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# Learning Technologies at College of DuPage

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- [Do One thing in Ultra: Giving Feedback](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/09/19/do-one-thing-in-ultra-giving-feedback/) - There are actually several ways to give feedback in Ultra. I have already covered how to set up some automated feedback. In this post, I want to look at the ways we can give manual / individual feedback. The type of feedback you can give depends on whether you are dealing with a test or
- [Do One Thing in Ultra: Set Up Automated Feedback](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/09/16/do-one-thing-in-ultra-set-up-automated-feedback/) - There are lots of different way to provide feedback in Ultra (I counted four so far). In this post, I want to show how to set up automated feedback. Automated Feedback Automatic feedback is something you would set up when you create a test. This might be especially for open-ended questions that require manual grading
- [So what's the plan, again?](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/09/11/so-whats-the-plan-again/) - It seems there is still some confusion about the plan to transition to Ultra so I thought I'd write a post about that, with lots of links to the relevant resources. Hopefully, this will clear things up for everybody. So first things first, the official launch date for the Ultra transition is October 1st, which
- [The One AI Tool I Find Helpful](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/09/03/the-one-ai-tool-i-find-helpful/) - So I may have mentioned before my, shall we say, profound skepticism, regarding things like ChatGPT and other similar tools, incorrectly named Artificial Intelligence. Let me count the ways: These tools are an environmental disaster: "The AI Boom Could Use a Shocking Amount of Electricity" (Scientific American) "AI already uses as much energy as a
- [Don't Freak Out](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/08/29/dont-freak-out/) - Don't Freak Out is my new blogging series where I will be showcasing upcoming features in Blackboard Ultra that you don't see yet but are coming, so you'll know... and won't freak out when you open Blackboard one day and things are slightly different. And it doesn't feel like this: So here is the first
- [Do One Thing in Ultra: Hide Dropped Students from the Gradebook](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/08/29/do-one-thing-in-ultra-hide-dropped-students-from-the-gradebook/) - A thing so easy to do it does not require a video. Check it out: Go to your gradebook. Open the gradebook settings. Scroll until you reach Students Visibility and toggle on or off (it's off by default). Happy dance. More information here.
- [New Blackboard Features: Course Cross-Links](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/08/27/new-blackboard-features-course-cross-links/) - When the college decided to move to Blackboard Ultra, we expected a few benefits. One was that we would no longer experience the first day of the semester meltdown that we all so enjoyed when we were trying to show our courses to our students on the first day of class. As far as I
- [Announcing the New Blackboard Student Support Organization](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/08/26/announcing-the-new-blackboard-student-support-organization/) - In previous semesters, Learning Technologies made available a “course” for students enrolled in online, hybrid, and VCM classes called the “Orientation to Online Learning.” We’ve replaced this “course” with a Blackboard Ultra Organization. The Organization is called “Blackboard Student Support.” Now, all students enrolled in credit classes (regardless of modality) are enrolled in the Organization.
- [Fall 2024 Getting Started Resources and Important Updates](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/08/20/fall-2024-getting-started-resources-and-important-updates/) - Welcome to the Fall 2024 Term! Here are some of our most commonly used resources you may find useful as you get set up for the term. How to Export/ Import a Course Software Recommendations Getting Started with Blackboard Course Design Customizing the Course Menu Post Your Syllabus Adding Extra Time to a Quiz/Test Important
- [Sign Up Now for Fall 2024 Ultra Space Camp](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/08/19/sign-up-now-for-fall-2024-ultra-space-camp/) - Ultra Space Camp is back for the Fall Term! Sessions start September 4th and run through the entire term, offering ample opportunities to get up and running with Blackboard Ultra. Even better? Sessions (excluding the support lab) count for 60 mins of PDH! Getting Started with Blackboard Ultra Our Getting Started with Blackboard Ultra mission
- [You May Have Heard...](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/08/19/you-may-have-heard/) - In a moment of weakness, Dr. Nieto appointed me interdisciplinary chair of Learning Technology and Online Quality. This means that I now have an administrative mandate to hassle the rest of you to get going on Ultra. Hassling people is the beginning and end of my skill set. So let me start by saying what
- [Find Learning Technologies at Fall Kickoff!](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/08/08/find-learning-technologies-at-fall-kickoff/) - The start of the Fall 2024 Term is right around the corner! We look forward to seeing everyone at Kickoff, August 14-16. We'll be hosting several sessions at Kickoff (all eligible for PDH!) and hope you can attend! Here's where we'll be: Getting Started with Blackboard Ultra Wednesday, August 14 from 1:00 p.m. to 1:50
- [Attention Flip Users: Download All Recordings by September 30th](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/08/05/attention-flip-users-download-all-recordings-by-september-30th/) - As of July 1, Flip is no longer operational and all recordings by faculty have been set to "read only". Faculty have until September 30th to download their videos. For those looking to replace Flip, a good option is GoReact. You can learn more about GoReact in our Knowledge Base: Using the GoReact Integration in
- [Writing Wikipedia](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2015/08/17/writing-wikipedia/) - In July, two COD writing students were featured on Wikipedia’s Education blog for work they had done in my summer composition classroom. One of those students, a Navy veteran and self-described technophobe, created a Wikipedia article -- from scratch -- on the U.S. military’s sexual assault prevention and response program, or SAPR, which is intended
- [The Challenge of Engaging Generation Z](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2015/08/14/the-challenge-of-engaging-generation-z/) - Here’s a scary thought: 24 percent of teens reported being online “almost all of the time” (Hawkins, 2015, p. 43). What’s even scarier: these are the students that are going to be sitting in your classes, not only today, but for many more years to come! So the situation has changed from trying to figure out how
- [Organic Collaboration with Google Docs](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2015/11/16/organic-collaboration-with-google-docs/) - We all secretly loathe email. Admit it. That wave of relief you get when that incoming message is a Groupon notification and not someone asking you for something…nirvana. The worst is collaborating in a file that’s been bouncing around inboxes. Rough draft? Final draft? Are you even in my class? There’s a better way. My
- [The New Online Instructor’s Guide to Feedback Fundamentals: Part I](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2016/05/10/the-new-online-instructors-guide-to-feedback-fundamentals-part-i/) - Giving feedback to your online students provides them with insights into how they are progressing in your course, but ensuring you’re delivering it in a way that’s constructive rather than purely critical is a delicate balance and one that can take years of practice to get just right. Yet it’s precisely because it’s so difficult
- [The Productive Professor: The Efficiency Hacks You Need for Grading](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2015/10/29/the-productive-professor-the-efficiency-hacks-you-need-for-grading/) - Grading papers can be one of the most gratifying experiences of teaching, especially when students really hit it out of the park and write thoughtful, well-reasoned papers. But grading is also incredibly time consuming and the bulk of the paper grading work tends to come at the time of the semester (the end) when you’re
- [The Accessibility Cheat Sheet](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2018/11/13/the-accessibility-cheat-sheet/) - Have a question about how to make your courses more accessible? We’ve got you covered. Here’s a quick and easy cheat sheet with links to information on every kind of accessibility issue you can think of that might impact your courses and your students. Accessibility Law Get the details on what state and federal laws
- [Do One Thing in Ultra: Change Your Overall Grade Schema](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/06/13/do-one-thing-in-ultra-change-your-overall-grade-schema/) - I know we have had countless discussions about grades, their value, their impact on intrinsic motivation, what the research on grading shows, and endless debates on the u-word... no, not Ultra... ungrading. Personally, I am not brave enough to ungrade but I do recognize the validity of the criticisms of grading. Anyhoo, not being brave
- [Tips for Using the Blackboard Grade Center Like a Pro ](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/06/04/tips-for-using-the-blackboard-grade-center-like-a-pro-2/) - [et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] The Grade Center can sometimes be a complicated tool to use in Blackboard simply because there are so many options and settings to choose from! But there are a few things you can do to ensure that you get things set up how you want them and make it easy for both you
- [Do One Thing in Ultra: Import a Test Bank](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/05/29/do-one-thing-in-ultra-import-a-test-bank/) - The only third-party feature I use from publishers is the test bank. So one of the first things I learned to do in Ultra was import my textbooks' test banks. It is also easy to do in Ultra. The video below is my demonstrating how you can import 15 test banks under 2 minutes. I
- [Do One Thing in Ultra: Create a Test from a Test Bank](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/06/05/do-one-thing-in-ultra-create-a-test-from-a-test-bank/) - Since you now all know how to import a test bank, the whole point is to create tests from it, so let's do that. Watch me create a test from a question bank, inside the module I previously created, under 2 minutes. And the steps: In the video, you can see me do a couple
- [Do One Thing in Ultra: Create a Learning Module](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/06/03/do-one-thing-in-ultra-create-a-learning-module/) - In Ultra, learning modules are the basic building blocks of your courses. You can fill them with all sorts of content, from regular documents, to tests, to assignments, to third-party integrations, and countless other things. Ultra offers a few options to customize your modules based on the structure of your course. For instance, you get
- [Register Now for Ultra Space Camp!](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/06/03/register-now-for-ultra-space-camp/) - Are you ready to take your Ultra knowledge to "out of this world" levels this summer? Sign up now for one of our Ultra Space Camp missions! We'll be offering them all summer long as a way for you to get "the right stuff" to get up and running with Ultra. Sessions count for 60
- [Mind Mapping: The Answer to Everything! Part 2](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/02/17/mind-mapping-the-answer-to-everything-part-2/) - In this second part, I want to show you how useful mind maps can be in mapping actual content. I have already mentioned the benefits I see in mapping as opposed to traditional assignments and papers. Most often, I use mapping when students work with videos. This is going to sound weird, but our students
- [SOTL meets Learning Tech](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/02/19/sotl-meets-learning-tech/) - This post is a two-fer. It is part book review and part tech tool. At this point, we all have to contend with the fact that our students do not use effective studying / learning strategies. More than that, they may use strategies that are detrimental to their learning. There is ample research demonstrating this.
- [Book Rec: Why Students Resist Learning](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/04/30/book-rec-why-students-resist-learning/) - Remember when metacognition was going to be the theme for the semester (year?) and we all got a free book (raise your hands, how many of you read it??)? And then the world pandemic hit and our priorities shifted to making to the end of the term on remote instruction. And now, after pushing Summer
- [Blogging Learning Tech: The (Ultra) Story So Far](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/03/11/blogging-learning-tech-the-ultra-story-so-far/) - I have been blogging about my experience with the Ultra Courseview (UCV) for 7 weeks now. That's about a dozen posts covering the basics of the UCV, as I have experienced them in my own courses. But then, I've been here so long, this kinda feels like we're at this point: Brownie points for those
- [Tech to Try: Merge Cube](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2018/10/02/tech-to-try-merge-cube/) - If you follow ed tech news, you know that augmented and virtual reality are huge buzzwords these days. But while the tech may look cool, cost and availability often make it something that most classrooms simply can't support. That doesn't have to be the case, however, as there are options for lower cost, readily available
- [5 Ways to Use Blackboard Collaborate Ultra for Language Learning](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2018/10/17/5-ways-to-use-blackboard-collaborate-ultra-for-language-learning/) - There are a lot of ways that Blackboard Collaborate Ultra can be a useful tool for learning (and one that’s often underutilized given the positive research on its use) but it can be especially helpful for those teaching foreign language classes, online or off. Here, we’ll discuss some of the ways that Collaborate Ultra can
- [Trick and Treat with Us on Halloween](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2018/10/25/trick-and-treat-with-us-on-halloween/) - Ready to learn some eerily awesome ways to better use tech to your advantage AND also have some delicious treats? This Halloween is your chance. We’re hosting a Trick or Treat event from 10-11 and 2-4 on October 31st. Stop by our office so we can show you our tricks and to grab some candy.
- [Check Out Our Knowledge Base](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2018/10/30/check-out-our-knowledge-base/) - Have you checked out our new and improved knowledge base? While we don’t have answers for every question you might have just yet (we're working on it!), we have tried to cover the big stuff that we get asked most frequently. So what can you expect to find on the knowledge base? Check out what’s
- [Here's a Halloween Treat: Some Useful Blackboard Tricks](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2018/10/31/heres-a-halloween-treat-some-useful-blackboard-tricks/) - Can't make it to our Halloween Trick and Treat event? Want a refresher on what you learned? No worries, we've got you covered. Here are all the tricks we shared with links to the documentation in our knowledge base. What are you waiting for? Let's get spooky. Rearrange Grade Center columns with some strange magic.
