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Getting Started Obtaining a Course or Community Shell
Note: Blackboard course shells are automatically created for every course listed in the UMBC Schedule of Classes.
Enrolling Users
Note: Students are automatically enrolled in course shells that are included in the UMBC schedule of classes.
Making your Course/Community Visible To Students/Participants

Course Design

User/Document Management

Communication

Assessments

Wimba Classroom

These websites and "show & tell" videos will help you set up Wimba Classroom. You can also use Wimba's online help.

Note: The preferred browser is Mozilla Firefox.  Run the Wizard before using Wimba Classroom. Need headset with attached mic.  There is a dial in option but, note it is not a local or toll free number.  Contact Joan  Costello, jcostello@umbc.edu   x53685 with any campus Wimba questions.

  • Creating a Wimba Classroom (entire site)  
      
  • Uses
        online teaching, meetings, office hours, guest lecturers, troubleshooting
  • Requirements to Use
        recommend at least DSL, headphone with microphone
  • Getting Started      (4:36 min)
        how to create a Wimba Classroom, settings, shows guest access link
  • Adding Content   (4:26 min)
       add ppt. presentation, jpegs, movies, urls, questionnaires/survey/bullet list 
  • Ready to Teach   (4:47 min)
       enter/show areas of room, archive as discussing slides/content, tally Y/N questions,
        promoting participants to presenters
  • Application Sharing   (5:00 min)
        share desktop and/or cursor with various presenters/participants, collaborate on doc

    Teaching on the fly - web/eboard button; also, how participants can show their own ppt. presentation  (3.57 min.)
  • Breakout Rooms   (4:31 min)
          break into smaller groups to work/discuss within Wimba Classroom.
  • Group work Wimba Classrooms (4.52 min)
        set up Wimba classrooms for various groups in your course to meet and work online - Even if you don't use it for your teaching,  your  students may appreciate having an online space to work on group projects.  If you have any hesitation  setting it up, you may submit a ticket through rt.umbc.edu - create a new ticket for online instruction and list the groups and we will set it up for you.
  • Archiving/ Download Archive as MP3 or MP4 (3.18 min.)
    Can download audio, video, app share, slides and eBoard, but cannot download text chat, websites, external files
  • Success With Wimba Classroom
      tips from the Wimba developer.

Wimba Voice Tools

These helpsheets offer users a number of ways that the Wimba Voice tools can be used in Blackboard. You can also use Wimba's online help.

Faculty Testimonial
Jeanette Campos, Education

Using Online Tools for Remote Instruction
Sample Course Overview: EDUC603