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01/27/2022

Have a Valentine's lunch date with Panopto on us! Register here: https://forms.gle/jotzRL1Cr6jesyeJA

08/02/2021

We are pleased to bring you the August 2021 edition of the TTLC Newsletter.

In this issue you will find:
1) Blackboard Updates and Tips
2) The August Training Calendar
3) Special Faculty Development Sessions
4) The August Ally Tip
5) Application Spotlight: Camtasia
6) VoiceThread: The New Assignment Builder
7) Turnitin’s Summer Series
8) Perusall Updates
9) HyFlex Classroom Information
10) Light Board Information
11) New Applications: NVivo and EndNote

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07/16/2021

Blackboard Test Availability exceptions allow instructors to make special exceptions to the time limit or test availability for students who need additional time, or need to take a makeup exam.

Test Availability exceptions allow instructors to make special exceptions to the time limit or test availability for students who need additional time, or need to take a makeup exam.

07/15/2021

The Announcements tool provides an area in Blackboard Learn for posting important information about the course, such as assignment due dates or content changes. The Instructor can add, edit, and delete announcements from the Announcements page.

​The Announcements tool provides an area in Blackboard Learn for posting important information about the course.

07/12/2021

Your class is full of diverse students with unique learning abilities. Providing them with more accessible original content means they can choose formats that work best for them. Ally automatically scans your original content and helps make them more accessible.

Learning materials for faculty and staff on various software and online tools.

07/09/2021

BbWorld is entirely online, taking place July 13-15 & 20-22 and is packed with a line up of client and student stories, interviews with community leaders, keynote speakers and updates from Blackboard. Faculty and staff can register for free at

Registration is open to attend BbWorld where you can experience the latest EdTech trends including data and analytics, student success, and institutional change.

07/08/2021

It is our pleasure to bring you the July 2021 Edition of the TTLC Newsletter.

In this edition you’ll find the following:
1. July Blackboard Information
2. Blackboard World Information
3. Application Spotlight: Camtasia
4. The July Training calendar
5. July’s Blackboard Ally Tip
6. VoiceThread’s new Assignment Builder
7. Turnitin’s Summer Series – Hosted by Turnitin
8. Perusall Updates
9. HyFlex Classroom information
10. A Reminder about the Light Board Room

Thanks and enjoy!

07/02/2021

Have a happy and safe July 4th weekend Gators! 🐊 Whether it's at the beach or at the lake, enjoy it to the fullest and be safe! Also remember UHD will be closed on Monday, July 5.

07/01/2021

BbWorld is back, free and taking place fully online. Register through the link below to experience the future of learning July 13-15 & 20-22.

BbWorld is back, free and taking place fully online. This July 13-15 & 20-22 we’re broadcasting sessions, keynotes, DevCon, networking opportunities, and more.

06/30/2021

Turnitin is an online plagiarism checker that runs papers through a series of databases to check for already existing content within a student’s paper. Turnitin can be used for online plagiarism detection, grammar check, and as a grading tool. To learn how to create Turnitin Assignments in your Blackboard courses, check out

How to create and submit assignments, and view and read originality reports in Turnitin.

06/29/2021

You can use OneDrive which is available to students, faculty and staff to share videos or other large files with other people or to your Blackboard course.

How to share a video using OneDrive.

06/28/2021

A discussion board is a general term for any online "bulletin board" where you can leave and expect to see responses to messages you have left. Participants do not need to be logged in at the same time; the communication process is asynchronous.

How to use discussion boards in Blackboard.