On-Location Presentation Activity
As a project in an online art history course, this instructor required the students to locate and research a work of art. Students then prepared a presentation about the work and the artist.
Copyright and Fair Use
Copyright and Fair Use are important concepts for faculty and students to understand when creating and uploading content to an online course.
Increasing Engagement through Innovative Course Activities
Trends in education and technology are changing the way instructors communicate with their online students. In this video, we showcase examples of U of A instructor-produced content that provide students with an engaging online learning experience.
Resizing and optimizing images or photos for the web
Learn how to optimize images so they will display properly in your course and on the web. Uploading overly-large images can cause your course pages to load slowly.
How effective was my test? Using the Item Analysis dashboard tool
After your class completes an exam or quiz, Blackboard provides you with a robust reporting system for you to analyze how your students performed question-by-question. This feature is called “Item Analysis.”
ProctorU Best Practices for Instructors
If exams in your course will be proctored using the online proctoring service ProctorU, an exam request form containing the Blackboard exam settings will need to be submitted. Here you will find detailed instructions to guide you as well as contacts for additional help.
Camtasia: Creating Videos with a Clickable Table of Contents
Camtasia Studio is a great software tool for creating high quality screen capture videos. But did you also know that you can use it to create a clickable table of contents? Click Here to See a Tutorial on Creating a Table of Contents in Camtasia Studio 8 Once you have...Camtasia: Building Videos with Embedded Quizzing
Camtasia Studio is a great software tool for creating high quality screen capture videos. But did you also know that you can use it to embed interactive quizzing? Click Here to See a Tutorial on Creating Quiz Questions in Camtasia Studio 8 Once you have edited your...Blackboard Portfolio
The Portfolio tool is designed to allow students to reflect on their own learning. Students can add artifacts, design and share their portfolios. Instructors can also require a Portfolio as the submission in response to an Assignment in a Course.
Blackboard Calculated Formula Test Questions
The new Calculated Formula Test questions allow you to create quantitative questions using a formula & variables that can be dynamically generated, calculated, and scored.