March 16-19: Blackboard Learn sessions during spring break

By Richard H. Miller, Global Campus

EllisPULLMAN, Wash. – Spring break is a great time to get caught up on projects, including this crucial one: Preparing for the switch to Blackboard Learn from Angel, which goes off-line on Aug. 10.

WSU has migrated last year’s summer and fall courses to the new system, and the Global Campus is offering six online workshops during spring break week:

10 a.m. March 16: Blackboard features and functions
1 p.m. March 16: Tests and quizzes
10 a.m. March 17: Rubrics
10 a.m. March 18: Communities
1 p.m. March 18: Grade Center
1 p.m. March 19: Video tools

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WSU Online program coordinator Celisse Ellis in the Blackboard drop-in lab.

To register for any of the webinars, visit the Global Campus eLearning site and choose Bb Learn from the Select Training Area dropdown.

Other spring break options include the drop-in lab—open 10-noon that week—and a live online chat function. More information is on the LMS Transition website, lmstransition.wsu.edu.

WSU Global Campus has also created a series of videos. Find them on YouTube.