For filling the Community Shelter Boxes, tomorrow is the last day of collection so if you still want to contribute . . . As final grades are entered, final papers graded and you close out fall semester remember that your courses for Spring 2011 should appear on your Blackboard page, you can request roll over … Read more
Well not quite but your spring courses are now available on your Blackboard site. All courses offered throughout the university automatically have a Blackboard site created for them. New this semester is the ability to copy your course content directly into your Spring courses rather than submitting a request and waiting sometimes 2 or 3 … Read more
A few weeks ago we wrote about Respondus which is test generating software available to all faculty through ECU’s software download site. This week I received their newsletter which talked about randomizing questions and randomizing answers to help prevent cheating. This can be done on a test within Blackboard or when creating tests in Respondus. … Read more
“Respondus is a powerful tool for creating and managing exams that can be printed to paper or published directly to Blackboard, Moodle, and other eLearning systems. Exams can be created offline using a familiar Windows environment, or moved from one eLearning system to another. Whether you are a veteran of online testing or relatively new … Read more
Grade Center got your head in circles? Stop by our offices for some quick tips or check out Blackboard for quick tutorials. Another good resource is this site.
As we near midterm just a reminder if you are using SafeAssignment for students to turn in papers to “Synchronize your Course”. And a good use of your old cell phones and a true recycle tip can be found on ITCS’s Tech Tips Blog http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/techtips/
Blackboard’s new grade center gives you the ability to customize your view of the grade center by “Hiding Columns” this can be done by either clicking on the arrows next to each grade item or going to manage from the Action Bar and selecting “Organize Grade Center” from this option you can hide multiple items … Read more
Too many courses listed on your BB home page? Can’t find your current courses? Just click on the little pencil icon on the right side of your My Courses Banner, uncheck those courses you do not want to view on your Blackboard homepage. The courses will no longer be listed but are easily accessible by just … Read more
Gradebook vs Blackboard 8 new Grade Center. Click here for a quick preview (under 2 minutes) on what to expect. Onsite training will be available later this month and in the new year here at CAHS. AO is offering Centra sessions on the Grade Center if you would like to join one of these sessions … Read more
A plagiarism detection tool available to you through your Blackboard course. As this tool is used throughout the University an institutional database of content is being built. Contact our office for assistance in using this tool. If you have used this tool before remember to Synchronize Your Course prior to deploying a new Safe Assignment. … Read more