Category Archives: Software
Qualtrics Offers New Features for Mobile Compatibility Checker, Multi-Click Heat Maps, Goals Lines for Graphs and More…
May 14, 2013
Qualtrics recently added a series of features that you will see listed as you log into Qualtrics, along with links to instructions and tutorials. To review a few of those features, let’s start with the Mobile Compatibility Checker. This checker allows you to optimize your survey to be viewed and taken on mobile devices. Mobile [...]
Fall 2012 ITaP Instructor Workshops available for registration!
August 10, 2012
Starting August 14th, ITaP Academic Technologies will be offering hands-on workshops to assist instructors with the many tools in the new course management system, Blackboard Learn. The Learn workshops include the new video integration tool, Kaltura, which allows easy use of videos within Blackboard courses. In addition, workshops on the i>clicker student response system, Qualtrics [...]
Qualtrics at Purdue; new features available
June 19, 2012
We are fortunate to have access to the Qualtrics Survey Tool as our university-wide survey instrument. Qualtrics is a wonderful tool; simple and easy to get started, yet detailed and in depth enough to create a survey with any numbers of bells and whistles. In addition to workshops delivered by ITaP, the company has a [...]
Get Ready for Windows 8
March 23, 2012
David Goldman reports that the new Windows 8, due out later this year is a game changer. It is essentially an attempt to combine the capabilities of a PC with the intuitive look and feel of a tablet. It has touch screen input but can work with a mouse and keyboard as well. The opening [...]
Blackboard Learn Provides Enhanced Group Functions
March 15, 2012
Group functions within Blackboard Learn now allow for collaboration between students using blogs, file exchange, discussion board, journals, tasks, and Wikis. Students within a group can participate in real-time lessons and problem solving exercises. Groups may be set up manually, randomly automatic and by self-enrollment. Any number of groups or students to a group may [...]
Blackboard Learn Improves the User Interface
February 17, 2012
Blackboard Learn allows greater ease of use through new features that give more flexibility to instructors. The Edit Mode button allows you to change the view of content on the screen and see how the student will view the page. This replaces the previous Student view tab in Blackboard Vista. In addition, in place of [...]
Course Signals is DA BOMB
February 3, 2012
Course Signals (CS) is DA BOMB. While my lingo may be old school, it fits my message perfectly. But before I jump straight into the bombness of CS, let me begin by providing some context. Institutions of higher education, whether public, private, two-year or four-year, are facing challenges of budget crises, decreasing retention and longer [...]
Blackboard users group meets Jan. 31 to hear about Learn 9.1 features
January 19, 2012
The cross-campus Blackboard Users Group will meet from 1:30-2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31. Users may attend in person or connect online via Adobe Connect. Users of Blackboard or other teaching and learning technology tools are invited to join this community to share strategies, tips and techniques. The focus of this semester’s meetings will begin [...]
Taming Outlook Email Addressing
December 28, 2011
Ok – not really, but this may help… Let’s start with email… Apologies to Lindsay. A few weeks ago I sent him an email unintentionally. Well, I intended the email, just not to him! I sent it to the wrong person, of course. And I would like to blame Outlook. It tries SO hard to [...]
Blackboard Materials are Subject to Copyright Laws
September 12, 2011
Based on recent conversations with the University Copyright Office, it is good to remember that materials posted on Blackboard are subject to U.S. Copyright Law. Under the fair use and TEACH exceptions to the copyright law, materials can be posted to Blackboard but are subject to certain requirements. Protected works should only be posted for [...]