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October 3rd Login Update for Poll Everywhere
Posted September 14, 2022
By IDLT
Poll Everywhere has informed ITS that the vendor is planning to implement a change to their login process on Monday, October 3rd. The purpose of this update is to provide an additional layer of security for upcoming features to Poll Everywhere. The update will add a small step to the login process for Poll Everywhere’s Presenter Apps (Windows, Mac, and Office 365 versions). During the new login process, presenters will be asked to permit the Poll Everywhere Presenter App access to...
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Running the Course Accessibility Report in Blackboard
Posted September 14, 2022
By IDLT
In the last edition of the ITSpotlight, we discussed what Blackboard Ally is, how it can help you increase the accessibility of your course, and how this is beneficial for students. We briefly touched on the Course Accessibility Report. This is a good starting point to see the big picture of where the content in your course is scoring with accessibility.
To run the report, navigate to Course Tools in the left navigation under Course Management. Then, click the Accessibility R...
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September 30th Last Access Date for TechSmith Knowmia
Posted September 14, 2022
By IDLT
YuJa is now available to all SIUE users as a replacement for TechSmith Knowmia (TSK). As a reminder, the end-of-life for TechSmith Knowmia at SIUE is Friday, September 30th. After that date the TSK system will be unavailable to all SIUE users. Visit this ITS KnowledgeBase article for a current timeline of activities and frequently asked questions.
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YuJa - Linking Video Quizzes to the Blackboard Grade Center
Posted September 14, 2022
By IDLT
YuJa is now available to all SIUE faculty, staff, and students as a replacement for TechSmith Knowmia, and among its many features is the ability to add quizzing to videos. Video quizzing is a great tool for formative assessment, checking student understanding, and reinforcing important points within lecture videos. These short, informal quizzes can be linked to the Blackboard grade center through the YuJa Video Quizzes and Analytics option under the Build Content menu in Blackboard....
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Digital Content Captioning Service
Posted September 14, 2022
By IDLT
As a reminder, the Office of Online Services and Educational Outreach provides a service for caption editing with a 3-5 business day turnaround. Through this service, student workers will edit the speech-to-text captions on videos that are stored in YuJa.
Video captions are a necessity for accessibility, and they support multi-modal learning for improved retention of information. Also, closed captions allow students to view video material without sound if they are watching ...
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