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In a recent dialogue hosted at Douglas College, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Jovian Radheshwar, a political science instructor and political theorist, to explore what it means to be human in an age shapedâand increasingly reshapedâby … Continued
In a recent conversation with Sasha Djakovic, Geography Lab Technician at Douglas College, I was struck by how deeply experiential and relational geography education can beâespecially when it is tied to land-based knowledge and Indigenous ways of knowing. Sashaâs work, … Continued
As part of DESC’s ongoing work to provide resources to educators across Douglas College, we provide the following Creative Commons licenced book from the University of Central Florida on creating assignments that incorporate AI chat tools such as ChatGPT. These … Continued
Join your peers from across Douglas College as we share “Stumbling Blocks and Stepping Stones”: a monthly series celebrating our struggles and successes in teaching and learning. Moderated by Tim Paul, Manager, Academic Technology Services and member of Douglas Educational Support Community (DESC), “Stumbling Blocks and Stepping … Continued
Instructors may not submit student material to AI Detectors: Terms and Conditions require ownership over the intellectual property that is submitted; Students own their IP, not instructorsâ. Student work may not be submitted to AI detectors without their consent: Students have the right to know if their material … Continued
Every month, the Blackboard Ultra Champions group meets to discuss topics related to supporting those who are making the switch to Blackboard Ultra. This group is made up of Blackboard Ultra users who share ideas and questions with the goal … Continued
If you are teaching a face-to-face class in Winter, Summer, or Fall 2024, and will be using Blackboard to enhance or supplement your course, please register for one of the following Easy-Transition-to-Ultra sessions according to your availability. This opportunity will … Continued
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
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