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Author: Dan Cabrera

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Expanded Gallery View Feature Coming to Blackboard Collaborate

April 12, 2021 Dan Cabrera News, Teaching, Technology Trends, Videos, Web Tools

An important aspect of live synchronous sessions is the expectation and hope that instructors will be able to connect and engage with students in real

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The New Assignment Features Available in VoiceThread

February 4, 2021 Dan Cabrera News, Teaching, Technology Trends, Web Tools

In selecting appropriate assessments, faculty and instructors must consider not just the range of possible options (oral presentations, lab activities, essays, multiple choice exams, etc.)

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Sharing Video/Audio Content During Web Conferencing Sessions

September 21, 2020 Dan Cabrera News, Newsletter, Resources, Technology Trends, Tips, Web Tools

NIU faculty and instructors have long been able to share instructional materials using a variety of web conferencing tools, including Blackboard Collaborate and more recently

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Multimedia in Online Teaching: Alternatives to Synchronous Sessions

July 15, 2020 Dan Cabrera News, Newsletter, Resources, Teaching, Technology Trends, Tips, Web Tools

While online instruction has been part of the higher education landscape for years, at no time in history has the demand been greater than now.

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Did You Know…..? Ensuring the Blackboard Collaborate Recordings will be Processed and Easily Shared with Students

May 5, 2020 Dan Cabrera News, Teaching, Tips, Web Tools

NIU faculty and instructors have been using Blackboard Collaborate, the web conferencing tool, to conduct live synchronous sessions for a number of years. One outstanding

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Humanizing Online Courses to Connect Students, Instructor, and Content

October 25, 2019 Dan Cabrera Best Practices, Newsletter, Teaching, Technology Trends, Videos

Encouraging a sense of community and building relationships are common goals in both face-to-face and online courses. These goals might be especially important in an

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Effective Presentation Skills Tutorial

October 23, 2019 Dan Cabrera Newsletter, Resources, Videos, Web Tools

As part of their academic studies and future career, students may be required to develop and deliver oral presentations. Students may also have opportunities to

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Did You Know…..? Sharing Video with Audio in a Blackboard Collaborate Session

October 23, 2019 Dan Cabrera Audio, Newsletter, Videos

NIU faculty and instructors have long been able to share a variety of content using the Blackboard Collaborate web conferencing tool, including images, pdf files,

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Did You Know….? Accessing a Portal to Blackboard Collaborate

April 3, 2018 Dan Cabrera Newsletter, Resources, Technology Trends

NIU faculty and instructors rely on Blackboard Collaborate to conduct online web conferencing sessions with their students. However, did you know that you do not

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Blackboard Collaborate Ultra Adds Phone-Only Option

March 26, 2018 Dan Cabrera News, Newsletter, Technology Trends

Blackboard Collaborate Ultra, the web-conferencing tool used to conduct live synchronous sessions, has gained many new features since it was first introduced. One of the

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Office 365 Groups – Tools to Facilitate Student Collaboration

November 10, 2017 Dan Cabrera Technology Trends

Student or group collaboration can be one of the most fulfilling learning activities university students can experience. Given that collaboration is the standard of practice

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Establish Social Presence with a Welcome Message Video

August 22, 2017 Dan Cabrera Best Practices, Newsletter, Teaching, Technology Trends, Videos

One great way to begin a new year/semester is to prepare and share a welcome message video for students enrolled in your course(s). Whether the

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