Password protection & automated test feedback come to Ultra Enhancements to Collaborate, gradebook & announcement tools Password protection and automated feedback are two assessment tools coming to Ultra in September. These valuable features enhance the instructor's ability to secure assessments and provide just-in-time feedback to students as they take and complete tests in a course.

In an Ultra course, instructors will be able to add a randomly-generated passcode to their test. Since students must enter the password each time they start or continue an assessment, faculty can leverage test settings and the passcode to hide answers and restrict access to tests. The passcode prevents students from taking or submitting assessments after a due date has passed, but allows them to view their grades and feedback.
Set a passcode on an Ultra test
Automated feedback allow faculty to enter feedback for correct and incorrect answers on auto-graded question types (such as True/False) on an Ultra test. Students will automatically receive the feedback when they submit the assessment. Feedback from Original tests will also convert to Ultra except when it involves images, files or web links. The first generation of automated feedback must be enabled question by question. Future work will support feedback at the individual answer choices.

Additional updates for Ultra in September include:
  • Blackboard added the ability to send course announcements by email to the entire class roster. As with Original courses, scheduled announcements cannot be emailed.
Send Ultra announcements via email

  • The new student view in the Ultra gradebook allows faculty to see a row for each student instead of a row for each gradebook item. Each row will include date of last access date and CampusID.
Finally, Collaborate's September update, which comes in mid-September, will include includes private recording links by default to provide additional security. Previously recorded sessions will remain public unless you make them private. Additionally, Collaborate will remind moderators to start recording the session.

The next Blackboard Learn update will be posted to our test site around September 8 and pushed to production around October 1, 2020. Faculty who are interested in test driving new features before they are released to production should open an RT ticket to request early access. 

As always, if you have any questions, please consider the following options:
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Blackboard has announced a webinar series to help faculty transition to remote teaching. Click here to sign up for the options described below or access this link: https://go.blackboard.com/Instructor-webinar-series.

Who are these webinars for?

This webinar series is designed for Instructors who are just getting started with teaching using Blackboard Learn and Blackboard Collaborate, as well as those who have started to transition to deliver instruction remotely and are looking to make some improvements.


About the webinar series

Many of you had to quickly transition to remote teaching in response to growing concerns on the spread of the coronavirus. The journey to teaching remotely is a process, and we want to ensure you have the tools you need to be successful for both you and your students.

Whether you are brand new to teaching online or looking to make some improvements to what you have started, we designed a set of webinars from basic topics to advanced. We added more topics to help you as you prepare for your next semester.

Getting Started with Blackboard Learn Original Course Experience - Do I have Learn Original?

This webinar is designed to provide you easy step-by-step instructions on how to upload course content, create discussion boards for students to communicate, and provide an overview on the types of online assessments available in Blackboard Learn’s ORIGINAL course experience.

Getting Started with Blackboard Learn Ultra Course Experience - Do I have Learn Ultra?

This webinar is designed to provide you easy step-by-step instructions on how to upload course content, create discussion boards for students to communicate, and provide an overview on the types of online assessments available in Blackboard Learn’s ULTRA course experience.

Getting Started with  Blackboard Collaborate

Moving from in-classroom instruction to the virtual classroom does not have to be difficult or stressful. Blackboard Collaborate Ultra is a web-based communication tool that allows you to continue to engage with your students in real time or even to record sessions for students to watch at a later time. In this 30-minute session, we will review the Collaborate interface and tools that support engaging teaching online.

Getting Started with Bb Annotate: Inline Assignment Grading in Blackboard Learn

Blackboard Learn’s inline assignment grading functionality, currently delivered through a technology called New Box View, will be replaced over the next few months with a new tool called Bb Annotate. Created in partnership with clients around the globe, Bb Annotate will offer a more robust feature set to provide customizable feedback to learners, including a sidebar summary view, freehand drawing tools, various color selections, and much more. Join this webinar to see a demonstration of the new tool and get your questions answered by Blackboard experts.

OFFICE HOURS: Ask the Experts About Blackboard Learn and Collaborate

Have a question on how to do something in Blackboard Learn or Blackboard Collaborate? Join this live Office Hours session where Blackboard experts will be on hand to answer questions, demonstrate workflows and provide guidance on teaching remotely.