- [Learning Opportunity: IL Community Colleges OER Summit on November 30th](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2018/11/13/learning-opportunity-il-community-colleges-oer-summit-on-november-30th/) - Always been interested in OER but never had the time to really sit down and learn about it? This could be your chance, and you don't have to go anywhere to do it! College of DuPage is hosting the Illinois Community Colleges OER Summit at the end of this month. Sound interesting? Read on. First,
- [Upcoming Events for Spring 2019](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2019/02/06/upcoming-events-for-spring-2019/) - It's a new year and spring is just around the corner, so what better time for a little professional development. There are loads of opportunities for learning and networking in the next few months. We've shared a few here, but please let us know if there is anything else that should be included. Workshops and
- [Using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra for Student Presentations](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2019/02/19/using-blackboard-collaborate-ultra-for-student-presentations/) - Blackboard Collaborate Ultra can be a great tool for many different kinds of course activities, but it’s not just for instructors. You can also utilize it for student presentations. Through Collaborate Ultra, students can share a PowerPoint or other supplemental materials with their audience and speak directly to you and their fellow classmates. This can
- [My Qwickly's Broken: How to Troubleshoot Errors in Your Attendance Record](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2019/04/04/my-qwicklys-broken-how-to-troubleshoot-errors-in-your-attendance-record/) - Is Qwickly acting up? Just keeps loading forever and nothing ever happens? Here's what you can do to resolve your issue and who to contact if you can't. If your Attendance Record loads indefinitely and you're using a PC, first be sure that you are using Mozilla Firefox to access it. Chrome does not currently function with
- [Meet Our New Ticketing System](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2019/05/22/meet-our-new-ticketing-system-2/) - If you've called, emailed or sent a request to Learning Technologies recently, you probably noticed that you got an automated email response via Zendesk to that interaction, much like you do when you contact the IT helpdesk. And if not, well, this will help you know what to expect if and when you do need
- [Upcoming Events for Summer 2019: Workshops, Courses, Conferences and More](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2019/05/30/upcoming-events-for-summer-2019-workshops-courses-conferences-and-more/) - Looking to keep your brain from turning to mush this summer? We've got you covered. There are more workshops, courses, and conferences than you can shake a stick at this summer. Workshops and Courses We have a number of upcoming courses and workshops being offered. To register, use Cornerstone via the Employee Portal. While it's
- [Ally Is Live for All Courses](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2019/06/04/ally-is-live-for-all-courses/) - Ally is a new addition to the suite of tools available to you in Blackboard. Ally makes it easier to ensure that your course content is accessible and that your students can access file formats that best suit their needs and learning preferences. So what does it mean now that all courses have Ally? Well,
- [Flash Browser Support to Phase Out This Year](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2019/06/06/flash-browser-support-to-phase-out-this-year/) - Do you have Adobe Flash videos, animations, or linked content in any of your courses? You'll need to replace them ASAP, otherwise you might end up with broken and inaccessible content. While Adobe doesn't plan to fully phase out Flash until the end of 2020, most web browsers are giving it the boot a bit sooner
- [Meet Our New Team Member: Gabi Frahm](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2019/06/18/meet-our-new-team-member-gabi-frahm/) - The Learning Technologies team is growing! We've added a new instructional designer, Gabi. Gabi started with us at the end of April, and we encourage you to stop by and meet her if you're in the neighborhood. If you don't have time to say hi, here's a bit about Gabi: Gabriele Frahm is the newest
- [Faculty Professional Development Teaching Learning, and Practice Guides](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2019/06/25/faculty-professional-development-teaching-learning-and-practice-guides/) - Did you know that there are a number of practice guides available to you for your professional development through the FPD at COD site? There are currently several topics available, but you are encouraged to submit your own ideas for additional topics. If you haven't checked them out, you can find guides on the following
- [Integrating Quizzes within Videos... and a Puppy!](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/02/10/integrating-quizzes-within-videos-and-a-puppy/) - That was some clickbait, wasn't it? It will be worth it, I promise. Colleagues, here is a problem I have faced for a long time: I use a lot of video materials (hello, PBS Frontline!), but my students do not know how to watch videos. That's right. They can sit and watch something but not
- [The Swiss Army Knife of Tech Tools](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/02/22/the-swiss-army-knife-of-tech-tools/) - Why did no one tell me about this??? And by this, I mean H5P, the tech tool to create interactive content. H5P is available in Blackboard, with a ton of options. Because it is such a multifaceted tool though, you should create yourself an account over at h5p.org so you can check out the tutorials
- [Death to... Death by Powerpoint!](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/02/27/death-to-death-by-powerpoint/) - Death by the powerpoint. We've all experienced it, more often than we'd like. You know what it is: that lengthy presentation with a speaker reading slides tightly packed with text, font size -16. It's deadly. We usually remember nothing from such presentations except our own boredom and our promise of never again being subjected to
- [Death to... Death by Powerpoint: Some Tools](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/03/03/death-to-death-by-powerpoint-some-tools/) - Obligatory disclaimer: I am not a designer. This is not my field. I'm just a community college prof trying to use best practice to the best of my abilities. In this post, I want to showcase some of the tools that I use the most commonly with respect to design. Again, I make no claim
- [We Can Help With Captioning!](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/03/03/we-can-help-with-captioning/) - Whether you're sharing your own content or clips, movies, and shows made by others, videos can be a great way to engage students and make a topic feel more easily understandable and accessible. But videos come with some drawbacks, too, namely that they require students to be able to hear what's going on (unless you're
- [Let's Talk about Data](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/03/05/lets-talk-about-data/) - Since someone made the mistake of giving me a soap box, I might as well use it! *Climbs on soapbox, grabs bullhorn* Well, not really. That's it. That's the post. :-) So, data is the talk of the town, especially in the context of the p-word that shall not be fully named in my presence.
- [Getting Acquainted with Blackboard's Retention Center](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/03/09/getting-acquainted-with-blackboards-retention-center/) - I am one of those people who like to maker her work simpler and more streamlined, hence my elation at the discovery of the date management tool in Blackboard, which I posted about in an earlier post. The second key tool I use to streamline my workflow in Blackboard is the column organization page, accessed
- [Not to Panic or Anything...](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/03/11/not-to-panic-or-anything/) - But there is this pandemic thing. What do we do if the college has to close because of the COVID-19? We know quite a few campuses have already closed and others are taking measures in case they have to. In this post, I do not want to discuss what our institutional response should be. You
- [Important: Remote Training Teaching Schedule](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/03/13/important-remote-training-teaching-schedule/) - Over the next week, we'll be offering a range of workshops both online and in person to help you adapt your courses for remote delivery. Today (March 13th) we are offering a couple of sessions in-person and one online webinar, which will be recorded. Collaborate Ultra, 2:00 p.m., SRC 3013Collaborate Ultra, 3:00 p.m., SRC 3013Collaborate
- [Don't Throw Pedagogy out The Window](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/03/14/dont-throw-pedagogy-out-the-window/) - First off, we're all stressed out, and this Tik Tok of Gloria Gaynor washing her hands for 19 seconds while singing I Will Survive is EVERYTHING. Don't say I never give you anything nice. [Tik Tok is generally bad but every once in a while, there's a stroke of genius.] Obviously, we all have a
- [Remote Teaching Webinar Recordings](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/03/16/remote-teaching-webinar-recordings/) - We will be adding links to the recordings of each of the topics covered by our online sessions here. If you don't see the session you're interested in, please check back later-- we are still in the process of recording. Blackboard Collaborate Ultra Explains how to web conference using Collaborate Ultra and shows the essential
- [Using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra with Accessibility in Mind](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/03/20/using-blackboard-collaborate-ultra-with-accessibility-in-mind/) - In order to serve any COD students who may need accommodations (and to help our those who may just have different learning preferences), all Collaborate Ultra sessions, especially those you're doing synchronously, need to have captions. In order to make it possible to add captions, you have to: 1) Record the sessions 2) Make it
- [Captioning Made Easy with YuJa](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/03/23/captioning-made-easy-with-yuja/) - The good folks in the Learning Technologies office have already blogged about captioning using YouTube. With this post, I want to show you one more awesome thing about YuJa (in addition to adding quizzes in videos, and syncing that with the Blackboard gradebook. YuJa does the captioning for you. That's it. That's the post. Let
- [In Defense of The Lecture...](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/03/26/in-defense-of-the-lecture/) - The book goes through different types of lectures, listing their pros and cons, based on what the research shows, because, yes, there are multiple ways of lecturing: discussion-based lectures (the Socratic model), visually-enhanced lectures, demonstrations and tutorials, and interactive lectures. The research shows that the most effective models are those that blend different types of
- [Being Mindful of Student Bandwidth Usage: 5 Quick Collaborate Tips](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/03/27/being-mindful-of-student-bandwidth-usage-5-quick-collaborate-tips/) - Internet bandwidth is a hot commodity right now as anyone who can is working and/or learning remotely. As a result, many web conferencing tools, including Blackboard Collaborate, are experiencing issues with lagging and poor connections. Adding to this, many students do not have high-speed Internet connections and even some high-speed providers may be experiencing high
- [Getting Started with YuJa](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/03/30/getting-started-with-yuja/) - YuJa is the College's enterprise media platform. Through YuJa, users can create, edit, upload, share and stream audio and video content. You can use YuJa as a place to store video and audio-based course content (freeing up room on Blackboard) and share links to that content with students. Want to give it a try? Great,
- [Getting Back in the Groove](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/04/06/getting-back-in-the-groove/) - And we're back... sorta. Before we left for Spring Break, we were supposed to come back on April 12. As you all know, we're now online until the end of the term. So, our 3-week plan turned into a full 5-week + end of the semester plan. In case you missed it, before the break,
- [Remote Assessments: A Guide to the Basics of Testing in Blackboard](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/04/07/remote-assessments-a-guide-to-the-basics-of-testing-in-blackboard-and-beyond/) - As the end of the semester looms, many faculty are wondering things like: "How can I assess what my students are learning?" and "How can I create an equivalent to my classroom test in Blackboard? These questions have become even more pertinent with the campus closure extending through the end of the term and through
- [Take Note!](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/04/09/take-note/) - Well, ok, not you but your students. Now, when we're in class, you know, the physical place where we met for real with other people and we don't make each other sick (at least not that way), we tend to assume that our students will take note, especially in a lecture format. We might even
- [Prevent Inbox Overload: How to Create Assignments in Blackboard](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/04/10/prevent-inbox-overload-how-to-create-assignments-in-blackboard/) - It seems simple enough. You assign something and students email you their work. However, as anyone who has ever gotten the alert that their inbox is reaching capacity can tell you, what seems simple on the surface can rapidly become overwhelming to manage. To save your inbox space (and your sanity), it's easier in the
- [But, Christine, You Don't Even Like Kids...](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/04/13/but-christine-you-dont-even-like-kids/) - Back in the days of the Great MOOC Craze [periodic reminder that there are no good reasons to jump on every Gates-funded bandwagon], I took a MOOC titled Learning How to Learn. I can honestly say that it completely changed my perspective on how I do my job, teaching, grading, designing. I passed it too!
- [The Rules of Zoom](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/04/13/the-rules-of-zoom/) - I got pet peeves. Sooooo many pet peeves. And the ubiquitous use of Zoom and other videoconferencing tools has added a few to the list! So, I got to thinking, someone should make some rule of Zoom Etiquettes (Zetiquette??). But who? WHO? Duh, ME, of course. So here they are, The Rules of Zoom, illustrated
- [Get Interactive!](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/04/15/get-interactive/) - So far, in my blog posts, I have showed you two ways to make your presentations interactive: Yuja, and H5P (with the Learning Tech folks' caveat that we only have a few licenses). I have also shared some polling apps, my favorite being Socrative. I'd like to share another, more sophisticated polling app: Mentimeter. Mentimeter
- [Go Ultra: Why We Recommend Using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/04/17/go-ultra-why-we-recommend-using-blackboard-collaborate-ultra/) - Connecting with students through synchronous sessions or recorded lectures can be great, but not all solutions are created equally. Some tools may have issues with security (Zoom, ahem) or may have a steeper learning curve for users. If you already have an online conferencing tool you like, great! Keep using it! But if you're in
- [Visual Elements as Narratives](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/04/20/visual-elements-as-narratives/) - I read somewhere (and for the life of me I can't remember where and I have too much to grade this week to look it up) that a good idea to help students learn is to generate a unifying theme for your students, a grand narrative of the course, so they can see that there
- [Helpful Resources for Developing Alternate Assignments and Assessments](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/04/21/exam-alternatives-for-remote-teaching/) - Many faculty have been asking about different ways to assess student learning as we approach the end of the academic year. You might want some new, fresh ideas because your traditional final won’t work well in Blackboard, or because the term paper you originally assigned seems like a heavy lift for students this semester, or
- [So We Made Another Video](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/04/23/so-we-made-another-video/) - Shannon and I, that is. We decided to send out a few quick tips regarding moving from remote instruction to online teaching. Here goes: I would also like to provide a couple of resources for those of us looking for ideas and inspiration. The first one is The K. Patricia Cross Academy. They have a
- [Preparing to Teach Online: The Steps for Summer and Fall Readiness](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/04/24/preparing-to-teach-online-the-steps-for-summer-and-fall-readiness/) - If you are teaching an online course at College of DuPage this summer, you will need to ensure that you're ready for the challenges of online instruction-- there are some key differences from in-person instruction. We've got instructions on our preparation process below. We're also asking that instructors prepare for potential disruptions in our usual
- [Getting Creative With Content and Feedback](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/04/27/getting-creative-with-content-and-feedback/) - I have mentioned in previous posts the need to get creative with content, assignments, and feedback, especially with everything online in our near future. In this post, I'd like to suggest a tool that I know faculty already use: VoiceThread. It's been around a while but I do like it for specific purposes. I have
- [Giving Students Feedback: A Resource Guide](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/04/28/giving-students-feedback-a-resource-guide/) - It's that time of year again, the weather is getting warmer, the flowers and blooming and... you're inside grading. Ah, yes, the end of the semester, a time of great excitement but also of great stress because there's just SO MUCH GRADING. (You can do it, just hang in there!) While this term is ending
- [What I Don't Like](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/05/04/what-i-dont-like/) - So far, in these posts, I have mostly discussed tech tools or Blackboard features that I like, think are useful, and use with various frequency. In this post, I want to turn the tables and talk about the tools and features I don't like, the tools I don't use, either because I think they impede
- [All good things...](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/05/06/all-good-things/) - Well, folks, this is it: my last post of the term (because next week is finals and I'm going to be swamped). I want to thank everyone who did the clicky thing 28 times... that's right, I wrote 28 posts (including this one) for this blog over the course of what will be arguably remembered
- [Online Teaching Resources: MERLOT](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/06/01/online-teaching-resources-merlot/) - Looking to move your in person course online? Hoping to build out some more content for your online or hybrid courses? There are lots of helpful resources out there that can help make the process a little easier. One of these resources is MERLOT. We’ll explain what MERLOT is, how to use it, and why
- [How to Craft an Accessible Email](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/06/08/how-to-craft-an-accessible-email/) - Emails are often an overlooked area for accessibility but because they are commonly the primary means (aside from Bb course announcements) of communication with students, it’s critical to make sure that accessibility best practices are also applied to emails. What does that mean? We’ll show you! Most instructors are going to be using Outlook when
- [Online Teaching Best Practices for Web Lectures and Presentations](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/06/15/online-teaching-best-practices-for-web-lectures-and-presentations/) - With instruction being online for the summer and online and hybrid for the fall, it’s never been more important to create video content for your students. Of course, for those who don’t usually create videos for their courses, this may not be a straightforward process. You may not like appearing on camera, be unsure of
- [How to Get Started Using Twitter for Professional Development](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/06/22/how-to-get-started-using-twitter-for-professional-development/) - One of the best ways to learn new teaching techniques, stay abreast of the latest research in your field and to be “in-the-know” about the latest tech is to talk to people in your field or who those who work in higher education more broadly. This kind of professional networking often takes place at conferences
- [Creating an Accessible Syllabus](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/06/29/creating-an-accessible-syllabus/) - Your syllabus is one of the most essential parts of your course, and as such it’s vitally important that it be accessible to all of your students. Of course, it’s one thing to understand the necessity of accessibility and quite another to actually know the nuts and bolts of how to execute it. That’s why
