Webex-Blackboard: Office Hours

Owned by Dan Jakubiak
Last updated: Oct 17, 2024
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Course instructors may use the Integration tool to facilitate their office hours. The Integration tool allows instructors to designate availability for Office Hours; when a time is chosen by a student, it becomes unavailable to other students.

Set Up

  1. Log in at lms.uconn.edu, and navigate to your course.

  2. Click on the Webex tool link you have created. Next, click on the Office Hours tab.

  3. Choose how long you would like your Meetings to run for. You may also designate a buffer period to ensure you have a free block of time before and after each Meeting.

    1. Ex. You can have every 15 minute period of the day listed for your office hours. However, if you set a 30-minute buffer, a student choosing a 1:00 pm appointment means another student will not be able to book another appointment until at least 1:30 pm.

      example of meeting duration and buffer times

  4. Click on different times to advertise your availability.

  5. Click Save at the very bottom of the page.

For more information on creating office hour tabs, see Webex-Blackboard Integration.

Student View

  1. Student will visit your course as they normally do.

  2. They need to click on the Webex Tool Link that you have created to enter the Webex portion of your course.

    1. In this example picture below, the Tool Link has been added to the left navigate bar:

      image-20241017-152818.png

    2. If you are using Collaborate Ultra, the Webex Tool Link is added Course Content section of your course. You may need to scroll down to find it.

  3. Once they enter the Webex portion of your course, they see the same “Meetings” and “Office Hours” tab as the instructor. They should click on Office Hours.

  4. Select the appropriate instructor.

  5. Choose one available time per page visit.

A confirmation screen will appear to verify the successful booking of Office Hours.

If a student tries to book a timeslot that has passed, they will receive this message.

Confirmation Email

Instructor Point of View

Student Point of View

Instructor Point of View

Student Point of View

  • The Webex Meeting will appear in your web portal at webex.uconn.edu where you may edit or delete it. The student does not have the ability to edit or delete the Meeting.

  • You may find the office hour booking in your upcoming Meetings or by clicking on Meetings in the left-hand menu.

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