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What to Include on Your “Getting Started” Page

August 14, 2020

A lab class in the Vincent Building sits waiting for the fall semester.

Let’s Talk Attendance

August 12, 2020

Using Explanation in Assessments

May 6, 2020

Ideas for Helping Students with Technology Limitations

April 23, 2020

Strategies to Deter Online Cheating on Exams

April 8, 2020

Blackboard Test Basics

April 8, 2020

Adding poll questions to your presentation slides helps save time during Collaborate sessions.

Tips to Help You Use Collaborate Like a Pro

March 30, 2020

8 Values That Make Your Course Content Engaging

March 25, 2019

Student groups competed this past fall to be the first to complete the Black Box Challenge test review in Dr. Anthony Battistini’s civil engineering structural analysis course.

A Fun Twist on Test Reviews

March 18, 2019

How to Add Users in Blackboard

March 11, 2019

Try some of these shortcuts to more quickly get your course ready for the semester.

Shortcuts When Updating From a Template

January 4, 2019

You can use Blackboard tests to create other non-test activities for your classes.

Alternate Uses for Blackboard Tests

January 3, 2019

Students discuss the instructional text on an assignment.

The Importance of Instructional Text

January 2, 2019

A student listens to an audio recording of course content.

Evaluating Publisher Content for Accessibility

October 23, 2018

ASU students work together on a think-pair-share activity.

4 Active Learning Strategies to Try Today

October 17, 2018

Screenshot of Qwickly how-to video

Use Qwickly to Post Content Across Multiple Courses [Video]

August 19, 2018

Calendar screenshot from Blackboard.

Consider Adding a Calendar Tool

August 19, 2018

Students gather around a computer to read feedback from a professor.

Assess Yourself with a Communication Audit

August 19, 2018

Screenshot from Quick Tips presentation

Quick Tips Follow Up for Accessible CV and Syllabus [Video]

August 13, 2018

Students access course content in Blackboard.

Answers About Blackboard at ASU

August 6, 2018

Intro videos don’t have to be scary (but you might have fun trying to make them that way).

Create a Welcome Video for Online Courses

August 2, 2018

A checklist helps with course preparation.

Use a Course Prep Checklist

July 30, 2018

Dr. Saravanan Ramasamy talks about how he prepares for chemistry lectures.

Preparing Lectures with Doceri [Videos]

May 8, 2018

Students complete Blackboard quizzes that use calculated formulas.

Q&A: Creating Blackboard Tests Using Calculated Formulas

April 23, 2018

ASU students complete a chemistry lab exercise.

Improve Lab Report Submissions

February 1, 2018

A student participates in an online discussion board.

Facilitate Better Online Discussions

January 30, 2018

Watch these videos to learn more about how screen readers work.

Understanding How Screen Readers Work [Video]

December 6, 2017

Watch this video to learn about how to use the Accessibility Report in Adobe Acrobat.

Creating an Accessible Syllabus and CV, Part 2 [Video]

December 5, 2017

Part of the Accessible PDF series.

Watch this video to learn about how you can prep your Microsoft Word document to convert to PDF.

Creating an Accessible Syllabus and CV, Part 1 [Video]

December 5, 2017

Part of the Accessible PDF series.

Dr. Connie Heimann discusses how she uses Top Hat in the classroom.

Using Top Hat For Student Engagement [Video]

November 15, 2017

Dr. Micheal Salisbury helps a student at the ASU Ranch during an agriculture class.

Revising a Course to Improve Student Engagement

November 14, 2017

I like a cheerful Ram Cat image as much as the next person, but using a decorative image like this in your course content is a definite DON’T.

3 Visual Content Do’s and Don’ts

October 11, 2017

Students access Collaborate for a class they are taking.

Using Blackboard Collaborate in Face-to-Face Classes

October 4, 2017

Video: Creating Accessible Content Items in Blackboard

Formatting Content Items in Blackboard [Video]

September 27, 2017