You must complete Blackboard training prior to using Blackboard. DMACC policy reads: All on-line instructors must be trained and certified on using the Blackboard Learning Management System (LMS) by the Distance Learning department.
Training Options - Choose ONE of these options, not both
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Web Enhanced Training - to teach Web Enhanced courses, including using the gradebook
- Covers basic necesseties, such as the DMACC Template, Announcements, Syllabus, Your Instructor contact information, and the Grade Center
- Requires you to start setting up your gradebook
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Note: If you only plan to teach face-to-face courses with a Blackboard component or only need to use the online gradebook, sign up for this training.
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Blackboard 9 Training - to teach Web Enhanced, Web Blended, and/or fully Online courses
- Covers everything in the Web Enhanced Training with additional requirements for tools, such as Tests, Assignments, Discussion Boards, and Journals
- Requires you to develop 3 weeks of a fully online course
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Note: If you ever plan to teach a web blended or fully online course, sign up for this training.
How the Training Works
- Sign up for ONE of the training options (Do NOT sign up for both options) using the appropriate form below.
Note: You will NOT receive a confirmation email.
- You will receive login instructions in your DMACC email by 4PM Central on the session start date.
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entire Blackboard training course is completed online. Our
Instructional Designers are available by email, telephone, or in-person if you would like extra assistance.
- In order to successfully complete the training,
all required work must be completed by the end date listed for your session.
Fall 2017 Sessions - Blackboard 9 Training
Sign-up by filling out the
Blackboard 9 Training Sign-Up Form.
(Grey text indicates that session is no longer available.)
Session 1 Online:
Start: Tuesday, August 29
End: Tuesday, September 19 at 10AM CST
Session 2 Online:
Start: Tuesday, September 26
End: Tuesday, October 17 at 10AM CST
Session 3 Online
Start: Tuesday, October 24
End: Tuesday, November 14 at 10AM CST
Session 4 Online
Start: Tuesday, November 21
End: Tuesday, December 12 at 10AM CST
Fall 2017 Sessions - Web Enhanced Training
If you would like to get started, you can do this at any time by filling out the
Web Enhanced Training Form. The Web Enhanced Training is open all semester long, so you are free to sign up at any time and work at your own pace. We only ask that you complete the training by December 12th.
Some DMACC campuses will be scheduling Getting Started meetings for this training. Information will come from your Dean or Provost's office.
If you have any questions about the Training, please contact one of the
Instructional Designers for Distance Learning.
