2024 BOLT Conference Recap
On October 23, 2024, 83 University of Arkansas employees came together to spark ideas and innovation for online teaching. Global Campus hosted this virtual event to unite U of A educators in a day of learning and sharing ideas and expertise. This year’s conference...
Supercharge your Productivity with Microsoft Tools: TIPS Teaching with Technology Lunch
Are you looking for ways to use Microsoft tools more productively? This TIPS Teaching with Technology lunch session was geared toward showing several tips and new features related to Microsoft 365 products.
AI, Student Engagement, and Innovative Uses of Media Take Center Stage at Online U of A Conference
The University of Arkansas Global Campus is gearing up for this year’s Better Online Learning Together (BOLT) Conference, which will feature sessions designed to help educators enhance their online teaching practices. The one-day virtual event on Wednesday, Oct. 23,...
The Power of Low-Stakes Testing in the College Classroom: Engaging Students, Boosting Learning
As university faculty, we’re always looking for ways to keep our students engaged, encourage retention of material, and lower the anxiety often associated with high-stakes exams. One effective method is low-stakes testing, providing a way to test students’ knowledge...
2024 BOLT Conference
Welcome to the 2024 BOLT Conference presented by Global Campus which will take place October 23rd, 2024! We are thrilled you decided to join us for this virtual conference on how to be better online and learn together. The full agenda is below. You are invited to join...
Clickers: Forcing a Roster Update
If you ever have a student who seems to be correctly registered on the PointSolutions instructor website but who is not showing up as registered in your software then you may need to update your course. These steps will show you just how to do that. Open your...
Respondus Exam Creation Tool: Publish the Exam to a Blackboard Ultra Course
Using the Respondus Exam tool to publish an exam into a Blackboard course. You are here: Download and install the program (first-time users only) Create and prepare the exam for import Import an exam and check the formatting Publish the exam to a Blackboard course...
Blackboard Ultra Documents: Embedding in an HTML Block
In Blackboard Ultra, you can enhance your course content by embedding external media or tools directly into documents. By using the HTML block feature, you can paste embed codes for videos, presentations, interactive elements, and more, allowing seamless integration...
Blackboard Ultra: Gradebook Overview Tab
To help instructors stay on top of their grading workload, we added an indicator to the Gradebook tab to let you know when there are new submissions to grade. The indicator displays the number that needs grading. If the count goes higher than 99, it displays as 99+....
Blackboard Ultra: Course Schedule
It can be very helpful to your students if you add the course schedule to your Blackboard Course. This ensures that the class times appear in your students’ Blackboard calendars which can be invaluable in time management.