- [Discussion Board Best Practices](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/07/06/discussion-board-best-practices/) - Discussion boards have the potential to play a big role in online teaching and learning, but how can you ensure that students are gaining useful educational experience from them? While there’s no one-size-fits-all solution, there are some best practices you can use as guidelines to help you keep your discussion boards a productive and engaging
- [OLC Member Benefits](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/07/13/olc-member-benefits/) - College of DuPage is an Institutional member of the Online Learning Consortium. With that comes some benefits for our staff and faculty that can save money and provide a range of professional development opportunities. Curious what our membership can offer you? Here are the benefits that apply to individuals (there are more that are more
- [5 Quick and Easy Accessibility Fixes](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/07/20/5-quick-and-easy-accessibility-fixes/) - Even if you know how important it is and have the best intentions at heart, the idea of going through every single piece of content in your course to improve accessibility can be overwhelming to say the least. There’s simply so much to do and there’s so little time to do it. But here’s the
- [5 Elements to Include in Your Online Class](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/07/28/5-elements-to-include-in-your-online-class/) - Taking your in-person class to the online modality can be a big task, but it can also be a really exciting opportunity to learn more about this mode of delivery and our LMS. Remember, if you need any help, we have instructional designers on hand to assist you--just send us an email! Develop a consistent
- [5 Key Ways to Transition Remote Teaching to Online Instruction](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/08/03/5-key-ways-to-transition-remote-teaching-to-online-instruction/) - This spring, College of DuPage used remote teaching and learning to deliver our courses. While this took place online, it's not quite the same as true online teaching and learning in a couple of key ways. As we make the transition to the online modality for summer and fall, there are a few important things
- [What Does an Instructional Designer Do?](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/08/10/what-does-an-instructional-designer-do/) - Learning Technologies has four full-time instructional designers on staff and here to help you. But help you do what? We realize that it might not always be clear just what instructional designers do or how they can help you design and deliver your course content. With courses moving to online or hybrid formats this fall,
- [Fall 2020 In-Service Schedule](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/08/17/fall-2020-in-service-schedule/) - Fall In-Service is going to look a bit different this year than in years past because it's going to be entirely virtual. But that doesn't mean it will be any less useful in helping to prepare you for the semester and maybe even teaching you some new things that will help you be more confident
- [Tech to Try: 3 Tools to Enhance Your Online Discussions](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/08/24/tech-to-try-3-tools-to-enhance-your-online-discussions/) - It’s entirely possible to have robust, engaging conversations using just the discussion board tools in Blackboard (especially if you follow the best practices). After all, the discussion is more about what’s being said than where it’s being said. But for those who are looking to explore ways to improve their online discussions using specific methodologies,
- [Quick Tip: Use the Yuja Quiz Feature](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/08/31/quick-tip-use-the-yuja-quiz-feature/) - Did you know that you can embed quizzes directly into videos that you have in Yuja? This cool feature allows you to test student knowledge on the spot, and can also help you ensure students are watching important course content all the way through. Setting Up Your Quiz The first thing you’ll need to do
- [Fall 2020 Conferences, Webinars, Courses, and Events](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/09/10/fall-2020-conferences-webinars-courses-and-events/) - While COVID-19 has put a real damper on a lot of things this year, professional development doesn’t have to be one of them. There are still lots of courses, workshops, conferences, and more going on that will allow you to learn and grow while you’re sequestered at home. LT Training Here’s what we’re offering up
- [No Scanner, No Problem: 5 Document Scanning Apps](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/09/14/no-scanner-no-problem-5-document-scanning-apps/) - Your smartphone already takes on many different roles, so why not add scanner to the list? Using document scanning apps, you can quickly and easily use your phone’s camera to translate physical document into a digital one. Even better, these apps don’t have the cost and bulk of a physical scanner. Here are a few
- [Training for Verification and Grade Entry in Blackboard](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/09/21/training-for-verification-and-grade-entry-in-blackboard/) - Starting with the Fall 2020 term, Roster Verification, Midterm Verification, and Grades will be entered in Blackboard using the Academic Records Integration tool located in the Course Tools menu. Training is available in the following formats: On demand, self-paced training in Cornerstone Learning Technologies Knowledge Base articles (visual guides with step-by-step instructions and screenshots) Additional webinars will be scheduled as due
- [The Coolest Collaborate Ultra Features](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/09/28/the-coolest-collaborate-ultra-features/) - Web conferencing, love it or hate it, is simply a part of life now. Why not make it as cool as possible? There are lots of awesome features you can take advantage of in Collaborate Ultra. Here are a few we think you should give a try! Live Captioning In addition to basic features like
- [Best Practices for Synchronous Online Teaching and Learning](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/10/05/best-practices-for-synchronous-online-teaching-and-learning/) - Many students prefer taking online courses because they allow greater flexibility, especially during the pandemic, as many may now be balancing work and childcare with completing their course assignments in a way that they weren't before. However, the pandemic has also made it so that synchronous elements may be entirely necessary for student learning, to
- [What Is a Blackboard Integration?](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/10/12/what-is-a-blackboard-integration/) - A couple of times a year, you'll get an email from Learning Technologies asking you to submit any integrations you might want in Blackboard for the upcoming term. This usually causes quite a bit of confusion, as many instructors aren't quite sure either A) what an integration is or B) whether they need to submit
- [Accessible Office: A Quick Guide to Microsoft's Accessibility Features](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/10/19/accessible-office-a-quick-guide-to-microsofts-accessibility-features/) - Over the past few years, Microsoft has become a leader in designing for greater accessibility, retooling everything from Word to their xBox controllers for better, more universal design. Among these changes, Office products (regular and 365 alike) now have numerous built-in accessibility features. However, if you haven’t gone looking, you may not be aware of
- [Best Practices for Digital Communications Right Now](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/10/26/best-practices-for-digital-communications-right-now/) - Whether you’re sending an email, posting in a discussion forum, or chatting online, digital communications can be tricky, as there no allowance for tone of voice or facial expressions. It can also be difficult to strike a balance between explaining things clearly and keeping things concise. What’s more, how can you ensure your communications are
- [How to Use Rubrics in the Bb Grade Center](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/11/02/how-to-use-rubrics-in-the-bb-grade-center/) - While rubrics can be a fair amount of work to set up at the outset of your course, but they can save you time and stress when it comes time to grading all those big tests and projects at the end of the term. Even better, if you’re already using Blackboard Grade Center, you can
- [Tech to Try: Airtable](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/11/16/tech-to-try-airtable/) - Looking for something that does what Excel does but… cooler? Airtable may be the solution for you. This cloud-based tool can help you keep track of data, collaborate with others, share schedules, and more, as it combines the functionality of both a spreadsheet and a database in a unique visually-appealing format. Here’s what you can
- [10 Tips for Supporting Students Struggling with Online Learning](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/11/23/10-tips-for-supporting-students-struggling-with-online-learning/) - Some students have taken to online learning like fish to water. For others, however, it’s been a bit of a struggle. Online learning isn’t the best fit for every student, and now that online is the only option some students may be seriously struggling in ways they weren’t when they were in the physical classroom
- [10 Ways You Can Get More from Microsoft Teams](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/11/30/10-ways-you-can-get-more-from-microsoft-teams/) - Microsoft Teams may just become one of your new favorite collaboration tools, even when your working from home days are done. Whether you’re just getting started with Teams or are looking for some new ways you can make the most of this tool, here are some of the best, coolest, and most productive ways to
- [Educause Membership Benefits](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/12/07/educause-membership-benefits/) - College of DuPage is an institutional member of Educause. Along with that membership come some benefits that you as a staff or faculty member can take advantage of when you’re looking to do some research, sign up for training, or seek out a professional community. Here’s what you need to know to make the most
- [Spring 2021 In-Service Schedule](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/01/19/spring-2021-in-service-schedule/) - Welcome back to a new semester! We look forward to helping you make your Spring Term great and to seeing everyone virtually at In-Service. The full schedule for In-Service this term can be found here: College of DuPage Spring In-Service Creating a Culture of Caring: Equity & Student Success January 20-22, 2021 In it, you'll find
- [What's New in Blackboard: Spring 2021](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/01/26/whats-new-in-blackboard-spring-2021/) - Blackboard has been updated for the Spring term. What does that mean for you? There are only a few changes that you should notice as a user: Enhanced Content Editor: This release introduces big changes to the Content Editor in the Original Course View including numerous simplifications and improvements. We discuss these changes in more detail
- [The Beginner's Guide to Bb Annotate](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/02/02/the-beginners-guide-to-bb-annotate/) - Blackboard Annotate is Blackboard’s inline grading tool. You can use it to draw, comment and add text directly to student assignments in Blackboard, allowing you to grade in a way that is much more similar to how you might grade a real, physical document in front of you. If you haven’t used this tool yet
- [Learn Something New in 2021: Upcoming Workshops, Courses, Conferences and More](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/02/03/learn-something-new-in-2021-upcoming-workshops-courses-conferences-and-more/) - Looking to spend that professional development money or learn some valuable new skills for teaching? You’re in luck! 2021 is chock full of great opportunities to get your learn on. Here are a few that we’ve rounded up. LT Workshops and Courses Here’s what we’ll be offering: Getting Started with YuJa This session will go
- [Learning to Love Your LMS](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/02/09/learning-to-love-your-lms/) - Sometimes, using the LMS (in our case Blackboard) can be frustrating. There may not be features you want or feel like you need. Maybe your institution has them, but they’re not set up. Maybe they don’t exist in your particular LMS at all. Maybe you’ve used another LMS at another school and liked it. You
- [Tips and Tools for Becoming a Breakout Room Pro](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/02/23/tips-and-tools-for-becoming-a-breakout-room-pro/) - Breakout rooms in both Zoom and Collaborate allow you to create smaller subgroups within your session that are perfect for small group work, discussions, or meeting with students one-on-one before returning to the larger group. The ability to create these smaller groups gives you a lot more flexibility in how you can run your online
- [Creating an Effective Online Instructor Presence: 10 Tips for Success](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/02/25/creating-an-effective-online-instructor-presence-10-tips-for-success/) - One of the most important elements of a successful online course is developing a strong sense of instructor presence. However, while that’s easy to say, it’s not always so easy to actually do, especially if you’re new to teaching online. While our Foundations of Online Teaching course takes a more in depth look at instructor
- [Tech to Try: Perusall](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/03/02/tech-to-try-perusall/) - One of the newer Blackboard integrations here at College of DuPage is Perusall. Perusall is a tool that helps students more efficiently and effectively complete their reading assignments for your course. It allows them to ask questions, motivates them to complete work, and can even advise you as the instructor on ways to make course
- [7 Tips for Better Virtual Office Hours](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/03/09/7-tips-for-better-virtual-office-hours/) - When courses are online it’s not just the course content and meetings that are virtual-- office hours are, too. If you’re new to hosting online office hours, it can be useful to get some tips on making personal connections with students in the online setting and ensuring you’re giving them a forum where they feel
- [Using Blackboard's Communication Tools: Announcements and Emails](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/03/16/using-blackboards-communication-tools-announcements-and-emails/) - Blackboard has some really great built-in communication tools that allow you to easily send out information to all of your students at once or just a select few. We’re going to showcase a couple of these tools here including: announcements and email. We’ll explain what each of these do and how to use them. Announcements
- [Check In to Keep Students from Checking Out](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/03/23/check-in-to-keep-students-from-checking-out/) - Whether you’ve always taught online or are getting your first taste of online instruction this past year, you’re likely well aware of the challenges that come along with not being present with students face to face. It can be easy for students to fall behind or to feel like they aren’t really connecting with instructors,
- [Ally Alternative Formats for WYSIWYG Content](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/04/06/ally-alternative-formats-for-wysiwyg-content/) - One of the cool things that Ally offers students is the ability to download alternative formats of a wide range of types of course content. What’s even cooler is that now there are even MORE types of course content that students can access in alternative formats. Learn more and share with your students or use
- [Reducing Your Blackboard Course Size](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/04/06/reducing-your-blackboard-course-size/) - Did you know your Blackboard course section has a file storage limit? When your course size reaches 2GB, you will start receiving error messages that will prohibit you from uploading any additional content to your course section. What are the main reasons course sections reach the storage limit? Uploading video files directly to BlackboardUploading large PowerPoint files that contain images or
- [What’s New in Blackboard Collaborate Ultra](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/04/14/whats-new-in-blackboard-collaborate-ultra/) - Collaborate Ultra has seen some big changes over the past few months that should make it easier to use and provide some more functionality for use in online or hybrid courses. Some of the changes are highly requested by users, including a new video wall that functions much more similarly to Zoom and can allow
- [Taking Attendance in Blackboard Collaborate Ultra](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/04/20/taking-attendance-in-blackboard-collaborate-ultra/) - Need to take attendance in your live sessions? Collaborate Ultra makes it easy. You can take attendance directly in Collaborate and send the results right to your Blackboard Grade Center. Read on to learn how to set this up and where to find the information after your session has ended. Setting Up Attendance Taking Setting
- [How to Make Web Conferencing Less Stressful](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/04/27/how-to-make-web-conferencing-less-stressful/) - Are you suffering from Zoom fatigue? Collaborate Ultra making you ultra exhausted? You’re not alone. Web conferencing can be stressful in ways that in-person learning often isn’t and many have reported feeling exhausted and stressed out by all the online sessions. While this term is almost over and it’s not yet clear what role web
- [Using Bb Tools: Adaptive Release](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/05/04/using-bb-tools-adaptive-release/) - Adaptive release allows instructors to control how information is released to students in their courses. This can mean that students will not see course content until they’ve completed certain objectives, a certain date or time is past, or certain other variables are met. It can also be used to allow only certain students to access
- [Summer 2021 Professional Development Opportunities](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/05/11/summer-2021-professional-development-opportunities/) - We won’t blame you if you want to just kick back this summer and relax, but if you want to do some professional development, there are plenty of ways to get your learn on during summer break. Here are some workshops, courses, webinars, conferences and more you can sign up for this summer. LT Workshops
- [Where You Can Find Help: A Quick Guide](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/05/18/where-you-can-find-help/) - As the Spring Term wraps up, many may be looking for support to help them with things like putting in grades, figuring out Blackboard, helping students, dealing with tech glitches, or any number of other things that come up and add stress to this already busy time. Luckily, the College is full of people ready
- [Getting More Out of Flipgrid in Your Courses](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/06/01/getting-more-out-of-flipgrid-in-your-courses/) - Flipgrid can be an amazing tool for getting students engaged in your courses. While many instructors are already using Flipgrid, many are interested but aren’t sure how they can integrate it or why it might be useful. Here, we’ll discuss when Flipgrid can be useful, give you some ideas for utilizing it, and share some
- [Changes Coming to Bb in 2022: What to Expect for the SaaS Migration](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/06/15/changes-coming-to-bb-in-2022-what-to-expect-for-the-saas-migration/) - You’ve likely heard that there are going to be some major changes coming to Blackboard next year. The first of these changes is that we are moving from our self hosted instance of Blackboard to a SaaS model. Here, we'll share what this change means, how it will impact you, and what you can expect
- [Blackboard Integration Guide: Getting Started with GoReact](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/06/22/blackboard-integration-guide-getting-started-with-goreact/) - GoReact can be a great tool for engaging with students, allowing you to give inline, real time feedback on student videos. Sounds pretty cool, right? But how do you get it set up? How do you learn how to use the tools in GoReact? Where can you go for help? Here, we cover all the
- [Blackboard Integration Guides: Piazza](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/06/29/blackboard-integration-guides-piazza/) - Here at COD, we have a wide variety of tools that are integrated into Blackboard to make them easier and more seamless to use in courses. However, while we have a lot of tools available, many faculty and staff might not know what they are, how to use them, or how to set them up.
