Blackboard Vista Support

Online Resources

Workshops, Events and Communities

Vista Knowledge Base

Searchable and up-to-date, the Vista Knowledge Base is your best source of information.

• Knowledge Base Home

• Tutorials
• FAQs
• Known Issues
• Effective Practices
• Tutorial Videos

Vista Self-Service Application

Faculty can now designate guest designers, create prep areas for course development, hide unused course shells, and manage community enrollment with the new Vista Self-Service Application. (requires Flash version 10).

• Use the Self-Service Application

Rubric for Online Instruction

Developed at CSU, Chico, the Rubric can serve as a course development guideline and can help faculty evaluate the effectiveness of their online teaching components, including use of Vista.

• Visit the ROI site
• Download the Rubric (PDF)
• View Exemplary Online Instruction posters and videos

Using Vista Accessibly

Ensure your use of Vista lowers barriers to effective learning for all your students, including those with disabilities.

• Watch Tutorial Videos
• Use the Vista Accessibility Checklist

Training

• Vista workshop descriptions
• Register for a workshop

TILT Symposia

Technology in Learning and Teaching sessions are where faculty talk to faculty about a variety of topics, often including Vista.

• View the TILT Schedule
• Watch a Recorded Archive.

Vista Campus Community

A Vista-based Community of Practice for faculty to discuss and share experiences teaching with Vista or to report bugs.

• Log into the community.

Ask Dr. C Course Design Forum

This discussion board is hosted by Blackboard, the company that makes Vista. Ask questions or search through four years of answers, advice and experience from around the world.

• Visit the Course Design forum.

About Blackboard Vista

Blackboard Vista is the learning management system used at CSU, Chico. It is an evolution of the WebCT product which has been used here since 2001. Every CSU, Chico class has an automatically created "Vista shell" which faculty can use to provide online resources, media, engagement, assessment and numerous communication tools to students.

Instructors using Vista are offered training, just-in-time assistance and pedagogy consultation services from the Technology & Learning Program. Technical support for students is offered by Student Computing.