{"id":3637,"date":"2018-02-05T14:07:37","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T14:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/?p=3637"},"modified":"2018-02-05T14:07:37","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T14:07:37","slug":"help-us-improve-your-experience-of-using-blackboard-staff-workshops-with-coffee-biscuits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/2018\/02\/05\/help-us-improve-your-experience-of-using-blackboard-staff-workshops-with-coffee-biscuits\/","title":{"rendered":"Help us improve your experience of using Blackboard &#8211; staff work..."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #808080\"><strong><em>Have you used Blackboard and thought things like \u201cthis interface could look better\u201d, \u201cthere\u2019s too much information on this page\u201d or, perhaps, \u201cit would be better if THIS was THERE\u201d?\u00a0<\/em><em>Do you think Blackboard\u2019s look, feel and ease of use could be improved?<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We are pleased to let you know that the TEL team will be undertaking an important piece of work with Blackboard Consulting around improving your experience of using Blackboard as a resource in teaching and learning here at UoR.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2018\/02\/Blackboard_Inc._logo.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3618\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2018\/02\/Blackboard_Inc._logo-300x290.png\" alt=\"Blackboard logo\" width=\"110\" height=\"106\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We will be running some workshops on <strong>Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 February<\/strong>\u00a0to give Blackboard users like yourself an opportunity to share your experience of using it and to suggest what improvements could be made to help it better meet your needs. Whilst we can\u2019t currently change the functionality and features, we can improve the look and feel \u2013 the layout, branding, the organisation and presentation of information (the usability, if you will). We\u2019d really like people who use Blackboard to help us to do this and would be delighted if you could be involved.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As a user of Blackboard, we\u2019d like to invite you to attend one of the following workshops:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday 26 February<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>11:30-13:00<\/li>\n<li>13:30-15:00<\/li>\n<li>15:30-17:00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tuesday 27 February<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>09:30-11:00<\/li>\n<li>11:30-13:00<\/li>\n<li>13:30-15:00<\/li>\n<li>15:30-17:00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\"><strong>*Tea\/coffee and biscuits will be available at all sessions!*<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2018\/02\/Tea.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3641\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2018\/02\/Tea-300x230.jpg\" alt=\"Pic of cup of tea\" width=\"175\" height=\"134\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>I\u2019m interested \u2013 what shall I do?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to take advantage of this opportunity to help improve Blackboard,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=xDv6T_zswEiQgPXkP_kOX8UxKsbnJTxNmVeEodMJkodUQkY2TVhHS0JJQTlDMldWSlk3WFlPVTFKSiQlQCN0PWcu\">please complete this short online form<\/a> by close of play on Friday 16 February, indicating which workshops you would be available to attend. Please indicate ALL sessions you would be available for and hold this availability in your diary \u2013 you will then be allocated to one workshop.<\/p>\n<p>We will confirm your attendance by email by close of play on Monday 19 February, along with details of the workshop you\u2019ve been allocated to join.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Will I need to do anything else?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Having analysed the feedback from these workshops, Blackboard Consulting will create some prototypes for the new look and layout of Blackboard. We will then invite you to preview and comment on the proposed improvements (likely to be sometime during April \u2013 June), and then to feed back on the improvements once they\u2019ve been implemented (September-October).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>We hope this is something you feel able to help us with and we look forward to hearing from you.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>Many thanks in advance for your help,<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>The TEL team\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you used Blackboard and thought things like \u201cthis interface could look better\u201d, \u201cthere\u2019s too much information on this page\u201d or, perhaps, \u201cit would be better if THIS was THERE\u201d?\u00a0Do you think Blackboard\u2019s look, feel and ease of use could be improved? 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