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Faculty & Staff Learning Materials

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Blackboard Topics	Other Topics
• Assignments	• Accessibility
• Blackboard Ally	• Adobe
• Communication	• Curriculum Workflow (CIR)
• General	• DocuWare
• Grade Center	• iClicker Cloud (formerly REEF)
• Groups	• myUHD (PeopleSoft)
• Bb Mobile App	• Microsoft Applications
• Publisher Content	• Microsoft Office 365
• Respondus	• My MediaSite
• Signature Assignment	• Siteimprove
• Tests	• VoiceThread
• Turnitin & Grademark	• Windows 10
• Other	• Zoom

myUHD/PEOPLESOFT
TOPIC	LINK	VID	TIME
Exploring the Faculty Center			3:30
Adding a CV to the Faculty Center
Adding eSyllabi to the Faculty Center
Emailing Students from MyUHD
How to Find My Old CV

BLACKBOARD GENERAL TOPICS
TOPIC	LINK	VID	TIME
Activate Your Students
Adaptive Release
Adding Modules to the Home Page			2:17
Archiving a Course
Blackboard Attendance
Browser Test
Combine Your Courses
Content Editor
Control Panel
Course Environment
Course Menu
Export and Import a Package			1:33
Getting Started In Blackboard			2:50
Global Navigation			3:40
Logging In
Logging In: Single Sign On (SSO) Error New!			9:38
Managing the Course List
Print Foundations Certificate
Themes & Structures
Using Student Preview
Understanding Tabs

BLACKBOARD COURSE CONTENT
TOPIC	LINK	VID	TIME
Add Blank Page			1:10
Add Course Link
Add Glossary
Add Information
Add Media
Add Syllabus
Add a WebLink
Adjust Dates in a Copied Course / Date Management			3:12
Content Editor
Copy Your Course Content into a New Course
Date Management Tool			3:54
Mashups: Dropbox Education
Mashups: Flickr Photo
Mashups: Slideshare Presentation
Mashups: YouTube Video
Organize Content
Set the Entry Page for Your Course			1:56

BLACKBOARD COMMUNICATION TOOLS
TOPIC	LINK	VID	TIME
Announcements			2:39
Blogs
Journals			3:34
Calendar			3:12
Creating a Wiki			3:53
Discussion Boards			4:02
Discussion Boards with Rubrics
Discussion Forum Settings			4:33
My Messages Module
Sending Email			1:36
Sending Messages			1:48

BLACKBOARD GROUP MANAGEMENT
TOPIC	LINK	VID	TIME
Creating and Managing Groups			2:44
Exporting Group Membership
Selecting Group Members

BLACKBOARD ASSIGNMENTS
TOPIC	LINK	VID	TIME
Create an Assignment
Grade Assignments Online: Bb Annotate			2:02

TURNITIN & GRADEMARK
TOPIC	LINK	VID	TIME
Create a Turnitin Assignment			4:01
GradeMark within Turnitin			3:44

CORE ASSESSMENT: SIGNATURE ASSIGNMENT
TOPIC	LINK	VID	TIME
Step 1: Create the Signature Assignment			4:03
Step 2: Batch Download/Upload the Signature Assignment			5:23
Signature Assignment User Guide

BLACKBOARD TESTS
TOPIC	LINK	VID	TIME
Access Log
Adding Graphics
Create a Test			4:46
Create Test Questions			2:36
Creating Test Question: Fill in Multiple Blanks			3:43
Exporting/Importing Tests			2:15
Grade/Delete a Test Attempt
Pools vs. Tests			1:41
Setting Test Options			1:55
Surveys
Test Options - Availability
Test Options - Question Display
Test Options - Results & Feedback
Test Options - Setting a Timer
Tests for Student Accommodation

RESPONDUS
TOPIC	LINK	VID	TIME
Respondus Faculty FAQs
24/7 Respondus Live Chat Support
Respondus Rapid Rollout
Respondus Daily Training Webinars
Respondus Lockdown Browser			1:57
Respondus Monitor			4:39
Respondus 4.0 Quiz Builder
- Installing & Opening
- Adding a Server
- Creating & Formatting Questions			7:20
- Importing Questions
- Retrieving Questions form Blackboard

BLACKBOARD GRADE CENTER
TOPIC	LINK	VID	TIME
Create Calculated Column
Create Reports
Create Rubric			3:07
Customizing the View			2:17
Email Students From Grade Center
Enter Grades
Export Grades to Spreadsheet			2:39
Filter Student in a Combined Course
Grade History
Grading Periods
Grading Schemas
Grading with a Rubric			3:23
Icon Legend
Ignore and Clear Attempts
Items Analysis			4:58
Navigate
Needs Grading
Organizing & Sorting Columns
Retention Center			4:33
Smart Views			2:06
Uploading Grades From Excel			2:39
Viewing the Last Access Column

PUBLISHER CONTENT
TOPIC	LINK	VID	TIME
Cengage Learning Mindtap Videos for Instructors			various
McGraw-Hill: Add Connect Assignments			1:59
McGraw-Hill Connect Training Introduction			6:09
McGraw-Hill: Deploy Connect Assignments			1:45
McGraw-Hill: Pair Your Blackboard Course			2:33
Pearson's MyLab: Adding Content			1:22
Pearson's MyLab: Course Tools			0:53
Pearson's MyLab: Get Started			4:58
Pearson's MyLab: Transfer Grades			3:22
WileyPlus Faculty Training			various

