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
Jacob Goldowitz is one of the Learning Designers at Douglas College, and was a big part of envisioning and organizing the Better Together – Partners in Learning Conference May 2-6, 2022 at Douglas College. The conference sessions were delivered in-person, … 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
Over the past few months, you have likely heard about the worldwide paper shortage that is affecting the ability of Douglas College to procure paper for printers and photocopiers. Staff, faculty members, and students have all been asked to reduce … Continued
One tool I make use of quite a bit in my in-person and synchronous classes is the cell phone. I realize some instructors would rather have students stay off their phones, but I talk with my students about being present … Continued
If you have ever used a paper sign-up sheet for something like choosing a time to meet or selecting a group project theme, you might consider using Blackboard Groups to do the same thing online. Here is how you can … Continued
Most of the tools within the Douglas College Office 365 accounts store their data and files within the user’s OneDrive account. This makes it easy for the user to copy files from one area to another. One tool that does … Continued
In Spring 2021, the Facilitating Faculty Online (FFO) working group organized a College-wide event made possible by efforts from instructors in each Faculty, Student Affairs & Services, Accessibility Services, the Library, the Learning Centre, Indigenous Student Services, The Training Group, … Continued