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Faculty Resources and Support

Tools for Teaching with Technology

Blackboard	Learning Management System
Panopto	Video hosting and streaming
Zoom	Synchronous web conferencing
VoiceThread	Asynchronous multimedia interaction
Padlet	Web-based shared bulletin board for collaboration
Qwickly	Attendance and other course support tools
GradeScope	Assessment
Poll Everywhere	Personal Response System to facilitate live interaction
Perusall	Document annotation and collaboration tool
LabArchives	Electronic lab notebook system

Designing and planning your Course

The first step is to start conceptualizing your course.

Review the selected articles and resources (These may help you think about the affordances and constraints of online learning.)
Use the Course Planning and Design tools to help you organize your planning and prepare to design your online course.
Review this brief video on Getting Started with Designing Your Course

Building and Developing your Course

With your planning tools in place, it is time to start developing and implementing your course. Support, tools, and resources are available.

Review this video on Starting to Build and Develop Your Course
Attend workshops
Explore educational resources
Learn more about how to use Blackboard
Create Accessible Course Materials
Contact your Blackboard support team
Additional Blackboard Training Opportunities (includes an option for instructors affiliated with the University to self-enroll in a Blackboard Ultra course to guide you through features and functions of the platform)