Smart Views
Welcome to another episode of Blackboard Bitez. Each week, we take a look at the inner workings of Blackboard. This week, we look at the awesomeness of Smart Views. Show Notes A Smart View is a filtered view of specific…
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Discussion Board Course Link
This Blackboard Bitez tutorial shows you how to create a course link to a discussion forum. Course links are an easy way to keep all your navigation in one folder, one location. It minimizes confusion and makes your course overall look better.
Creating a culture of mentorship
Explore the value of mentorship in academia and get ideas for how you can intentionally promote peer mentorship via course design and departmental initiatives.
Four things to do before the semester starts
A new semester is starting in just a few days and there’s so much to do! Start here with these four step-by-step priorities.
Blackboard’s Accessibility Report
View the Blackboard Accessibility Report to review your uploaded content to see how these files might be accessed by someone with a disability. To look at the report from Blackboard look at the Control Panel -> Course Tools -> AccessibilityReport.…
12 days of Google
Dec 3-6, 9-13, 16-18 201911:30 am-noon130 Bunnell or join us online on zoom. On the first day of Google my CTL gave to me: Tues, 12/3 Advice for Google Search Try out some easy strategies for searching in Google to…
Create Custom Column in Blackboard
You can create a custom text column in Blackboard to help you make notes about your students. This columns holds about 32 characters and spaces so this option isn’t for lengthly comments just for short identifiable text and you can…
Blackboard clear quiz attempt
If you need to clear a student’s attempt on a quiz for any reason, you can do this from the Blackboard Grade Center. Go to the Full Grade Center and search for the student and quiz. In the cell where…
Find and create media for your course
In the online learning environment, instructional videos can go a long way in enhancing student understanding, building community, and creating lasting learning experiences. There is no shortage of research pointing to the impact of educational media (Hibbert, 2014 and Choi…
iTeach Online Workshop
iTeach Online is a cohort-based workshop where faculty work on building their courses in the company of their peers. Attention to best practices, course alignment, student engagement and usability are emphasized. Synchronous sessions allow for cohort building and tool practice.
Blackboard for beginners
Wednesday, September 4, 2019 We cover a variety of materials for those new to Blackboard. See the slides for more information.
Ways to support your military students
You may see an increase in the number of service members in your online courses, the result of a new UAF program for deploying military. Here are suggestions for supporting these students and their unique needs.