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 The Mailman Center Training
Division uses the Blackboard Learning System to
provide online courses for the
Project ABCs
and the
Fundamentals of
Interdisciplinary Collaboration courses.
What is blackboard?
Blackboard is a Web-based
course-management system designed to allow
students and faculty to participate in classes
delivered online or use online materials and
activities to complement face-to-face teaching.
Blackboard enables instructors to provide
students with course materials, discussion
boards, virtual chat, online quizzes, an
academic resource center, and more. The degree
to which Blackboard is used in a course varies.
For example, instructors may supplement an
on-campus class by putting their syllabus and
handouts on their course sites. In contrast,
other courses may be conducted entirely through
Blackboard, without any on-campus sessions. If
you’re enrolled in a course that uses
Blackboard, be sure to find out how Blackboard
will be used in that course.
What equipment and skills do
I need to use Blackboard?
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 A Pentium PC running
Windows 95 or higher OR a Macintosh running
system 7.5 or higher, with a minimum of 64MB
RAM (recommended)
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Access to the Internet
through a network connection or an Internet
Service Provider, with a 56K modem or better
(recommended).
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A Web browser, either
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher or
Netscape Navigator 4.03 or higher. Microsoft
Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher is
recommended.
(Download
Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1)
NOTE: If you don’t have the items described
above at home, you can use a computer in an
on-campus lab.
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An e-mail account and the
ability to send and receive e-mail and
e-mail file attachments. A personal account,
rather than a shared account, is
recommended.
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The ability to use a
browser to navigate the Web, the ability to
navigate among multiple open windows, and
the ability to open, close, and save files
and attachments.
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A Blackboard User
Account. If you register for a course that
uses Blackboard, a Training Division
Blackboard Administrator will automatically
create your account. Your username and password will be
sent to you via email.
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Any additional
requirements as requested and specified by
the course instructor, such as access to
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Acrobat
Reader, Real Player, or other specialized
hardware or software.
How do I access my Blackboard courses?
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With a Web browser, go to
https://www.courses.miami.edu
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Enter your username and password. If you
have registered, your username/password will be
email to you. If you already registered but
never received a login/password, please
contact
Benjamin
(email:
bdetullio@med.miami.edu or call at
305-243-4466)
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Click “Login.” Your Welcome page will be
displayed. If you click on "All Courses" you
will see links to your courses under "Course
List".
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Click on the link for the course you want to
take.
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For any other information
regarding the online courses please contact:
Michelle
Schladant, M.S., Ed.
Director of Training Division
University of Miami
Mailman Center for Child Development
Department of Pediatrics
1601 NW 12 Ave., Room #4022
Telephone: 305-243-4466
Fax: 302-243-4467
E-mail:
mschladant@med.miami.edu
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