Online Instruction, Blackboard, and the Libraries

Online Teaching Strategies Presentation (Captivate Tutorial)

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  Library Resources for Online Students Tutorial (Captivate Tutorial)

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Blackboard and the Madison College Libraries

Providing links in your Blackboard course to the Madison College Libraries website can enhance your Blackboard course.

Linking to the Madison College Libraries homepage, the Find Books webpage which includes electronic books, and the Ask a Librarian reference services will be helpful to your students as they work on research or assignments for your class whether on-campus or off-campus.

You can also provide direct links to library Research Guides, HOWLER and other online tutorials, or the Find Articles page.

You can link to specific library databases you would like your students to use for their research, or link directly to specific journal articles or a reading list.

Contact Donna Marconnet 608-243-4085; dmarconnet[at] matcmadison [dot] edu or your subject librarian for assistance with linking to electronic library resources in your Blackboard course.

Creating Links to Articles in Library Databases and Linking to Library Resources

Library Instruction

Online tools are available to supplement traditional library instruction, including the information literacy module HOWLER (Help Online With Library Education and Research) which offers learning objects, tutorials, and more. 

Blackboard Help for Students from the Madison College Libraries Student Computer Help Desk

Blackboard Help for Faculty

Online Teaching Strategies Captivate Presentation