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Old Course Deletions

Cranky thought of the day that does not involve the LT department: if you book time with our LT colleagues, and especially if you requested a custom session for a specific group, and then, you don't show up, it's rude. Please don't do that. These guys have a lot of...

COD Membership Benefits for the Online Learning Consortium 

College of DuPage is an Online Learning Consortium (OLC) member! You can take advantage of many institutional membership benefits with your cod.edu email address: Free Webinars on online higher education topics Access to the interactive OLC Quality Scorecard for...

Clean Up Your Mess!

Christine's cranky thought that does not involve the LT department: ever heard of Betteridge's Law of Headlines? Here it is: "Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no." Case in point: Anyhoo, back to Blackboard stuff. One of the...
Blackboard FAQs: Gradebook

Blackboard FAQs: Gradebook

Have some questions about using the Blackboard Gradebook? You're not alone! Keep reading to find answers to the most commonly asked questions about the Gradebook in Blackboard. https://youtu.be/rWqpvZ8QDTY This video gives a quick overview of using the Gradebook....

Helping Students Find Support for Blackboard

Helping Students Find Support for Blackboard

Learning Technologies is here to help faculty get the most out of using Blackboard, but where can students go for help when they need it? What do they do when Blackboard isn't working or they don't know how to do what they need to do? Here are the resources we have...

Syncing Your Bb Calendar with External Calendars

Syncing Your Bb Calendar with External Calendars

Trying to keep all your important dates straight between multiple calendars can be a challenge, but it is possible to sync your Blackboard calendar with your external calendars or vice versa! Keeping everything in one centralized location can help ensure you stay on...