Hello Developers,
Well, it’s January…the time for new beginnings, fresh starts, resolutions…right?
My work-related New Year’s Resolution: Revive the Online Development Blog! This blog has been my demise and I owe it to all of you to get it revitalized…so here goes…
With only one brand new course development this cycle, my blog topics for the next 5 weeks will focus on revival – basic techniques and realistic resources you can use to REVIVE the courses you are redeveloping!
As many of you know, we are looking for ways to enhance the interactive nature of our courses. One of the easiest ways to do this is to ensure we are using resources that are readily available to us…so, I want to take a few moments to remind you to explore and utilize the publisher resources that accompany the textbook for the course(s) you are redeveloping.
Once you receive a copy of the new book, be sure to visit the textbook website and check out any companion resources. If there are practice quizzes, interactive exercises, chapter presentations, or audio lectures, look for ways to incorporate these items into the Blackboard content. In addition, textbook websites usually include useful web links selected to match the course material – these can be excellent Additional Resources for the course units.
If you are unsure how to access instructor materials that require a login, you can usually create an instructor account on the website. Otherwise, contact me for help in gaining access from the publisher.
Bonus! If you are working with a Cengage or Pearson text, GEN has Single-Sign-On accounts that will help you access any online content associated with the textbooks we use. Contact me for the login information: kschmidt@msbcollege.edu.
Tech Tip! Click here for a quick demo on uploading a Document Package to Blackboard – this could be a timesaver for you when it comes to adding chapter PowerPoint presentations from a Zip file to Blackboard.
Have a great week!
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