Student Announcements
Blackboard Vista goes live at Alamo Colleges!
After an intense period of pilot tests over the past year, Blackboard Vista our new online learning management system will go live Spring 2009. Alamo Colleges will offer over 1,940 course in Blackboard Vista during the Spring semester. If you are enrolled in an online or a blended course, please consult with your faculty and find out if your course is being taught using the Blackboard Vista Platform. Click here for more details. Click here for more details.
What is Blackboard Vista?
Blackboard Vista is Alamo College's supported Learning Management System. A web-based system, Blackboard Vista hosts online, hybrid, blended or web-enhanced courses that can be delivered at the college or from afar. The system facilitates delivery of course materials, communication tools, assessment tools and course management tools. Within this web site, students will find a variety of resources such as FAQ's, troubleshooting tips, login instructions and a collection of helpful resources for Blackboard Vista.
Blackboard Vista Summer School - 2009
Students will have Alamo Access to their Blackboard Vista one week before the start of the semester.
Blackboard Vista System Improvements
District Client Services System Administrators have been making improvements to the Blackboard Vista servers and processes. Click HERE for more information.
How Do I Alamo Access Blackboard Vista?
Alamo Accessing your Blackboard Vista courses is not very hard, however, the system is not currently integrated with PALS. This can create some confusion as to how you Alamo Access the course. To help ensure that you are able to Alamo Access your courses, we've created a short overview that will walk you through the steps to Alamo Accessing your Blackboard Vista courses and navigating within it. Watch the tutorial by clicking HERE.
*Note: the video above requires the latest version of Flash, which can be downloaded from www.adobe.com
