Get Ready for the Semester with eLearning at Open Consultation Days
As the semester approaches, the Center for Excellence in eLearning (CEeL) will host Open Consultation Days to offer walk-in availability for faculty and staff seeking assistance with Canopy tools.
These Open Consultation Days will offer the opportunity for one-on-one support from instructional technologists, instructional designers and support specialists on a walk-in basis. Consultants will be available to answer questions and offer walk-through guidance for Canopy tools like Blackboard, Kaltura and Echo360.
Topics include:
- Archiving summer courses, backing up the Grade Center and copying content from one term to another.
- Building dynamic effective, and inclusive, learner-centric courses.
- Preparing the Grade Center for Fall Semester (e.g., configuring weighted grades, creating Smart Views and setting
- up Retention Center rules.)
- Assigning, collecting and grading assignments from any web browser or the Bb Instructor mobile app.
- Building tests and surveys and evaluating question efficacy using Item Analysis.
- Creating and using rubrics with assignments, discussion boards forums, blogs, wikis, and within groups.
- Producing captivating video with Kalturas CaptureSpace.
- Engaging students with Echo360s Active Learning Platform.
- Using WebEx to create meaningful distance learning experiences.
- Creating universally accessible course content, such as captioned video and properly tagged documents.
- Transitioning from the Securewireless network to UC_Secure.
Open Consultation Days will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 16, Thursday Aug. 17, and Friday, Aug. 18 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the fifth floor of Langsam Library.
Sometimes, #IThappens; join the CEeL team for one-on-one support during this busy beginning-of-semester time.
For additional eLearning tech support resources, follow the IT@UC 1-2-3 Suport Guide:
1. Access the IT@UC Knowledge Base (KB) at kb.uc.edu
2. Call/Chat with 24/7 Canopy Support
3. Call the IT@UC HelpDesk
Or use the new Service Desk form, which will replace email, here.
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