Test Options That Minimize Cheating

Of all the features in Blackboard, the force completion setting for test/quizzes causes the most headaches for students, instructors, and system administrators. This seemingly innocent setting can cause problems should anything interrupt the session. In the end, it can result in more cheating than it prevents because it provides a plausible reason for needing a […]

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Blackboard Grading – Your feedback wanted!

Blackboard is currently working on a new version of Blackboard Instructor and wants faculty feedback on the grading functionality. With the recent changes in the inline grading tool in Blackboard it may be time to let Blackboard know what you need so that they can include those necessary features in the new app (and hopefully […]

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Empty Documents Posted to Blackboard

Had an interesting troubleshooting session involving a file submitted for an assignment. The file was empty. The instructor gave a grade of 0 for the attempt. And a student was mystified how a week’s worth of work went missing when the file was on her computer and had lots of content. Some preliminary sleuthing by […]

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