Distance Learning and Outreach Technology

Faculty / Staff Training

Blackboard Tutorials

This section contains multiple tutorials on various aspects of Blackboard. If there is a certain area of Blackboard that is being problematic and you cannot find a tutorial in this section, please let us know and we will create one for future reference.

Instructional Media Group (IMG)

If you need one-on-one assistance with a specific problem regarding Blackboard, please contact IMG at 844-5181 or at img@auburn.edu.

Faculty / Staff Resources
	Distance Education Resources This document contains links and resources of various Distance Education organizations.

	California State University Rubric for Online Instruction This site by CSU is designed to answer the question being asked: What does a high quality online course look like? Instructors and instructional designers can use this site to learn more about the Rubric for Online Instruction, and be able to view examples of exemplary courses that instructors have done in implementing the different components of the rubric.

	Blackboard Exemplary Course Sample Rubric Every year, Blackboard selects a number of courses for their exemplary course award. These winners then have the opportunity to present their course at the annual BBWorld Conference. This sample rubric will give an idea of the specifications required to have an exemplary course.

	A Roadmap to Effective Distance Education This document lists out a number of suggestions and ideas on how to improve a basic distance education course. This is a valuable resource for instructors looking to teach at a distance or for instructional designers developing distance courses.

	Implementation Checklist for Online Courses This checklist is a good guide for instructors interested in teaching online.

	Discussion Protocols: Discussion boards or bulletin boards are used to engage in informative, asynchronous discussions with other participants and in building community in the online environment.

	Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning A systematic search of the research literature from 1996 through July 2008 identified more than a thousand empirical studies of online learning.

Faculty / Staff Training

Faculty / Staff Resources