College of Arts & Sciences: Instructional Technology
Technical Help Documents
 The ITCs have
compiled a list of help documents that will hopefully be useful to
faculty interested in developing online courses, or enhancing existing face-to-face courses. Click on the
links below to view the help docs for each subject. |
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| Blackboard Blackboard is the primary course management system supported by the University. Blackboard allows you to create online content and add features such as discussions, groups, chat and announcements, all at the click of a few buttons. This link takes you to the Teaching & Learning Center's Blackboard documentation. |
Interactivity This link will take you to a website where you can learn some simple ways to add interactivity to online courses. Tools covered include Hot Potatoes, Quandary, Audacity, PollMonkey and Nicenet.org. |
| Graphics
(PaintShop Pro) Paint Shop Pro is one of many graphics programs you can use. This program allows you to create new images and edit existing images quickly and relatively easily. |
Macromedia
Dreamweaver Macromedia Dreamweaver is one of the premiere web authoring tools on the market. Learn how to create basic web pages, as well as more advanced, interactive web pages. Dreamweaver is an officially supported product but it is not available on the campus network. |
Basic
Audio
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Streaming
Media This ITS website provides you with information on how to produce streaming media for the Web. |