Hello? …Is anybody out there? Think about some online course experiences you’ve had as a learner/participant. Have you ever had one in which you did not have opportunity to interact with the instructor… or other students… or even content? I have. And as a student, that can be pretty frustrating. According to his 2014 blog … “Hello? Is anybody out there? Creating a Sense of Presence”
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Download Grade Center from Blackboard!
Blackboard allows you to download your Grade Center as an Excel spreadsheet so that you can maintain an archive of your grades or work offline. For larger classes, this can provide a way for you to see all of your student grades at once… look for any missed grades… and even verify if your grading … “Download Grade Center from Blackboard!”
Accessibility for Online Courses – Blackboard Ally Preview
Accessibility for Online Courses, Blackboard Ally Preview When: Friday, March 1, 2019 from 12:00 – 1:00 PM CST Where: Online – Blackboard Collaborate (link provided below) Accessibility is an important subject that everyone should be thinking about when designing any kind of course related materials (regardless of whether the course is taught as face-to-face, … “Accessibility for Online Courses – Blackboard Ally Preview”
Cool Tech Tools! Quizlet
Did you ever wish that you could create flash cards for your learners? Or engaging matching games to help them connect new terms?With Quizlet, you can do those things, and much more! Quizlet (https://quizlet.com) is a web-based application that allows you to create study materials to help reinforce learning for your students. You can also … “Cool Tech Tools! Quizlet”
Email Filtering for Course Emails
Have you ever had emails sent from students end up in your “Junk” folder in Outlook? Have you ever had emails get lost in the shuffle of all the other emails sitting in your inbox? Do you receive so much email that it is almost overwhelming to try and sort and organize it? Email filtering … “Email Filtering for Course Emails”
You Can Copy Your Blackboard Courses With Just a Few Mouse Clicks…
Copying your Blackboard Course is easy to do! Here’s how you can do it… Start with your existing course. This will either be a Master Course Shell, or your course from a previous term. In the Course Management Control Panel (left side of screen), click Packages and Utilities to expand that menu. Then select Course Copy. On … “You Can Copy Your Blackboard Courses With Just a Few Mouse Clicks…”
Weighted Grade Center PART 2 – How Weighted Calculation Works
This blog post digs into the technical and mathematical aspects of how weight calculations in Blackboard work and the difference between weighting equally and weighting proportionately. There may come a time when a student in your class asks you to explain why their grade is what it is – and the information in this article could help … “Weighted Grade Center PART 2 – How Weighted Calculation Works”
First Friday 2018/2019
Coming soon to a computer near you! Your OC Global team will be presenting a series of professional development workshops designed to provide how-to info, and keep you up-to-date with the latest and greatest educational technologies that are available to us! These workshops will be held on the First Friday of each month from 12:00-1:00 … “First Friday 2018/2019”
How Big Is My Course?
Due to some recent disk space issues, we’ve had to make some adjustments to how big content copies can be from course to course. Currently there is a limit of 500 MB per course (which is still quite a bit of space!). If you attempt to copy a course that is larger than 500 MB, … “How Big Is My Course?”
Webinars from our Partners
It’s not a Friday, but here’s a great opportunity from one of our partners to help you learn how you can support your students who may have visual and auditory difficulties… Improving Accessibility for All Students With TechSmith Relay (2018) When: Wed, Feb 28, 2018 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CST When creating lecture content, … “Webinars from our Partners”