If you are using Blackboard Collaborate for holding synchronous sessions online, it can automatically track attendance and send it to the Attendance tool in your
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Office hours are an important component of any course. As we pivot to facilitating student learning online, we also need to shift how we think
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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
Read moreBlackboard Collaborate Ultra Adds Phone-Only Option
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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