Blackboard Information
Blackboard is
a web-based course management tool that enables UAF instructors to provide
academic courses and educational services online. It allows instructors to
easily upload their course content, develop and administer surveys and tests,
have group discussions, and hold interactive chat sessions online from anywhere
in the world. Students can upload homework, create group web pages, and e-mail
students and instructors through an easy-to-use web interface.
Do students really like Blackboard?
Yes! To date, eighty percent of the students we've talked to about Blackboard have expressed their desire to keep utilizing the program because it's convenient. They like being able to retrieve grades, upload and retrieve course content, and access assignments over the web. Most students say they get frustrated whenever they start a class that doesn't utilize Blackboard. This web-based instructional tool is used by virtually all of the SOE local and rural faculty.
Helpful Blackboard Information
