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

Let’s Talk Attendance

August 12, 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

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

A student listens to an audio recording of course content.

Evaluating Publisher Content for Accessibility

October 23, 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

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

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

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

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