Blackboard Vista Learning System
Course Management Learn to manage the delivery of content by hiding items and setting release criteria. Facilitate content sharing by importing and exporting assessments, questions, and learning modules. Present new information when students demonstrate comprehension of the current content. Your criteria for a schedule may vary according to student performance, time, special needs, or a combination of all three.
Presenting Content Discover how to present content within learning modules. Associate entries which include definitions and related multimedia elements. Link entries to the terms found throughout your course content.
Online Communications The quality of interaction between students and with the instructor is critical to a students' satisfaction and success in an online learning environment. Use Announcements and Calendar tools to post important announcements and events to the class. For real-time communication, such as a brainstorming session, you can use the Who's Online and Chat tools.
Surveys and Assessments Present assessments and surveys online. The Question Database is a repository for all assessment questions, enabling you to use them in multiple assessments. Organize assessment submissions so you can easily see which submissions are complete, which need review or grading, and which have not yet been submitted.
Course Assignments Use the Group Manager to easily create and manage class groups, and to set up private group discussion boards and chat rooms. With the Assignments tool, you'll create individual assignments, group assignments, or custom assignments with different instructions for each individual or group receiving the assignment. You'll also learn to use the Assignment Manager to manage, review, grade, and publish submitted assignments.
Electronic Grade Book Set up grade books; enter, change and manage student grades. Manage students with the Grade Book, including enrolling students, sending mail, and granting or denying access to the course. Learn to access audit trails and individual performance reports.
Training Server
http://vistatraining.accd.edu
Development Server
http://vistadev.accd.edu
Production Server
https://vista.accd.edu
New User Announcement Link page:
http://sacportal.accd.edu
Training Classes:
http://www.accd.edu/sac/itic/bbvista/default.asp
Support
Blackboard Online Support Center
http://d2.parature.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=8034
Student Resources
http://www.accd.edu/it/services/blackboard/indexstudent.html
Faculty Resources
http://www.accd.edu/it/services/blackboard/indexfaculty.html