by Christina Sabo | Oct 12, 2020 | Blackboard, Featured
A couple of times a year, you’ll get an email from Learning Technologies asking you to submit any integrations you might want in Blackboard for the upcoming term. This usually causes quite a bit of confusion, as many instructors aren’t quite sure either A)...
by Christina Sabo | Sep 28, 2020 | Blackboard, Collaborate Ultra, Featured
Web conferencing, love it or hate it, is simply a part of life now. Why not make it as cool as possible? There are lots of awesome features you can take advantage of in Collaborate Ultra. Here are a few we think you should give a try! Live Captioning In addition to...
by Christina Sabo | Aug 10, 2020 | Blackboard, Featured, Features, Guides, Online
Learning Technologies has four full-time instructional designers on staff and here to help you. But help you do what? We realize that it might not always be clear just what instructional designers do or how they can help you design and deliver your course content....
by Christina Sabo | Jul 6, 2020 | Blackboard, Featured, Online
Discussion boards have the potential to play a big role in online teaching and learning, but how can you ensure that students are gaining useful educational experience from them? While there’s no one-size-fits-all solution, there are some best practices you can use as...
by monnier | May 6, 2020 | Blackboard, Christine Monnier, Featured, Guest Blogger, Productivity, Quick Tips, Showcase, Tech to Try, Video, Yuja
Well, folks, this is it: my last post of the term (because next week is finals and I’m going to be swamped). I want to thank everyone who did the clicky thing 28 times… that’s right, I wrote 28 posts (including this one) for this blog over the course...
by Christina Sabo | Apr 17, 2020 | Blackboard, Collaborate Ultra, Featured
Connecting with students through synchronous sessions or recorded lectures can be great, but not all solutions are created equally. Some tools may have issues with security (Zoom, ahem) or may have a steeper learning curve for users. If you already have an online...
