Instructional technologies provide many opportunities to support assessment and track student performance in Blackboard.
The following articles provide details describing the best practices we regularly publish to support our pedagogical community of practice.
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Four Biology Faculty Give 1st Exam In-class AND Online
WiFi & student laptops turn UC into a "testing center"
Before the Spring 22 semester started, four Biological Sciences professors -- David Eisenmann, Hua Lu, Jeffrey Leips, and Kevin Omland -- reached out to DoIT to see if they could (and should) try...
Posted: March 3, 2022, 4:16 PM
Panopto: Recording, Hosting, and Engaging
Leveraging Screencasting to Support Instructional Strategies
UMBC adopted Panopto in fall 2018. Use has increased since this time, in particular spurred on by geometrically increased adoption with the migration to fully online and then hybrid learning in...
Posted: February 8, 2022, 9:40 AM
5 reasons you should open your Blackboard course early
Benefits help students and instructors
At UMBC, courses are created in Blackboard about four weeks before a new semester begins, providing time for faculty to transition instructional materials and assessments into a new site for...
Posted: January 20, 2022, 11:01 AM
VoiceThread Assignments for Media Projects and Peer Critique
One Instructor’s Use Case and Lessons Learned
Shifting to teaching in online and hybrid formats has created opportunities to identify how students can share multimedia projects and receive feedback through peer critique. While various tools...
Posted: September 17, 2021, 12:18 PM
13 Tips to Get Your Blackboard Course Ready
Checklist to optimize your course before the semester starts
Prepare your Blackboard course shell for the new semester with our updated baker’s dozen checklist. 1. Review new tools & features in Blackboard. Our Blackboard site receives updates and...
Posted: August 17, 2021, 12:02 PM
12 Effective Practices for Delivering Blackboard Tests
Get ready for final exams with these test prep tips
Online tests and assignments are an effective and convenient way to assess students in the virtual environment. Throughout the semester, faculty can leverage many different options and settings...
Posted: April 26, 2021, 12:38 PM
Promoting Integrity in "Open Note" Online Exams
How UMBC's Largest Courses Do So w/out Surveillance Software
Update: Bass, Carpenter and Fritz have recently presented this effective practice at the following conferences: 10/27/21 Educause Poster | presentation file (UMBC login req'd) 10/12/21 UMBC...
Posted: October 29, 2020, 9:21 AM
