One tool you can use in Blackboard with your students is Hypothes.is, a social annotation tool that allows groups of people to annotate a website or document together. Hypothes.is has recently added the ability to annotate YouTube video transcripts. Here … Continued
To find Open Educational Resources (OER) by subject, visit the Douglas College Subject Guides where you will see the “Finding Open Educational Resources” tab on the sidebar menu on each Subject Guide. Here is an example from the Psychology Subject Guide where … Continued
Microsoft has made some helpful updates to their video storage and streaming service Stream which has made it possible to create and share screen recordings with or without webcam videos. Here are some of the key features No need to … Continued
Many of you are thinking about transitioning to Blackboard Ultra in the not-too-distant future, perhaps even this Fall. To provide you with some additional help before the term starts, we will be holding a BUS (Blackboard Ultra Support) Stop event for faculty needing … Continued
Due to the success of the session in May, DESC is offering two more sessions: one on the New Westminster campus and one on the Coquitlam campus. Please sign up soon to reserve your spot. Join DESC (Douglas Educational Support … Continued
Microsoft recently made some changes to Outlook online to make it easier to create a personal booking page. This is a way for people to book time with you using your Outlook calendar. They do not see your calendar, but … Continued
As we start a new semester, it is time once again to think about how we are welcoming our students to the school and into our classrooms. One way to do this is through a welcome email before the class … Continued
One of the tools we have access to at Douglas College is Camtasia. Camtasia is a powerful screen recording and editing software that normally costs hundreds of dollars. While it can seem complicated to use, it really isn’t that hard … Continued
One of the newest additions to Blackboard at Douglas College is Padlet. You can use this with your students in so many creative ways and it is mobile-friendly as well. Here is a video on: how you can add padlet … Continued
What is H5P? H5P is a way of creating online interactive content for your course or website. You can create these items for free, although you can also use other content already created and adapt it for your own course. … Continued