Design Document for

Blackboard Orientation Course

By Harold Strassner
Purpose of the
Course

Based on helpdesk calls from past several semesters it was determined that students need an easily accessible orientat
to introduce them to the Genesee Community College configuration of the Blackboard Learning Management System.

Audience
Description

The primary audience for the navigation orientation is GCC's online students.
General Learner Characteristics:
Age: 16-100
Education: Current high school students (advanced studies program), recent high school graduates,
high school graduates pursuing a career change, older students pursuing enrichment courses,
students pursing degrees at other institutions. Large population of home schooled students.
Work experience: None to 25+ years
Financial: Most students are from a poor rural area often with limited or no access to technology.

Major Course
Objectives
(Terminal)

Submit course work using each of the five most frequently deployed tools in Blackboard.

Course Enabling
Objectives

Demonstrate use of the Assignment Tool

Demonstrate use of the Assessment Tool
Demonstrate use of the Discussion Tool
Demonstrate use of the Email Tool
Demonstrate use of the MyGrades Tool

RLO Enabling
Objective

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Demonstrate use of the Assignment Tool by submitting an assignment as both an attachment and
using the content editor.

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Learning
There will be a Certificate awarded based on successful completion of the activities that
Assessment for support the enabling objectives. This will be a Pass/Fail course
Course
Learning
I plan on using a demonstration module to introduce the process. I havent decided
Assessment for whether to use a simulation or have them submit an actual assignment to assess their
RLO
mastery of the process.
Instructional
Delivery
method for
Course
(overall)

The content of this course will be delivered completely online.

Instructional
Strategy for
RLO

Interactive Tutorial

Media

This course will use text, graphics, animation, interactivity, and sound

508
Accommodatio
ns

All spoken words will have closed captioning or read as part of the integral text.
Graphics will have Alt-Tags
The unit will be self-paced and there will be no time limits
All assessments can be retaken until the desired score is achieved.

Course
Structure
Description

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The course consists of two part. Part 1 is Blackboard Skills and Part 2 is Student Success.
I am responsible for the Blackboard skills which consists of the following modules:
Blackboard Navigation Orientation, Assignment module, Assessment Module, Discussion
module, email Module, and My Grades Module.

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Seat Time of
Course

Approx. 6 hours

Seat Time of
RLO

Approx. 6 - 10 minutes

RLO Outline

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1. Locate Assignment in the course

2. Click on link to the Assignment (Sections 1-4 referenced below is how Blackboard defines
areas of the assignment and are clearly visible in every Assignment)
3. Read Section 1 - the Assignment Information/Instructions
a. If attachment is required:
i. Go to section 2 and click the Browse My Computer Button.
ii. Locate completed Assignment file.
iii. Click the Open Button to add file to Assignment Tool.
iv. Verify filename is displayed under Attached Files.
v. Go to Section 3 to add optional comments to the instructor.
vi. Go to Section 4 and click the Submit Button to submit the assignment.
b. If text submission is required using the Assignment Tool:
i. Go to Section 2 and click the Write Submission Button.
ii. Type assignment in the text editor that is presented after clicking the Write
Submission Button.
iii. Proof read and spell check.
iv. Go to Section 3 to add optional comments to the instructor.
v. Go to Section 4 and click the Submit button to submit the assignment.
4. Review assignment confirmation information.
5. Click OK on the assignment confirmation page to return to course.

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RLO Flowchart

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Screens/Pages
in RLO

[Mod 4 estimated number of pages/screens in project]

Knowledge
Checks or
Other
Assessments
or Practices

[Mod 4 estimated number of knowledge checks or other interactions]

20-25

_1___Dichotomous (T/F, Y/N, etc.)

_1___Multiple Choice
_1___Match
_1___Drag and Drop
____Custom describe; if appropriate, supply flowchart in an Appendix and reference it
here.
____Other describe

Rollovers/click
events

[Mod 4 estimated number of individual rollover or click event sections/objects, outside

of navigation elements]
_8___Rollovers
_50___Click Events

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Course and
Project
Navigation

Wasnt quite sure what to include here? I listed the steps and clicks that I defined in the outline.
Some of the steps and clicks below will be done by the interactive training development software
i.e. Captivate and Camtasia. Some will be done by the student.
1. Locate Assignment in the course
2. Click on link to the Assignment (Sections 1-4 referenced below is how Blackboard defines
areas of the assignment and are clearly visible in every Assignment)
3. Read Section 1 - the Assignment Information/Instructions
a. If attachment is required:
i. Go to section 2 and click the Browse My Computer Button.
ii. Locate completed Assignment file.
iii. Click the Open Button to add file to Assignment Tool.
iv. Verify filename is displayed under Attached Files.
v. Go to Section 3 to add optional comments to the instructor.
vi. Go to Section 4 and click the Submit Button to submit the assignment.
b. If text submission is required using the Assignment Tool:
i. Go to Section 2 and click the Write Submission Button.
ii. Type assignment in the text editor that is presented after clicking the Write
Submission Button.
iii. Proof read and spell check.
iv. Go to Section 3 to add optional comments to the instructor.
v. Go to Section 4 and click the Submit button to submit the assignment.
4. Review assignment confirmation information.
5. Click OK on the assignment confirmation page to return to course.

Screen Layouts

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Development
Tools

[Mod 5 - list all tools that youll use to develop the course: primary authoring tool,
graphics tools, audio tools, storyboarding tool, etc.]
Development Tools include Audacity, Blackboard, PowerPoint, and Captivate

Ownership

Harold Strassner and Judith Littlejohn will develop different modules for the initial course;
and the Online Learning Office will maintain the course. The course is being developed
for the Online Learning Office at Genesee Community College.

Development
Time

30 Hours (approx.)

Support
requirements

I am the technical SME as well as the designer. I am also the Blackboard administrator so
I have access to all the Blackboard resources including the required development course
and all of the tools contained therein including the Assignment tool for which this lesson
is being designed. I also have a licensed copy of Captivate and Camtasia installed on my
machine for creating and deploying the lesson content.

Project
Sign-off
[optional]

Please sign below indicating agreement with the proposed course plan and approving
start-up of the storyboard and development phases.

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Instructional Designer

Date

Project Manager/Sponsor

Date

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