Moving teaching from blackboard to the learning management system — Helping absent students learn from home

With the emergence of various Learning Management Systems (LMS), online and distance teaching and learning has steadily grown in popularity among teachers and students. Moving teaching and course content away from blackboard to the LMS can help teachers create a more dynamic learning environment and can also help students focus their learning and master learning objectives although they are unable to attend their classes. This paper will explore how to move teaching from blackboard to the Schoology learning management system in order to help absent students learn from home.