How to Use Collaborate to Meet with your Students Real-Time
Getting there In your course, go to Tools > Blackboard Collaborate Ultra Click on the name of your course to enter the default course room that is always available OR select Create Session to schedule a session for a specific date and time. Audio options Click the Join Course Room button Click Allow if you […]
Collaborate Ultra
Blackboard Collaborate had an overhaul and the new interface is called ultra. The new interface is more intuitive, easier to use, and much easier for student and faculty collaboration. To get the full benefit of the Ultra Experience, it is recommended that users use Google Chrome for their web browser. More information about ultra is […]
Making Additional Collaborate Rooms Unavailable to Students
During a recent online office hours, one student thought that the session had been canceled because they were in the wrong Collaborate room. By default, Blackboard Collaborate will create a room for every person who is listed as an instructor in a given course. With courses that have plenty of instructors – due to clinical […]
Connecting Students Around the World via Blackboard Collaborate
This is an interesting article on the use of Blackboard Collaborate at Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia. Using Blackboard Collaborate software, VU formed a partnership with three universities in China to create an online learning community emphasizing interaction and collaboration between Australian students and Chinese counterparts who study English as a second language (ESL). The project […]
Students engage in cases via Blackboard Collaborate
Students in NURS 648: Management of Acute Problems in Children and Adolescents used Blackboard Collaborate to review cases that were presented by their instructor, Dr. Debbie Shockey. Dr. Shockey divided the class into six groups comprised of 5-6 students, and held one synchronous class per group over a three week period. Groups were assigned to […]
How to Host Zoom Meetings from Blackboard
We are all using different technologies to connect with our classes during this time. Some folks are using asynchronous technologies such as VoiceThread and Kaltura, while others are using synchronous technologies like Collaborate or Zoom. The good news is that the folks at Technology Services have installed a tool in Blackboard that would allow you […]
Learn with VCU Learning Systems
VCU’s Learning Systems team will provide online workshop sessions throughout the month of February. Topics include Blackboard Grade Center, VoiceThread, and Collaborate Ultra. These sessions will be led by Learning Systems staff, are fully online and are offered on a variety of dates and times, including 7pm sessions. For the full schedule and information, please […]
Turn a snow day into an online learning day
We certainly had our share of bad weather last year, and more is possible on Friday. Weather related events and other situations that result in cancellations or delays highlight the need to have a contingency plan in place. Below are two options available to you at the School of Nursing for the delivery of instructional content outside […]
Turn a snow day into an online learning day
We have certainly had our share of bad weather this semester, and more is predicted on Thursday. Weather related events and other situations that result in cancellations or delays highlight the need to have a contingency plan in place. Below are three options available to you at the School of Nursing for the delivery of instructional […]
Upcoming Blackboard training opportunities
VCU is offering the following training sessions, which will be held online via Blackboard Collaborate: Feb 23, 8:00-10:00am: Mastering the Grade Center Feb 24, 3:00-5:00pm: Creating/Managing Tests and Surveys Mar 2, 8:00-10:00am: Presenting Dynamic Content Mar 4, 3:00-5:00pm: Mastering the Grade Center Mar 9, 8:00-10:00am: Creating/Managing Tests and Surveys Mar 12, 3:00-5:00pm: Presenting Dynamic Content […]