Now that we are using Zoom to hold classes in response to Covid-19 you may want to integrate it into your Blackboard course site. It takes only a few steps to add Zoom to your course menu, making it easy for students to find your scheduled meetings: Navigate to your…
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Planning a Successful Transition to Teach Remotely in an Emergency Here are some good practices to consider and tips about going online in a hurry (Chronicle of Higher Education, M.D.Miller, March 9, 2020): Review Course Content and Assignments for the Coming Weeks: Will students be expected to adhere to the…
Leave a CommentWorkshops for Preparing to Teach Remotely During a Crisis: Thurs 3/12 – 9am-10am – Hold Virtual Classes or Office Hours with GotoMeeting (webinar) Thurs 3/12 – 12pm-1pm – Hold Virtual Classes or Office Hours with Zoom (webinar) Thurs 3/12 – 2pm-3pm – Create Pre-Recorded Lessons with Panopto (webinar) Fri 3/13…
Leave a CommentWe’ve seen significant use of Respondus Lockdown Browser in the past few terms. If you use this tool to increase exam integrity in your courses you should be aware that new versions of the browser have been released. What does this mean for you and your students? Your students should…
Leave a CommentMany users have reported a recent increase in the number of emails received reporting changes in Blackboard. Last term we worked with a user who was not receiving critical emails from an instructor sent from Blackboard. In the process of fixing that user’s problem, we had to restart the notifications…
Leave a CommentWhat’s next for learning the management system? Wentworth faculty, students, and staff turned out this fall to provide feedback on three learning management systems (Brightspace, Canvas, and Blackboard Ultra) to replace our current Blackboard Learn LMS. Feedback was gathered and testing of these products against use cases is underway. The…
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