- [The Ultimate YuJa User’s Guide](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/07/13/the-ultimate-yuja-users-guide/) - Whether you’ve been using YuJa for awhile or are a newbie, it’s likely there’s still something you need to learn how to do in the video management system. There are a wide range of features and tools that make it much more than just a place to store your content (though you can use it
- [Dealing with Disruptions in Collaborate Ultra Sessions](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/07/20/dealing-with-disruptions-in-collaborate-ultra-sessions/) - Whether you’re being “Zoom bombed” or simply have a student who is being extremely disruptive, knowing how to secure your online sessions and remove disruptors can be a big help. Here, we’ll show you how to lock down your course rooms, remove participants who aren’t following course guidelines, and generally avoid the headache of unwanted
- [Improving Team Projects in Online Courses](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/07/27/improving-team-projects-in-online-courses/) - Learning to work as part of a team is a valuable life skill, one that students will use time and time again in their post graduation lives. However, many students groan at the prospect of group work. So how can you make team projects less groan-inducing and more appealing in your online courses? And ensure students
- [Blackboard Integration Guide: Picmonic](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/08/10/blackboard-integration-guide-picmonic/) - Here at COD, we have a wide variety of tools that are integrated into Blackboard to make them easier and more seamless to use in courses. However, while we have a lot of tools available, many faculty and staff might not know what they are, how to use them, or how to set them up.
- [Fall 2021 In-Service Schedule](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/08/17/fall-2021-in-service-schedule/) - Welcome back! To keep everyone safe, In-Service is remaining largely virtual this year even if you'll be back on campus this year to teach. There will still be lots of great workshops and events, however! This year's theme is "Equity, Advocacy, and Renewal." There will be open seating in a suite of HSC classrooms and
- [Get Your Tickets for YuJaPalooza](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/08/24/get-your-tickets-for-yujapalooza/) - Fall's hottest learning opportunity is opening soon! Get your tickets today to learn more about using YuJa like a rock star. Each YuJa jam sesh will be held on Tuesday at 2 p.m. and will last for 30 mins. Faculty and staff alike are welcome! Here's the lineup: Back to Basics August 24, 2021 at
- [Fall 2021: Back to School Support and Updates](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/08/31/fall-2021-back-to-school-support-and-updates/) - Welcome back to the Fall Term! There's a lot going on as we get back into the swing of things this Fall, but as you get started with your courses here are some resources that will help you navigate some of the most frequently asked beginning of term questions and keep you up to date
- [Fall 2021 Professional Development Opportunities](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/09/07/fall-2021-professional-development-opportunities/) - We know the past couple of terms have been tough and many of you may just not have had the bandwidth for adding professional development on top of so many other things going on. But as things start to slowly return to normal, there’s no better time to sign up to learn something new and
- [Updates to Blackboard Collaborate for Fall 2021](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/09/14/updates-to-blackboard-collaborate-for-fall-2021/) - Blackboard Collaborate Ultra has a few new tricks up its sleeve this fall. Both students and faculty should notice some new features and updates that will hopefully improve the overall usability and functionality of Collaborate Ultra. Here’s what’s new: New Whiteboard One of the biggest updates to Collaborate Ultra this fall is the new and
- [Blackboard Attendance Basics: Your Guide to Getting Started](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/09/21/blackboard-attendance-basics-your-guide-to-getting-started/) - Many instructors use attendance as part of a student’s overall grade in their courses. Blackboard now has an integrated tool that can make it easy to track student attendance. In this post, we’ll discuss how to use the basic functions of the attendance tool, though it’s entirely up to you whether you choose to use
- [Blackboard Integration Guide: Edpuzzle](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/09/28/blackboard-integration-guide-edpuzzle/) - Here at COD, we have a wide variety of tools that are integrated into Blackboard to make them easier and more seamless to use in courses. However, while we have a lot of tools available, many faculty and staff might not know what they are, how to use them, or how to set them up.
- [October 2021 In-Service: Schedule and Important Information](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/10/05/october-2021-in-service-schedule-and-important-information/) - It's that time again! October In-Service is taking place on October 12th this year and will be fully virtual. The theme this year will be "You, Me and the HLC" with the presentations and conversations related to the upcoming site visit with the HLC this Fall Term with additional sessions on Gen Ed Assessment results
- [Using the ARI Tool: An Overview of the Basics](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/10/12/using-the-ari-tool-an-overview-of-the-basics/) - The ARI (Academic Records Integration) tool is used throughout the semester anytime you need to submit verifications or grades for your students. That makes it a pretty central part of your course management throughout the year. Knowing how to use it and why things are set up the way they are can make this process
- [Helping Students Navigate the LMS](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/10/19/helping-students-navigate-the-lms/) - How well do your students know how to use Blackboard? The answer will probably vary from student to student and class to class. Some students will have used it before while others won’t. Some students may be new to it but will be more tech savvy than others. How can you help ensure that even
- [Blackboard Integration Guide: H5P](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/11/09/blackboard-integration-guide-h5p/) - Here at COD, we have a wide variety of tools that are integrated into Blackboard to make them easier and more seamless to use in courses. However, while we have a lot of tools available, many faculty and staff might not know what they are, how to use them, or how to set them up.
- [Preparing for SaaS Part I: Exporting and Saving Course Content](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/11/02/preparing-for-saas-part-i-exporting-and-saving-course-content/) - Due to storage limitations on the Blackboard SaaS system we will be migrating to over Winter Break (learn more about SaaS here), IT will need to remove courses from FA19 and SP20 from our system earlier than the usual deletion dates. Courses from these terms will be removed starting on November 15th. This means that if
- [YuJa for Students:  A Quick Guide](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/11/16/yuja-for-students-a-quick-guide/) - Did you know that students can use YuJa, too? In fact, YuJa is available to all COD faculty, staff, and students. When students are assigned video presentations in a course, they can use YuJa to record a video and then embed it directly into their class assignments, keeping things streamlined and their video content secure.
- [Preparing for SaaS Part II: What to Do BEFORE Blackboard Goes Down](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/11/16/preparing-for-saas-part-ii-what-to-do-before-blackboard-goes-down/) - Between the Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 terms, the College will be migrating Blackboard from our self-hosted instance to a cloud-based SaaS instance (you can learn more about what that entails here). This migration means that two important things will be happening: Due to storage considerations, all courses from SP20 and FA19 will be removed from Blackboard Blackboard will
- [Bb Integration Guide: WebAssign](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/12/07/bb-integration-guide-webassign/) - Here at COD, we have a wide variety of tools that are integrated into Blackboard to make them easier and more seamless to use in courses. However, while we have a lot of tools available, many faculty and staff might not know what they are, how to use them, or how to set them up.
- [Preparing for SaaS Part III: What to Do During the Outage](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2021/12/07/preparing-for-saas-part-iii-what-to-do-during-the-outage/) - Blackboard will be down from December 23rd until no later than January 17th while course content, zDevs, and Organizations are migrated to the SaaS systemThis means that all of these things will be completely offline and unavailable until Blackboard is back up and operational. Faculty are encouraged to begin any necessary preparation for Spring 2022 courses within Blackboard
- [Spring 2022 In-Service: Where to Find LT](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2022/01/18/spring-2022-in-service-where-to-find-lt/) - Welcome back! We hope everyone had a wonderful break and is looking forward to a great semester. Blackboard is back and ready for action and LT is here to help with whatever you need to get your courses up and running. We will be presenting several sessions at In-Service. You can find the schedule below
- [Preparing for SaaS Part IV: Blackboard's Back, Alright!](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2022/01/25/preparing-for-saas-part-iv-blackboards-back-alright/) - The migration is complete and Blackboard’s back! So what can you do now that it’s back up? Well, the answer is, whatever you want!Blackboard is fully operational and everything should be working just as it was prior to the SaaS migration. You can get started with your course prep, do some cleanup, or learn some new Blackboard tricks. Here are some
- [Welcome Back: Getting Started Resources for Spring 2022](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2022/02/01/welcome-back-getting-started-resources-for-spring-2022/) - Welcome back! We hope everyone's spring term is getting off to a good start. As you're getting your courses set up, here are some resources you might find useful. Helpful Resources for Getting Started Here are links to some helpful resources that will help you get everything ready to go for the semester. How to
- [What's New in YuJa for 2022](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2022/02/08/whats-new-in-yuja-for-2022/) - New year, new YuJa features! As you’re using YuJa this year, you may notice a few things look or operate a bit differently than they did last year. Here’s what’s new in YuJa for 2022: Assign Gradebook credit for the percentage of video quizzes watched. Students not watching the whole video? You can motivate them
- [Learn Something New in 2022: Professional Development Opportunities for Spring ](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2022/02/15/learn-something-new-in-2022-professional-development-opportunities-for-spring/) - Looking to spend that professional development money or learn some valuable new skills for the classroom? 2022 has got you covered, with loads of opportunities for learning. Here are a few we’ve rounded up: Spring Conferences If you’re up for travel, some conferences are meeting in person this year. Others are sticking to online or
- [Resolving Issues When Submitting Roster Verifications or Grades](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2022/02/22/resolving-issues-when-submitting-roster-verifications-or-grades/) - To ensure all students are listed when entering roster verifications or grades, it’s important to follow the steps outlined below. After accessing the roster verification (or grades) screen in Blackboard, first select any course or group from the dropdown menu. Then, from the same dropdown menu, re-select “Merged” sections. All students will then
- [Meet Our New Team Members!](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2022/03/01/meet-our-new-team-members/) - Learning Technologies has some new faces (though they may both be familiar ones as they are coming to us from other departments here at COD)! Please join us in welcoming: Dan McCallum, Instructional Designer About Dan: Dan has worked at the intersection of education and technology for over a decade. He started out in Columbia
- [Learning Technologies Newsletter: March 9, 2022](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2022/03/09/learning-technologies-newsletter-march-9-2022/) - Important: Summer Blackboard Integration Requests Due March 15th It's that time again! If you have a Blackboard integration request, we need it by March 15th at 10 a.m. in order to have time to implement and test it before the Summer Term. If you're thinking, "Ok, great to know but what IS an integration?" or "How do
- [HTML Basics for Blackboard](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2022/03/16/html-basics-for-blackboard/) - Blackboard’s content editor makes it easy to get the look and functionality you want for your courses without having to know much about HTML. However, it is possible to insert HTML directly into a Blackboard content area if that’s something that you want or need to do for your course. This ability allows you to
- [Professional Development Opportunity: Magna Digital Library](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2022/04/05/professional-development-opportunity-magna-digital-library/) - Did you know that you have access to nearly 500 online, on-demand videos from the Magna Digital Library? Well, now you do! What Is the Magna Digital Library? The Magna Digital Library is a collection of on-demand digital training resources that cover a wide range of topics, including: Active and Engaged Students Assessment, Grading and Feedback Classroom
- [Get It Together: Blackboard Groups Basics](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2022/04/12/get-it-together-blackboard-groups-basics/) - Creating groups in Blackboard is a great way to allow your students to interact with each other, learn, share ideas, and demonstrate what they know. If you’ve never used the Groups feature in Blackboard before, or just want to learn more about what options there are for using it, we’ll cover all the basics of
- [Faculty Access to Courses and Course Materials: A Quick Guide](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2022/04/19/faculty-access-to-courses-and-course-materials-a-quick-guide/) - Whether you’re new to the College and creating a course in Blackboard for the first time or are just trying to collaborate with a colleague on course development, there may be times when you want to access a course section where you’re not an instructor. Great! But before you get started, there are some guidelines
- [Summer 2022 Professional Development Opportunities](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2022/04/26/summer-2022-professional-development-opportunities/) - Summer can be a great time to rest and relax, but it’s also full of some really great opportunities to learn and develop professionally. Here are some related to education and technology that we think may be of interest: LT Workshops and Courses To see what we’ll be offering this summer, check out our full
- [Join Us for Fix Your Content Day](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2022/05/04/join-us-for-fix-your-content-day/) - This year, Fix Your Content Day takes place on Thursday, May 19th and will last for 24 hours. This coincides with Global Accessibility Awareness Day and helps to highlight the need for more inclusive digital content. What Is Fix Your Content Day Fix Your Content Day is an annual event that challenges instructors to make
- [ The Finish Line: Helpful Support Resources for Finishing the Term](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2022/05/10/the-finish-line-helpful-support-resources-for-finishing-the-term/) - Here are links to some helpful resources to help you finish up the term. Need to enter final grades? You can find instructions for Entering Final Grades on our knowledge base. Grade Center Support Resources Test Support Resources Blackboard Assistance Labs May 12, 2022 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Zoom Link Useful Blog Posts
- [Blackboard Integration Guide: Adobe Creative Cloud Tool](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2022/05/17/blackboard-integration-guide-adobe-creative-cloud-tool/) - Here at COD, we have a wide variety of tools that have been integrated into Blackboard to make them easier and more seamless to use in courses. However, while we have a lot of tools available, many faculty and staff might not know what they are, how to use them, or how to set them
- [Posting Your Syllabus in Blackboard: A Step-by-Step Guide](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2022/05/25/posting-your-syllabus-in-blackboard-a-step-by-step-guide/) - No matter what kind of course you’re teaching or how you’re teaching it (online, in-person, VCM), the College requires that you post your syllabus in Blackboard. In fact, even if you use Blackboard for absolutely nothing else the entire term, your syllabus still has to be uploaded there for students to access. Every term instructors
- [Summer 2022 Getting Started Resources](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2022/06/07/summer-2022-getting-started-resources/) - Welcome to Summer Term! We hope you have a great summer teaching! Here are links to some helpful resources that will help you get everything ready to go for the Summer Term. How to Export/ Import a Course (Make sure you are exporting NOT copying!) Software RecommendationsGetting Started with Blackboard Course DesignCustomizing the Course MenuPosting Your Syllabus to
- [Quizalize: A Worthy Kahoot! Replacement](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2022/06/28/quizalize-a-worthy-kahoot-replacement/) - Kahoot! is one of the most popular and widely used classroom quizzing tools. It used to be largely free to use, however, that's no longer the case. Since 2019, the site has required a subscription account for sessions with more than 10 players. While you can choose to pay this fee out of pocket, if
- [Fall 2022 Resources for Getting Started](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2022/08/09/fall-2022-resources-for-getting-started/) - Welcome to Fall of 2022! We hope your Fall Term is one of your best yet. Here are links to some helpful resources that will help you get everything ready to go for the Fall Term. How to Export/ Import a Course (Make sure you are exporting NOT copying! Copy will copy EVERYTHING) Software RecommendationsGetting Started with
- [Fall 2022 In-Service Info](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2022/08/16/fall-2022-in-service-info/) - Hello and welcome back! We hope you had a wonderful summer! Learning Technologies won't be hosting any sessions at this year's In-Service but we will be on hand to support you this week! Stop by or give us a call to get assistance in setting up your courses and getting ready for the term. If
- [Fall 2022 Professional Development Opportunities](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2022/08/23/fall-2022-professional-development-opportunities/) - If you're hoping to do some professional development this fall you don't have to look far for opportunities! Workshops and Courses Here’s what’s going on locally at COD this fall! We’ll be offering several opportunities to learn and will add to our slate of events throughout the term. Ally TrainingBlackboard for New UsersVerification and Grade
- [How Accessible Is Your Course?: Using the Ally Instructor Report](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2022/08/30/how-accessible-is-your-course-using-the-ally-instructor-report/) - Blackboard Ally has a number of tools to help you improve the overall accessibility of your courses. Among these is a tool just for instructors called the accessibility report. It allows instructors to see the overall accessibility score for their course as well as content types within the course that may cause accessibility issues. It's
- [Back to Basics: Creating Content Areas, Folders and Items in Blackboard ](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2022/09/12/back-to-basics-creating-content-areas-folders-and-items-in-blackboard/) - How you add and organize content in your courses impacts how easily students can find the information they need. While there isn’t just one way to set things up, it helps to know what your options are to determine what will work best for you and your students. Here, we’ll cover the basics of creating
- [What’s New In Blackboard This Fall ](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2022/09/20/whats-new-in-blackboard-this-fall/) - Wondering what’s new in Bb this fall? Here’s a list of all the updates to Blackboard for September 2022! Let us know if you have any questions or notice anything that’s not working as expected! For Instructors Here are the instructor-specific updates to Blackboard for this Fall Term. Rubric Copy between Courses Instructors can now
- [Captioning Video Content: Your Options Explained](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2022/09/27/captioning-video-content-your-options-explained/) - All video content you share in your courses needs to be captioned to ensure it complies with ADA guidelines. This helps to ensure that all students are able to access the content in a course. It also helps any students who just prefer to watch videos with captions– which happens more often than you might
- [Replacing the Qwickly App Module](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2022/10/04/replacing-the-qwickly-app-module/) - Starting in Summer of 2022 the Qwickly Apps module is no longer available in Blackboard. This was not a COD-based decision–Qwickly decided to end life this tool. What was Qwickly Apps? The Qwickly Apps module appeared on the My Institution page of Blackboard and allowed for sending communications to multiple course sections, changing the availability
- [YuJaPalooza 2022 Full Lineup!](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2022/10/12/yujapalooza-2022-full-lineup/) - [et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] YuJaPalooza is back again this year, with a fresh lineup of headlining acts! What is YuJaPalooza? YuJaPalooza is our yearly YuJa training event (not sure what YuJa is? Learn More here). Or just head to our sessions! You can learn everything you need to know to get started with YuJa during our 6
- [Changes Coming to Blackboard for Spring 2023 Term: An Overview of Blackboard Ultra Base Navigation](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2022/10/31/changes-coming-to-blackboard-in-2022-an-overview-of-blackboard-ultra-base-navigation/) - While we already underwent a major overhaul to Blackboard with our switch to SaaS hosting in late 2021 and early 2022, one of the biggest and most notable changes coming to Blackboard is the change from the Original Experience navigation to the Ultra Experience navigation. This new navigation interface is called Blackboard Ultra Base Navigation.
