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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...
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Subscribe to a Discussion Board Forum
Posted February 14, 2024
by IDLT
Did you know you can be notified via email if someone posts to a Blackboard discussion forum? It’s true. Logging in and having to check each thread can be cumbersome. If you subscribe to the forum, Blackboard will send you an email when there is a new thread. Follow the instructions in this ITS KnowledgeBase article for how to subscribe to a forum. Remember you can see the message in your email, but you cannot reply from there. You must log in to Blackboard to respond.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Importing Data Into Excel
Posted December 13, 2023
by Curt Price
Have you ever had printed (on old school paper) data in a table that you needed to get into Excel? And did you dread adding it manually by typing it in?
Well, Matty McTech has found a quick and easy way to do it that could save you a ton of time. And I'm sure the University will be happy to hear you are getting more done in less time. That's solid gold resume material if you ask me.
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Syllabus Template Update
Posted December 13, 2023
by IDLT
Based on input from faculty members, the ITS Accessible Syllabus Template , part of the IDLT Teaching Toolkit , was recently updated for the spring 2024 semester.
Among the changes are the option for the syllabus template, previously configured for online classes, to be utilized for any course modality (face-to-face, blended/hybrid, or online). Another major update is the removal of the University policies, guidance language, and student support information from the syllabus ...
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Complete These End-of-Semester Activities for Course Management
Posted December 06, 2023
by IDLT
As the term nears completion, the following tips will be useful for faculty in wrapping up their courses.
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Check your Grade Center Total and/or Weighted Total column(s) to be sure they are set up to calculate correctly. The Mercer University Online Weighted Average Grade Calculatoris a useful tool for checking your Weighted Total calculations. If you find errors, contact ITS at 618-650-5500 or at bbhelp@siue.edu for assistance.
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Make sure your final ...