Preview of Blackboard Collaborate 11

During the fall 2011 semester, the IT Services Faculty Technology Center (formerly the Multimedia Resource Center) is offering free previews of the new Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate) to prepare faculty and staff for the spring 2012 upgrade. The next preview is scheduled from 3:30-4:20 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 5 in the Gibson Annex training room.

View the schedule and register to attend at http://its-training.uark.edu/register_schedules.php?courseID=10269.

Due to limited seating, the Faculty Technology Center will also offer live online sessions of the training at http://bit.ly/collaboratedemo. Pre-registration is not required for online sessions.

Contacts

Erin Griffin, Documentation/User Support Specialist
IT Services
575-2901, ecgriff@uark.edu

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