- [Blackboard Ultra Base Navigation FAQs](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2022/11/01/blackboard-ultra-base-navigation-faqs/) - Blackboard is getting a new look for next term! Here's what you need to know: What Is Ultra Base Navigation? Blackboard Ultra is Blackboard's most recent LMS offering. It has a modern, intuitive, and fully responsive interface that is easier to use on mobile devices. It also offers some updated tools for teaching and interacting
- [LT Training Spotlight: Foundations of Online Teaching](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2022/11/08/lt-training-spotlight-foundations-of-online-teaching/) - Foundations of Online Teaching is one of Learning Technologies' longest running and most popular trainings. If you haven't taken Foundations, here's your chance to learn a little more about the 6-week training. You may decide it's right for you! The Basics Length: 6 weeks. Course Type: Online. While the course is mostly asynchronous, activity due
- [YuJaPalooza 2022 Recordings](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2022/11/18/yujapalooza-2022-recordings/) - [et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] Missed a YuJaPalooza session you really wanted to attend? Want to refresh your memory on about something we discussed? We’ve got you covered. All of our sessions from this year’s YuJaPalooza were recorded! Here’s the links to all the YuJa goodness: Fundamental Funk: Get an overview of the YuJa system and how to
- [End of Term Resources for Fall 2022](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2022/11/29/end-of-term-resources-for-fall-2022/) - We’re also here to help! Call us at (630) 942-2490 or email us at learningtech@cod.edu. We’re happy to answer your questions and assist you in any way we can. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column] [/et_pb_row] [/et_pb_section][/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [ARI Support](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2022/12/13/ari-support/) - Before you can enjoy a restful Winter Break, you've got to get those grades submitted! We're here to help you through that process. Get Help ASAP For immediate assistance, you can always contact us at learningtech@cod.edu. We're here to help from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Useful Resources If you need help
- [Learning Technologies Spring 2023 In-Service Sessions](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2023/01/17/learning-technologies-spring-2023-in-service-sessions/) - Have questions about the latest update to Blackboard? Just need some assistance getting set up for the term? LT is here to help. We'll be hosting several sessions at In-Service both on campus and online: Blackboard Assistance LabGet help with all things Blackboard! On Campus Session: Wednesday, Jan 18 from 12:00 p.m. to 12:50 p.m. SRC 3010
- [Welcome Back!: Spring 2023 Resources for Getting Started](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2023/01/24/welcome-back-spring-2023-resources-for-getting-started/) - Welcome back! We hope everyone's spring term is getting off to a good start. As you're getting your courses set up, here are some resources you might find useful. Helpful Resources for Getting Started Here are links to some helpful resources that will help you get everything ready to go for the semester. How to
- [Get to Know Ultra Base Navigation: Messages](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2023/01/25/get-to-know-ultra-base-navigation-messages/) - There are a lot new, awesome features of Ultra Base Navigation! Each week, for the next few weeks, we'll be highlighting a new part of the menu, showing you what it does, the features you can use, and providing support to answer some of your most common questions. This week, we'll be focusing on Messages.
- [Professional Development Opportunities for Spring 2023](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2023/01/31/professional-development-opportunities-for-spring-2023/) - Make 2023 your year by taking advantage of the wide range of professional development opportunities out there! Here are a few we’ve rounded up: Spring Conferences Here are a wide range of spring conferences dedicated to educational technology topics. SXSW EDU Hybrid (Online and Austin, TX), March 7-10, 2022 Featuring a diverse array of speakers and
- [Get to Know Ultra Base Navigation: Courses](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2023/02/01/get-to-know-ultra-base-navigation-courses/) - There are a lot new, awesome features of Ultra Base Navigation! Each week, for the next few weeks, we'll be highlighting a new part of the menu, showing you what it does, the features you can use, and providing answers to some of the most commonly asked questions. This week, we'll be focusing on Courses.
- [Get to Know Ultra Base Navigation: Global Notification Settings](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2023/02/14/get-to-know-ultra-base-navigation-global-notification-settings/) - There are a lot of new, awesome features in Blackboard Ultra Base Navigation! Each week, for the next few weeks, we'll be highlighting a new part of the menu, showing you what it does and the features you can use. This week, we'll be focusing on the Global Notification Settings on the Profile page. These
- [Get to Know Ultra Base Navigation: Activity Stream](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2023/02/21/get-to-know-ultra-base-navigation-activity-stream/) - There are a lot of new, awesome features in Blackboard Ultra Base Navigation! Each week, for the next few weeks, we'll be highlighting a new part of the menu, showing you what it does and the features you can use. This week, we'll be focusing on the Activity Stream. The Activity Stream is a new feature in
- [Get to Know Ultra Base Navigation: Calendar](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2023/02/24/get-to-know-ultra-base-navigation-calendar/) - There are a lot of new, awesome features in Blackboard Ultra Base Navigation! Each week, for the next few weeks, we'll be highlighting a new part of the menu, showing you what it does and the features you can use. This week, we'll be focusing on the Calendar. The calendar is where you can see all
- [Exploring the Content Creation Menu In Blackboard](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2023/03/21/exploring-the-content-creation-menu-in-blackboard/) - While most faculty have used the Blackboard Content Creation Menu (the menu that comes up when you select Build Content) to some degree, not knowing what every part of the menu does is pretty common. Some things you just might not have needed to use and others have a bit of a not-quite-so-clear purpose. We’re here
- [Everything UBN: Our Collected Support Resources](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2023/04/04/everything-ubn-our-collected-support-resources/) - Looking for some Ultra Base Navigation support? You've found it! Here you'll see all of our support from the UBN update in one place. We hope this answers your questions but if you still need assistance please give us a call or email! General Here are a few overview of UBN support resources to help
- [Blackboard Integration Guide: ALEKS](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2023/04/11/blackboard-integration-guide-aleks/) - Here at COD, we have a wide variety of tools that have been integrated into Blackboard to make them easier and more seamless to use in courses. However, while we have a lot of tools available, many faculty and staff might not know what they are, how to use them, or how to set them
- [Setting Up Your Activity Stream in UBN](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2023/04/18/setting-up-your-activity-stream-in-ubn/) - One of new features in Ultra Base Navigation is the Activity Stream. The Activity Stream, as the name implies, lets you see all of the most recent activity going on in your courses, including upcoming due dates, student submissions, items that need grading, and more. While certain elements of the Activity Stream are always on,
- [Summer 2023 Professional Development Opportunities](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2023/05/02/summer-2023-professional-development-opportunities/) - Summer is a great time to relax and recharge, but if you feel like doing a bit of PD in between all that chilling out, there are plenty of opportunities to do so. Here are a few of the upcoming educational technology workshops, webinars, conferences and more that you can take advantage of this summer.
- [Spring 2023: End of Term Support Resources](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2023/05/09/spring-2023-end-of-term-support-resources/) - We know that entering your grades, setting up tests, and wrapping up the term can sometimes be a bit of a stressful process--especially with a nice long break so close. We're always here to help if you have questions or are encountering an unexpected error. For the basics, however, take advantage of our support resources
- [Adjunct Faculty Development & Engagement Conference: Where to Find LT](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2023/05/23/faculty-development-engagement-conference-schedule-and-where-to-find-lt/) - This June 1st and 2nd, the Adjunct Faculty Support Office is holding a conference for Adjunct Faculty with both in-person and virtual attendee options and synchronous and asynchronous sessions. There will be a keynote presentation, panel discussions, and several breakout sessions, including some hosted by Learning Technologies! Here's where you can find us during this
- [Welcome to Summer Term 2023: Getting Started Resources and Important Updates](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2023/05/31/welcome-to-summer-term-2023-getting-started-resources-and-important-updates/) - Welcome back! We hope your Summer Term is going well so far. As you're getting your courses set up and starting to work in them, you may find these resources useful: Helpful Resources for Getting Started Here are links to some helpful resources that will help you get everything ready to go for the semester.
- [Blackboard FAQs: Courses Page](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2023/06/13/blackboard-faqs-courses-page/) - The Courses page in Blackboard is where you can find all of your current, upcoming, and past courses and manage them as needed. Not sure how this page works? We’ve got some answers to frequently asked questions below: How can I hide past courses? You can’t remove past courses from your courses list, but you
- [Blackboard Ultra Course View: An Introduction](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2023/06/27/blackboard-ultra-course-view-an-introduction/) - This Spring Term, we rolled out Blackboard Ultra Base Navigation, which improved the look and functionality of the main navigation menu in Blackboard. But UBN is only half of Blackboard Ultra. The other component is called Blackboard Ultra Course View. Course View integrates the features of UBN into your actual course shells, helping add some
- [Blackboard Basics: Using the Blackboard Mobile App](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2023/07/11/blackboard-basics-using-the-blackboard-mobile-app/) - While you can log into Blackboard’s website from any kind of internet-enabled device with a web browser, Blackboard offers an additional option for mobile devices with its Blackboard app. The app is free and makes it easier to log in and check up on your courses in Blackboard. Here, we’ll share a bit more about
- [Blackboard FAQs: Messages](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2023/07/25/blackboard-faqs-messages/) - The update to Blackboard Ultra Base Navigation came with a great new way to communicate with your students: Messages! Messages allow you to easily keep in touch with students without having to take conversations outside of Blackboard as everything happens right on the Blackboard platform itself. Since messages is a newer tool for Blackboard users,
- [Back-to-School Blackboard FAQs](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2023/08/08/back-to-school-blackboard-faqs/) - Trying to get your courses ready for Fall Term? You're not alone! We get a lot of similar questions as faculty and staff ready everything for the first day of classes. Here are some of our most frequently asked questions (and their answers) at this time of year! How do I import a course? To
- [Fall 2023 In-Service: Full Schedule](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2023/08/15/fall-2023-in-service-full-schedule/) - It's In-Service time again! Whether you're attending all the events in-person or plan to do some online sessions, here's the full schedule of events for the next few days: Wednesday, August 16th 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. President’s Welcome Address: Dr. Brian Caputo, President Provost’s Welcome: Dr. Mark Curtis-Chávez, Provost Faculty Leadership Welcome: Dr. David
- [Fall 2023 Back to School Support and Updates](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2023/08/22/fall-2023-back-to-school-support-and-updates/) - Welcome back! We know the first few weeks of classes are always a stressful time, so if you need any help and support we're here! In this post, we're sharing our hours, some support resources, and an important reminder about backing up course content from past terms. LT Support Hours If you need to call,
- [What's New for Fall 2023](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2023/08/29/whats-new-for-fall-2023/) - Some of you may have been teaching over the summer and have already seen the improvements made to Blackboard and YuJa, but if you're just coming back after a relaxing summer away from the classroom here are some of the updates you'll see in these tech tools as you get started this term. Blackboard Updates
- [Important: Blackboard Summer 2022 Course Deletion Deadline](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2023/09/05/important-blackboard-summer-2022-course-deletion-deadline/) - Due to data storage caps on the Blackboard SaaS system, IT will be removing courses from the Summer 2022 Term from our system. Removal will begin on September 6, 2023. This means that if you have courses and/or content from the Summer 2022 Term that you want to use or save going forward that have not already been exported, backed up, or copied into more recent
- [Fall 2023 Professional Development Opportunities](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2023/09/12/fall-2023-professional-development-opportunities/) - Looking to add some PD to your schedule this fall? There's plenty to choose from, whether you want to take a quick class or attend an educational conference. Workshops and Courses Here’s what’s going on locally at COD this fall! We’ll be offering several opportunities to learn and will add to our slate of events
- [Syncing Your Bb Calendar with External Calendars](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2023/09/19/syncing-your-bb-calendar-with-external-calendars/) - Trying to keep all your important dates straight between multiple calendars can be a challenge, but it is possible to sync your Blackboard calendar with your external calendars or vice versa! Keeping everything in one centralized location can help ensure you stay on top of everything you have going on, both academically and personally. Here's
- [Helping Students Find Support for Blackboard](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2023/09/26/helping-students-find-support-for-blackboard/) - Learning Technologies is here to help faculty get the most out of using Blackboard, but where can students go for help when they need it? What do they do when Blackboard isn't working or they don't know how to do what they need to do? Here are the resources we have available at COD to
- [Blackboard FAQs: Gradebook](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2023/10/03/blackboard-faqs-gradebook/) - Have some questions about using the Blackboard Gradebook? You're not alone! Keep reading to find answers to the most commonly asked questions about the Gradebook in Blackboard. This video gives a quick overview of using the Gradebook. Where can I see what needs grading in all my courses? In UBN menu to the left of
- [Get to Know: Blackboard Accessibility Features](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2023/10/17/get-to-know-blackboard-accessibility-features/) - Even if you don't have students in your courses who require specific accommodations, ensuring that your course content is accessible is an important part of effectively serving all our students here at College of DuPage. Blackboard has some built in tools that can make the process of designing for accessibility a little easier. Here, we'll
- [Blackboard FAQs: Tests and Quizzes](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2023/10/24/blackboard-faqs-tests-and-quizzes/) - If you're teaching Blackboard, chances are good that your course contains at least one quiz or test. Do you know how to set these assessments up, bring in publisher content, or allow for multiple attempts? In this post, we'll go through answers to some of the most common questions instructors have about using the quizzes
- [Blackboard Basics: System Requirements](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2023/11/07/blackboard-basics-system-requirements/) - In order for Blackboard to run smoothly, you'll need to have the right hardware and software on your end. You may be able to get by with less than is required, but it's likely that certain features won't work or won't be as reliable. Here are the recommended specs for using Blackboard: Operating Systems An
- [Making the Most of the Activity Stream](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2023/11/14/making-the-most-of-the-activity-stream/) - Are you using the Blackboard Activity Stream? The Activity Stream is a great place to see everything that's going on in your courses in one streamlined place and then easily jump into courses that need grading, updates, student support, or other tasks. Here, we share more about the Activity Stream and how to make the
- [Get to Know: The DevLearn Conference and Expo](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2023/11/14/get-to-know-the-devlearn-conference-and-expo/) - Learning Technologies Instructional Designer Becky Benkert recently attended the DevLearn Conference and shares her experience: The week of October 23rd, I attended the “DevLearn: Shape The Future” Conference and Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada. The conference is described as, “the place to explore what’s new and next in the world of learning. If you’re ready
- [Fall 2023 End of Term Support Resources](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2023/11/28/fall-2023-end-of-term-support-resources/) - We know that entering your grades, setting up tests, and wrapping up the term can sometimes be a bit of a stressful process, but we hope we can make it a little less so and get you to enjoying winter break! For specific questions or issues, we're always here via email, phone, or in person.
