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...
Fall 2023 In-Service: Full Schedule

Fall 2023 In-Service: Full Schedule

It's In-Service time again! Whether you're attending all the events in-person or plan to do some online sessions, here's the full schedule of events for the next few days: Wednesday, August 16th 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. President’s Welcome Address: Dr. Brian Caputo,...

Back-to-School Blackboard FAQs

Back-to-School Blackboard FAQs

Trying to get your courses ready for Fall Term? You're not alone! We get a lot of similar questions as faculty and staff ready everything for the first day of classes. Here are some of our most frequently asked questions (and their answers) at this time of year! How...

Blackboard FAQs: Messages

Blackboard FAQs: Messages

The update to Blackboard Ultra Base Navigation came with a great new way to communicate with your students: Messages! Messages allow you to easily keep in touch with students without having to take conversations outside of Blackboard as everything happens right on the...

Blackboard FAQs: Courses Page

Blackboard FAQs: Courses Page

The Courses page in Blackboard is where you can find all of your current, upcoming, and past courses and manage them as needed.  Not sure how this page works? We’ve got some answers to frequently asked questions below:  How can I hide past courses?  You...