The deadline of February 15th is fast approaching for Faculty to apply for OER awards of $3,000 (for adopting open educational resources) and $7,500 (for creating open educational resources). Up to 10 awards are available. Open Educational Resources (OER) promote the use of textbooks and other materials for free or at a minimal charge.
The course reserves service allows university instructors to place instructional materials such as a small portion of a library-owned book or an article from a journal to be digitized and to be posted on his/her Blackboard class page.
There are many resources available to students and instructors of distance learning courses through the University of Arkansas Libraries.
It can be useful for Faculty to divide combined courses into separate sections in the Grade Center.
There are many technologies available to instructors at the University of Arkansas that can both enhance and simplify teaching and learning.
At times it may be necessary to allow a student another chance at an assignment or to hide one of their previous attempts at an assignment. This is a simple task using the Grade Details Page.
Are you unable to access the scroll bar to view the entire grade center on Blackboard on your Mac? This is a common issue with the default settings on your Mac and can be remedied quickly by going to your computer’s System Preferences.
When grading an assignment that involves videos submitted by students you can view the video for grading by following these steps.
Students and faculty can participate in classes delivered online or access online materials and activities to complement face-to-face classroom experiences using Blackboard, the University of Arkansas learning management system.
Echo360 is an audio, video, and screen capturing software application and streaming service that can be used to publish materials to Blackboard. Designated Echo360 technicians prepare classrooms to use Echo360 and support faculty with lecture capture and Personal Capture.