Monday, January 26, 2009

Blackboard New Features

Blackboard Grade Center
The biggest change in Blackboard 8 is the Grade Center. It has a new look and feel with many new features. NOVA's Blackboard Support Website for Faculty and Staff has many helpful resources for you to learn how to use the new Grade Center. Here you will find a TAC Quick Guide, video and selected Blackboard print documents. TAC is offering workshops on all of our campuses titled "What's New in Blackboard" that features the tips and tricks of using the Blackboard Grade Center. Be sure to register!

Blackboard 8.0 Issues

Blackboard 8.0 was successfully installed on January 2, 2009.
Since the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) has successfully installed Bb 8, the VCCS has been working out some kinks. We have had several reports involving partial copies of Blackboard exams, quizzes, assignments for the Spring 2009 semester. For example, when a course with four exams was copied, only two of the exams were copied with exam questions. The other two were there, but blank.

We urge you to check your courses now to see if your assessments, ssurveys and assignments are complete and in place. It is very important to correct this before students attempt to take tests, especially in our the Testing Centers.