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Announcements - Course Design
Introducing OSCQR Course Design Tool
Posted December 05, 2018
By: Tori Reany
SIUE has adopted the Open SUNY Course Quality Review (OSCQR) tool to provide quality course reviews using evidence-based principles. Instructional designers are available for consultation at any time during the development of your course regardless of course delivery method – online, blended, or face-to-face, and they will use OSCQR to make recommendations on course design and content delivery. To request a consultation or course review, please complete the&...
IDLT Creates Interactive Lessons and Training
Posted December 05, 2018
By: Jennifer Albat and Laura Million
Have you ever seen a really great interactive learning module and said, “I wish I could have that in my course!”? Now it can be a reality. The ITS Instructional Design & Learning Technologies group have been working on several modules already that have been beneficial not only to academic courses but to Springboard and other department training initiatives, as well.
Our first major project began with the Office of Admissions. They needed a learn...
Managing Date and Time Restrictions in Blackboard
Posted November 06, 2018
By: Jennifer Albat
We have received inquiries about why folders in Blackboard are not displaying when Adaptive Release rules are set. In both cases, the faculty members were trying to use Adaptive Release settings to display folders during a certain time period. But this is not the intended purpose of the feature.
Adaptive Release was designed to be used in cases where 1.) you do not want content to be released until certain criteria have been met or 2.) you only want to show content to s...
Winter Session FAQ
Posted November 06, 2018
By: Emily Keener
How do students get books?
Books will be available through Textbook Service before Winter Session begins (by early December). If students are traveling over break, they should be sure to get all required books before leaving campus.
When will Blackboard courses be ready?Blackboard courses have already been created for winter courses. Two things to know: 1. Courses listed without an instructor in CougarNet (instructor "TBD") will not have an instructor in Blackboard. I...
6 Things Faculty Can Do to Prepare for Winter Session
Posted October 05, 2018
- Check Your Internet Access.
If you are traveling, call your destination ahead of time and ask about internet access. The best case scenario: you'll have unlimited access to a wired connection; second best: unlimited access to a strong wireless connection (check travel sites for WiFi reviews), or your own reliable hotspot. While yo...
