Testing Tips We receive many questions from instructors regarding how to best secure tests in Blackboard. Blackboard offers settings that can easily be enabled to increase the security of online exams. Check out our Testing Tips for Instructors video to learn how to implement random answers and questions, timers, test availability and more. Respondus Lockdown Browser –…
Midterm grade reminders, student technology needs, and a new way to book an appointment with CIT. Midterm Grade Reminder Can you believe it’s already October? Time to enter midterm grades! Remember we have helpful resources on the CIT website, including instructions for entering Midterm Grades in Blackboard Grade Center. We also have guidance on importing…
Gradescope Workshop Looking for a tool to streamline your grading process? Join us tomorrow, Sept. 29 at 1pm for a virtual workshop hosted by Gradescope. Gradescope is a feedback and assessment tool that streamlines grading while providing grading consistency. You can find details, and a link to register, on the CIT website. Blackboard Calendar Juggling competing…
A new Blackboard Learn feature, tips for student engagement, and a Zoom change reminder. Blackboard Learn Help Tips Notice a few new help messages in Blackboard Learn? Those are from us! We’ve integrated a new tool to be able to provide guidance and helpful tips as students and instructors navigate Blackboard. Our team recently added…
An upcoming security change, a few maintenance items, and tech reminders to share this week. Zoom Security Changes Beginning Sept. 27, Zoom will require that all meetings have a passcode or a waiting room enabled. Meetings that do not have a passcode or waiting room enabled will automatically be applied a waiting room. Waiting rooms…
September is here – time to start planning for your first course assessment of the semester! The CIT has prepared content for each course delivery mode regarding best practices for online exams and assessments. Meet our tools that can help you as you prepare your first assessment. Testing Tools: Blackboard Tests Instructors can use Blackboard…
We’re one week in to our new methods of teaching. CIT has a few resources to share as you continue to develop best practices for your course. Contingency Planning As we saw this week with a Zoom web server issue, outages occur. Although we strive to do everything in our power to prevent outages, please…
Welcome to the fall 2020 semester at The University of Alabama! Your colleagues in the Center for Instructional Technology are available to help with your instructional technology and accessibility needs. Flexible Modes of Instruction We’ve developed several resources to help with flexible teaching methods. Review the CIT website to see tips and best practices for…
Tegrity Out, Panopto In It’s been a long breakup, but the end is finally here. Tegrity is now officially no longer available in Blackboard. We’ve received great feedback on its replacement, Panopto, from both students and instructors. In an informal poll, students named Panopto as their favorite tool during the spring transition to remote learning.…
Zoom Update Please regularly update the Zoom client installed on your computer. Zoom regularly publishes updates to keep the software secure. Zoom’s website offers instructions on how to update the software. Vendor Webinars CIT is hosting many webinars to prep instructors for fall, and so are our software partners. Visit the CIT website to see…
