The university’s transition to Brightspace is underway! This fall, 34 faculty members are teaching 90 courses in Brightspace. These early adopters participated in training over the summer; they then migrated their courses to Brightspace or built new ones in the Brightspace platform. These early adopters are improving our understanding of the support systems that will make … [Read more...] about On the Bright Side
A post-exam activity used in the face-to-face classroom is to return students’ tests and then lead a discussion on the most missed questions or demonstrate solving problems so students can improve their scores on the next exam. Does the Show Test Results and Feedback feature in Blackboard accomplish the same thing? A student’s test will be “returned” allowing them to see the … [Read more...] about Helping students to learn with exam feedback
The announcements tool on the home page of your Blackboard course is a convenient way to communicate with the students in your class. Students will see course announcements on the home page when they log in and you can also choose to send a copy of the announcement message as an email to students MSU’s Live account. Two communication channels for the same … [Read more...] about Good to know: Communicating with students through your Blackboard course
Upload your course syllabus to Blackboard Are you looking to get your feet wet using Blackboard in your courses? Want to learn how to upload your course syllabus? Follow along with us in this hands-on session where we will show you how to upload your course syllabus to your Blackboard courses. We will also discuss the advantages of converting your syllabus from a Word document … [Read more...] about FCTL events and announcements