Intermediate/Advanced Topics

Assessment & Assignments in Blackboard Learn (Original Course Experience)

This intermediate session will provide a deeper dive into setting up assessments, utilizing different types of assessments and creating gradable assignments within a Blackboard Learn Original experience course. 

Guide to Building Mobile Content (Original & Ultra Course Experiences)

Many students prefer to consume course content on their mobile phone. This webinar is designed to provide you with basic fundamentals for preparing online course content for mobile delivery. Additionally, we will review Blackboard mobile apps and provide you with a helpful worksheet on mobile content development. 

Improving Student Engagement (Original Course Experience)

In the new world of social distancing and limited interaction with others, instructors and students may be missing some accustomed modes of interpersonal communication in courses.  Join a team of Blackboard experts who understand first-hand the demands of a fully online teaching environment—we are eager to help you discover how utilizing tools within Blackboard Learn can encourage meaningful engagement among students and between your students and you!  Effectively use discussion boards, engage students with interactive lectures and quizzes and challenge them to collaborate together in teams and then present their work back to the larger class.  Blackboard’s team of academic professionals have plenty of ideas to share with you and are eager to support you as you consider different ways to promote communication, get your students involved, and to keep them engaged in online classes. 

Setting up the Gradebook  (Original Course Experience)

As you prepare (or continue) to deliver instruction remotely this summer, empower yourself to do so with maximum efficiency by understanding Blackboard Learn’s powerful Grade Center. The Grade Center is more than just a location to record students' grades--it is an interactive tool that allows faculty to filter, sort, and access data , calculate grades, and monitor student progress. Join this session to learn the basics of efficiently managing your students’ work and grades. 

Grading Workflows for Discussions, Assessment  & Assignments  (Original Course Experience)

Let’s face it – grading is possibly one of the least ‘fun’ parts of teaching.  However, now that you’ve created assessments, assignments, and quizzes in Blackboard Learn, the grading process can be easier than ever.  In Blackboard, instructors can provide feedback, post grades, and check the originality of student work with ease.  Discover how much easier it can be to grade papers when you can annotate right within the online course.  You can even provide audio feedback to the student, helping them understand areas of the paper that may need some attention.  Want to set up a quiz to be automatically graded?  You can do that too!  Join us in this informative session on how to use Blackboard’s course tools to make your online teaching experience more efficient, more engaged and less time consuming!


Collaborate Ultra - Beyond the Basics

This webinar will help you move beyond the basics of Blackboard Collaborate and provide an overview of specific use cases and features that will facilitate synchronous interaction with your students. Some features include using breakout rooms, sharing content through your camera, polling, and other features that will help you engage your learners and empower student success.


Click here to register for any of the sessions.


Session Dates

Getting Started with Blackboard Learn Original Course Experience - Do I have Learn Original?

  • Thursday, September 10 1:00–1:30 pm ET
  • Monday, September 14 9:00–9:30 am ET

Getting Started with Blackboard Learn Ultra Course Experience - Do I have Learn Ultra?

  • Thursday, September 10 2:00–2:30 pm ET
  • Monday, September 14 10:00–10:30 am ET

Getting Started with Blackboard Collaborate

  • Thursday, September 10 3:00–3:30 pm ET
  • Monday, September 14 11:00–11:30 am ET
  • Wednesday, October 14 11:00–11:30 am ET

Getting Started with Bb Annotate: Inline Assignment Grading in Blackboard Learn

  • Wednesday, September 16 10:00–11:00 am ET
  • Thursday, October 15 1:00–2:00 pm ET

OFFICE HOURS: Ask the Experts about Blackboard Learn & Collaborate

  • Thursday, August 27 11:00 am–12:00 pm ET
  • Wednesday, September 23 11:00 am–12:00 pm ET
  • Wednesday, October 21 3:00–4:00 pm ET

Assessment & Assignments in Blackboard Learn (Original Course Experience)

  • Wednesday, September 16 1:00–1:45pm ET
  • Wednesday, October 21 2:00–2:45pm ET

Guide to Building Mobile Content (Original & Ultra Course Experiences)

  • Wednesday, August 26 2:00–2:45pm ET
  • Thursday, September 17 3:00–3:45pm ET
  • Tuesday, October 6 10:00–10:45am ET

Improving Student Engagement (Original Course Experience)

  • Wednesday, September 23 2:00–2:45pm ET
  • Thursday, October 22 1:00–1:45pm ET

Setting up the Gradebook (Original Course Experience)

