Welcome back! In this edition, I have put together three quick Blackboard guides to save you time, clear up roster confusion, and give you more control over your Gradebook. Here is what I am covering in this edition: Print, Download, and Manage Rubrics in...
Learning Technologies Blog
How GoReact Powers Regular and Substantive Interaction
Earlier in the month, there was a blog entry from Tim comparing the difference between YuJa and GoReact. While YuJa is best for video hosting and lectures, GoReact allows you to create video-based assignments where you can provide time coded feedback. This is what...
YuJa Lumina Training Opportunities
Jennifer Reyes of YuJa will be offering two trainings on our enterprise media platform, YuJa: YuJa Lumina Basic Training November 4 at 11:30 a.m. on Zoom This session will cover: browser capture, media management, video editor, embedding content in the course. YuJa...
Alternative Text, Part 1: What Is It and When Do You Need It?
Images can do a lot of work in a course. They can explain a concept, show a process, provide evidence, set context, or simply make a page more inviting. Alternative text, often called alt text, helps make sure the meaning of an image is available not only to students...
Tech Tips with Tim: Video Tools, Exam Lockdown, and Taming the Activity Stream
Welcome back! This week I have put together three quick guides to help streamline your Blackboard environment, protect assessment integrity, and make video assignments far easier to manage. Here is what we are covering in this edition: GoReact vs. YuJa: Choosing...
Instructional Design Update: Blackboard Tools That Build on the C.A.R.E Framework
The Online Learning Consortium recently published an article called “Emotional Safety in Online Learning: A C. A. R. E. Framework for Human-Centered Digital Teaching” by Pierre Einar Wright, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology Counseling and...






