BLACKBOARD ACADEMY

These webinar training series are designed for instructors who are new to Blackboard Learn and Blackboard Collaborate and are making a quick transition to deliver instruction remotely.

Blackboard Learn Original Webinar Series

SOFTCHALK CREATE

SoftChalk is an authoring tool that helps instructors develop high quality, interactive, engaging online courses.

If you’re a new SoftChalk user, these live, one-hour online training webinars are just what you need to get started! The training typically includes a presentation and examples, as well as an opportunity for you to ask questions and receive assistance from the instructor.

Follow the link below to register for the SoftChalk webinars.

SoftChalk Webinar Registration

SoftChalk Training Videos

RESPONDUS 4.0

Respondus 4 and the Test Bank Network: Quickly Create Online Exams
Find out how Respondus 4 allows you to create and manage exams that can be printed to paper or published directly to your LMS, and how the Test Bank Network enables instructors to create online tests from official publisher test banks.

Instructor Training: LockDown Browser & Respondus Monitor 
This comprehensive training webinar is intended for instructors who plan to use LockDown Browser and/or Respondus Monitor with online exams. The session provides a detailed demonstration of both applications, including new enhancements that make Respondus Monitor even more effective and easy to use.

Respondus offers webinars monthly for free. Select the link below to register for one of the sessions.

Respondus Training Registration

STUDYMATE CAMPUS
StudyMate Campus makes it easy for teachers and students to create flash cards, self-assessments, and learning games – all from within your learning management system.  Respondus provides several video tutorials that demonstrate how to use StudyMate. Follow the link below to start watching.

StudyMate Campus Training Videos

QWICKLY

Qwickly's intention is to ensure the focus remains on teaching and learning. With Qwickly, instructors are able to complete important tasks with maximum efficiency to increase productivity throughout the educational environment. You can complete tasks for multiple courses at once. Qwickly offers webinars that will give you a first-hand look at how beneficial Qwickly can be for you. Follow the link below to register for one of their sessions.

Qwickly Training Registration

SLIDO

Slido (pronounced as Sly-doe) is an easy-to-use Q&A and polling platform for live, remote or hybrid meetings, events, classes, and webinars.

Slido is a great way to engage your audience. It allows organizers to:

• Crowdsource top audience questions

• Maximize the Q&A time by letting people upvote their favorite questions and answer them live.

• Engage participants with live polls. You can use polls to get an idea of how your participants are feeling, to test their knowledge, or simply to vote. 

• Collect instant feedback with surveys and see what your participants think!

Whether the participants are present in the room or joining remotely via a video conferencing tool or a live stream, they can send their questions or vote in polls instantly. The presenter and collaborators of these meetings can then moderate incoming questions so they have full control over what is being displayed on the presentation screen, as well as activate polls.

Visit the Slido Community for Resources

YUJA

The YuJa Enterprise Video Platform is an all-in-one video experience to securely create, manage, discover, collaborate, and live stream video content across any device, at any time. The All-In-One video platform is easy-to-use and designed with Accessibility and Universal Design in mind. Some features of Yuja include:

• Cloud-Hosted - Host your video and digital media content securely.

• Drag-and-Drop - Upload content effortlessly with one-click "drop" uploads.

• Mobile & Tablets - Provides both native and HTML5 video player support.

• Auto-Captioning - Built-in automatic captioning.

• Video Quizzes - Create engaging and interactive video quizzes to measure and track retention.

Yuja Resources