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Blackboard Innovative Teaching Series
Posted September 05, 2018
By: Jennifer Albat
Blackboard has some really great webcasts in their Blackboard Innovative Teaching Series (BITS). They feature faculty and other educational professionals who have integrated the use of Blackboard tools or other strategies to improve student learning. Register for a session and they will send you the recording if you are not able to attend. On the BITS registration page, you will also find previously recorded sessions. Check them out!
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Meet the Newest Member of the IDLT Team
Posted September 05, 2018
By: Jennifer Albat
Jodie Nehrt has been with Instructional Design & Learning Technologies since April 2018. She earned a Master of Science Degree in Library and Information Studies from Florida State University. Working with the School of Nursing, Jodie is dedicated to faculty and student support. She encourages the development of engaging learning activities through collaborative course design with a focus on consistency and ease of navigation for students and instructors. The School of N...
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New Blackboard Ally Working Sessions
Posted September 05, 2018
By: Jennifer Albat
Faculty, have you seen this icon in your Blackboard courses? It is one of the new Blackboard Ally indicators and it can help you identify common accessibility issues before they become a problem.
Want to turn those red icons to green? ITS has scheduled 2-hour working sessions from now until the end of November. Members of the ITS Instructional Design & Learning Technologies team will be on hand if assistance is needed.
Participants are...
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Respondus Gets a New Look
Posted September 04, 2018
By: Laura Million
Respondus, the test authoring tool, has been upgraded! Respondus sports a new, stylish user interface with the same convenience of the original tool. Go to the Knowledge Base article Respondus Upgrade – Fall 2018 for instructions to upgrade your version of Respondus.
For more information about Respondus as a test authoring tool, see the Knowledge Base article About Respondus.
As always, the Instructional Design and Learning Technologies Tea...
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What is Blackboard Ally?
Posted September 04, 2018
By: Jennifer Albat
For Faculty
Blackboard Ally is an accessibility tool that helps faculty identify and remove potential content barriers that can get in the way of learning. For example, Blackboard Ally alerts faculty when documents are missing headings or other formatting styles that make it easier for students to navigate content, especially students relying on screen readers to access Blackboard. Using a "stoplight" indicator system, Blackboard Ally measures course content against industry...
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