Faculty Resources

• Blackboard Learn Ultra Faculty Guide - Build a Course in Blackboard Learn Ultra with the Applied Course Template (updated 8/9/2022)
• Online Checklist (updated 7/19/2021)
• Blackboard Learn Ultra Training (Knowledge Base Article)
• Course Copy Handout
• Learning Modules and Folders Handout

• Ultra Online DD Table of Contents
• Ultra Base Navigation and Transition to Ultra - Transitioning to Learn Ultra Course Handout
• Copying Courses from Original to Ultra Design Dialogue - Course Copy Handout
• Building and Organizing Content in Ultra 
• Assignments and Rubrics 
• Communication Tools in Bb Ultra - Communication Tools in Bb Ultra Handout
• Groups in Learn Ultra - Groups Handout
• Test and Question Banks in Ultra
• Gradebook in Learn Ultra

OSCQR Course Design Review: A great example of a Course Review scorecard available from the Online Learning Consortium via SUNY OSCQR and Creative Commons Licensing. This is one way to review your online course for content and pedagogical use.

Fostering Engagement: Facilitating Online Courses in Higher Education: From University of Waterloo, Canada, this is an excellent resource providing practical online facilitation skills and strategies that are relevant, effective, and authentic.

How to Be a Better Online Teacher: Advice Guide

• Breakout Session Power Point
• Helpful Resources Handout

The Course Map, also referred to as a design or planning document, helps the instructor map out a course before building it in Blackboard. This pre-work provides a framework for designing the course with a focus on how the course components align. Course Map with Instructor Notes.

Course Development Timeline (based on a 16-week cycle) This document provides key milestones for creating a course for Drake University Online Programs. This is intended to be a guide.   

Learning Technology Resources 
A list of commonly used technology for teaching and learning from Information Technology Services.

Services and Resources from Cowles Library
Cowles Library presents several ways to include readings, videos, recordings, photographs, etc. from Cowles Library in the Blackboard page for your online class.

Best Practices for Making Videos Refer to this one-page summary of best practices to consider when making videos, particularly mini lectures.

Use HotKeys in Panopto  If you are recording with one screen, HotKeys help you avoid sharing a tunnel of repeated screens.

Using Panopto to Create or Share a Recording Use to instruct students how to share a recording they created.

Convert a Voiceover  

General:

Best Practices Audio & Video Trouble Shooting

Video Conferencing Comparison Chart

Zoom: 

NEW ONE-TIME STEP: If you have not logged into Zoom with your Drake credentials, sign in here with your Drake credentials now. This will create your account. You only need to do this one time.  

After your account has been created, then you can use Zoom licensed through Drake University. 

Getting Started with Zoom

• Accessing Zoom outside of Blackboard Learn

Zoom Knowledge Base Collection

Zoom Training Center

Uploading videos to Panopto

Trouble with Zoom? Report Zoom Issue

Collaborate:

Getting Started with Collaborate