• Creating Your MyLanguageLab Course
  For first-time users
  Monday & Thursday: 4:00 PM Eastern Time
• Copying Your MyLanguageLab
  For previous users
  Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday: 3:00 PM Eastern Time
• Special Topic Sessions
  For current users
  Monday through Friday: 1:00 PM Eastern Time
  • Making Assignments
  • Gradebook – Basic (Basic overview, editing grades, instructor grading)
  • Gradebook – Advanced (Adding columns, weights, customized settings)
  • Creating Tests
  • BlackBoard IM (formerly Wimba Pronto)/MediaShare/Podcasting
  • Adding your own Content/Creating Activities

Creating Your MyLanguageLab Course (For first-time users) 
Monday & Thursday 4:00 PM Eastern Time

** Recommended for 1st time users of a MyLanguageLab (Coordinators or individual instructors) **

A one-hour session designed for NEW instructors teaching with a MyLanguageLab who would like to create their course. This session will cover the options you have for course creation (Program or Course). How to create a program (Templates & Sections) including, what a template is, how to create section(s) and the difference between the other option to create an individual course (no template, just course) will be covered. Also included: Student Registration steps, System Requirements, along with a brief introduction on how to navigate around the Today’s View.

To join this Monday & Thursday 4:00 PM Eastern online meeting:

• Go to this WebEx Link
• Enter your name and email address.
• Enter the meeting password: Please contact your Pearson representative for the password.
• Enter the meeting number:801 374 151
• Click "Join Now."
• Call the toll-free conference number: 1-877-554-0877
• Enter Passcode: 518 630 5044 and press #.
  Please log into the meeting at least 15 minutes before it is scheduled to begin.

Copying Your MyLanguageLab Course (For previous users)
Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 3:00 PM Eastern Time

** Recommended for instructors and coordinators who have used a MyLanguageLab for at least one semester and want to learn how to copy their previous course for the next semester and save their settings.
And for existing instructors who are continuing on to the next semester and need help copying courses: how to re-assign activities, explanation of the settings that get saved, and how to create a new Course ID (Section(s)). **

To join this Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 3:00 PM Eastern online meeting:

• Go to this WebEx Link
• Enter your name and email address.
• Enter the meeting password: Please contact your Pearson representative for the password.
• Enter the meeting number: 801 374 151
• Click "Join Now."
• Call the toll-free conference number: 1-877-554-0877
• Enter Passcode: 518 630 5044 and press #.
  Please log into the meeting at least 15 minutes before it is scheduled to begin.

MyLanguageLabs Special Topics (For current users)

This one-hour session is designed for instructors, adjunct faculty, and TAs who are currently using a MyLanguageLab and would like additional training on one of the Special Topics.

These Rotated Special Topics include: (See Training Calendar for specific days offered.)

• Making Assignments. How to assign homework in the MyLanguageLab with a due date and without a due date, how students can find their assignments, and how you can tell if an activity is machine- or instructor-graded. In addition, how to change due dates (organize calendar) and how to accept late homework are also covered in this session.
• Gradebook – Basic. General overview of the gradebook, navigating, editing grades, instructor grading, Course & Folder Average column overview and viewing student submissions.
• Gradebook – Advanced. Creating your own columns, weighting grades, customizing gradebook and filter settings, creating total grade column (Final Grade with weights), how to export grades.
• Creating Tests/Quizzes. How to create an online Test and/or Quiz in the MyLanguageLabs and assign it online to your students.
• Creating your own activities and adding your own content. This includes how to create your own activities in the platform & how to add content to a MyLanguageLab (Files, folders, syllabus,) Also included in this session is an overview on how to create your own instructor voice recording and have your students respond with their voice. All content you create and add is assignable on the Course Calendar!
• Blackboard IM (Wimba Pronto)/Podcasting/MediaShare. This session includes an overview of the features of Blackboard IM chat, including how to incorporate using the IM tool in Traditional, Hybrid and online courses, fostering a sense of community with your students. In addition, two NEW tools will be covered as well. Media share is a video share tool that will allow your students to upload video projects and allows for comments from student(s) and instructor(s). Podcasting tool allows the instructor to post podcasts to students. We also provide publisher-provided podcasts for some titles as well. You can subscribe to these podcasts and download or listen online. Both tools will be demoed and explained during this session.  (Hosted by a MyLanguageLab User/Faculty Advisor - Tips & tricks included!)

To join this daily (Monday through Friday) at 1:00 PM Eastern online meeting:

• Go to this WebEx Link
• Enter your name and email address.
• Enter the meeting password: Please contact your Pearson representative for the password.
• Enter the meeting number: 806 109 448
• Click "Join Now."
• Call the toll-free conference number: 1-877-554-0877
• Enter Passcode: 518 630 5044 and press #.
  Please log into the meeting at least 15 minutes before it is scheduled to begin.