  • Thursday, August 20 2:00–2:45pm ET
  • Wednesday, September 9 1:00–1:45pm ET
  • Tuesday, October 27 10:00–10:45am ET

Grading Workflows for Discussions, Assessment & Assignments (Original Course Experience)

  • Thursday, September 17 1:00–1:45pm ET
  • Wednesday, October 7 11:00–11:45am ET

Collaborate Ultra - Beyond the Basics

  • Thursday, August 27 2:00–2:45pm ET
  • Tuesday, September 8 9:00–9:45am ET
  • Wednesday, October 7 1:00–1:45pm ET

Click here to register for any of these sessions or access the following link: https://go.blackboard.com/Instructor-webinar-series.


Looking for recordings?
Click here to watch past webinar sessions.

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VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in several ways – text, voice, audio file, or webcam. VoiceThread is available to any instructor who would like to incorporate this engagement tool into their digital toolkit for academic continuity. With VoiceThread, faculty and students can:
  • Demonstrate procedures to help students prepare for a practical exam
  • Explain decisions when selecting subjects for a painting’s composition
  • Foster greater community in large, lecture-based classes 
  • Debate the pros and cons of a controversial issue
  • Practice foreign language skills during role-play
  • Critique a classmate’s composition

Visit the VoiceThread Workshop Archive: https://voicethread.com/workshop-categories/workshop-archive

Sample Workshop Recordings include:


or attend these upcoming live workshops:


VoiceThread Advanced Skills

When: September 22, 2020 7:00 pm (Eastern Standard Time)

Register here: https://voicethread.com/workshops/voicethread-advanced-skills-10/

In this workshop, participants will learn about more advanced VoiceThread features. We will demonstrate how to integrate Google Drive content via our Media Sources, how to change language displays, adjust playback settings and more. Portions of the workshop will be hands-on.

Humanize Your Online Course with VoiceThread

When: September 29, 2020 1:00 pm (Eastern Standard Time)

Register here: https://voicethread.com/workshops/humanize-your-online-course-with-voicethread-7/


Creating engaging online courses is not easy. In many discussion-board based courses, students feel isolated and disconnected from their instructors and classmates. VoiceThread bridges the gaps in social presence typically found in online courses. In this workshop, educators will learn how to establish a social presence and connect with their students using VoiceThread to improve course satisfaction and student learning.


As always, if you have any questions, please consider the following options:
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LockDown Browser is a custom browser that prevents digital cheating during an online exam. Respondus Monitor is a companion application for LockDown Browser that deters cheating when students take online exams in non-proctored environments. Students use their own computers with a standard webcam to record assessment sessions.


This comprehensive training webinar is intended for instructors who plan to use LockDown Browser and/or Respondus Monitor with online exams. The session provides a detailed demonstration of both applications, including enhancements that make Respondus Monitor even more effective and easy to use. Click on one of the dates/times provided below to register for a webinar or visit https://web.respondus.com/webinars/ to register:

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USM OnTrack has added additional Quality Matters workshops in high-demand topics for the Fall term! 

NEW - Quality Matters Fall Workshops  

We are excited to announce that we have added a new set of Quality Matters workshops starting the week of September 14, targeted at providing just-in-time support for faculty teaching this fall.  Topics include active learning strategies, assessment, accessibility, and increasing engagement. Please encourage faculty to register now to secure their spot.  


There is no cost for any USM faculty or staff member to attend these workshops, but each workshop does have a 30-person limit, so we encourage you to promote these as soon as possible. We will be monitoring registrations as will add additional sessions if we see high demand.  

 

