Learning Technologies Blog

Do One Thing in YuJa: Adding Indexes

Sometimes, you have a video that's on the long-ish side. When that happens, you can do different things. First, you can slide your long video into shorter, individual ones, and then post them together as a playlist. Another option is to divide your video into chapters...

So You Wanna Make Videos

That’s a good idea. There are lots of ways you can use videos to enhance your courses and there are a lot of different video types you can choose from. But where should you start? If it were me, I would start with a chat with Dan McCallum, from Learning Technologies....

Do One Thing in YuJa: Deleting a Playlist

So, you've created a playlist in YuJa but now you want to delete it. So you go into YuJa, and then, you start scratching your head because where the heck is the delete / remove button?? Even when you right-click or hover over the playlists, nothing shows up and no...
Helping Students Find Support for Blackboard

Helping Students Find Support for Blackboard

Learning Technologies is here to help faculty get the most out of using Blackboard, but where can students go for help when they need it? What do they do when Blackboard isn't working or they don't know how to do what they need to do? Here are the resources we have...

Syncing Your Bb Calendar with External Calendars

Syncing Your Bb Calendar with External Calendars

Trying to keep all your important dates straight between multiple calendars can be a challenge, but it is possible to sync your Blackboard calendar with your external calendars or vice versa! Keeping everything in one centralized location can help ensure you stay on...

What’s New for Fall 2023

What’s New for Fall 2023

Some of you may have been teaching over the summer and have already seen the improvements made to Blackboard and YuJa, but if you're just coming back after a relaxing summer away from the classroom here are some of the updates you'll see in these tech tools as you get...

Fall 2023 Back to School Support and Updates

Fall 2023 Back to School Support and Updates

Welcome back! We know the first few weeks of classes are always a stressful time, so if you need any help and support we're here! In this post, we're sharing our hours, some support resources, and an important reminder about backing up course content from past terms....