Blackboard Vista > Faculty Resources

 

Blackboard allows you to create an online learning environment for your students. In this environment you can post your syllabus, lecture notes, PowerPoint presentations, and so much more. Additionally, you can communicate with your students using synchronous (chat, Who’s Online) and asynchronous communication (announcements, discussions, and mail) methods. You can also manage an online grade book and track student activities.

 

In order to get started with Blackboard, you will need:

·         A computer with internet access.

·         A supported and properly configured browser. To view supported browsers and configurations go to http://www.webct.com/tuneup.

To login to Blackboard, navigate to the www.nmhu.edu homepage:

·         Click on Blackboard.

·         Click on Login to Blackboard.

·         Click on Login and enter your username and password.

 

If this is your first time using Blackboard and/or teaching via this medium, contact Charlene Ortiz-Cordova, Technology Trainer at (505) 426-2249 or (877) 248-9854 Ext. 2249 or via e-mail at cmcordova@nmhu.edu to schedule training.  We strongly encourage you to review the following Faculty Resources.  These resources are continuously updated.

 

If you teach or enhance your course with Blackboard, it’s important to make your course content/materials available to students at least two weeks prior to the start of your class.

 

Elluminate Live is a great tool to use to interact with your students. Using Elluminate Live you can have two-way audio, share web-cam images, conduct web tours, share applications with students, create break-out sessions, and poll students in the class and publish results.

 

In order to get started with Eluminate Live, you will need:

·         A computer with internet access.

·         Speakers and a microphone or headset with a built-in microphone.

·         A supported and properly configured browser. To view supported browsers and configurations go to Blackboard Browser Information.

·         To make the following computer configuration changes.

 

 

To login to Elluminate Live, you must first login to Blackboard:

·         Click on the Elluminate Live hyperlink on the homepage.

·         Click on Add Session Name.

·         Create a session name that is less than 64 characters and does not contain special symbols (such as @, #, $, %, ^, &, and *). The session name should contain the following the term, the course prefix, the course number, the CRN number, and the course name. For example: 200910 HIST 100 (1234) History

·         For the first time, you will need to install/run the program, accept the license agreement, and indicate your connection speed.

 

If this is your first time using Elluminate Live, contact Charlene Ortiz-Cordova, Technology Trainer at (505) 426-2249 or at (877) 248-9854 or via e-mail at cmcordova@nmhu.edu to schedule training. You can also download videos and user guides by navigating to the following online resources: http://www.elluminate.com/support/docs/8.0/moderator.jsp.