Uncategorized Streamline collaboration – pre-assign zoom breakout groups 1 Oct 2020 Synchronous sessions with your students in a blended environment can be frustrating at the best of times. Facilitating these meetings can be made easier by taking a few things into…
Uncategorized Want to play music to start your Blackboard Collaborate session? 19 Aug 2020 So, I'm writing this is a follow-up to my blog post about doing the same thing in Zoom. You CAN play audio for your students as they enter your Blackboard…
Uncategorized Want to Play music to start your zoom session? 11 Aug 2020 Whenever I present, whether at a conference or at a scheduled faculty development session, I always like to start off with music. My go-to has always been a mix of…
Blackboard… Blog Entry About Blogs 4 Jun 20204 Jun 2020 According to Moore (1989) distance educators need to agree, at a minimum, on the distinctions between three different types of interaction which he labeled learner-content interaction, learner-instruction interaction and learner-learner interaction. He proposed that to distinguish among these three…
Best Practice… Blackboard Quick Start and Time Saving Tips 7 Feb 202014 Feb 2020 Welcome back to the blog! Photo by Nicolas Hoizey on Unsplash Our welcome gift to you is the gift of time. Consider these resources to make the best use of your time as…
Best Practice… Increase Instructor Presence – Give Audio/Video Feedback in Blackboard Grade Center 11 Apr 2019 Quickly Provide Audio and/or Video Feedback in the Blackboard Grade Center Instructor presence in online courses is crucial for student success. The instructor plays an important role in student satisfaction…
Best Practice… Capitalize on eLearning this Summer with #BbWorld19 in Austin, Texas 30 Jan 2019 This summer, Blackboard's annual eLearning mecca, Blackboard World, can be found in Austin, Texas from July 23 to July 25. For those that have not had the benefit of attending…
Best Practice… Blackboard Tip: Connect with the Larger Blackboard “Community” 30 Jan 201930 Jan 2019 Have you heard about Blackboard Community? Blackboard Community is a community of instructors, instructional designers, admins, Blackboard staff, and educational leaders who interact in one place so that everyone involved can benefit. Becoming…
Best Practice… Adding due dates to assignment descriptions? Use the #DayNotDate in conjunction with Blackboard’s Due Date option. 7 Nov 2018 Are you working on your course for next semester? Save yourself an annual headache by rethinking how you post when items are due in your Blackboard course(s). In order to…
Best Practice… Peer Rating of Discussion Posts 3 Jul 2018 Did you know that instructors can allow students to rate each other's posts in Blackboard discussion forums? It works the same way that one would rate movies, books, apps, and…
