Welcome to a tour of Oral Radiology a 2011 Blackboard Catalyst award-winning course. I am Dr. Leslie Koberna. This is a three credit hour junior level hybrid course from the Dental Hygiene Department at Texas Woman’s University in Denton, Texas. This tour will show you the following areas: start here, practice blackboard tasks, course syllabus and course information, policies and requirements, and modules. The start here button links to the student introduction assignment and a course tour. For the introduction assignment, the students will post a picture and answer questions on the course wiki. The course tour link helps students become familiar with the parts of the course they will need to get started. For this course they are directed to the syllabus and then to the link with their first assignment. They are then introduced to the module button and the contents of each module is explained. In addition, the students are told how to use the questions and answer discussion board and how to access the gradebook. The Practice Blackboard Tasks button contains a practice task for each of the different Bb functions students will use during the course. For this course students will practice sending me an email through Bb, posting an initial entry and a response to the discussion board, submitting an assignment using the assignment link where they will both copy and paste and attach an assignment, and taking a quiz. The syllabus and course information link contains a printable copy of the syllabus, a copy of the course schedule, and easy access to the sections of the syllabus. The section on policies and requirements contains links to policies on communication, grading, and technology. In addition there are course navigation instructions, tips on how to get organized for the course, and links to student resources available at the University. The module link contains the modules for each course session. Each module has the reading assignment, the module plan (this is an overview or a check-off list for the students to follow), the module objectives and a list of the activities that will be used to accomplish the objectives, a worksheet based on the objectives, Three five-question quizzes based on the objectives, video clips and practice activities, [background voice of how to position the x-ray film from example video] and a PowerPoint presentation. I usually give students a copy of the PowerPoint presentation from the text even if I don’t use it. The course meets twice a week. There is one module for each class session. The students are expected to read the material, complete the worksheet, take the quizzes, and view the videos prior to class. Completion of these activities is counted as an activity grade. When students arrive at class they take a five- question quiz and there are class activities to help them understand the material for the session. In addition there are three exams and a final. I hope you have enjoyed your class tour.