In response to COVID-19 and the decision to continue our Winter 2020 semester classes remotely, this Quick Guide is developed by Hilda Gregorian and Hanadi Alnawab with screen captures and best practices based on their own experiences running classes remotely. Please feel free to use what works for you.
Communications
- Bookings App: Setting Office Hours through your Outlook calendar for students to book appointments with you (click here for screen caps)
- Virtual meetings: Using Microsoft Teams, you can invite a student (or a small group) using their email address, and choose “Teams meeting” for the location (view screen cap)
- Phone calls: Using Cisco Jabber, the phone call is from Humber’s number:
- Online event: Using Collaborate Ultra from any previous course shell:
- Create the session and share the Guest link with participants (view screen cap)
- Change settings to allow 250+ attendees to join (view screen cap)
Blackboard Collaborate Ultra & Group Presentations (Hanadi)
- Online Class Click here for screen captures
- Group Presentations Click here for screen captures
- External Guests (speakers / industry projects) Click here for screen captures
- Webinar Session Click here for screen captures
- Accessing Student Exams (for PEQAB sample collection) Click here for screen captures
- FAQs Click here for FAQs (this will be updated as I get questions from colleagues)
Blackboard Assignments & Testing (Hilda)
- Assignments Click here for screen captures
- Online Testing Click here for screen captures
- The last slide includes a Practice Test you can download here from our colleague Bob Bolf
- FAQ Click here for FAQs (this will be updated as I get questions from colleagues)
CTL & Other Resources
- Blackboard Help (live drop-in)
- Virtual Training
- 10 Steps to building your course online
- BB Tool Guide
- BB Template & Support
- Blackboard Collaborate Ultra help site
- Faculty Portal
- Tips on Recording Synchronous Sessions
- Online Instructional Activities (University of Illinois Springfield)
Hanadi Alnawab 