Last edited by jshabatu on November 21, 2019 | Course Design, General | comments: 0
“What? I can’t just grab images from Google for my PowerPoints?” Nope, sorry. While the internet seems to encourage sharing, most images and photos are protected under copyright law. Copyright gives only the author the exclusive right to use and...
Continue Reading: Finding Free Images and Videos for Your Courses
Original author: jshabatu on: July 9, 2019
Last edited by Lesley Speller on April 17, 2019 | Course Design | comments: 0
Want to give your items in Blackboard a little something extra, but you don’t want to fool with HTML? Use our Drop In Design tool and you’ll have DID it and done before you know it!
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Original author: Lesley Speller on: April 17, 2019
Last edited by Lesley Speller on November 5, 2019 | Blackboard TIPS, Course Design | comments: 0
Want to create a banner for your course in Blackboard, but you aren’t sure how to get started? Try out our Banner Maker!
Continue Reading: Create a Banner with Our Easy Banner Maker
Original author: Lesley Speller on: April 15, 2019
Last edited by Lesley Speller on March 1, 2019 | Course Design | comments: 0
Help your students connect your course objectives to their future careers!
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Original author: Lesley Speller on: March 1, 2019
Last edited by Kathryn Zawisza on July 5, 2019 | Blackboard TIPS, Course Design | comments: 0
Have you dragged a new item in your Assignments folder to the correct location multiple times only to have it move back to its previous location the next time you reload the content area? Is it driving you crazy? Not to fear! We have a workaround to save your sanity until the people at Blackboard get this problem fixed!
Continue Reading: Blackboard: Unexpected Behavior Using Drag-and-Drop
Original author: Lesley Speller on: January 10, 2019
Last edited by Kathryn Zawisza on March 13, 2018 | Best Practices, Course Design, Faculty Spotlight, General, Pedagogical Innovations | comments: 0
Dr. Constance Bailey, Assistant Professor of English/African American Studies, gave a talk on her experiences with developing her course “Beyoncé and Black Feminism” for the Department of English’s Pedagogy Lunch Series. During this talk Dr. Bailey...
Continue Reading: Faculty Spotlight: “Beyoncé and Black Feminism” – Designing and Developing Your Dream Course
Original author: Kathryn Zawisza on: March 13, 2018
Last edited by Lesley Speller on March 16, 2019 | Course Design | comments: 0
Icon themes are sets of icons that identify folders, documents, and other items within Blackboard. Icons make it easy for users to navigate through Blackboard and identify important information quickly.
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Original author: Kathryn Zawisza on: December 14, 2017
Last edited by Lesley Speller on June 5, 2018 | Clickers, Course Design | comments: 0
At times it may be necessary to re-add a Tools area link that has been removed from your course. This article will tell you how to do that.
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Original author: Lesley Speller on: August 20, 2017
Last edited by Lesley Speller on July 1, 2019 | Course Design, KB | comments: 0
Personalizing our Blackboard courses is a way to provide students with a unique online and educational experience. One way to personalize your Blackboard course is to add a picture or image (Banner) to the top of your course homepage or course entry point. Banners are also a useful way to indicate which course you are in which is especially helpful if you teach many courses a semester. Read on to learn how to personalize your course using the banner feature.
Continue Reading: Creating Banners in Your Blackboard Course
Original author: Kathryn Zawisza on: July 30, 2017
Last edited by saw034 on April 23, 2019 | Academic Integrity, Course Basics, Course Design | comments: 0
Students and faculty can participate in classes delivered online or access online materials and activities to complement face-to-face classroom experiences using Blackboard, the University of Arkansas learning management system.
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Original author: Lesley Speller on: November 15, 2016