BLACKBOARD MOBILE
TOPIC	LINK	VID	TIME
Bb Mobile App Installation Instructions - Student
Bb Mobile App Installation Instructions - Instructor
Reconnecting the Bb Mobile App to the UHD Server

OTHER BLACKBOARD TOPICS
TOPIC	LINK	VID	TIME
e-Portfolios - Complete Guide
Softchalk - Creating a Lesson
Softchalk - Add a Lesson to Blackboard

BLACKBOARD ALLY / ACCESSIBILITY TOPICS
TOPIC	LINK	VID	TIME
Blackboard Ally Basics
Blackboard Ally Indicators
Blackboard Ally Instructor Feedback
Blackboard Ally Download Alternative Formats
Blackboard Ally View File Accessibility Issue
Accessible Syllabi
Blackboard Test Accomodations
Add Tables and Headers To Tables in Word
Save Word Files as Tagged PDF
Editing YouTube Closed Captions
Remove Potentially Harmful Content
Scanned PDFs: An Enemy to Accessibility
Add a Library Reference
Add Alternative Descriptions to Image Files
Add Alternative Descriptions to PowerPoints

iClicker Cloud (formerly REEF)
TOPIC	LINK	VID	TIME
iClicker Cloud Instructor Guide
iClicker Cloud Job Aid: Preparing for Successful Polling Sessions

MY MEDIASITE
TOPIC	LINK	VID	TIME
What is My Mediasite? (Includes login instructions)
Getting Started			1:00
Channels			1:28
Upload Media & Make Visible			2:04
Global Upload Settings			1:18
Deleting and Replacing Media			1:27
Moving Files			1:21
Moving files from Shared Folders to Channels			1:10
Catalogs			0:54
Download MP4 Video Files			2:00
Download the Mediasite Desktop Recorder			2:21
Converting Zoom Cloud Recordings to Mediasite Presentations			7:07
My Mediasite 7.2 Training Videos

MICROSOFT APPLICATIONS
TOPIC	LINK	VID	TIME
Excel PivotTables and Charts			various
Outlook 2013 Action Items
Outlook Web App 2013: Getting Started
Outlook Web App 2013: Display Settings
Outlook Web App 2013: Sort & Order Emails
Outlook Web App 2013: Apps
Outlook Web App 2013: Public Folders
Outlook Web App 2013: Calendar
Co-Authoring in Microsoft (Real Time Collaboration)

Adobe Products
TOPIC	LINK	VID	TIME
Adobe Sign (Sign Documents in Adobe)			2:17
Comment and Markup a PDF
Troubleshooting PDF Viewer in Chrome
Save a Word File as a PDF

VoiceThread
TOPIC	LINK	VID	TIME
Create LTI Links in Blackboard			6:26
Adding VoiceThread to your course
Setting up your VoiceThread link
Waiting for students to submit work (if assignment)
Grading student work (if assignment)
Using Closed Captions with VoiceThread

Windows 10
TOPIC	LINK	VID	TIME
Getting Started with Windows 10
The Start Menu			:53
Customizing The Start Menu			5:31
Cortana			8:42
Microsoft Edge			1:11
Windows Keys Shortcuts			:56

ZOOM CLOUD CONFERENCING
TOPIC	LINK	VID	TIME
11 Tips for Securing Your Zoom Meetings
Attendance in Zoom
Applying a Zoom Passcode to a New Meeting			1:53
Applying a Zoom Passcode to an Existing Meeting			1:54
Blackboard Integration/Scheduling
Client Interface
Converting Zoom Cloud Recordings to Mediasite Presentations			7:07
Enabling a Zoom Waiting Room			1:10
Getting Started with Zoom			2:01
Managing Zoom Contacts			3:31
Managing Zoom Meetings			5:08
Recording Presentations
Recording Presentations to the Cloud			6:56
Scheduling Zoom Meetings			2:40
Securing your Zoom Virtual Classroom
Sign In with Single Sign On (SSO)			0:58
Upload Zoom MP4 to Mediasite			4:23
Updating Zoom
Using a Tablet in Zoom
Webinars: Getting Started
Zoom Cheat Sheet

Last updated 4/2/2021 6:42 AM

Faculty & Staff Training

Faculty & Staff Learning Materials​

(Looking for Student Material)

​myUHD/PEOPLESOFT

​​BLACKBOARD GENERAL TOPICS​

BLACKBOARD COURSE CONTENT

​BLACKBOARD COMMUNICATION TOOLS

​BLACKBOARD GROUP MANAGEMENT

BLACKBOARD ASSIGNMENTS

​TURNITIN & GRADEMARK

CORE ASSESSMENT: SIGNATURE ASSIGNMENT

BLACKBOARD TESTS

RESPONDUS

​​BLACKBOARD GRADE CENTER

​​PUBLISHER CONTENT

​​BLACKBOARD MOBILE

OTHER BLACKBOARD TOPICS

BLACKBOARD ALLY / ACCESSIBILITY TOPICS

iClicker Cloud (formerly REEF)

​MY MED​IASITE

MICROSOFT APPLICATIONS

Adobe Products

VoiceThread

​Windows 10

ZOOM CLOUD CONFERENCING

Faculty & Staff Learning Materials

myUHD/PEOPLESOFT

BLACKBOARD GENERAL TOPICS

BLACKBOARD COMMUNICATION TOOLS

BLACKBOARD GROUP MANAGEMENT

TURNITIN & GRADEMARK

BLACKBOARD GRADE CENTER

PUBLISHER CONTENT

BLACKBOARD MOBILE

MY MEDIASITE

Windows 10