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Blackboard Learning Management System Training Basic Level

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  • Expert instruction

    2 skill-building courses

  • English

    Language

  • Invitation only

    Enrollment in this course is by invitation only

About This Course

LMS is a software package that enables the management and delivery of learning content and resources to students. Blackboard is one of the most popular LMS in the world and it is used commonly by the instructors and the students at Koç University.

Instructors can manage the courses and create and share several items. The following are the main activities that instructors can do in Blackboard:

- Uploading and sharing documents, videos, images, and so on,

- Creating assignments and tests,

- Collecting and grading students’ assignments and tests,

- Calculating students’ final grades,

- Customizing the course interface,

- Creating student groups to give them group assignments or projects,

- Creating discussion boards and announcements to increase interactivity.

The following are the main activities that students can do:

- Viewing and downloading the documents shared by the instructor,

- Uploading their assignments,

- Taking tests,

- Viewing their grades, and the instructor comments on their submissions,

- Posting comments at discussion board, and,

- Viewing announcements.

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Course Team

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Senior Instructional Designer⎮Melike Ekerim

E-Mail: mekerim@ku.edu.tr

Melike Ekerim is graduated from Computer Education and Instructional Technologies program in 2013 and earned her Master of Science degree in 2019 with a thesis on visual literacy from Yıldız Technical University. Following her graduation, she began to work as an educational technologist at higher education. The primary responsibilities of her position include investigating, examining, and implementing technology to improve academic success and quality, designing and developing learning materials based on instructional design principles, identifying training needs, and guiding both faculty and students in how to utilize technology effectively.

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Senior Instructional Designer⎮Seda Akgül

E-Mail: sakgul@ku.edu.tr

Seda Akgül is graduated from Boğaziçi University, majoring in Computer and Educational Technologies. She started working at Koç University in February 2018. She is an educational technologist specializing in instructional design, developing learning materials, and coaching students on computer proficiency. She also develops and runs workshops to support faculty members and teaching assistants on the effective use of technology in teaching. Her enthusiasm for teaching and learning led her to become the coordinator of CPAP (Computer Proficiency Assessment Program) and Excel Certificate Program. She became a member of the supervisory board of Eğitim Teknolojileri Derneği (Educational Technologies Association) in 2017 to contribute the equal opportunity in education.