Blackboard Learn Campus Day on April 2
IT Services and Global Campus will host Blackboard Learn Campus Day from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Tuesday, April 2, in the Reynolds Center, featuring demonstrations by Blackboard corporate representatives and university experts. The full agenda is available at http://its.uark.edu/bbcampusday.
8:30 to 9 a.m.
Coffee and tea
Reynolds Center Lobby
9 to 9:15 a.m.
Introduction and Welcome
Dr. Dennis Brewer, CIO, IT Services
Dr. Javier Reyes, Vice Provost, Global Campus
9:30 to 10:45 a.m.
Blackboard Learn: Latest Features
Brian DeKemper and Misty Cobb, Blackboard corporate representatives
11 to 11:45 a.m.
Supplementing Face-to-Face Classroom Instruction with Blackboard Learn
Dr. Neil Allison, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Noon to 1 p.m.
Light lunch
Reynolds Center, room 111
RSVP to bbhelp@uark.edu or 479-575-6804 by Friday, March 29.
1:15 to 2 p.m.
Incorporating Blackboard Learn and Other Technologies
Dr. Javier Reyes, Vice Provost, Global Campus
2:15 to 3:15
Videoconferencing, Lecture Capture, Web Conferencing, Streaming Media Services, and NBC Learn Current Events Resources
Bobby Craig, Mike Duncan, Eric Gorder, Ken Muessig, Shelly Walters
Global Campus and Faculty Technology Center
3:30 to 4:15 p.m.
Blackboard Learn: The Future
Brian DeKepmer and Misty Cobb, Blackboard corporate representatives
Topics
Contacts
Erin Griffin, Documentation/User Support Specialist
IT Services
479-575-2901,
ecgriff@uark.edu
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