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Faculty & Staff Learning Materials

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

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
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
Browser Test
Combine Your Courses
Content Editor			3:58
Control Panel
Course Cartridges
Course Environment
Course Menu
Export and Import a Package			1:33
Getting Started In Blackboard			2:50
Global Navigation			3:40
Logging In
Managing the Course List
Moving the Support Button			0:16
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			3:58
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
Save Word File as a PDF
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 a New Blackboard Assignment
Grade an Assignment Using Inline Grading
GradeMark within Turnitin

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 Lockdown Browser			1:57
Respondus Monitor			4:39
Respondus 4.0 Quiz Builder - Installing & Opening
Respondus 4.0 Quiz Builder - Adding a Server
Respondus 4.0 Quiz Builder - Creating & Formatting Questions			7:20
Respondus 4.0 Quiz Builder - Importing Questions			4:14
Respondus 4.0 Quiz Builder - 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
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	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

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 7.2
TOPIC	LINK	VID	TIME
What is My Mediasite 7.2? (Includes login instructions)
Getting Started
Channels
Upload Media
Deleting and Replacing Media
Moving Files
Moving files from Shared Folders to Channels
Catalogs
Download MP4 Video Files
Download the Mediasite Desktop Recorder
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

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
Blackboard Integration
Client Interface
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
Sign In with Single Sign On (SSO)			0:58
Upload Zoom MP4 to Mediasite			4:23
Webinars: Getting Started

Last updated 2/17/2020 4:40 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 7.2

MICROSOFT APPLICATIONS

VoiceThread

WINDOWS 10

ZOOM CLOUD CONFERENCING

Faculty & Staff Learning Materials

MY MEDIASITE 7.2