If you've been at Hopkins for a while, you've probably become at least a little familiar with WebCT, which allows professors to post course content online. Well, get ready for change. According to the Center for Educational Resources, no courses will be offered in WebCT after the 2010 summer session. Fall courses were made available on Blackboard this week.
At the end of the Fall 2010 semester WebCT will be "turned off", but that doesn't mean that all the content you have on WebCT have to be lost. CER has provided instructions for downloading content from WebCT and videos for downloading files and folders, quizzes, and grades.
For faculty, CER is offering the ability to set up "sandbox" Blackboard sites so you can experiment with the new system. Instructions for setting up a sandbox site can be downloaded here. You can keep up to date about the new changes coming with the switch to Blackboard by checking CER's Blackboard 9 Project Updates page.
You can also check out the JHU Gazette's article on the switch to Blackboard.
UPDATE: This website provides detailed instructions for many tasks in Blackboard.
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