TAFE VC "How to"
e-Works brings TAFE VC the following tutorials for your reference.
TAFE VC Students FAQ sheet!
TAFE VC have put together a FAQ sheet for students. Feel welcome to download this document, add or amend information where appropriate, and forward onto your students.
Download (DOC - 594KB)
Steps to backup and restore Blackboard Vista Sections
PA’s often ask for a reminder on how to backup and restore Blackboard Vista Sections. In response we have created a “how to” document for your reference.
Download(DOC - 96KB)
Blackboard Vista 4.2.2 – Java Certificate message
TAFE VC has noticed an expired certificate error when accessing Blackboard Vista. TAFE VC has applied the official Blackboard patch to update the certificate. Users must manually go to the Java Control Panel and delete the old certificate before the new certificate will be used.. This only need occur if the user is prompted to do so. The PDF will walk you through the steps should this be the case.
Download (PDF - 112KB)
Introducing TAFE VC Help Desk ticket system - Video
Starting August 2008, TAFE VC has introduced a formalised Help Desk ticket system for Provider Administrators. A “how to” video has been created illustrating the steps to log a support request. View | Download(69.50MB)
Introducing Blackboard Scholar
A resource sharing to find, save and classify internet resources for teachers and students. Click here to see the Scholar data sheet. Download (Zip-870KB). A TAFE VC "how to" video is coming soon.
Further details can be found via the Scholar Wikipage: http://wiki.scholar.com/display/SCLR/Home.
Provider Administrator's tasks, duties and 'how to' steps!
The TAFE VC Help Desk is often asked by PA’s to remind them how to perform certain tasks and requirements. In response we have created a Provider Administrator’s tasks, duties and ‘how to’ steps document. Download (Zip-312KB)
Blackboard Vista, five new applications as of February 2008 - Video
Wimba Podcaster: allow students to download lectures or instructions to an MP3 player. View | Download (Zip-5.45MB)
Voice Presentation: allow teachers to text or voice annotate a website. View | Download (Zip-12.1MB)
SafeAssign: an anti plagiarism service which scans the internet and detects unoriginal text in students work. View | Download (Zip-14.1MB)
Wimba Pronto application: an instant messaging and voice chat tool allowing students and teachers to communicate live and online. Video coming soon.
Wimba Create, formerly Course Genie – Demo Video
Teachers! Not HTML savvy but you would like to create your own Section content and assessments using MS Word?
This brief demo from the team at Wimba explains how easy it is to convert a Word document into web pages then uploaded into a Blackboard Section. View
See your Institution’s Blackboard PA for further details.
What's New in Vista 4.2.2 as of January 2008 - Video
What’s new in 4.2.2? – Provider Administrator perspective View | Download (38.4MB)
What’s new in 4.2.2? – Designer and Teacher/Instructor perspective View | Download(22.4MB)
Operational Supported Environment for Blackboard Vista 4.2.2
TAFE VC Products and Services Supported Environments Download (Zip-87KB)
What’s new in Blackboard Vista version 4.2.2 PDF Download (PDF-170KB)
Known Blackboard Vista issues not corrected in version 4.2.2 PDF Download (PDF-139KB)
Fees - How to Tag your Sections - Video
Manually update Sections for Fee for Service or Profile Funded View | Download(8.65MB)
Elluminate Live!
Should you experience Elluminate connection issues when attempting to join a please refer to the following PDF to access a meeting. In response, we have created a help guide. Download (Zip-577KB)
Wimba Live Classroom
Should you experience Live Classroom difficulties the following PDF covers all the necessary network settings your institution needs to apply. Download (PDF-57KB)
How to use WebDav in Blackboard Vista - Video
File Management and uploading is a “breeze” in Blackboard using WebDav Learn the WebDav steps using Internet Explorer or Firefox and Opera. Note: There is no voice over on this video as yet. View | Download(47.50MB)
