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Organizing Your Content

BITS Getting Started TrackTrack: Getting Started
Within each menu area of your course, you have options of organizing content in folders, learning modules, lesson plans.  In this webinar, you will see some exemplary designs to make decisions about your content organization.
Location: Web Conference using Blackboard Collaborate
Date: 5/20/2013 1:00:00 PM (Eastern Time (US & Canada))
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Going Digital: Taking the First Step with E-Textbooks

BITS Getting Started TrackTrack: Getting Started
Most faculty members want to increase their use of digital content in the classroom, and e-Textbooks provide more options for instructors to painlessly go digital – up and down the curriculum. Accessible and affordable, e-textbooks represent a win-win proposition for students and faculty.

Blackboard has partnered with Vital Source Technologies, an Ingram Content Group Company, to deliver a convenient and consistent e-Textbook experience within Blackboard Learn. The industry leader in the distribution of digital content in the higher education market, Vital Source has longstanding relationships with more than 300 of the best-known publishers in higher education. Learn how this integration will give instructors access to the largest e-Textbook inventory right within their Blackboard course and provide students with anywhere, anytime, any device access to content.

Location: Web Conference using Blackboard Collaborate
Date: 5/23/2013 1:00:00 PM (Eastern Time (US & Canada))
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CourseSites as a MOOC Platform: Getting Started

BITS Getting Started TrackBITS Collaboration TrackTrack: Getting Started & Collaboration
CourseSites.com is a free, hosted  and scalable platform that can support your open education or MOOC initiatives. CourseSites provides access to a wide variety of tools and the ability to implement badging in order to support diverse learning objectives, while creating access to learning worldwide. Attend this webinar to learn more about CourseSites, discover how institutions are utilizing CourseSItes for MOOCs and open education initiatives, and  how to easily publish your course as an OER.
Location: Web Conference using Blackboard Collaborate
Date: 6/6/2013 1:00:00 PM (Eastern Time (US & Canada))
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Free and Cheap Multimedia Media Tools for Educators

BITS Collaboration TrackTrack: Collaboration
This webinar will assist participates in identifying and incorporating multimedia and instructional tools to accommodate students' diverse learning styles. The tools featured will be either free or cheap resources to easily incorporate multimedia into your face-to-face or online classroom. Many of the tools discuss have both a desktop and mobile based solution that are great to utilize for student created content too.
Location: Web Conference using Blackboard Collaborate
Date: 6/13/2013 1:00:00 PM (Eastern Time (US & Canada))
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Accessibility Matters!

BITS Getting Started TrackTrack: Getting Started
Come and learn why thinking about accessibility in your class matters. Even if you do not currently have students requiring particular accommodations, knowing where to go for help on campus and how to make sure your course content is doing the right things for all your students can help you ensure that you're never caught off guard. We'll talk about best practices and simple things you can do in Blackboard Learn to help you ensure all your students can be successful in their learning regardless of their physical or cognitive ability.
Location: Web Conference using Blackboard Collaborate
Date: 6/24/2013 1:00:00 PM (Eastern Time (US & Canada))
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