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Using the Library’s Video Databases in Your OAKS Courses

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 […]

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OAKS Upgrade Coming in May

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 […]

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Faculty: OAKS – Rolling Your Course from Semester to Semester (v 10.3)

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 […]

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OAKS Content – Adding YouTube Videos to your Content Area

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, […]

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iClicker – Grading a Quiz and Uploading it to OAKS

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 – […]

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