Using the Consortium for Employment Success (CES) Model to Enhance Collaboration and Relationships with Employers

Description:

Increasing our ability to collaborate both with other placement providers and employers is an important key to increasing high quality vocational opportunities for our consumers.  In this three week Blackboard supported course we will explore how to use the Consortium for Employment Success  (CES) Model and strategies to increase the collaboration of placement providers in each of the participants local service delivery areas.

Course Syllabus

Week One: July 6 - 10

During the first week participants will be provided a series of readings and resources to help them develop skills in using the CES model of Collaboration.

Week Two: July 13-17

During the second week participants will collect information on potential collaboration partners in their local service delivery areas and discuss their experiences in the online Discussion Board of the BlackBoard Course.

Week Three: July 20-24

During the third week the focus the focus of the course will be on developing a comprehensive local strategy to develop collaborative relationships.

Materials & Resources

What is BlackBoard?

The BlackBoard Learning and Communtity System is a course and organization management system that makes the creation, organization, and management of course content on the web relatively simple. Below is a partial list of some tools that are available in the BlackBoard Learning System:

• Standardized Course Template: Courses created in BlackBoard have a standardized look and the course menu is tailored to the needs of the course.
• Upload Files: There are built-in tools for uploading files into BlackBoard. Most file types are recognized by the BlackBoard Learning System, including audio and video files and other rich media.
• Discussion Boards: This tool provides an asynchronous communication medium for posting and responding to messages from the instructors and other students within BlackBoard.
• E-mail: Students and the instructors can send and respond to e-mail between those who are participating in the course.
• Digital Drop Box: This tool may be used to exchange files between students and instructors.
• Test and Surveys: Instructors may have tests to assess the knowledge and skill level of students enrolled in a course. Answers are submitted for grading and the results are automatically recorded in the gradebook.
• Course Calendar: Instructors may use the calendar to indicate important course related events and dates for all students registered in the course.

What Do I Need to Participate in the BlackBoard Course?

Registration and Login to BlackBoard

After a student's successfully registers for this BlackBoard-supported course through the TACE Region IV website (see: registration for this course - limited to 25 participants), a student account will be set-up for you and then you will sent an email from Syracuse University with your User Login to BlackBoard (consisting of a NetID and password). Instructors and students will have access to BlackBoard courses on a nearly continuous basis.

If you have any questions on your registration or User Login to BlackBoard, please contact the TACE Center: Region IV via email tacesoutheast@law.syr.edu or phone (866) 518-7750 [voice/tty].

Tools and Accessories

BlackBoard can be accessed through a web browser (i.e. Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox) from any computer with Internet access. However, you should check that you have on your computer or you may need to download one of the following software programs to your computer to be able to view various file formats that may be encountered during the course such as: Video and Audio, PDF Documents, and Microsoft Office Documents. For links to various software programs, see the Tools and Accessories webpage in the BlackBoard Support Center of Syracuse University.

Additional BlackBoard Resources

For more information and support for BlackBoard, refer to the Syracuse University BlackBoard Support Center for Student Support - BlackBoard Need-to-Know: Getting Started and Frequently Asked Questions on BlackBoard.