MyGateway System Help
What's new in Version 8
Beginning Fall 2008 you'll find several new features available
in the MyGateway course management system. In addition to the current
features these new additions offer instructors several options that can
be used to enhance student learning. To find out more about
a specific feature click on the link and you will be directed to more information. For additional help please contact the Faculty Resource Center
at 516-6704 or via email at: frc@umsl.edu.
Key Features of the Release Include:
A Smarter Blackboard Grade Center™
New features include in-cell editing, grading periods, smart views and progress reports.
Watch video Determining Grades and Exemptions
Watch video Analyzing Grades
Watch video Customizing the Grade Center
Watch video Blackboard Grade Center
Download a PDF quick reference guide of the Grading Center
Facilitating Self and Peer Assessments
Self and peer assessment features help facilitate student group work for faculty. Created by a client, Self Evaluation enables students to review and grade their own assessments by following criteria set by their instructor. With Peer Evaluation, students can review work submitted by their peers using specific criteria, compare their responses and offer constructive criticism.
Preventing Plagiarism with SafeAssign™
SafeAssign™, Blackboard’s plagiarism prevention service, enables institutions to protect the originality of student work.
Additional Resources
Using the Grade Center - contains help documents for using the Grade Center
Download Blackboard 8 overview brochure.
Blackboard videos: Overview, Grading Center, Critical Thinking Tools and Blackboard Webinar (recorded December 2007)