eLearning Blitz

MacEwan University has decommissioned Blackboard Learn as of Dec 31, 2022. For information on our new digital learning environment paskwâwi-mostos mêskanâs, please see https://www.macewan.ca/about-macewan/teaching/meskanas/

eLearning Blitz are 30 minute webinars on a functionality or a tool, within Blackboard Learn, Collaborate Ultra, Kaltura (and more) showcasing ideas that instructors can incorporate into their teaching and learning activities.

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Creating a rubric and using it with assignment or test (16 min)
What is Wiki all about and how can it help your students? (10 min)
Creating a quick anonymous survey (9 min)
Creating a test with randomized questions (15 min)
Reduce scoring bias by using anonymous assignment grading (11 min)
What do I do with a bad question in a test? (14 min)
Using Test Exception to accommodate students with disabilities (14 min)
Online Testing Tips and Tricks (20 min)
Exploring the communication options available in Blackboard (16 min)
Hosting virtual office hours using Collaborate (16 min)
A picture is worth thousand words - Incorporating multimedia resources in your Blackboard course (16 min)
Exploring Video Assignment (15 min)
What is Performance Dashboard and how can it help with student engagement? (14 min)
Promoting Academic Integrity in your Blackboard course
Wrapping it all up with a bow! - Part 1 (Calculating final course grade and assigning letter grades) (13 min)
Wrapping it all up with a bow! - Part 2 (Entering official letter grades and downloading students grades into Excel) (11 min)
How to use Date Management to update your important due dates (12 min)
Copyright in Blackboard (13 min)
What is the differences between Item, File and Blank Page? (17 min)
Explore the differences between Blogs, Discussion and Journal (16 min)
Exploring the different types of test questions in Bb (15 min)
Exploring Video Quiz (15 min)
Communicating with students online (16 min)
Managing Large Class Sizes Online (13 min)
Exploring online assessment and evaluation options (16 min)
Providing timely feedback online (16 min)
Incorporating multimedia content in online courses (10 min)
Options for online group work (17 min)
Grading discussion participation (14 min)
Grade Center primer (10 min)
Recording Lectures with Collaborate Ultra (12 min)
Recording Lectures with Kaltura (12 min)
Lecture Recording Hacks (13 min)
Introducing the New Exam & Test Settings Review Services (24 min)
Kaltura Tour (16 min)
Blackboard Annotate: A Better Way to Provide Students with Feedback (4 min)
Why and how to give students more time in exams presented by ADR (30 min)
Sharing multimodal assignment feedback with Blackboard Annotate (30 min)
Supporting students’ burning technology questions (26 min)
Gauging students’ progress with short, anonymous Surveys (30 min)
Copyright and Course Readings Online (38 min)
Academic Integrity Online (52 min)
Finding and using Self-Enroll Blackboard Courses (13 min)
Grading quickly and efficiently: Making use of Rubrics and the Assignment tools (31 min)
Removing bad exam questions and re-grading students attempts in 3 easy steps (8 min)
Creating stress-free exams by randomizing test questions (18 min)
Online collaboration via Blogs, Discussions, Journals, and Wikis (34 min)
How to track progress and adapt to students’ needs using the access data in Blackboard, Collaborate, and Kaltura (26 min)
Integrating the MLA and APA Tutorials into your course (19 min)
Life cycle of a Blackboard Test (17 min)
Ideas for online Group activities (12 min)
Crafting a good multiple choice question (14 min)
Explore Kaltura's Hot Spot video (15 min)
Accessibility for one, accessibility for all (16 min)
Incorporating Library resources (18 min)