Instructors:Group Work

Groupwork: Overview for Instructors

Blackboard offers a variety of tools to allow your students to work collaboratively

Getting Started with Groupwork

• Creating and managing groups
• Group assignment
• Assigning tools to groups
• Auto SIS groups feature

Tools for the Task

• Groups
• Group Assignments
• Groupwork - Goodies and Gripes

Specialized Topics for Groupwork: Blackboard Groups

• Creating Groups
• How do I release content to specific people or groups?
• UWindsor PPT for using Student Preview User to test access to Adaptive Release content for a group
• Creating Self-Enroll groups and sign-up sheets, and deploying in your site (video 5:26)

Ask for Help

• Submit a Blackboard Support Request
• How do I know if my browser is the problem?
• Blackboard Downtime
• Why is blackboard down?

FAQ - Groups

• How do I create groups?
• How do I release content to specific people or groups?
• How do students access their group?
• Any tips on using Groupwork tools in BB? Anything to watch out for?

Training and Advanced Topics

• Face-to-Face Training Options
• Online Self-Paced Courses
• Controlled Release of Content - e.g. to a specific group

A-Z Index for Group Work

• Instructor's Quick Start Guide- printable pdf file
• Accessibility
• Achievements
• Adaptive (Controlled) Release
• Announcements
• Auto-Groups (Sections)
• Blackboard Collaborate
• Blogs
• Communication Tools

• Content Editor
• Course Content
• Course Customization
• Course Messages
• Email
• Discussions
• Groups
• Groupwork - Goodies and Gripes!
• Journals

• User Roles and Permissions
• Roster
• Rubrics-Blackboard Help Pages
• Rubrics - Tips and Tricks
• Student Preview Tool
• Tests, Surveys and Pools
• Video Playlist - Communication & Collaboration
• Virtual Classroom - Blackboard Collaborate
• Wiki

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