- [Spring 2024 Professional Development Opportunities](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/01/30/spring-2024-professional-development-opportunities/) - There are so many ways to learn this Spring! Here are some of our recommendations including conferences, webinars, and more! Spring Conferences Here are a wide range of spring conferences dedicated to educational technology topics. SXSW EDU Austin, TX, March 4-7, 2024 Experience unparalleled discovery, learning, professional development, and networking with educators from around the
- [Winter Break Learning Opportunities](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2023/12/05/winter-break-learning-opportunities/) - Winter Break can be a great time to do some serious relaxing and unwinding. It can also be a great time to do some professional development (especially during those icy, cold days). Here are some resources to help you learn while you're staying cozy inside. Adobe Education Exchange Adobe Education Exchange is a great place
- [End of Term Support: Entering Your Final Grades](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2023/12/12/end-of-term-support-entering-your-final-grades/) - You're almost there! It's time to enter final grades and then enjoy a nice, well-deserved break until Spring Term. To help make the process a little easier, we've got loads of support resources to help you with all things grading. Don't see what you need? Give us a call! We're on hand to help you
- [Spring 2024 Spring In-Service Schedule](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/01/16/spring-2024-spring-in-service-schedule/) - Welcome back! We look forward to seeing everyone at In-Service this week at our support sessions and on campus. Here's where you can find us this week as well as a link to the full In-Service schedule. Find Learning Technologies Learning Technologies will be offering two support labs. Here are the details: Open Lab: Wednesday,
- [Spring 2024 Updates and Getting Started Resources](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/01/23/spring-2024-updates-and-getting-started-resources/) - Welcome back! We hope your first week back is going well! As you're getting your courses set up, here are some resources you might find useful as well as some updates you may find relevant. Helpful Resources for Getting Started Here are links to some helpful resources that will help you get everything ready to
- [Blogging Learning Tech - Electric Boogaloo Edition](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/01/29/blogging-learning-tech-electric-boogaloo-edition/) - By popular demand (not really), I am resurrecting my blogging in collaboration with the Learning Technology office. I received a lot of good feedback from the last time I did this, so, hopefully, you guys will find my posts interesting and helpful. However, this time around, the focus of my posts will be largely, but
- [Blogging Learning Tech: UCV Overview](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/02/01/blogging-learning-tech-ucv-overview/) - Greetings, colleagues. For this first post, I thought I'd just do a basic overview of the Ultra Course View (UCV) in comparison with our current course view. This will give you a first impression of what to expect. So, here is the basic landing page of my 8-week online course in our current course view:
- [Blogging Learning Tech: Copying Content in Ultra](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/02/05/blogging-learning-tech-copying-content-in-ultra/) - Of course, at the heart of every course is the content. Creating, copying or importing content in Ultra is extremely easy. Let's start with the copying part. After all, no one wants to reinvent the wheel unless one really has to. Thankfully, Ultra allows us to pull the specific content we want from our existing
- [Blogging Learning Tech: Whatever Happened to the Date Management Tool?](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/02/08/blogging-learning-tech-whatever-happened-to-the-date-management-tool/) - Guys, remember when I posted about the date management tool in Blackboard, and a whole bunch of you emailed about it? I still use it. So, of course, one of my main concerns, when I got started with the Ultra Course View (UCV), was whatever would happen with that tool because I knew it is
- [Blogging Learning Tech: Creating Content in Ultra](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/02/12/blogging-learning-tech-creating-content-in-ultra/) - Greetings, colleagues, in this post, I want to focus on content creation in Ultra. In a previous post, we took a look at copying content from one course to another. We also saw that we can upload different files direction into Ultra from our computers. But sometimes, it might just be best to create the
- [Blogging Learning Tech: Announcements and Messages](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/02/15/blogging-learning-tech-announcements-and-messages/) - Well, sooner or later, we have to talk to our students, don't we? There are lots of ways to communicate with students, individually, or as a group within Ultra. Announcements and messages are the main way to do that. Let's start with Announcements. Announcements Typically, Announcements go to the entire class. You can find the
- [Blogging Learning Tech: Tests in Ultra](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/02/19/blogging-learning-tech-tests-in-ultra/) - Tests and assignments are features that all of us use in one form or another. Ultra gives a lot of options that I am still working my way through but I think I have a good handle on the basics, so I get to make it look like I know what I'm doing. But I
- [Blogging Learning Tech: Assignments and First Steps with The Gradebook in Ultra](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/02/22/blogging-learning-tech-assignments-and-first-steps-with-the-gradebook-in-ultra/) - Creating an assignment in Ultra starts the now-familiar way. Click on the + button where you want to create your assignment, and click Create: Then, select the assignment option: After that, everything will pretty much look the same as with tests. You'll be taken to a blank assignment page. In this case, it is more
- [Fun With The Ultra Gradebook](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/05/02/fun-with-the-ultra-gradebook/) - After working with the Ultra gradebook for almost a full semester, I thought I'd share with you guys some of the lessons I've learned so far. Lesson the first: always check what you are doing in student preview, otherwise, be prepared for a few fun surprises. Lesson the second: keep things as simple as possible...
- [Do One Thing in Ultra: Add a Course Banner](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/05/27/do-one-thing-in-ultra-add-a-course-banner/) - As you all probably know by now, there isn't a lot of visual customization that can be done in Ultra. But there is one thing you can do to personalize the look of your course (and for me, to differentiate all my intro shells on my Blackboard landing page without feeling totally senile): add a
- [Summer 2024 Updates and Getting Started](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/05/28/summer-2024-updates-and-getting-started/) - Helpful Resources for Getting Started Here are links to some helpful resources that will help you get everything ready to go for the semester. How to Export/ Import a Course Software Recommendations Getting Started with Blackboard Course Design Customizing the Course Menu Post Your Syllabus Adding Extra Time to a Quiz/Test Important Updates ARI Tool
- [Spring 2024: Final Grades Support](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/05/14/spring-2024-final-grades-support/) - Summer break is so close! Time to get those tests and projects graded and final grades submitted. If you've hit a roadblock or just need a refresher, here are some general resources that can help you understand the basics of submitting grades. We know that sometimes the ARI tool can be a bit temperamental so
- [Blogging Learning Tech: Grading Open Test Questions in Ultra](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/02/26/blogging-learning-tech-grading-open-test-questions-in-ultra/) - Well, at some point, we all have to start grading. In list view in the gradebook, there is a grading status column that pretty much tells you where you stand. Different grading statuses may show like this: From what I understand so far, "all graded" means that all the submitted attempts are graded. In the
- [Blogging Learning Tech: Inline Grading and First Steps with Analytics in Ultra](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/02/29/blogging-learning-tech-inline-grading-and-first-steps-with-analytics-in-ultra/) - In a previous post, we looked at setting up tests and assignments in Ultra, and grading test submissions in the gradebook. Grading assignments is pretty much the same thing. You navigate to the gradebook. You find the assignment you want to grade. Click on the "x attempts to grade". This will take you to the
- [Blogging Learning Tech: Attendance in Ultra](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/03/04/blogging-learning-tech-attendance-in-ultra/) - A propos of nothing: And yes, it's real. Anyhoo, there are different ways that you can set up your attendance in Ultra, depending on whether or not your gradebook is already populated. If your gradebook is still empty, just click on the gradebook tab and you will see this menu: [Side note: if your gradebook
- [Zoom for Synchronous Teaching with Blackboard: A Faculty Transition Workshop](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/03/05/zoom-for-synchronous-teaching-with-blackboard-a-faculty-transition-workshop/) - The Collaborate Ultra web-conferencing platform will be removed from Blackboard at the conclusion of the Spring 2024 term and Zoom has been selected as the optimal replacement. In anticipation of this transition, the Zoom for Synchronous Teaching workshop will equip faculty with the essential skills and best practices needed to efficiently transition from Collaborate Ultra
- [Blogging Learning Tech: Whatever Happened to the Adaptive Release?](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/03/07/blogging-learning-tech-whatever-happened-to-the-adaptive-release/) - Adaptive release is one area where I find the Original course view to be superior to Ultra. I don't know how many of us use adaptive release, but if you have used it, you know it allows you to be pretty granular on to release your content, even with the basic options, let alone the
- [Blogging for Beginners: Recording a Semester of Teaching Online](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2016/04/12/blogging-for-beginners-recording-a-semester-of-teaching-online/) - In creating a daily digital diary, teachingwritingonline (www.teachingwritingonline.wordpress.com), I documented what it was like to teach a fully online teaching load. I blogged for 116 days during the 16-week Spring 2016 semester, recording the challenges, successes and unpredictable events that occur while teaching in a virtual environment. The blog captures anecdotal evidence regarding a variety
- [Reflections on Foundations of Online Teaching](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2015/08/11/faculty-focus-reflections-on-foundations-of-online-teaching/) - Being a teacher is a lot like being an artist: it takes a good deal of both hubris and humility. One must know something others ought to know and the hubris to profess it (hence the penultimate title). But a teacher must also have the humility to remain a student in perpetuity, accepting the notion
- [Developing An Online Shell for Speech 1100](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2015/08/03/faculty-focus-developing-an-online-shell-for-speech-1100/) - Full-time Speech faculty set a goal of increasing collaboration and sharing resources with adjunct faculty. We developed an online course shell to be used in the introductory Speech course that helps us meet those goals. Here's what we learned from the process. Listen Perhaps the most important advice we can offer is to listen to
- [Tips for Using the Blackboard Grade Center Like a Pro ](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/02/06/tips-for-using-the-blackboard-grade-center-like-a-pro/) - The Grade Center can sometimes be a complicated tool to use in Blackboard simply because there are so many options and settings to choose from! But there are a few things you can do to ensure that you get things set up how you want them and make it easy for both you and your
- [Spring 2024 End of Term Support](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/05/07/spring-2024-end-of-term-support/) - It's almost summer, but first you have to wrap up those Spring courses! Here are some support resources to get you through all those end of term assessments, projects, grades submissions and more! Entering Final Grades Need to enter final grades? You can find instructions for this process on our knowledge base. Grade Center Support Resources:
- [Blogging Learning Tech - Let's Talk About Padlet](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/03/22/blogging-learning-tech-lets-talk-about-padlet/) - Let's take a break from Ultra for a second here. We need to talk about Padlet. There is actually A LOT to talk about, when it comes to Padlet, so this is only the first post in a series. And I would also add that now is a great time to join Padlet because their
- [Summer 2024 Professional Development Opportunities](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2024/04/30/summer-2024-professional-development-opportunities/) - If you're looking to do some learning on ed tech this summer, here are some great places to do it! LT Workshops and Courses To see what we’ll be offering this summer, check out our full calendar of training opportunities. We will be offering several trainings on Ultra over the summer so make sure to
- [Just Added: More Blackboard Training Sessions](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/04/06/just-added-more-blackboard-training-sessions/) - In light of the changes to return-to-campus date (see ya this summer), we're offering some additional remote teaching training sessions. We're covering some important topics, like testing, grade center and using Collaborate! Don't see what you need help with? Email us at learningtech@cod.edu. Additionally, remember to register via Cornerstone if you want to use the
- [The Beginner's Guide to Blackboard Collaborate Ultra](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/04/01/the-beginners-guide-to-blackboard-collaborate-ultra/) - Looking to quickly get started with Collaborate Ultra? While it might take some time to become a true pro, these articles from our knowledge base and Blackboard Help can help you learn the basics so you can get up and running quickly. We've divided the information up into relevant topics so you can quickly find
- [LT on the Road: Regional Center Visits This Spring](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/02/25/lt-on-the-road-regional-center-visits-this-spring/) - We're visiting the regional centers again! This spring we'll be on hand at each of the four regional centers to provide support for any of your Blackboard questions or issues. Westmont: Mon., March 2 from 2 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in WC 09 Class LaboratoryNaperville: Tue., March 3 from 2 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in NC
