Student Video Assignments
In some nursing classes you will want your students to record videos of themselves and post those videos to the Learning Management System. Below is a document you can give to your students that shows them how to install an app on their phone called KMS Go that synchronizes with Kaltura. It will allow your […]
Recording Zoom Meetings or Classes
If you are using Zoom to record your classes or meetings, you may want to record the meeting for participants to view at a later time. The handout below shows how to record the Zoom meeting to your computer and how to upload that recording to Kaltura streaming playback in Blackboard.
Zoom and Polling
Do you want to make your synchronous session more interactive? Try Zoom Polling. Notes about polling: You can create polls in advance of the meeting. You can create multiple polls per meeting. Each poll can have multiple questions. For more information about using Zoom Polling, download the document below.
Zoom and Breakout Rooms
Do you want to make your synchronous session more interactive? Try Zoom Breakout Rooms for student groups. Notes about breakout rooms: If the meeting is being recorded locally, it will record the room the participants who is recording is in. Multiple participants can record locally. There are a maximum of 50 breakout rooms per 200 […]
Use SoftChalk Create for Formative Assessment
Often times in courses there will be vocabulary words that are essential to know cold, in order to develop a higher level of understanding. This is certainly the case for courses in the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner concentration. VCU Nursing instructor Lyons Hardy wanted her students to have a number of activities that would […]
Meet From “Anywhere” With Zoom Virtual Backgrounds
We are in an unprecedented situation where so much of the collaborative work we typically accomplish face to face is now being conducted online from our dining room tables, kitchen counters, etc. Your colleagues don’t have to know that, though! Thanks to Zoom’s virtual background feature, you can transport yourself to an exotic beach, a […]
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 […]
Convert a Face to Face Case to an Interactive Online Activity
Do you need to move a case study online? Rather than posting a Word document or adding your case as a discussion question, consider sending your case to Elizabeth to have her convert it to a more interactive format. Below are screenshots of a sampling of cases that have been created at the School of […]
How to Put Your Tests Online
There are two ways to convert a printed version of your test for students to complete on Blackboard: Option 1: Manually create the test Open your course and go to Control Panel > Course Tools > Tests, Surveys and Pools > Tests Click Build Test Name your test and add a description and instructions (both […]
How to Have Your Face to Face Class Recorded (Echo)
Please email sonit@vcu.edu or submit a ticket through Web Help Desk (Ticket type: Online Learning > Echo360) if you would like to have your class recorded for students that might not be able to attend in person. Recordings begin and end automagically at the scheduled time. Good To Know Recordings do not have to be […]