We understand that not every instructor has time to come in for Blackboard help during our regular business hours. That’s why we started offering support on weekends and in the evenings. Here’s where you can find us this week! Thursday, November 7 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, November 10 from 6 p.m. to[…]
Most of the time, student test taking and assignment submission goes off without a hitch. However, sometimes an assignment or test needs to be reset so that a student may either retake or resubmit it. Here’s the best practices for this process: Have questions about this process? Please give us a call at (630) 942-2490[…]
Do you know who to call for your Blackboard issues? Both LT and IT support Blackboard here on campus, but in different ways–though we might overlap sometimes. Here’s what we each do: Learning Technologies We focus on the day-to-day use of Blackboard so we can help you with setting up various parts of your course,[…]
While Ally is a great tool for assessing if the content items in your course are accessible, it doesn’t check everything. What about the content of webpages that you’re using in your course (or, gasp, your course page itself)? How do you assess if the contrast is good, you have all images tagged with alt-text,[…]
Are you using the discussion forums in your courses? Would like like a quick overview of how to adjust all the settings? Here’s your chance to learn! In under two minutes, you’ll learn all the basics about discussion forum settings in Blackboard. Questions? Comments? Let us know! learningtech@cod.edu
Ally is bringing its IncluCity tour to College of DuPage next week and you can take part! There will be several fun and engaging learning opportunities over the two days the tour will be here, touching not only on Blackboard Ally but also on larger accessibility issues. You’ll find the full schedule below as well[…]
Ready to learn some new tech skills this fall? We’ve got a full slate of course and workshops this fall to help you learn all things Blackboard. Here’s what’s coming up over the next few months. All courses that require registration can be accessed through Cornerstone via the Portal. On-Demand You can learn when and[…]
It’s not uncommon for instructors to share PowerPoint slides used in class with students. This can be a great way to help students study, take better notes, or just catch up if they were out for the day. However, it’s also not uncommon for these presentations to lack accessibility. Here, we’ll take a look at[…]
Have you started using Ally yet? One thing that might be helpful as a rookie Ally user is to see just how the tool has helped those at other institutions. One of the best ways to do that is to check out the Ally Community Stories on the Blackboard Ally website. Through this site, you’ll[…]
Getting Started New to Blackboard? Need a refresher? Here are links to some things you’ll need to know to get everything set up and ready to go for the semester. Software Recommendations Start the Semester Add Content Best Practices FAQs Blackboard Updates Blackboard has had a few updates over the past few months, including one[…]