Moving a Blackboard test, quiz, or test pool to another course
If you have created a test or quiz in one course and want to move it to another course in Blackboard, here is how you can do that. Click on the image below to watch the video.
Create live captions using PowerPoint Online (Office 365)
While Zoom and Teams both have the option of having your audio automatically captioned, Blackboard Collaborate Ultra does not. One way to get automatic captions in your classroom or in tools like Collaborate is to use PowerPoint Online. Click on … Continued
OneNote Class Notebook Training
I held a OneNote Class Notebook Workshop on August 20, 2021. For those who unable to attend, the session was recorded. Here is a link to the recording along with additional resources: Workshop RecordingĀ Ā Start HereĀ Ā Ā What is Class Notebook? … Continued
Using OneDrive on your computer
As we move from our home offices back to our DC offices, you might find it helpful to make use of OneDrive which is part of our DC Office 365 account.Ā I did up a video on how to use the … Continued
Collaborate using Microsoft Office 365
If you are wanting to know more about Microsoft Office 365 and what it can do for you, this 21-minute overview should give you a few ideas. Click on the image below to watch the video.
Kaltura Workshop – June 2, 2021
If you are interested in learning about using videos in Blackboard, this is a recording of a workshop I did on using Kaltura. It gives you an overview of Kaltura and how it can help you avoid storage space issues … Continued
Using Microsoft Whiteboard in your classes
āWhat is it? If you have used the whiteboard function in Zoom or Blackboard Collaborate Ultra, you are familiar with what on online whiteboard does in general. It is a place where you can draw, type, and sometimes post things. … Continued
Fundamentals of Digital Teaching and Learning – March 2021
I just completed my Blackboard Academy certificate on Fundamentals of Digital Teaching and Learning, and thought the course was well organized and an excellent and up-to-date review of the topics, which include: > What we know about learning> Introduction to … Continued
Digital Humanity Episode Nine: Professing in Novel Times
This month, Steven met up for a virtual hallway chat with Tracy Ho, the Organizer-Advocate and Ombudsperson for Douglas Students’ Union. Tracy shared her insights based on student experiences taking courses during the 2020 emergency education delivery. We discussed things we learned and … Continued
Digital Humanity: Professing in Novel TimesāEpisode Eight
Last month, Steven and I met up for a virtual hallway chat with Joseph Thompson, a Faculty Member in the Department of Psychology at Douglas College since 2019. Joe shared with us some of his experiences with online teaching this past Summer 2020, … Continued