Week of August 24 

Wednesday August 26, 2020  

1:00-3:00 

Creating Accessible Word Docs 

Thursday, August 27, 2020  

9:00-11:00  

Providing Accessible Web Content 

Week of September 14 

Tuesday, September 15, 2020 

9:00-11:00 

Rethinking Assessments for Application & Engagement 

Tuesday, September 15, 2020 

1:00-3:00 

Connecting LOs & Assessments 

Wednesday, September 16, 2020 

9:00-11:00 

Active Learning Strategies 

Wednesday, September 16, 2020 

1:00-3:00 

Increasing Learning Engagement with Web 2.0 Tools 

Thursday, September 17, 2020 

9:00-11:00 

Helping Learners Track Their Progress 

Thursday, September 17, 2020 

1:00-3:00 

Creating Rubrics 

Week of September 21 

Tuesday, September 22, 2020 

9:00-11:00 

Captioning Videos 

Tuesday, September 22, 2020 

1:00-3:00 

Rethinking Assessments for Application & Engagement 

Wednesday, September 23, 2020 

9:00-11:00 

Connecting LOs & Assessments 

Wednesday, September 23, 2020 

1:00-3:00 

Active Learning Strategies 

Thursday, September 24, 2020 

9:00-11:00 

Increasing Learning Engagement with Web 2.0 Tools 

Thursday, September 24, 2020 

1:00-3:00 

Helping Learners Track Their Progress 

Week of September 28 

Tuesday, September 29, 2020 

9:00-11:00 

Creating Rubrics 

Tuesday, September 29, 2020 

1:00-3:00 

Captioning Videos 

Wednesday, September 30, 2020 

9:00-11:00 

Rethinking Assessments for Application & Engagement 

Wednesday, September 30, 2020 

1:00-3:00 

Connecting LOs & Assessments 

Thursday, October 1, 2020 

9:00-11:00 

Active Learning Strategies 

Thursday, October 1, 2020 

1:00-3:00 

Increasing Learning Engagement with Web 2.0 Tools 

 

2-Step Instructions for Self-Registering for USM OnTrack QM Workshops  


There is no cost for any USM faculty or staff member to attend these workshops, but each workshop does have a 30-person limit, so please sign up as soon as possible!




QM Coordinator information:

Dr. Sherri Braxton - University of Maryland-Baltimore County
sbraxton@umbc.edu
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Does your course offer students multiple ways to consume content, complete activities, and demonstrate learning? Accessible course content is good content, as the saying goes, but how can you offer multiple modalities that meet the needs of diverse learners?

The framework to support this practice is Universal Design for Learning (UDL). At its core, UDL is about providing all learners with experiences that include multiple ways to engage, represent, and express. It is about intentional and proactive steps faculty take to create an accessible course for everyone. 

These steps often begin with identifying one more option for students, what Tobin and Behling (2018) call a +1 strategy. Ultimately, what is one more way students can engage with content, complete an activity, or show what they know?

You can develop a +1 strategy by considering these questions: 

  • Where do students tend to ask lots of questions? 

  • Where do students often get things wrong on quizzes or tests? 

  • Where do you almost always need to re-teach or explain things in a different way? 

The answers can help you develop the framework for meaningful enhancements each semester. You can develop a +1 strategy by starting where you are. You may focus on enhancing course content options first, then expand learning activities or assessments. 

Some +1 ideas for expanding content choices beyond reading text include: 

  • Chunk content into smaller videos, with captions (and transcripts if possible)

  • Offer podcasts for those who are auditory learners

  • Create evergreen content; that is, it can be repurposed from one semester to another

Some +1 ideas for offering students multiple ways to demonstrate knowledge or proficiency include: 

  • Journaling or blogging

  • Creating a video

  • Creating a multimedia presentation

  • Writing a paper 

As you create a +1 strategy, consider Blackboard Ally -- a tool that provides alternative formats students can download in order to access course information in a format they need or want. Students who are prone to eye strain might prefer to download an HTML or ePub format of text for easier reading on a mobile device, or because they want options to copy, paste, search, or highlight passages of text. Students who are auditory learners find listening more helpful than reading and can download an audio format of text. Other alternative formats include electronic braille and BeeLine Reader. 

Alternative formats aren't just for a select group of students: They benefit everyone in your quest to design accessible course content. 

As always, if you have any questions, please consider the following options:

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Instructional Technology has launched a new site devoted to the Planning Instructional Variety for Online Teaching (PIVOT) programs: pivot.umbc.edu.

Now available to the campus community and beyond, PIVOT Solo contains lessons on five key topics including course organization, active learning, community building, assessment, and supporting students. PIVOT Solo is designed to be a flexible, self-directed experience, allowing faculty to determine what knowledge they want to refresh or enhance. It is important to note that completion of any or all of PIVOT Solo will not result in eligibility for the professional development stipend that accompanies participation in PIVOT Live and PIVOT+.

The recordings from the PIVOT Live 5 hour webinar series are also available; these are the recordings of the live sessions that can be viewed in their entirety to meet the requirements of the Hrabowski stipend for adjunct faculty.

