TIPS Faculty Support Site Could Be Unavailable Nov. 16
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Teaching Innovation and Pedagogical Support site at tips.uark.edu might be intermittently unavailable between 9 and 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, while the University of Arkansas Global Campus performs server maintenance. If an error message appears, please try again later.
Tips.uark.edu is a support site for faculty who use technology in teaching face-to-face, blended and online courses. The site contains best practice information and step-by-step instructions for topics including Blackboard Learn, creating and streaming video, web-conferencing, online proctoring, creating accessible content, and course design. The site also provides a calendar of workshops, technology training dates and faculty development events.
Faculty support is available in person at Gibson Annex on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Faculty, staff and students can reach Blackboard Support by calling 479-575-6804 or emailing bbhelp@uark.edu. General online step-by-step instructions for Blackboard Learn are available at help.blackboard.com.
In general, the Blackboard Learn Help Desk is available Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday from 4 to 11 p.m.
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Contacts
Miran Kang, director of Instructional Design & Support Services
Global Campus
479-575-6510,
kang@uark.edu
Kay Murphy, director of communications
Global Campus
479-575-6489,
ksmurphy@uark.edu
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