- [LT After Hours Return!](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/02/18/lt-after-hours-return/) - We understand that it can be hard to find time to come in for help with your courses, especially if you're an adjunct or teach at one of the other regional centers. That's why we're offering support outside of our usual office hours. Side Note: our usual office hour are from 8 a.m. to 5
- [Mind Mapping: The Answer to Everything! Part 1](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/02/12/mind-mapping-the-answer-to-everything-part-1/) - No, seriously. Ok, here goes: And by thing I mean papers. There, I've said it. But seriously, I do. They do nothing for me that can't be accomplished through better means. I mostly teach introduction to sociology here, so, my main goal is to make students understand what sociology is, how to apply its core
- [The Return of Tuesdays at Two!](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/02/11/the-return-of-tuesdays-at-two/) - We're bringing back Tuesdays at Two! No idea what Tuesdays at Two is (other than something held on Tuesdays at 2 p.m.)? We can't blame you, it's been awhile. Tuesdays at Two are short, 30 minutes or less, educational sessions about specific Blackboard topics. You'll get 20 minutes of an LT staff member explaining how
- [Book Recommendation: Intentional Tech](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/02/05/book-recommendation-intentional-tech/) - A tougher read from the usual pedagogy stuff I usually read. Derek Bruff organizes his book alongside strategies and principles derived from the scholarship of teaching and learning: (1) Times for telling: giving students a hard problem or challenging experience can help them get ready for learning. (2) Practice and feedback: to learn new skills,
- [Content Curation and Sharing Made Easy](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/02/03/content-curation-and-sharing-made-easy/) - Many of us have asked our students, at one point or another, to compile lists of sources on a variety of topics. Depending on the field or requirements, we may also have required a specific formatting (APA, MLA), a given number and type of sources, or any other combination of those elements. The simplest version
- [Updating All Your Course Dates with the Date Management Tool in Blackboard](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/01/30/updating-all-your-course-dates-with-the-date-management-tool-in-blackboard/) - Colleagues, I have been so wrong for so many years in the way I handled some of my Blackboard components. Case in point: due dates. Every term, I have painstakingly gone through every items in my courses and updated them from previous terms. There is a much easier, more efficient, and yes, cooler way to
- [Ally Usage Report for Fall 2019](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/01/29/ally-usage-report-for-fall-2019/) - While Ally was operational in for Summer of 2019, most students and faculty weren't really aware of it and usage was low. As such, the Fall term was our first full term of use, and we were able to pull a lot of really interesting data from that experience. The good news? Our Ally usage
- [Hello World!: Meet Our Faculty Guest Blogger](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/01/27/hello-world-meet-our-faculty-guest-blogger/) - ... And by world, I mean, COD community. This semester, I have been kindly invited to blog on Learning Technology matters from a faculty perspective (well, I volunteered when they offered in a previous newsletter... you do read the Learning Tech newsletters, right?). Anyhoo, I plan on blogging on a variety of tech tools I
- [Learn Something New This Year! Upcoming LT Courses and Workshops for 2020](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2020/01/13/learn-something-new-this-year-upcoming-lt-courses-and-workshops-for-2020/) - New year, new knowledge! There are loads of opportunities to learn some new skills, build on existing ones, or share your experiences coming up over the next few months. LT Workshops and Courses Here's the list of upcoming opportunities currently being offered by LT during the Spring Term. To register, please use Cornerstone via the
- [LT After Hours Is Back!](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2019/11/06/lt-after-hours-is-back/) - We understand that not every instructor has time to come in for Blackboard help during our regular business hours. That's why we started offering support on weekends and in the evenings. Here's where you can find us this week! Thursday, November 7 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, November 10 from 6 p.m. to
- [Tech Minute: Clearing or Ignoring Test and Assignment Submissions](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2019/11/05/tech-minute-clearing-or-ignoring-test-and-assignment-submissions/) - Most of the time, student test taking and assignment submission goes off without a hitch. However, sometimes an assignment or test needs to be reset so that a student may either retake or resubmit it. Here's the best practices for this process: Have questions about this process? Please give us a call at (630) 942-2490
- [Who You Gonna Call?: IT vs. LT](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2019/10/30/who-you-gonna-call-it-vs-lt/) - Do you know who to call for your Blackboard issues? Both LT and IT support Blackboard here on campus, but in different ways--though we might overlap sometimes. Here’s what we each do: Learning Technologies LT is focused on the day-to-day use of Blackboard. This means that we can help you with setting up various parts
- [Tech to Try: 3 Free Web-based Accessibility Checkers](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2019/10/22/tech-to-try-3-free-web-based-accessibility-checkers/) - While Ally is a great tool for assessing if the content items in your course are accessible, it doesn’t check everything. What about the content of webpages that you’re using in your course (or, gasp, your course page itself)? How do you assess if the contrast is good, you have all images tagged with alt-text,
- [Tech Minute: Adjusting Discussion Forum Settings](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2019/10/15/tech-minute-adjusting-discussion-forum-settings/) - Are you using the discussion forums in your courses? Would like like a quick overview of how to adjust all the settings? Here's your chance to learn! In under two minutes, you'll learn all the basics about discussion forum settings in Blackboard. Questions? Comments? Let us know! learningtech@cod.edu
- [The Ally IncluCity Tour Is Heading to College of DuPage](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2019/10/02/ally-inclucity-tour-coming-to-cod-next-week/) - Ally is bringing its IncluCity tour to College of DuPage next week and you can take part! There will be several fun and engaging learning opportunities over the two days the tour will be here, touching not only on Blackboard Ally but also on larger accessibility issues. You'll find the full schedule below as well
- [Mark Your Calendars: Upcoming LT Courses and Workshops](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2019/09/10/mark-your-calendars-upcoming-lt-courses-and-workshops/) - Ready to learn some new tech skills this fall? We've got a full slate of course and workshops this fall to help you learn all things Blackboard. Here's what's coming up over the next few months. All courses that require registration can be accessed through Cornerstone via the Portal. On-Demand You can learn when and
- [Creating Accessible PowerPoints: 6 Things to Do for Greater Usability](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2019/09/03/creating-accessible-powerpoints-6-things-to-do-for-greater-usability/) - It's not uncommon for instructors to share PowerPoint slides used in class with students. This can be a great way to help students study, take better notes, or just catch up if they were out for the day. However, it's also not uncommon for these presentations to lack accessibility. Here, we'll take a look at
- [Accessibility in Action: Ally Community Stories](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2019/08/27/accessibility-in-action-ally-community-stories/) - Have you started using Ally yet? One thing that might be helpful as a rookie Ally user is to see just how the tool has helped those at other institutions. One of the best ways to do that is to check out the Ally Community Stories on the Blackboard Ally website. Through this site, you'll
- [The Back-to-School Blackboard Guide: Everything You Need to Know to Start the Semester](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2019/08/20/the-back-to-school-blackboard-guide-everything-you-need-to-know-to-start-the-semester/) - Getting Started New to Blackboard? Need a refresher? Here are links to some things you'll need to know to get everything set up and ready to go for the semester. Software RecommendationsStart the SemesterAdd ContentBest Practices FAQs Blackboard Updates Blackboard has had a few updates over the past few months, including one just last week.
- [Upcoming Events and Conferences for Fall 2019](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2019/08/13/upcoming-events-and-conferences-for-fall-2019/) - While you might be more comfortable heading into the back-to-school season as an instructor, there's no reason you can't step into the student role as well. Especially since fall is absolutely loaded with opportunities to learn new things about technology, pedagogy, and more. Here are some of the courses, workshops, conferences and other opportunities for
- [Find Us at In-Service!](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2019/08/06/find-us-at-in-service/) - In-Service is fast approaching and we're getting ready to share all kinds of great back-to-school tips, tools and support with you! Here's where you can find us during In-Service (find the full schedule here). Thursday, August 15th We'll be leading a number of the breakout sessions on Thursday: SRC 2025 Course Preparation: Export/Import, Date Management,
- [Tech Minute: Editing Course Menu Style](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2019/07/30/tech-minute-editing-course-menu-style/) - Have you checked out our latest installment of Tech Minute? Staff member Becky Benkert takes you through how to personalize your Course Menu using color. You can also watch the video on our knowledge base, and learn more about how to use just about every tool in Blackboard!
- [Blackboard Collaborate Ultra Updates for Summer 2019](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2019/07/23/blackboard-collaborate-ultra-updates-for-summer-2019/) - Blackboard Collaborate got a recent update. What does that mean? There are a lot of really cool new features and tweaks that can make Collaborate even better to use. Easily Identify Connection Issues Collaborate can now determine if moderators and attendees are experiencing connection issues that can identify with their ability to participate in the
- [Lightboard, Camera, Action: Best Practices for Using the Lightboard](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2019/07/16/lightboard-camera-action-best-practices-for-using-the-lightboard/) - The lightboard can be a great tool for creating videos that engage your students and make it easier to understand complex topics. However, it can take some practice to learn what to do and what not to do when using this tech tool to get the best quality results.
- [Tech Minute: Setting the Content Review Status](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2019/07/02/tech-minute-setting-the-content-review-status/) - Welcome to a new feature we have to offer: Tech Minute! In each segment, we'll address a small thing you can do in Blackboard to make your course work better for you AND your students. Without further ado, here's the first Tech Minute! Have questions? Check out our knowledge base for additional information.
- [New Course Alert: Blackboard for New Users](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2019/06/11/new-course-alert-blackboard-for-new-users/) - We've got a new course! It's called Blackboard for New Users, and as you might imagine, it covers some of the basic elements of using Blackboard. While the course is designed to help those who are entirely new to Blackboard learn how to use it, if you feel like you could use a refresher on
- [Meet Our New Ticketing System](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2019/05/29/meet-our-new-ticketing-system/) - If you’ve called, emailed or sent a request to Learning Technologies recently, you probably noticed that you got an automated email response via Zendesk to that interaction, much like you do when you contact the IT Helpdesk. And if not, well, this will help you know what to expect if and when you do need to contact us.
- [Blackboard Updates: What You Need to Know](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2019/05/28/blackboard-updates-what-you-need-to-know/) - It's that time again: Blackboard got an update. While updates can be a pain, they also come with some good things. Here's a list of what you can expect with this latest Blackboard update, taken from our knowledge base. You can also read the article there. Blackboard Attendance ✋ The new Attendance tool integrates with
- [A Quick Guide to Signing Up for LT Workshops and Courses Using Cornerstone](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2019/05/02/a-quick-guide-to-signing-up-for-lt-workshops-and-courses-using-cornerstone/) - If you sign up for any course through the TLC, including those offered by Learning technologies, you’ll need to use Cornerstone. Cornerstone is a relatively new addition to the programs we have here at COD, and many may not really be familiar with how to use it just yet. But that’s OK, we’re here to
- [Quick Tip: Use Live Captioning in Google Slides](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2019/04/18/quick-tip-use-live-captioning-in-google-slides/) - Are you using Google Slides in your courses? Did you know that there’s a way to integrate live captioning into your Google Slides presentations? It’s an amazing way to open up content both to students with accessibility needs and those who simply prefer reading to listening. Plus, it’s just really cool. How Does It Work?
- [Replacing Google Hangouts: Your Best Options After the Phaseout](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2019/03/27/replacing-google-hangouts-your-best-options-after-the-phaseout/) - Google Hangouts is an amazing tool for keeping in touch with groups of people with a shared interest--students, colleagues, or even a professional network. Unfortunately, Google plans to phase out the platform by October of 2019. So what can you use in its place? There are actually quite a few options that can fit the
- [Growing Online Learning Conference Recordings Now Available](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2019/03/12/growing-online-learning-conference-recordings-now-available/) - Couldn't attend the Growing Online Learning Conference this past month? Not to worry, all the sessions were recorded so you can watch them when and where you want. You can find videos and information about each session on the ILLCO site here, but we've also cross-posted it here. Accessibility: A Civil Right Vance Martin, Ph.D.Campus
- [Making Social Media More Accessible: A Guide to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2019/03/07/making-social-media-more-accessible-a-guide-to-facebook-twitter-and-instagram/) - Whether you use social media in your classes, to promote on-campus organizations and events, or just for your own personal and professional engagement, it’s important to make sure that your audience has equal opportunity to see and read what you’re sharing.
