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Center for Instructional Technology Office of Information Technology

Video Tutorials Library

Watch. Learn. Teach. CIT's Video Library features short, practical videos for the tasks instructors use most.

Videos

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Be on the lookout for new videos as we add more to our library.

LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

BLACKBOARD

Blackboard is the learning management system at the University of Alabama. Select a tile below to view a section of quick instructional videos.

Blackboard Getting Started

Getting Started

An overview of Blackboard for Instructors.

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Course Setup & Settings

Add a TA, edit due dates, and adjust course settings.

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Adding Content

Create and add basic content to your course.

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Assignments & Tests

Add assignments, tests, and lockdown browser.

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Gradebook

Gradebook overview, settings, adding new items and calculating totals.

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SYLLABUS Platform

SIMPLE SYLLABUS

The official syllabus platform at the University of Alabama. Every course should have a syllabus published for students to view course information, materials, policies, and more.

Getting Started

Get started with the Simple Syllabus overview

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Create & Edit the Syllabus

Add and edit content in your syllabus to match your course's details.

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Publish Your Syllabus

Publish the syllabus for your students to view.

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Add Link to Blackboard

Add a link to your syllabus in your course or supersection.

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Writing Assignment feedback & Plagiarism Detection

TURNITIN

Turnitin assignments are created in Blackboard and allow instructors to give feedback and grade writing assignments. Select a tile below to view quick video guides.

Turnitin Create an Assignment

Create Assignment

Create a Turnitin assignment in Blackboard.

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Be on the lookout for new videos as we add them to our library!

  • Blackboard
  • Clickers & mobile polling
  • Panopto
  • People.ua.edu
  • Simple Syllabus
  • Respondus
  • Turnitin