Instructors, staff, and administrators from Douglas College have been engaging in discussions of the future of digital learning in B.C.’s post-secondary education system. Here are some highlights from 2024 digital literacy events that will directly impact Douglas College and changes … 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
I was starting to set up my Blackboard course for next semester and I thought it might be good for me to take you through how I set up my Blackboard Grade Center before I open the course to my … Continued
In September 2021, Douglas College started a pilot project with Hypothesis to add their social annotation tool to Blackboard. Anyone with a Blackboard course can now add a Hypothesis document to your course and students can work together to annotate … Continued
If you want to share a Kaltura video outside of your Blackboard course, you will need to get a public link. Here is a video on how to find that public link to share with others.
With the changes to the Blackboard navigation, some faculty have mentioned they would like to open their courses up in a separate window or tab. Watch this short 2.5 minute video on how to do this.
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.
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
What is Kaltura? Kaltura is a video hosting service we have access to at Douglas College. It works in a similar way that YouTube does, but it is hosted in Canada and has a number of security features that restrict … Continued
To email everyone in your course, you can use the email function within Blackboard. It will email your students using their Douglas College email address. Click on the image below to watch the video (39 seconds).