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The Veraldi Instructional Technology Resource Center
The Veraldi Instructional Technology Resource Center (VITRC) promotes the teaching and learning process in the University by working with faculty to incorporate instructional technology to enhance academic curriculum. VITRC consults with faculty to integrate emerging technology tools into classroom instruction, conducts workshops for faculty, and develops instructional technology strategies for advancing student learning.
Lawrence Technological University adopted Blackboards Learning System and Portal. The Learning System provides the foundation required to successfully manage distance and Web-enhanced hybrid educational programs. It provides a setting for course management, online assessment, students tracking, and virtual collaboration. You can access Blackboard through our portal at my.ltu.edu.
Click on the image to view a listing of new Blackboard features and links to training documents and videos
New and Enhanced Blackboard Features: Tutorials
How to: Export/Import Course Tutorial
Grade Center
Self and Peer Assessment
Facilitates objective, analytical and learning comprehension skills of students by:
Respondus Lock Down Browser (Add-In )
Enhanced Discussion Board Features
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Discussion board forums are now “searchable”
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“Subscribe” to threads and “rate posts”
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“Approve” posts before they are displayed
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“Lock” a discussion thread
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“Hide” posts or make them unavailable
Enhanced Announcement Feature
The instructor can send an e-mail immediately (an Email Announcement) to students when creating or modifying an Announcement.
Enhanced Email Feature
Enhanced email features include a Spell Check button within the message box. The instructor can specify a "return receipt" when sending an email.
Adaptive Release Feature
The adaptive release feature allows the instructor to control what portions of the site are available to student users.
The instructor can enable a “lock-step” process to ensure the student understands course material throughout the semester.
Sequences the learning activities the students must “master” prior to moving onto the next step.
SafeAssign
Safe Assignment Anti-Plagarism software is now incorporated into Blackboard under the new name SafeAssign. This feature can be accessed under the Course Tools module within the Control Panel.
Early Warning System
The Early Warning System feature enables instructors to “warn” students of performance issues during the course. The instructor can set up an initial series of “rules” (by clicking the Early Warning System feature, located within the Assessment section of the Control Panel). The instructor has the option of monitoring students performance and choosing to sending out “warnings.”
The Grade Rule button will alert the student if they fall below a certain level.
The Due Date button alerts the student of missed assignment or test deadlines.
The Last Access button displays the last date and time the student accessed the Blackboard course.
Performance Dashboard
The Performance Dashboard feature enables the instructor to view and print out student user activity within the Blackboard course. The feature will report:
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The last time the student logged in
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Early warning system messages
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Adaptive Release activity
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Grades
VITRC Introduces Wimba
Beginning January 2007, the Veraldi Instructional Technology Resource Center (VITRC) will utilize Wimba Live Classroom, a powerful communications program that integrates with Blackboard. It allows faculty and students to build relationships by combining state-of-the-art interactive technologies such as voice, video, application sharing, polling, and white boarding that enhance traditional best practices of instruction. Click here for information about Wimba.
Additional e-Leaning options offered by VITRC such as video conferencing, video streaming, and webcasting are available.
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