty with the integration of instructional technologies in teaching and learning. She is the lead instructor in the use of the Blackboard Learning System and Blackboard Content System and designs and implements learning environments for both blended-hybrid and fully online courses.

Kemal Cakici has expertise in designing and implementing information systems solutions in the contexts of education and healthcare and has worked as a consultant in industry. He has taught business, information systems, and engineering courses as a faculty member. His academic degrees are in mechanical engineering (BS and MS). He is completing his doctoral studies in information and decision systems focusing on predicting the acceptance and usage of Web-based information systems. Kemal is working as a senior consultant for IMS Government Solutions.

Susan M. Zvacek, director of instructional development and support at the University of Kansas, has been involved with educational technology for more than 20 years and has worked in community college, university, and corporate training environments. Dr. Zvacek’s teaching experience includes faculty and dissertation advisor positions at the University of Northern Colorado, Old Dominion University, and Nova Southeastern University.

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ISBN 13	9780471798323
ISBN 10	0471798320
Title	Blackboard For Dummies
Author	Howie Southworth
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	John Wiley & Sons Inc
Year published	2006-04-21
Number of pages	384
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