Blackboard

I know you are tired of hearing this but . . . there will be some changes

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1 – Bb will be down from May 11th 12:30pm – May 13th 5pm. For more details please click this link. Some neat updates such as regrading, new interface and workflow functionality http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/blackboard/blog/2013/03/27/blackboard-9-service-pack-9/ 2 – Clicker Information -We will be upgrading the TurningPoint Blackboard building block in May, which will allow you to begin using … Read more

Locked up or down?

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To be distinguished from Respondus Test Generator the LockDown Browser, a new tool for test taking in Blackboard if you do see it in course Tools go to (Control Panel > Customization > Tool Availability). Learn about it here.  Also lots of information and samples can be found in OET8000 Blackboard Course for Allied Health … Read more

How I Use Wiki’s

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Continuing on with the “How I Series” click here to find out how Dr. Paul Bell from the Department of Health Services and Information Management uses Wiki’s in his classes!

27, 26, 25, 24 . . . .

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Not just days until I leave for Sicily but to the end of the semester!  Spring semester is winding down so here are a few end of semester tips/reminders: SafeAssignments – when using this tool in Blackboard make sure you “Synchronize your Course” whenever you deploy a Safe Assignment so that it checks against the … Read more

Blog about Blogging!

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Many are trying one of Blackboard 9’s new features, Blogs so follows is an excerpt from a recent article regarding this tool!

5 Tips for Blogging

  1. Have a clear pedagogical purpose for incorporating blogs into the instruction, and clearly state the purpose and requirements of student blogging on the class syllabus. “Students need to see a purpose for the blog, and they need guidelines for entries and comments,” explains Stuart Glogoff, senior consultant in the Office of Instruction and Assessment at the University of Arizona. “In the cases where faculty have incorporated blogs without establishing their purpose, student participation has been uniformly low.”

  2. Blog contributions and comments should be a graded element of the course. “Your grade is your currency for your course,” explains Ruth Reynard, associate professor of education and the director of the Center

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Countdown time . . .

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As we head into the final days of fall semester and submitting grades here are some tips to help make the days easier: Respondus – test creating software available for download Grade Center Tutorials – not sure how to weight your items?  Contact OET for assistance. Course Copy Tutorials – Spring courses are available, copy … Read more

We have Answers!

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Got a question about Blackboard, Office, ECU, Banner?   Check out ECU’s newest portal “Ask.ecu.edu”.  Click here to see what it looks like. The OET has also created a Blackboard site for CAHS in which you are enrolled.  Lots of information, tutorials and demos can also be found here.  Just login to Blackboard and click … Read more

IS it ON or OFF?

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Edit Mode – the way you add content, make changes, etc in Blackboard 9.  It is the button located in the upper right of all Blackboard pages.

Something old, something new

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Old – Blackboard 8 New – Blackboard 9 Your content will remain but the way you edit it, add to it, delete has changed.  Come to one of OET’s short training sessions or check our our Blackboard 9 blog where you can view a presentation.

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