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Enrollments for term courses are populated by Banner so you will not need to enroll learners. However, you will need to populate your course shells with materials and resources for your learners. Watch the short tutorial videos below for guidance on using common tools in your initial course set-up.

In addition to tutorial videos,ÌýÌýcontains step-by-step instructions for using tools in depth.Select the links below to view details for working with instructional tools in Blackboard.

If you need technical assistance with the course site, please contact UTHSC's helpdesk. Helpdesk is currently available Monday-Friday from 7:30am-5:30pm CST via phone 901.448.2222 or email helpdesk@uthsc.edu.

What it does:ÌýMy Mediasite is a video streaming tool which instructors can use to capture, publish, manage, and share original videos directly from their computer to an OIT Mediasite server.Ìý

Lecture Support:ÌýMy Mediasite is forÌýsynchronousÌýlecture delivery. Instructors can share completed videos with learners directly from within the LMS, via a weblink, or by embedding videos on an external site. In addition to viewing analytics, instructors can also add interactivity to My Mediasite videos such as polls and quizzes.

For more on teaching with My Mediasite,Ìývisit the My Mediasite page.

What is does:ÌýZoom is a webconferencing platform that supports real-time group interaction, chats, whiteboarding and screenshare.

Lecture Support:ÌýZoom is an ideal tool for instructors to deliverÌýsynchronousÌýandÌýasynchronousÌýlectures. Live virtual meetings can be scheduled in place of class meeting times (or at other convenient times). Zoom also includes telephone bridging, so learners can participate by telephone when internet is not available. In addition, instructors can use Zoom's recording feature to create lecture videos which can be downloaded. The downloaded videos can then be shared with learners using My Mediasite or by uploading the video files in the LMS.

ÌýFor more information on Zoom,Ìý.

What it does:ÌýUTHSC's Office 365 suite contains several productivity tools which can be used to create, organize, and share your lecture notes (as well as other course documents) with learners. Those tools include: Class Notebooks, OneNote, PowerPoint, and Word. Office 365 tools are FERPA- and HIPAA-compliant and you will also have access to 1TB of individual storage space in secure OneDrive. Simply login with your NetId and password to access any of these applications. Ìý

Lecture Support from Class Notebooks:ÌýInstructors can use class notebooks as digital binders to organize content libraries (folders) for lecture notes as well as handouts for specific classes.

Lecture Support from OneNote:ÌýOneNote is the digital space in which instructors can create Class Notebooks, collaborate with colleagues, and sync files.

Lecture Support from PowerPoint:ÌýPowerPoint is useful for preparing lecture slides. As well, instructors can use PowerPoint recording features to create lecture videos to share with students.

Lecture Support from Word:ÌýThis word processing program can be used to type enhanced lecture notes that contain components such as graphics, hyperlinks, and YouTube videos which allow learners to interact with the lecture. Prior to sharing a Word doc in the LMS, it is highly suggested that instructors.

For more on teaching with Office 365 tools, including videos and teaching resources,Ìývisit our Office 365 page.