December 2021 FFO Newsletter (1.2)
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Downloading your Blackboard Collaborate recordings
You would have received a couple of messages recently about Blackboard Collaborate recordings. The summary is this: The amount of Collaborate recordings has exceeded the storage capacity we have with Blackboard and are being charged overage fees. Those fees are … Continued
Support for students using Chromebooks
With more and more students using Chromebooks to do their work, you may find they will need a little help with completing certain tasks. I recently purchased a Chromebook I can use to support you and your students as much … Continued
Organizing forms in Microsoft Forms into Collections
One of my favourite tools in Microsoft Office 365 is Forms. I use it in mycourses, my committee work, and anywhere else I need to collect information from people. It is a straightforward tool to use and has only gotten … Continued
Download a copy of a video in My Media on Kaltura
If you have ever wanted to download a copy of a video you have in My Media in Kaltura, this is how you can do that.
November 2021 FFO Newsletter (1.1)
Click on the image below to read the first Facilitating Faculty Online Newsletter.
The new and improved Microsoft Whiteboard
I have previously talked about using Microsoft Whiteboard with your students, but now Microsoft has added a number of features that really make it an effective collaboration and brainstorming tool. Click on the video to learn how you can use … Continued
Create a sign-up sheet in Blackboard
If you ever wanted to create a simple way for students to choose a meeting time with you without leaving Blackboard, you can do this using the Groups function. This video demonstrates how it works. At the end of the … Continued
Convert a Word document into a webpage
It is really simple to take a Word document and turn it into a webpage that is accessible by desktop and laptop computers as well as mobile devices. It doesn’t take any programming skills either. Here is how to do … Continued
Printing on the Konica Minolta photocopiers using a USB drive
As most of you know, printing on campus has been limited due to a very serious worldwide bug in Microsoft printer drivers that could potentially give anyone access to our network and shut it down in a ransomware attack. Not … Continued