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BlazeVIEWValdosta State University uses BlazeVIEW (BlackBoard Vista 8) as an online course management system. Although your classes may not be scheduled to be taught online, you will find that using BlazeVIEW as a course management system is very efficent. With BlazeVIEW you can post your syllabus, have an online drop box for your assignments, allow students to download lecture notes, get all of your students to participate in online class discussions, schedule online quizes and exams, and much more. |
Clickers (Student Response System)
With Clickers, every student in class can respond to questions asked by the instructor. This makes it possible for faculty to evaluate student learning and comprehension as content is being presented. There are two main ways to use Clickers in your classroom. 1) During a presentation or lecture, and 2) For Self Paced Testing (Clickers can be used instead of scantron sheets).
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CommuniCoach
CommuiCoach is a Video Evaluation tool used by the College of Education. After students upload their videos, Instructors can assess performance by adding feedback directly to video segments. Feedback can then be reviewed and processed much more efficiently and meaningfully by students; with the click of the mouse, students can view the video segment to which the feedback refers.
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Quality Matters Rubric
Use the Quality Matters rubric to improve your online and hybrid course. The Quality Matters rubric is based on the following national standards and instructional design principles which help students reach desired learning objectives: Learning Objectives (competencies), Assessment and measurement, Resources and Materials, Learner Engagement, Course Technology
| Request the Quality Matters Rubric | Learn about the Quality Matters Program |
Respondus (Create Assessments for BlazeVIEW and Traditional Classes)
Respondus is a Windows application that enhances the functions and features of BlazeVIEW's quiz, survey, and self-test tools. Respondus allows you to author quizzes offline, import existing questions from a word processing file, and publish the quizzes directly to your BlazeVIEW course. The application can be used to manage and print multiple versions of your test for face to face courses.
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SafeAssignSafeAssign is “a plagiarism prevention service" that works with VSU's BlazeVIEW course management system. This service helps educators prevent plagiarism by detecting unoriginal content in student papers. In addition to acting as a plagiarism deterrent, it also has features designed to aid in educating students about plagiarism and importance of proper attribution of any borrowed content.“ (http://wiki.safeassign.com/display/SAFE/About+SafeAssign). |
Second Life
Second Life is like a 3-D web site expanded into a virtual world. As an instructor, you can create activities and interactive, immersive simulations that are simply impossible in a “regular” classroom. In Second Life your students can explore re-creations of real world places, simulations of events in the human body, engage in dialog with people from other countries, and much more while they have the feeling of "being there."
| Go to the VSU Second Life Website to Learn More |
Studymate (Create Study Games for Students)
StudyMate is an authoring tool that lets you create 10 types of Flash-based activities and games using three simple templates. This tool allows you to publish your activities directly to your BlazeVIEW course.
Download and Install StudyMate
USG Faculty & Staff Resources
This site is designed to be a centralized location identifying resources available to all USG faculty and staff. Within this site, you will find resources provided by various offices from within the System Office and from the 35 institutions across the USG
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Wimba Classroom (Web Conferencing)
This workshop will introduce you to Wimba Classroom version 5 (with video). Learn the basic structure of the interface to deliver a live online session, and to archive sections for later viewing or as a study tool. Learn to upload and display PowerPoint presentations and use the eBoard tools.
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Wimba Create (Easily Convert Word Document to Webpages)
Learn to quickly and easily convert your Word documents into WebCT content and complete learning modules! Use what you already know! Create accessible content! Save time! If you have a word document that you will like to work with after the workshop, please bring it with you
Download and Install Wimba Create