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Explore the effective uses of Blackboard in course management as presented by Wei Ding, an Assistant Professor in the Computer Science department. Learn about its special topics like spatial data mining and artificial intelligence, and the 3rd Annual Educational Technology Conference. Discover how Blackboard aids in assignments, discussions, announcements, lecture notes, examinations, and more.
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Effective Uses of Blackboard for Course Management Wei Ding Assistant Professor Computer Science Department wei.ding@umb.edu http://www.cs.umb.edu/~ding
Background CS 697 Special Topics on Spatial Data mining Spring 2009 CS 470/670 Artificial Intelligence Fall 2008 Wei Ding . 3rd Annual Educational Technology Conference
Course Management Wei Ding . 3rd Annual Educational Technology Conference
Assignment • Description • Additional dataset • Due date • Cut off date • Grade • Statistics Wei Ding . 3rd Annual Educational Technology Conference
Discussion Board & Announcement • One location for all messages • Off-class discussion • Q & A available for whole class Wei Ding . 3rd Annual Educational Technology Conference
Lecture Notes • Intellectual Property Wei Ding . 3rd Annual Educational Technology Conference
Examination • Easy assessment Wei Ding . 3rd Annual Educational Technology Conference
Summary • Strong technical support by UMass Online • Excellent online tutorials • Powerful course management tool Wei Ding . 3rd Annual Educational Technology Conference