Blackboard Collaborate is our newest online collaboration tool that allows you to interact with students in a “real time” virtual classroom setting. Unlike Wimba, Blackboard Collaborate works directly with your web browser and Java to provide a “session” based learning experience. This tutorial focuses on creating a basic session to use for meetings or office hours. Continue reading

Knowledge now provides a simple course calendar that is easy for both students and faculty to use. This calendar can not only be viewed inside Knowledge, but it can also be viewed on mobile devices (such as iPhones) and in other 3rd party calendaring systems such as Google Calendar.

To view the calendar inside Knowledge, click your name in the upper right corner of the screen then click… Continue reading

Changes made to Knowledge for the start of Term 2 2012-2013 academic year make it possible to easily add some color to your course site. To the left of the EDIT MODE switch, you should see a quarter-circle composed of colored wedges.

To change the color scheme for your course site, select an option from the sizeable… Continue reading

If you’re re-using course content from a previous term, the easiest way to get the content and activities from an old course into a new one is to copy the course. Continue reading

Using text pasted from Microsoft Word can produce inconsistent formatting of your in Blackboard materials. These inconsistencies can appear as misalignment, different fonts, or general unwanted visual results. This new option available in Blackboard will correct this issue allowing you to safely copy and paste from Word. The tool attempts to maintain your formatting that the applied in Word but you may see slight differences as it translates the formatted… Continue reading