by Mendi Benigni
on September 3, 2012
in Academic Online Video, content, Distance Ed, Films on Demand, Library, OAKS, streaming, Video
Everyone wants at add online video to their classes but it’s not always easy to use them without infringing on copyright law. Well, the Library is offering more options by subscribing to two video streaming databases: Films on Demand and Academic Video Online. You can read more about these databases on the Library’s Media Collections […]
by Mendi Benigni
on April 26, 2012
in D2L LMS, downtime, OAKS, upgrade
On May 10th OAKS will be upgraded to version 9.4.1 (Desire2Learn). There are some exciting features that will be available once the upgrade is completed: Preview Audio Recordings: Now users can not only record audio within OAKS but can now preview the recording before submitting it. They can play the entire clip or only a […]
by Mendi Benigni
on February 23, 2012
in calendar, content, copy, copying, course material, faculty, grade scheme, OAKS, rolling, rolling content
This tutorial demonstrates how to migrate an entire OAKS course into another course. It will also demonstrate how to change the calendar dates and copy the grade schemes. Uses: Copy one course to another within the same semester. Copy one course from a past semester into the current or future semester. Change all the calendar […]
by Mendi Benigni
on February 20, 2012
in content, Insert Stuff, OAKS, Quicklink, Video, YouTube
This tutorial demonstrates how to add YouTube videos to your OAKS Content area. It details how to add videos using the Quicklink tool and the Insert Stuff area. Tutorial Link: OAKS Content – Adding YouTube Videos to your Content Area (version 9.4) OAKS – Content: Adding YouTube Videos to your Content (version 10, available after Dec 17, […]
by Mendi Benigni
on January 25, 2012
in Audience Response Systems, clicker, grade, grade book, Grades, iClicker, iGrader, import, OAKS, quiz, score
iClicker is an audience response system that can be used for spontaneous class polling or for conducting in-class quizzes and tests. This tutorial will demonstrate how to use iGrader to grade the iClicker quizzes and to export the scores and then how to import those scores into the OAKS Grades area. Tutorial Link: iClicker – […]