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Maximize the Impact of Your YuJa Video
Posted June 19, 2024
by IDLT
Maximize the Impact of Your YuJa Video
Video content is a powerful educational tool in your course or training resource. To ensure your videos reach their intended audience effectively and make the desired impact, it's essential to follow some best practices.
Consider the following best practices when sharing your YuJa videos to ensure a smooth learning experience for your students.
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Share direct links. Direct links to videos in emails, training resources, discussion...
YuJa - Recovering a Deleted Video
Posted May 08, 2024
by IDLT
Did you accidentally delete a video from your YuJa library? It happens to all of us, but don’t despair. Deleted video files remain in your recycling bin for 60 days and can be recovered by following the steps below. After 60 days, however, those files will be permanently deleted and cannot be restored, so act promptly!
Here’s how you can recover that deleted video:
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Log in to YuJa and access the My Account option in the top right corner of your screen. From th...
Proctoring Options for Online Assessments
Posted March 13, 2024
by IDLT
Proctoring Options and Features
As more courses move to the online learning environment, assessments can be more challenging to maintain security. If learning in your courses cannot be assessed using alternative formats, consider some of the proctoring options and features that have been added to Respondus Monitor.
Show Your Work
Some online assessments require work to be done the old-fashioned way with paper and pencil. You can enable Respondus Monitor to allow students to...
Blackboard Course Shell Retention Practice Changes
Posted February 14, 2024
by IDLT
As previously announced, there will be an upcoming change to the retention practice for Blackboard course shells.
The current retention practice for SIUE's learning management system is:
- Course shells will be kept in Blackboard for 5 semesters plus the current semester (https://kb.siue.edu/128959).
- Course shells that are outside of the 5 + 1 retention window will be removed from Blackboard each fall, spring, and summer semester and retained for one year.
Beginning in the SP24 se...
TechSmith Knowmia Video File Archive Maintenance
Posted February 14, 2024
by IDLT
YuJa is SIUE's video storage and management solution. SIUE previously licensed TechSmith Knowmia for video capture, editing, and storage. All videos from TechSmith Knowmia were migrated to YuJa in 2022. Some Knowmia videos were unable to be matched with users in YuJa, most commonly because the faculty, student, or staff user with content in Knowmia had left the University prior to the migration. ITS has retained the Knowmia videos in case the users needed them after Knowmia was sunset i...
Ways to Use the Grade Center to Help with Student Retention
Posted January 17, 2024
by IDLT
Track student progress and early intervention allows faculty to help at-risk students. This in turn may help with students successfully completing courses and student retention. Blackboard’s Grade Center has several ways to assist in determining at-risk students.
Color Coding
Color Coding in the Grade Center allows faculty to select criteria, when met, will color code the student grade and identify an at-risk student. For example, yellow can be selected to identify any...
Complete These Start-of-Semester Activities for Course Management
Posted January 10, 2024
by IDLT
As a new semester approaches, the following tips may be useful for faculty.
Blackboard and Course Management:
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If you are teaching multiple sections of the same course and want them to be in one Blackboard shell, please request that your sections be merged prior to starting work in your Blackboard courses.
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If you want to copy a course from the previous semester, please follow these export/import instructions .
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For assistance with building you...