Pom Poms
& Megaphones
Get Excited About Creative
Ways to Use Your LMS!
Emily Robertson, Gardner-Webb University
Gardner-Webb University
Boiling Springs, North Carolina
http://www.gardner-webb.edu
GWU Stats:
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Total Enrollment 5000
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Traditional
Undergraduate
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Degree Completion
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Graduate (MA &
Doctorate)
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20 online programs
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70% DCP online
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Blackboard institution
(self-hosted)
BBFG Bio
“The BBFG” –
Blackboard Fairy Godmother
• Worked at GWU for 13 yrs
• Former ASL Interpreter
• Blackboard Admin, QM
Reviewer, Faculty Trainer
LMS
• MA AppState Alum
(Educational Technology)
• Current Doctoral Candidate
(EdD Curriculum &
Instruction)
Image credit: http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Pumpkin
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/05/messi-donovan-gatorade-commercial-cinderella-song-ramos
• Not a cheerleader, BUT…
The Gourd Lady
Photo Credits:
http://flickrhivemind.net/Tags/margaretsparkman/Interesting
Think
Creatively!
Objectives
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
• Identify LMS features and tools available for instructors
and LMS administrators
• Describe a scenario on campus that the LMS might be
used to solve an existing need
• Discuss ways to encourage instructors to think about
using these tools to enhance their courses
BYO-LMS
Blackboard
Moodle
D2L
Canvas
Feature
Anonymous
Access
Grading
Blackboard
Anonymous Grading
Adaptive Release:
Date, Membership,
Grade, Review,
Advanced Adaptive
Release
Moodle
D2L
"Blind Marking"
Restrict Access/Add
Restrictions: Date,
Grade, Group, User
Profile, Resriction Set
Release Conditions:
Learning ability,
stages, enrollment
date, groups, activity
checklist
Delegated Grading
Discussion Board
Manage DB roles
Locally assigned roles Group Restrictions
Plagiarism
TII/ Safe Assign
Test Question Set/
Randomization
TII/ Safe Assign
Testing
TII/ Safe Assign
Random sections/
questions per attempt
Scenario #1- Disability Services
Needs:
• Central Repository to share e-textbooks based on user
• Online option for notetakers to upload notes to disability students
anonymously
Solution
 Book Folders
(Word/PDF)
 Adaptive release
(member)
Solution cont.
 Training Learning Modules
 Practice General Discussion
Board
 Assigned groups by course
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Ex. ACCT 214 C
Disability student(s) &
notetaker assigned to group
Group Discussion Board
Notetaker- post anonymously
Scenario #2
Doctoral Nursing Candidates
School of Nursing desired:
• Central location for doctoral information to be posted
• Encourage candidate interaction/support
• Private space for candidate and advisor to interact with
each other
Photo credit: http://stethoscope.ca/stethoscope-littmann-master-purple.html
Solution
 Cross-listing (Merging)
Individual Course
sections
 Adaptive release
(advisor/student
folders)
 Manage Discussion
board role permissions
Scenario #3Professional Development
• Technology Services- Required Blackboard Training for ALL instructors
using the LMS
• Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL)- Summer
Institute training sessions
Solution
CETL SUMMER INSTITUTE
Adaptive release (group)
BLACKBOARD TRAINING
Reading article,
Adaptive release (score 80%)
Submitting journal to
instructor
Grade Center (last access filter)
Scenario #4 PEWSS
Online Comprehensive
Examination
Physical Education Wellness & Sports Studies Online MA Program
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F2F Program transitioned to Online format
Comprehensive Final Exam 1st time online
Exam candidates not enrolled in the same courses
24 hour availability window
4 different exam questions A/B/C options
Multiple graders for each question (ideally anonymous grading)
Need to check for plagiarism
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Solution
Adaptive release (attempted item)
Test (group set/randomization)
Integrity statement question
Blackboard assignment (for grading)
Turnitin (or SafeAssign) (for plagiarism)
Course links (next question)
Practice (1 week before)
Delegated Grading (Anonymous)
Make-up (member & date)
Scenario #5 PA Supervised
Clinical Practice Experience
Physician’s Assistant Program
•First Cohort Clinical Rotation (20 students)
•Year long program
•7 Rotation Experiences (varying start dates/ varying lengths 3-6 wks)
•Registrar Office required PA students to be enrolled in the appropriate
“course” even if it meant enrolling/dropping/re-enrolling based on
clinical rotation location availability
•42 different “courses” for 1 summer term Management nightmare to
collect artifacts for accreditation: Students required to submit weekly
clinical logs/skills/charting
•External graders hired to assist with grading clinical experience
submissions for specific rotation specialties
Image credit:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/vectorportal/6034295189
Solution
Cross-listed (merged courseyear long access)
Learning modules (all available)
Grade Center categories
Grade Center Smart Views
External grader training/access
Pilot Courses
Internship
Learning modules
Potential for badges
Counseling
Journaling
Test site- allows for anonymity to other classmates
Music
Featuring music performances, work in Blackboard for all students
to see/share
Encourages faculty resistant to Blackboard to see its potential and
use the product
“If there was a problem,
yo, I'll solve it.
Check out the hook while
my LMS resolves it”.
Image Credit: http://www.explosionspiritwear.com/graphics
Modified lyrics to “Ice, Ice, Baby”- Vanilla Ice
Activity
1. THINK: Brainstorm for 1-2 minutes about how you might use
your LMS as a solution to a problem or need
2. PAIR: In small groups, share with each other about the
needs or solutions you have identified
3. SHARE: Select a group representative, briefly share 1-2
solutions discussed in your group.
Questions?
Contact Me
Emily Robertson
Gardner-Webb University
erobertson@gardner-webb.edu
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