Office of Academic Technology :: Spring Arbor University

SafeAssign

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

SafeAssign is a useful tool that discourages plagiarism, but also encourages learning about writing college-level papers. Carolyn Watson, a professor with GPS and the coordinator of Faculty Services, gives us a great understanding of how and why to use SafeAssign and what you can do to prevent plagiarism in your courses. GoToMeeting Session: [...]

Wikis

Monday, May 20, 2013

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The new Blackboard Upgrade Service Pack 11 will have the same wiki feel, but with a newer look. Students will now be able to simultaneously edit a wiki for better collaboration and group work. GoToMeeting Session: Wikis PPT slides – Download Resource Videos: Coming Soon! Documents: Why Use Wikis – Download [...]

Blogs & Journals

Monday, May 13, 2013

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The new Blackboard Upgrade Service Pack 11 will have the same Blog and Journal feel, but with a more modern look. Learn about the new content editor tools that can enhance your posts with media. Journals are a great way for students to reflect on what they’ve learned and voice their opinions and ideas. Blogs [...]

Using Groups

Monday, May 6, 2013

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The Groups tool allows you to put students into groups so they can collaborate on projects and assignments. It’s an effective way for students to learn about teamwork and problem solving within a group dynamic. Choose the groups yourself, randomly generate groups, grade individually, or grade them as a group. You can continue to leverage [...]

Discussion Boards

Monday, April 29, 2013

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The new Blackboard Upgrade to Service Pack 11 (Bb 9.1.11) comes with a more user-friendly navigation system for students and instructors. The Post-First feature is brand new and gives instructors the option to require students to make an initial post before they can view their peers’ posts. Finally, a way to encourage original thought! There [...]

Interactive Rubric

Thursday, April 18, 2013

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The new Blackboard Upgrade to Service Pack 11 (Bb 9.1.11) comes with an improvement to a great feature — the interactive rubric. Now you can include a percentage range while grading with a rubric. Blackboard’s interactive rubrics reduce the amount of time spent on grading, while increasing the amount of interaction and feedback you give [...]

Grade Center

Monday, April 15, 2013

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The new Blackboard Upgrade to Service Pack 11 (Bb 9.1.11) comes with anonymous grading, offline grading and more! These features will help you grade more effectively and efficiently. GoToMeeting Session: Resource Videos: Using Smart Views – View Tutorial (3:12) Learn how to can tailor your view of student progress by creating smart [...]

Assessment Strategies (Pools, Surveys, Tests)

Monday, April 8, 2013

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Assessment Strategies (Pools, Surveys, Tests)

The Blackboard Upgrade (Bb 9.1 Service Pack 11) comes with new and exciting assessment strategy tools. With automatic regrading, negative points, and detailed reports on test questions, you can now more easily manage and improve your courses. GoToMeeting Session: Resource Videos: Using Negative Points – View Tutorial (4:15) This video tutorial shows [...]

Bb9 Upgrade Training Schedule

Thursday, March 28, 2013

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Schedule Training 1: Global Tools (Profile, Calendar, Shortcuts, etc.) View Training Materials Here. Using the New Content Editor: Images, Video and More Date: TBD This training has been delayed. Training 2: Interactive Syllabus View Training Materials Here. Training 3: Assessment Strategies (Pools, Surveys, Tests) View Training Materials Here. Training 4: Grade Center View Training Materials Here. [...]

Using AudioBoo for Podcasting

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

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AudioBoo is a great free online podcasting service. They provide a simple, organized method of storing your podcasts. With your free account you will able to record up to a 3-minute podcast and store it within your AudioBoo account. You can organize your “Boos” into groups by class or topic. AudioBoo has plenty of sharing [...]

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SafeAssign

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Discussion Boards

Interactive Rubric

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Assessment Strategies (Pools, Surveys, Tests)

Bb9 Upgrade Training Schedule

Using AudioBoo for Podcasting

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