Blackboard 9.1 is now live!

You may well have noticed that the University's Virtual Learning Environment looks a little different at http://blackboard.swansea.ac.uk The Learning Portal has been upgraded to the latest version of Blackboard - Blackboard 9.1.

Although it looks different, most of the changes are to the interface and all of the features you've used before are still there, so it shouldn't take too long to get used to the changes. In addition, there are some useful new features. There is a support site for the new version, which includes an overview, tutorials and further information. http://learninglab.swan.ac.uk/blackboard9/ As well as the support site, the e-learning team will be running lots of training sessions on the new version. You can find information on the training here http://learninglab.swan.ac.uk/blackboard9/training.html

If you can't find the information you need from the support site, you can, as always, contact the e-learning team at blackboard@swansea.ac.uk

Event: Are your blackboard modules are a bit boring?

• Do you you feel your blackboard modules are a bit boring?
• Would you like to give your students interactive activities to work though?
• Can you use a word processor?
  

Course Genie enables you to quickly and easily convert Microsoft Word documents into interactive content for your Blackboard modules. From one Word document you can generate a set of web pages that include navigation and interactive features, which can quickly be uploaded to your module.

A simple Course Genie example.

Introduction to Course Genie
Date & Time: Wednesday 16th January 2008 1:30pm to 4:30pm
Venue: PC Room 1 in the Library Building
Book with Staff Development