Please click the link below for a useful resource for assessment building in Connect.
http://www2.cortland.edu/dotAsset/38c575c1-d3c8-45f4-a6fb-f850b7803ece.pdf
Please click the link below on creating random blocks in assessments.
BB Collaborate – adding YouTube link to a session
Adding Youtube links to BB Collaborate
Embedding Video in Connect
When embedding video in Connect, do not use <iframe>, it is not compatible with Connect (Blackboard Learn). For Youtube or Vimeo videos, use the old embed code, accessible by clicking Share.
Discussion Structuring For More Effective Student Engagement
Please see the post by Maryellen Weimer for tips and strategies on how to keep students engaged by the discussion structure.
Deploying Blackboard Collaborate Session into a Content Area
To deploy a Blackboard Collaborate Session into a Content Area, go to the Course Tools area on the lower left menu and click “Blackboard Collaborate.”
Hover over the Blackboard Collaborate Session, which you want to deploy and a button appears. See screeshot below.
Next, click on the button and click “Add Content Item.” See screeshot below.
In the new Add Content Item page, under “Content Area List” select the location you want to deploy the Collaborate Session to. See screenshot below.
Adaptive Release of Assignment/Assessment for Aggregated Sections
Below are instructions to set adaptive release of Assignments and Assessments to only one section for courses that contain aggregated sections.
- Create assignment/assessment but do NOT make it available to all students
- Apply on the Adaptive Release Conditions
- Make the assignment “available” with the appropriate due dates
Issue With Bold Text in Assessments in Connect
If bold text is used inside an assessment question, all the text for the question will appear as bold to students or users in student view.
The Blackboard text editor tool was automatically inserting <strong> tags into the content of the questions.
Please apply the following workaround to resolve the issue. Note that this workaround must be applied to each question in the assessment.
Insert a CSS style code into each question, which overrides the original Blackboard CSS style tags. HTML code in bold red below is for future reference until Blackboard resolves this known issue:
<div style=”font-weight: normal;”>
The question content goes here …
</div>
Entering Grades
To enter the grades, log into FSC and click on the course. Next, click on the checkbox to select the course. Then click, view class list. You will also see an option to upload or change grades.
For more detailed information, please click on the link below.
http://facultystaff.students.ubc.ca/fsc-help/fsc-help-documentation?fscuser=20130829
If you still encounter difficulty in entering the grades, please contact Christine Williams at enrollment services.
christine.williams@ubc.ca
Library Course Reserves Support
The Library Course Reserves are only accessible by the instructor of the course.
To contact the UBC Library Staff, please follow the instructions below.
- Log into Connect
- Click on the Library tab on the top menu
- Click on “Get expert help from Library Staff” from the “Welcome to the UBC Library” box on the left.