Blackboard Development Project Example
Examples of how graduate
student work can be leveraged to increase the content and quality of
current curricula. Below are the feedback from assignments where
students learn how to use the Blackboard software and make
supplemental additions to the course they are currently TAing for.
Here are some pages from
one students finished Blackboard Development Project::
Improvements
can come in the form of increased organization:
excerpt from pg. 9.
Graduate
student improvement to a
course module can also come in the form of additional course content -
supplementary materials such as videos, podcasts, and other
multi-media:
excerpt from pg. 11.
Or
active-learning pieces such as interactive tutorials complete with
internal quizzes. Many free materials are available online for
teachers at www.merlot.org.
excerpt from pg. 13.
Assessment is
also a critical part of any improvement to a course:
excerpt from pg. 16.
Which
includes assessments of pedagogy and the course itself:
excerpt from pg. 17.
Assessments
of student goals and interests:
excerpt from pg. 18.
And quick
assessment tools that can be used at the end of, or outside of, class:
excerpt from pg. 20.