Additionally, faculty can access recordings of previous training sessions on a number of instructional technologies topics and tools in our recording archives including Blackboard, Collaborate, Panopto, and VoiceThread.

Finally, faculty may want to take advantage of the Course Workload Estimator, which will assist in determining how long it may take a student to complete various course activities, and the many other resources we've provided on the site to help support their online course development and delivery.

Check out this new professional development resource today!

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USM OnTrack has added additional Quality Matters workshops in high-demand topics for the coming weeks. 

Upcoming Quality Matters Workshops  

USM OnTrack has pre-purchased a pool of online teaching professional development workshops from Quality Matters on beginning to advanced topics, including designing for learner engagement, flipping the online course, setting expectations with students, active learning strategies, accessibility, and online assessment. There is no cost for any USM faculty or staff member to attend these workshops, but each workshop does have a 30-person limit, so we encourage you to promote these as soon as possible. We will be monitoring registrations as will add additional sessions if we see high demand.  

   

Below are the workshop titles for the final two weeks, along with registration information.  NOTE: We have added a number of additional sessions for high-demand topics; please encourage faculty to come back to our web page to see if a session that was previously full is now available.  

Week of August 17  

Monday, August 17, 2020 (NEW!)  

9:00-11:00  

Rethinking Assessments for Application and Engagement  

Monday, August 17, 2020 (NEW!)  

1:00-3:00  

Rethinking Assessments for Application and Engagement  

Tuesday, August 18, 2020  

9:00-11:00  

Flipped Approach for Synchronous Online  

Tuesday, August 18, 2020  

1:00-3:00  

Setting Expectations and Learner Support: Helping Learners be Successful  

Wednesday, August 19, 2020  

9:00-11:00  

Communicating New Policies for Online Courses  

Wednesday, August 19, 2020 (NEW!)  

1:00-3:00  

Creating Discussion Board Rubrics  

Thursday, August 20, 2020  

1:00-3:00  

Creating Discussion Board Rubrics  

Week of August 24 

Wednesday August 26, 2020  

1:00-3:00 

Creating Accessible Word Docs 

Thursday, August 27, 2020  

9:00-11:00  

Providing Accessible Web Content 

 

2-Step Instructions for Self-Registering for USM OnTrack QM Workshops  


There is no cost for any USM faculty or staff member to attend these workshops, but each workshop does have a 30-person limit, so please sign up as soon as possible!




QM Coordinator information:

Dr. Sherri Braxton - University of Maryland-Baltimore County
sbraxton@umbc.edu
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Over the summer, DoIT’s instructional technology team delivered four cohorts of PIVOT+ training to 275 UMBC faculty. Leveraging peer mentors and daily webinars focused on effective pedagogy for online teaching, the PIVOT+ program offered new opportunities for faculty to reflect on teaching and connect with each other as they prepared courses for fall.

Now available to the campus community and beyond, PIVOT Solo contains lessons on five key topics including course organization, active learning, community building, assessment, and supporting students. Choose one or all lessons, or just some content within a single lesson. PIVOT Solo is designed to be a flexible, self-directed experience, allowing faculty to determine what knowledge they want to refresh or enhance. 

PIVOT Solo follows the PIVOT Live webinar series, which generated enormous interest. More than 1,000 registrations were recorded for the first five PIVOT Live sessions. More than 250 PIVOT Live participants were unique during the week, nearly half of which were teaching online during the summer. To date, over380 unique faculty have either attended the synchronous sessions or viewed the recorded PIVOT LIVE webinar series. 

It is important to note that completion of any or all of PIVOT Solo will not result in eligibility for the professional development stipend that accompanies participation in PIVOT Live and PIVOT+.

As always, if you have any questions, please consider the following options:





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Downtime

On Saturday, August 15, Panopto will be making a number of updates to their Cloud infrastructure to improve performance and scalability. These updates will require up to 3 hours of downtime, with a target start time of 9:00 PM EDT.


During the downtime, users will not be able to access videos on our Panopto site, and any attempts to upload from recording clients will result in a "Server unable to connect" message.


TLS 1.0/1.1 support end of life

TLS is the cryptographic protocol. Older versions of TLS, specifically 1.0 and 1.1 are no longer considered to be secure and Panopto will discontinue support of them on August 19th, 2020.


Please submit an RT ticket if you have any questions or concerns.

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