Distance Education (Blackboard Vista)

Distance Education web page is intended to serve as the gateway and information center for Nursing online courses using Blackboard Vista.

If you are new to Nursing and Distance Education, please take time to become familiar with the following things:

 

 

  • Wimba Live Classroom Support: Wimba Live Classroom is a fully-featured, live, virtual classroom solution that includes audio, video, application sharing and content display.
  • Blackboard Vista Support: Instructors and Designers: This page is the starting point for instructors and designers working with Blackboard Vista in the Academic Institute.
  •  

  • Blackboard Vista Support: Students: This page is the starting point for students taking courses in the Blackboard Vista Academic Institute environment at UAB.
  •  

  • AskIT Help: The AskIT help desk is the point of contact in the multi-tiered help desk service. AskIT provides free phone support or in-person computer support for all UAB Researchers, Faculty, Staff and Students (by appointment).
  •  

  • FAQ for Computer Setup, Students, and Instructors/Designers : Frequently Asked Questions for Computer Setup, Students, and Instructors/Designers related to Blackboard Vista.
  •  

  • Download Software: This option is for links to the necessary plug-in applications you may use in your course.
  •  

  • BlazerNET: The official portal to the UAB community of intranets and key software-and the most reliable source of UAB information for faculty, staff, and students.
  • Jacqueline Moss, PhD, RN
    Associate Professor and Assistant Dean
    Clinical Simulation and Technology
    University of Alabama School of Nursing
    University of Alabama at Birmingham
    NB GM026, 1530 3rd Ave South
    Birmingham, AL 35294-1210
    Phone: (205) 934-0657
    E-mail: mossja@uab.edu 
    Danny L. Murphy
    Instructional Design Manager
    University of Alabama School of Nursing
    University of Alabama at Birmingham
    LRC, Suite 385B
    Birmingham, Al 35294-1270
    Phone: (205) 975-8448
    E-mail: dmurphy@uab.edu
     AZ Bashet
    Instructional Design Specialist, Sr.
    University of Alabama School of Nursing
    University of Alabama at Birmingham
    LRC, Suite 385F
    Birmingham, Al 35294-1270
    Phone: (205) 996-7672
    E-mail: abashet@uab.edu
     Cathy D. Stewart
    Program Coordinator II
    University of Alabama School of Nursing
    University of Alabama at Birmingham
    LRC, Suite 385E
    Birmingham, Al 35294-1270
    Phone: (205) 934-6681
    E-mail: stewartc@uab.edu
    Login