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Tech Tips and Resources

  • Rearranging Grade Center Columns

    March 21, 2023

    You can rearrange columns of assignments that appear in Full Grade Center. Go to Control Panel > Grade Center > Full Grade Center. Click the Manage button and select Column Organization from the drop-down menu. Items listed from top to bottom in Column Organization correspond to the order they are displayed from left to right…

  • Creating Tests in Blackboard

    February 16, 2023

    Instructors can create tests in two ways on Blackboard.  One way is to start in the module or folder where you want the test to appear, and the other is to go to Course Tools.

  • Copy a Blackboard Course

    February 15, 2023

    Use Course Copy to transfer all course materials and settings from one Blackboard course to another. Watch the video.

  • Embedding a Panopto Video using Build Content in Blackboard

    February 7, 2023

    You can quickly embed a Panopto video in Blackboard using the Build Content menu. Check out the video to view the steps.

  • Rename, Rearrange, and Hide Menu Links in Blackboard

    January 13, 2023

    You can rename, rearrange, and hide or delete links in the Blackboard course menu. Watch the one-minute demo video.

  • Adjust Dates in One Place on Blackboard

    December 9, 2022

    Do you know you can adjust visibility and due dates of your course folders and assignments – in one place and all at once? Watch the one-minute video.

  • Academic Outreach Online Course Template Instructions

    December 2, 2022

    Academic Outreach provides a course template for professors to organize online courses in a way that is helpful to students.

  • Accessible Word Doc Template

    November 16, 2022

    Use this template to help keep your Word docs in logical heading order. See tips inside the doc for creating banner text in paragraphs or headings and creating accessible tables.

  • Image Alt-Text

    November 8, 2022

    Not sure what to do with alternative text for your images in your course? Follow these quick tips.

  • Coming from Canvas to Blackboard?

    November 1, 2022

    Check out the commonly used tools to build content

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