What is it and why should faculty use it? Some students do not know how to participate, others are afraid to communicate, and a handful of students don’t think they have to in order to succeed. When students have clear guidelines coupled with incentives, they will rise to the occasion…
Do you have a test, quiz, midterm, or final saved as a Word document? Good news! You don’t have to build it question by question in Blackboard. There’s a tool that lets you convert your document into an assessment file you can upload directly to your course. Here’s how: Some…
Is the overall grade setup for your course in Ultra complete and correct? A properly configured Gradebook ensures your students see an accurate course grade and minimizes confusion or grade disputes. Why Set Up the Overall Grade? The Overall Grade column in Ultra calculates a running tally of a student’s…
Faculty at Daemen have created rich, engaging courses. Now it’s time to make sure every student can access and benefit from them. The Accessible Course Design Checklist, aligned with Quality Matters (QM) General Standard 8, gives you a clear path to review and revise your course with accessibility in mind….
Students have varied experience with public speaking. Set your students up for success by providing them with a Presentation Outline Template to use for their next in-class presentation. Preparatory Questions This Presentation Outline Template created by the Instruction Design team contains essential preparatory questions to help students tailor their presentation…
Creating high-quality video lectures doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Follow these simple steps to plan, record, and share content that keeps your students engaged while ensuring accessibility for all learners. Step 1: Plan Your Content Need help identifying natural breakpoints? Contact the ID team! Step 2: Create Your Slides (Optional)…
Did you know? Did you know that as a faculty member at Daemen University, you have free access to JoVE, a world-leading provider of educational science videos, through the university library? This powerful resource offers over 21,000 videos across multiple disciplines, helping you bring complex concepts to life and enhance…
How to use the AI Design Assistant: The AI Design Assistant in Blackboard Ultra will soon be available to help faculty at Daemen University streamline course creation. This tool can assist in generating course structures, discussions, journals, rubrics, assignments, test questions, question banks, images, and AI-driven conversations. While this tool…
Student Support Resources: What are they and how do you use them? As faculty and staff we all take on the responsibility to provide students with the resources available to help them succeed and thrive at Daemen. When we work together to raise awareness of these resources and actively support…
Learning Management System: Blackboard Ultra A learning management system (LMS) is a software application that helps organize, create, manage, and track learning development programs or courses. The LMS we use at Daemen is Blackboard Ultra. There is a misconception that an LMS is only used for online or hybrid courses….