The Blackboard Teaching and Learning Conference – two views of ‘learner-centred’
photo credit: ransomtech via photopin cc The idea of putting learners at the centre of learning was a theme that ran through many of the presentations, including the main Blackboard corporate presentations at the Blackboard Teaching and Learning Conference in Dublin at the beginning of May. However, I noticed two different views of ‘student-centred’ learning. […]
NMC Horizon Report, 2014
Every year the New Media Consortium (NMC), in partnership with the Educause Learning Initiative, release a series of reports for different education sectors on key trends, significant challenges and important developments recognized in the fields of education. “The eleventh edition will describe annual findings from the NMC Horizon Project, a more than decade-long research project designed […]
Case Study: Online Marking and Feedback Using Blackboard, Turnitin, and GradeMark
In a collaborative project between the College Learning Technology Assistants (LTAs; David and Stephen), IT Services (ITS; Catherine Leyland), and Academic Practice Services (APS; Nichola Hayes), a series of resources and guides have been developed to support the use of Blackboard, Turnitin and GradeMark for online assignment submission and marking/feedback. These case studies build on […]
Four New Features in Blackboard. Part 1: The Discussion Board
The discussion board has had a major overhaul, with a more up-to-date look, and improved features. Discussion Board Updates The main advantage from the point of view of your teaching is the ‘Post First’ feature, which requires students to contribute before reading the discussion. Threads are now easier to read, and you can see all […]
Blackboard: Blog vs Journal, is there is a difference?
In the current version of Blackboard (9.1) there are two options if you want to have your students completing a reflective writing or journal/diary exercise – use the Blog or Journal tools. The features in each are the same, so what’s the difference? Blog Blogs are designed to be visible to and allow comments from everyone […]
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