Blackboard Help
Nik Hunnicutt is the Instructional Technology Consultant. Take advantage of his expertise in Blackboard.
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Blackboard FAQ for the School of Education
Question 1: Are there any conflicts within Blackboard caused by the new Internet Explorer 7 browser?
Answer 1: Unfortunately the answer is yes. The simple solution is to download Mozilla Firefox. If Firefox is not used to access Blackboard there have been reports of students unable to take Bb tests/surveys as well as the Bb discussion board test boxes not displaying properly.
Question 2: Is there any truth to the rumor that the university has recently purchased software which allows wikis, podcasts, and blogs to be created within Blackboard?
Answer 2: In fact this rumor is correct. For those of you who do not know, a wiki is a collaborative web site that allows anyone to edit it (wikipedia.com), a podcast is a audio or video file which is syndicated using an Internet technology called an RSS feed, and a blog (formerly known as web log) is a personal web page that can be easily updated with text or images.
There are a number of ways these new technologies can easily be incorporated into Blackboard courses. Faculty members that are proponents of collaborative learning in their classes will be especially pleased. If you are interested in learning more about these new options within Blackboard, please contact the School of Education’s Instructional Technology Consultant, Nik Hunnicutt, at 6-0415 or nasmithh@uncg.edu.
Question 3: As a faculty member who can I contact if I have questions about using Blackboard in my classes?
Answer 3: Nik Hunnicutt, the School of Education’s Instructional Technology Consultant, is happy to help and answer any faculty related questions/issues regarding Blackboard. Student questions regarding specific classes are best answered initially by their instructor and then by 256-TECH, the university-wide technology help desk.