Learning Technologies Blog

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...