Kaltura Video Quiz allows you to embed questions or polls within the video for learners to answer as they watch the video. Questions and text can be in the form of multiple choice, true/false, open ended, or a reflection point.  The video will pause at the question then play again once the question has been answered. 

Think of a learning module as a container for an organized collection of content. Learning Modules let students navigate from one content item to the next with out the added distractions and extra clicks. Modules promote a more immersive learning experience for students. You can create a module for each week, chapter, unit, or any other grouping to enhance learning. 

Instructors and students can send messages to each other, multiple people, or an entire class. The message feature remains inside Blackboard, so there is no need to worry if an email address is incorrect. You can also send a copy of a message to the recipients’ email, so they get an extra notification. When composing a message, you have full access to the text/content editor box. You can change the font, font size, and color or add bold or italics to enhance your message. You are also able to insert links, file and image attachments, and videos.

A question bank is a pool of questions that is saved in Blackboard allowing for repeated use. Question banks allow instructors to reuse questions, diversify the type of questions available for students, and create multiple assignments with ease. There are several question types that you can add to a question bank: calculated formula, calculated numeric, essay, fill in the blank, matching, multiple choice, and true/false. 

Rubrics are a great tool for both instructors and students. Use a rubric as a scoring tool and to provide a clear description of the characteristics desired in the assignment. Students can use a rubric to plan and organize their thoughts and as they work through the assignment. Using rubrics is a good way to provide transparency in grading.

An infographic detailing the new version of Bloom's Taxonomy for digital use. Originally created by the Global Digital Citizen Foundation. Created by Ascend at Los Angeles Pacific University.

The goal of this adapted version of BC Campus's Accessibility Toolkit - 2nd Edition is to provide resources for each content creator, instructional designer, educational technologist, librarian, administrator, and teaching assistant to create truly open textbooks and online academic experiences—ones that are free and accessible for all students. The original source was a collaboration between BCcampus, Camosun College, and CAPER-BC.

A helpful checklist for instructors who find themselves suddenly shifting to online instruction. 

An overview, and an example of an online course that focuses on community engagement and service learning.

This guide discusses copying all the content from one Blackboard Learn Ultra course into another or selecting individual items to copy.

A handout that describes the importance of copying and remix, introduces US copyright allow and the fair use doctrine,  provides examples of important cases that have involved fair use and intellectual copyright, and details current issues surrounding copyright in education.

The document is a rubric for evaluating the core functions and skills of instructional designers. It outlines performance levels across different competencies.Summary:The rubric evaluates instructional designers across several core competencies, including building relationships, project management, task management, time management, scope management, listening skills, knowledge of fundamentals, and self-improvement.For each competency, there are 4 levels describing the degree to which expectations are met - Level 4 (Exceeds), Level 3 (Meets), Level 2 (Generally Meets), and Level 1 (Does Not Meet).The rubric aims to provide a standardized framework for assessing the performance of instructional designers in key areas. It enables benchmarking against standards and identification of strengths and development areas. 

This video covers using suggestions from Unsplash for Course Bannvers via Blackboard Learn Ultra's AI Design assistant.

The attached file is a course schedule or outline template in a Word document. It contains a table with columns for week, dates, topic, and activities/assignments. The table has rows for each week of a 15 week course, with dates, topics, and placeholder activities and assignments filled in.

The California State University and MERLOT have partnered to showcase how and why faculty have adopted Open Educational Resources (OER) to facilitate equitable access to their students’ course materials. This Faculty Showcase represent Open Educational Practices where faculty are sharing their "know-how" for adopting OER in their courses.  
These open course materials are being utilized in an Online Teaching and Learning course for graduate students by Jim Thomas at Cal State East Bay. These resources provide students with a variety of ways to engage with a variety of free materials that are available through websites, instructor created content and our library databases . The main motivation to adopt free resources is to increase student success. The learning outcomes of the course are not be covered in any single textbook and this subject matter changes rapidly. Most student access these materials through our learning management system, Blackboard Ultra.

This book provides an updated look at issues that comprise the online learning experience creation process. As online learning evolves, the lines and distinctions between various classifications of courses has blurred and often vanished. Classic elements of instructional design remain relevant at the same time that newer concepts of learning experience are growing in importance. However, problematic issues new and old still have to be addressed. This handbook explores many of these topics for new and experienced designers alike, whether creating traditional online courses, open learning experiences, or anything in between.

This book provides an updated look at issues that comprise the online learning experience creation process. As online learning evolves, the lines and distinctions between various classifications of courses has blurred and often vanished. Classic elements of instructional design remain relevant at the same time that newer concepts of learning experience are growing in importance. However, problematic issues new and old still have to be addressed. This handbook explores many of these topics for new and experienced designers alike, whether creating traditional online courses, open learning experiences, or anything in between.

This guide explores the value of student workers in higher education institutions and provides strategies for effectively managing and integrating them into departments. It emphasizes the importance of onboarding, fostering an inclusive environment, professional development, open communication, focused skill development, strategic offboarding, and talent retention. By implementing these strategies, departments can enhance their performance, diversity, and alignment with institutional goals while providing valuable opportunities for student workers' growth and development.

This customizable Excel template provides a master framework to plan and organize learning activities for online courses. The template contains sheets to outline course modules, schedule weekly learning objectives and activities, plan assessments and assignments, and track student progress. Columns are provided to capture activity details like name, type, description, duration, assignments, and more. The template is fully editable so course designers can add or remove sheets as needed to match their planning process. By providing a structured planning template, this Excel file aims to help streamline the instructional design process for online learning. Use it to map out engaging and effective learning experiences for modern online courses.

An overview of Dee Fink's learning taxonomy with tips for applying it to digital learning experiences.