Preview and Adopt Blackboard Vista Online Master Courses
To preview or utilize a Blackboard online master course, go to the HCC Blackboard web site: http://hccs.blackboard.com and type in the same User ID and Password used to access all password protected DE faculty web pages.
Note: If you don't know the DE faculty ID and password, contact your college IDC (see list below).
How to Adopt a Master Course Template:
- Log in to your Blackboard Vista account
- Go to Administration tab
- Click Create Section
- Type the course name in the Title box
- Select Assign Template and click Select Template
- A window will pop up with all the templates at institutional level
- Select the master course template you intend to adopt, then click Select
How to Reset an Existing Course and Assign a Master Course Template to it:
If you already have a section created and now you want to assign a master course template to it, you can reset the course content and assign the template to the course:
- Log in to your Blackboard Vista account
- Go to Administration tab
- Find the course you want to reset the content
- Click on the pull down action menu by the side of the course name, and select Edit Properties
- Under Replace Existing Content, Select Assign Template and click Select Template …
- A window will pop up with all the templates at institutional level
- Select the master course template you intend to adopt, then click Select
IDC Contact Information
CE - Charlotte Hamilton, ext. 86087, MC 1229, charlotte.hamilton@hccs.edu
NE - Linda Comte, ext. 88046, MC 1433, linda.comte@hccs.edu
NW - Tom Haymes, ext. 85813, MC 1396, tom.haymes@hccs.edu
SE - Sandra Lebron, ext. 87110, MC 1638, sandra.lebron@hccs.edu
CO - Ernest Reynolds, ext. 87308, MC 1637-H290, ernest.reynolds@hccs.edu
SW - Doug Rowlett, ext. 86768, MC 1585B, doug.rowlett@hccs.edu
Blackboard Administrator Contact Information
CE - Ruben Duran, ext. 86272, MC 1229, ruben.duran@hccs.edu
NW - Jordan Carswell, ext. 85769, MC 1396, jordan.carswell@hccs.edu
SW - Harold Scott, ext. 86765, MC 1585B, harold.scott@hccs.edu
NE - Javier Mora, MC 1432, javier.mora@hccs.edu
SE - Tony Davila, ext. 88746, MC 1111B, jose.davila@hccs.edu
Coleman - Jesus Martinez, ext. 87243, MC1638, jesus.martinez@hccs.edu
DE - Doug Sutherland, Ramiro Chapa, Feliciano Arrazolo, MC 1740, doug.sutherland@hccs.edu, ramiro.chapa@hccs.edu, feliciano.arrazolo@hccs.edu