WHAT IS BLACKBOARD?

Blackboard is the learning management platform the Education Development Institute is using for hosting various synchronous and asynchronous professional learning courses or programs offered to Qatar Foundation Schools and beyond.

HOW TO ACCESS BLACKBOARD?

1. Visit EDI blackboard page through this link: https://edi.blackboard.com/

2. Username: (Use the first 6 characters of your QF Schools Gmail account). (i) if your school Gmail is 2yn925@qad.qfschools.qa, then you only use 2yn925.

3. Password: Input the same password used to access you school Gmail account.

4. Click on the word “Courses” from the navigation bar on the left. Upon clicking, all enrolled courses will be visible.

For further information, please contact eventspd@qf.org.qa

Description:

Introduction to Child Protection in Qatar Foundation Schools is an asynchronous course based on Qatar Foundation Schools policies and designed for new employees who have regular contact with children and youth. This asynchronous course aims to build a solid working knowledge of the difference between protection and child protection, clarify procedures, roles and responsibilities around child protection as well as recognize and respond appropriately to concerns of child abuse and neglect.

Details:

Please note:

• This course must be completed by Wednesday 10 August 2022

• In order to access this course you need your QF Gmail version by IT

• There is no time limit for the final evaluation

• You can have multiple attempts to achieve 90 percent and complete the course

• Participants who did not pass the assessment may retake the course at a later time

• A certificate of completion will be issued upon successful completion of the course assessment

• Schools will be notified of successful and unsuccessful completion of the assessment

• If you face any challenges with this training or assessment, please contact (eventspd@qf.org.qa)

DESCRIPTION:

There are so many educational tutorials about Google Workspace applications online! Are you looking for carefully curated resources that cover key functionalities of the main Google Workspace applications? If yes, this asynchronous course is for you. By engaging with this course, you can access short video tutorials that do just that. You can access them at any time once you enroll in this course.

DETAILS:

Please note that:

• All of our schools are Google schools

• You are highly encouraged to complete this course if you don't have at least an intermediate knowledge and skills of using Google Workspace or if you have the Level 1 or level 2 Google for Education Certifications

• A Certificate of Completion will be issued on successful completion of the course assessment

• More details in regards to the criteria for getting a certificate can be found by accessing the course

• You can access the content of this course anytime throughout the year.

DESCRIPTION:

The Introduction to MS Teams session is an asynchronous course in Blackboard. It provides a series of curated short videos that guide participants to learn the basics of navigating and using Microsoft Teams. Participants will learn various skills from joining a team, to how to set up and facilitate collaborative and interactive meetings with their team.

DETAILS:

Please note that:

• All of our schools use MS Teams for online internal meetings

• You are highly encouraged to complete this course if you don't have at least an intermediate knowledge and skills of using MS Teams

• A Certificate of Completion will be issued on successful completion of the course assessment

• More details in regards to the criteria for getting a certificate can be found by accessing the course

• You can access the content of this course anytime.