- [Introduction to Ally: Understanding Alternative Formats](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2019/02/12/introduction-to-ally-understanding-alternative-formats/) - Ally will be rolling out to all courses (read our article on what Ally is here) in Blackboard, starting in the summer of 2019. So what will that mean for you as the instructor? One of the changes that you’ll see will be the addition of alternative formats for the content in your course. If
- [Welcome Back, COD Faculty!](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2019/01/14/welcome-back-cod-faculty/) - Welcome back! We hope everyone had a restful and productive break from courses. It’s time to get back to work, however, and we’re here to help. Here’s what’s going on this week and some information you need to know to get the semester started. Blackboard Updates Over the break, Blackboard underwent an upgrade has now
- [The 12 Days of Techmas](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2018/12/06/the-12-days-of-techmas/) - Celebrate all things Learning Tech with our 12 days of Techmas. Through December 18th, you'll find tech-focused tools and tips you can use the whole year long, as well as more than a few cheesy holiday-themed taglines. We'll add new ones as we count down the days. On the first day of Techmas, Learning Technologies
- ['Tis the Season: All the Blackboard Grade Center Help You Need to Survive the End of the Semester](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2018/11/13/tis-the-season-all-the-blackboard-grade-center-help-you-need-to-survive-the-end-of-the-semester/) - The end of the semester is fast approaching, and with it comes all of the grading of tests, assignments, and projects. If you use Blackboard for keeping track of your grades, here are some tips and tools that will make the process a bit easier as we head into the final days of the term
- [What Is Ally?](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2018/11/13/what-is-ally/) - This spring, College of DuPage will be piloting Ally, a new tool for Blackboard, with the goal of a full rollout later in 2019. Haven’t heard of Ally? You’re not alone. Here, we explain just what Ally is and what it does for both instructors and students. The Basics Blackboard Ally is a tool that
- [Tech to Try: The Best Camtasia Alternatives](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2018/11/07/tech-to-try-the-best-camtasia-alternatives/) - Camtasia is a great piece of software and we use it often here in Learning Technologies. However, it's not the right tool for every job, and because it's a bit pricey, it's less than ideal for those just doing basic video recording and editing who probably don't actually need anything as robust as Camtasia. So
- [Accessibility and Blackboard: Applying WCAG 2.1 to Your Courses](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2018/09/26/accessibility-and-blackboard-applying-wcag-2-1-to-your-courses/) - Blackboard Learn is fully compatible with internationally recognized accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1) and has several built in features that allow students with impairments to engage more easily with digital content. Problem solved? Not so fast. While Blackboard has the ability to be WCAG compliant, you, the user, actually have to design your courses with accessibility
- [Tech to Try: Adobe Spark](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2018/09/05/tech-to-try-adobe-spark/) - Adobe Spark launched in May of 2016, so it's relatively new technology, but if you haven't heard of it or tried it out yet, you definitely should. In its first year it was awarded Best App of the Year by Apple (notable, considering the past animosity between Adobe and Apple) and it's since been downloaded
- [Welcome Back,  How Can We Help You?](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2018/08/23/welcome-back/) - It's that time again: back-to-school is here! The first few weeks of the semester can be hectic, but if you're having issues with Blackboard, want help getting your courses set up, need to make some amazing videos, are looking for some advice on which tools to use for your courses this semester, or just about
- [Upcoming Events and Conferences for Fall 2018](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2018/08/13/upcoming-events-and-conferences-for-fall-2018/) - Looking to learn or do some professional development this fall? Here are some upcoming opportunities we've got to share. Courses and Workshops All courses, unless labeled walk-in, require registration through the TLC. Class Name Date Time Facilitator Location Bb Grade Center Workshop II - Assignment 8/13/18 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Min/Tim BIC 1C06 Ask
- [Upcoming Events: Fall In-Service and Faculty Resource Open House](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2018/08/08/upcoming-events-fall-in-service-and-faculty-resource-open-house/) - While the end of summer is always a bit of a downer (no more long, hot days by the pool), back-to-school season can actually be pretty exciting with the anticipation of another potentially amazing school year in the air. Whether you're feeling that excitement or are sad to let summer go, there's going on here
- [Meet Our Lightboard](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2018/07/26/meet-our-lightboard/) - You might have seen us promoting our lightboard in some of our emails or social media posts, but it may not be clear to many just what a lightboard actually is or what it can be used to do. We’re here to answer those questions and to help you get started using the lightboard for
- [Accessibility Series: Creating Accessible PDFs](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2018/07/19/accessibility-series-creating-accessible-pdfs/) - PDFs are one of the most common file formats found in COD courses and it's likely that everything from your syllabus to the course reading materials is in PDF form. That ubiquitousness is why it's so critical to ensure that the PDFs in your course are accessible. Here, we'll explain how an accessible PDF is
- [Quick Tip: Using Collaborate for Virtual Office Hours](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2018/07/11/quick-tip-using-collaborate-for-virtual-office-hours/) - Even if you're teaching course in a traditional classroom setting, sometimes students simply may not be able to make it to in-person office hours. Having a virtual option for office hours is an easy and attractive alternative, both for students and for you as their instructor. Not only does it make it easier for students
- [Accessibility Series: Creating Accessible Word Docs](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2018/07/03/accessibility-series-creating-accessible-word-docs/) - While there are lots of desktop publishing solutions out there, Word is by far the most widely used. In terms of accessibility, that’s actually a great thing. Word is loaded with all kinds of features that make it really simple to check for and create documents that are readily usable to all of your students,
- [Tech to Try: Mentimeter](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2018/06/26/tech-to-try-mentimeter/) - What Is Mentimeter? Mentimeter is an interactive presentation, workshop and meeting tool, designed to help make sharing information with students or colleagues innovative and memorable. Right now you might be thinking, oh boy, another presentation tool. As if I need ANOTHER one to remember and learn how to use. But Mentimeter can actually help simplify
- [Getting Started Guide: Using Infographics for Teaching and Learning](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2018/06/19/getting-started-guide-using-infographics-for-teaching-and-learning/) - Infographics are everywhere these days, from Twitter feeds to cereal boxes. And with good reason: they make it easy to share data and important information in an easily digestible and engaging format. Infographics might look complicated to make but in reality, anyone, even those who aren’t design experts, can make one. The process can actually
- [Academic Integrity Training Opportunities](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2018/06/12/academic-integrity-training-opportunities/) - Looking to learn more about best practices when it comes to ensuring academic integrity? You're in luck! Whether you want to prevent plagiarism, model good research practices, or even find some tools for teaching ethics, you'll find plenty of help at College of DuPage this summer. If you can come to campus, you can attend
- [Quick Tip: Take Advantage of Adobe Education Exchange](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2018/06/05/quick-tip-take-advantage-of-adobe-education-exchange/) - As a COD staff or faculty member, you have free access (just ask IT!) to the complete suite of Adobe creative tools. This includes everything from Photoshop to Premiere. That’s a whole lot of potential to do some really cool things. It’s also really overwhelming if these aren’t tech tools that you’re used to using,
- [WCAG 2.1: Learning the Basics of Web Accessibility Guidelines](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2018/05/29/wcag-2-1-learning-the-basics-of-web-accessibility-guidelines/) - The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, better known as WCAG, are a series of web accessibility guidelines created by the Web Accessibility Initiative, a branch of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). WCAG is geared towards serving those with disabilities, but also provide guidance on creating websites that are accessible for ALL users by laying out
- [Tech to Try: Flipgrid](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2018/05/22/tech-to-try-flipgrid/) - What Is Flipgrid? Flipgrid is a website that allows instructors to create a grid of 240-character-or-less discussion questions that students respond to using equally short recorded videos. Grids can be made up of classes, sections, faculty groups, cohorts, or any assortment of users who are interested in discussing a shared set of questions, usually with
- [Upcoming Events for Summer 2018](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2018/05/14/upcoming-events-for-summer-2018/) - Summer is a great time to relax and kick back. It's also a great time to work on professional development! We've got loads of ways you can keep your brain fit this summer both on campus and off. Learning Technologies Training Opportunities We've got lots of classes and workshops this summer! Unless they're labeled as
- [What Does Learning Technologies Do?](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2018/05/03/what-does-learning-technologies-do/) - Ever wondered just what Learning Technologies does? Here's a quick primer! PDF format: What Does Learning Technologies Do?
- [Alt Text: An Introduction to Creating Accessible Web-Based Images](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2018/04/26/alt-text-an-introduction-to-creating-accessible-web-based-images/) - What Is Alt Text? Alt or alternate text is an HTML attribute added to an image (it lives within the IMG tag and appears here, bolded for emphasis
- [Total Access: Understanding and Applying Universal Design](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2018/04/10/total-access-understanding-and-applying-universal-design/) - It’s impossible to have a discussion about accessibility without touching on universal design. While accessibility often focuses on making things easier for those with disabilities to use, universal design goes a step further, creating an ideal model where usability is maximized for everyone. Sound interesting? It is! Even better, it’s broken down into some basic
- [Getting More Out of Lynda.com: 8 Tips to Become a Lynda Pro](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2018/03/23/getting-the-most-from-lynda-com/) - Both students and instructors at College of DuPage have access to Lynda.com (if you haven't yet signed up, the Library explains how here). A division of the popular social networking site LinkedIn, the site offers training videos and courses on a wide range of topics, from creating Excel spreadsheets to editing high-quality videos in Adobe
- [Creating Accessible Content: Videos](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2018/03/14/creating-accessible-content-videos/) - Video content can be an excellent way to enrich your course, but visual and auditory disabilities can make it difficult for some students to benefit. Luckily, making videos fully accessible is both fairly straightforward and easy to find assistance with (we can help). First, it's useful to understand just what makes video content accessible and
- [Digital You: Tech Tools to Help You Create Amazing Avatars for the Online Classroom](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2018/03/01/digital-you-tech-tools-to-help-you-create-amazing-avatars-for-the-online-classroom/) - Even if you don't know the term, if you've used a computer in the past couple of decades you've seen an avatar. Avatars are digital graphical representations of the user, either as themselves or an alter ego, in both 2-D (like a BitMoji) and 3-D forms (like in Second Life). Today, avatars are used everywhere
- [Accessibility By the Books: Understanding and Following Disability Law](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2018/02/16/accessibility-by-the-books-understanding-and-following-disability-law/) - By and large, technology has been an incredible tool for learners with a disability, improving their independence and allowing them to utilize resources that they wouldn’t have had access to in years past. However, it hasn't been a perfect solution. Many types of tech also come with barriers that can make it difficult for those
- [Tech to Try: Gameblox](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2018/02/02/tech-to-try-gameblox/) - An Introduction to Gameblox For those interesting in exploring gamification in their courses, Gameblox can be a powerful free tool for getting started. So what is Gameblox? Gameblox is a game editor that uses a block-based programming language to allow anyone, even those with limited programming knowledge, to make and share games. It is free
- [Course Accessibility 101: Understanding the Basics](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2018/01/23/course-accessibility-101-understanding-the-basics/) - With the most recent census data reporting that nearly one fifth (19.7%) of Americans have some kind of disability, accessibility is an issue that colleges and universities, and the instructors that work in them, can’t afford to ignore. That said, while accessibility may be a big buzzword and rightfully at the forefront of much discussion
- [Web Enhancing Your Course: The What, Why and How of Embracing Blackboard](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2017/03/21/web-enhancing-your-course-the-what-why-and-how-of-embracing-blackboard/) - Not every course can or should be an online or hybrid course. However, that doesn't mean that instructors can't take advantage of the variety of teaching and learning opportunities afforded by the Web, and by extension, Blackboard. Here, you'll learn why web-enhancement can be a boon to your students' learning and your productivity alike, and
- [The Online Instructor's Bookshelf: 10 Books to Help You Better Understand Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2016/10/26/the-online-instructors-bookshelf-10-books-to-help-you-better-understand-teaching-and-learning-in-the-digital-age/) - While it’s tempting say that good teaching is good teaching regardless of the setting, the reality is that there are real differences between what it takes to teach successfully in person versus what it takes to teach successfully online. Even adding in technology or web-enhancement into a course can significantly change how an instructor needs
- [6 Ways to Engage More Effectively with Students Through Course Content](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2016/09/16/6-ways-to-engage-more-effectively-with-students-through-course-content/) - The start of the new school year is a great time to freshen up your online courses and to take steps to ensure that they are as effective and accessible as possible. One great way to do that is by diving head first into the very heart of your course: the content. Even if you
- [The New Online Instructor’s Guide to Feedback Fundamentals: Part III](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2016/07/05/the-new-online-instructors-guide-to-feedback-fundamentals-part-iii/) - This is the final part in our series on giving online students feedback. This time around, we'll discuss how you can make time for giving feedback and what you need to do to figure out where you can improve your feedback. Let's get started! Making Time for Feedback By now, you’re probably thinking, “Well all
- [The Beginner’s Guide to Educational Podcasting](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2016/06/21/the-beginners-guide-to-educational-podcasting/) - First gaining attention back in 2004, by tech world standards podcasts are practically dinosaurs. Yet despite all of the flashy, fun new technology and media that has launched in the intervening decade, podcasts have only grown in popularity, both as a forum for entertainment and a tool for education. Some, like the recent Serial, have
- [The New Online Instructor’s Guide to Feedback Fundamentals: Part II](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2016/06/07/the-new-online-instructors-guide-to-feedback-fundamentals-part-ii/) - This is the second part in a series of articles about giving feedback. The first time we focused on why good feedback is important and what defines good feedback. This time, we’ll focus on what you can do to improve the feedback you give and the elements your feedback should contain. See Part I here.
- [Not Just a Distraction: How Mobile Phones Can Help Your Students Learn](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2016/05/24/not-just-a-distraction-how-mobile-phones-can-help-your-students-learn/) - Are your students more interested in checking Facebook or playing Candy Crush than the material you’re covering? While mobile devices have long been verboten in the college classroom, if students are prioritizing time killers over learning, the problem may not really be the phone. After all, if students aren’t interested, they don’t need a phone
- [The Productive Professor: The Tech Tools You Need to Get More Done When Working Remotely](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2016/04/26/the-productive-professor-the-tech-tools-you-need-to-get-more-done-when-working-remotely/) - Whether you’re plugging away at work over break, doing some late night grading, or teaching your online course from a distance, it can be hard to stay focused on work the same way you might in your office, whether due to the addition of distractions or the logistics of not always having colleagues and materials
- [Tech to Try in the Online Classroom: Evernote](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2016/03/29/tech-to-try-in-the-online-classroom-evernote/) - An Introduction to Evernote Essentially, Evernote is a cloud-stored notebook that can be accessed through a web browser or through an application on a mobile device. Because the information is stored in the cloud, it is synced between all of your devices, making it possible to access whatever you have stored there from virtually any
- [The New Pedagogy: 6 Web Design Principles You Need to Know to Improve Your Online Course Outcomes](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2016/03/16/the-new-pedagogy-6-web-design-principles-you-need-to-know-to-improve-your-online-course-outcomes/) - The word design comes from the Latin de signare, meaning to mark or sign, to give something significance and thereby designate its relation to other things. Design, by very definition, is a way of making sense of the world by giving order to things and making them “understandable and meaningful” to the viewer or user.
- [5 Questions: What You Need to Know About MOOCs](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2015/11/23/5-questions-what-you-need-to-know-about-moocs/) - What Are They? A Massive Open Online Course, or MOOC, is an online course that offers open access via the Internet for free or at a low cost. Many MOOCs are modeled after existing college or university courses, but unlike these courses, most MOOCs do not count for college credit. There are some exceptions, however,
- [Tech to Try: Canva](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2015/10/28/tech-to-try-in-the-online-classroom-canva/) - Scientists have long known that visual cues play an important role in helping learners to retrieve and remember information. This makes sense, as the brain itself is essentially an image processing machine. In fact, some studies suggest that up to 90 percent of the information transmitted to the brain is visual. This extra brain power dedicated to
- [Tame Your Inbox: 10 Tips for Managing Student Emails](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2015/10/05/tame-your-inbox-10-tips-for-managing-student-emails/) - Each semester, every course you teach can generate hundreds of emails. You want and need to respond to students to help them, but answering emails is just one of the many tasks you have to attend to every day. How can you make it easier on yourself and save time? Here are some tips that
- [5 Questions: What You Need to Know About Digital Badges](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2015/09/14/5-questions-what-you-need-to-know-about-digital-badges/) - What Are They? The MacArthur Foundation defines digital badges as: “an assessment and credentialing mechanism that is housed and managed online. Badges are designed to make visible and validate learning in both formal and informal settings and hold the potential to help transform where and how learning is valued.” Digital Badges are also known as micro
- [Twitter and Weebly in the Classroom](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2015/09/04/twitter-and-weebly-in-the-classroom/) - Have you ever considered using Twitter and Weebly in the classroom but aren't sure how to do it? Have questions about how these technologies can help you engage students? Education professor April Zawlocki shares how she uses both Twitter and Weebly in the classroom to facilitate and enhance student learning, helping you better understand everything from
- [The Productive Professor: 7 To-Do List Apps to Try](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2015/07/28/the-productive-professor-7-to-do-list-apps-to-try/) - When done right, to-do lists can be an effective way to keep track of all of the things you need to get done in both your personal and professional life, but managing all of those lists and remembering to do all of the things they contain can be a task in and of itself. Luckily,
- [How to Create Videos Students Will Actually Watch](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2015/07/28/how-to-create-videos-students-will-actually-watch/) - Many, if not most, of today’s online students are active and enthusiastic consumers of a wide range of video-based media, from watching short clips on YouTube and Vimeo to streaming entire movies and TV shows on Netflix. This interest opens up a range of opportunities for you to both connect with students and to produce
- [Welcome to the Learning Technologies Blog](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/2015/07/01/welcome-to-the-learning-technologies-blog/) - Whether you're an online instructor or just want to learn more about educational technologies, Learning Technologies can help. On this blog you'll find an assortment of resources that can help you learn more about online teaching and learning and the latest tech tools as well as keeping you in-the-know about the services we offer, projects we're

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- [FAQ](https://dev.codlearningtech.org/ultra/ultra-faq/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”-52px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https://dev.codlearningtech.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ULTRAheader.png” title_text=”ULTRAheader” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”5px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”] Ultra Course View Frequently Asked Questions Have a question about Ultra? Here are some of the most commonly asked questions and their answers. Don’t see
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