Transcript Hello, I’m Zac with the Office of Educational Development and today we’re going to be talking about three cybersecurity tips that could keep you and your students safe. Let’s get started! Tip One: Keep Your Software Up-To-Date We’ve all been there before: you’re working on a huge project and then you get a notification […]
Enhanced Text Editor in Blackboard
Blackboard has introduced an improved text editor with the newest Blackboard Learn 9.1 release. This new release will be applied to our environment on November 5th. Adding content has been simplified, and it works better on both hand-held devices and larger screens. There are several improvements for accessibility and some new features, too. Here are […]
Asynchronous vs Synchronous Activities Online
The online environment enables us to use powerful tools for teaching and learning. Asynchronous and synchronous eLearning strategies have benefits and limitations and they complement each other. Asynchronous eLearning is related to activities taking place when participants are not present online at the same time. Synchronous eLearning happens when participants who are not located in […]
Grade Student Assignments with Bb Annotate
Starting with June 1st, 2020 Blackboard assignments will be gradable inline with a new tool called Bb Annotate. This tool will replace the Box tool. Old Box tool New Bb Annotate tool Instructors can access information about Bb Annotate here . A video tutorial is included in the documentation. After Bb Annotate becomes available, Box annotations will be […]
Blackboard Testing is Easy with Respondus 4.0 (update information included)
Respondus 4.0 is a powerful tool for creating and managing exams that can be printed to paper or published directly to Blackboard and other eLearning systems. To learn more, you can visit Respondus 4.0 Resources. You can type test questions in Word, import them to Respondus 4.0, and publish them to Blackboard. The reverse process […]
Manage the Blackboard Grade Center
You can use the Blackboard Grade Center as your ally in order to manage your class and help your students succeed. First, the Grade Center must be set up to include all gradable activities posted in the Syllabus. Any gradable items you set up in your Blackboard course will have a respective Grade Center column. […]
Course Analytics and Student Analytics in Blackboard
Blackboard provides a multitude of reports and data analysis. One of the newest tools is Course Analytics. This Blackboard tool can help instructors to oversee student progress and provide support. Instructors can access Course Analytics reports in Control Panel/Evaluation area of the course navigation menu. Before we describe the reports, we need to address a […]