Illinois Compass 2g: Online Demonstration of Adaptive Release

Do you want to be able to choose which students have access to certain content, folders, or Assignments in your course? Want to ensure that students read the policy on Academic Honesty before taking an online test? Adaptive Release is a rule-based function that allows instructors to set restrictions to course content based on certain… Continue reading Illinois Compass 2g: Online Demonstration of Adaptive Release

Illinois Compass 2g: Blackboard Mobile Apps Features and Functionality

Those attending this workshop will gain experience using two different mobile Apps developed by Blackboard that integrate with Compass 2g. The BB Grader iPad App is used for grading Assignments submitted in Compass 2g. The Blackboard Mobile Learn App is optimized for posting to blogs and discussions, checking grades, and receiving announcements through push notifications.… Continue reading Illinois Compass 2g: Blackboard Mobile Apps Features and Functionality

Illinois Compass 2g: The Basics Online

Technology Services now offers an online training workshop for Illinois Compass 2g (powered by Blackboard Learn). In this one-hour workshop attendees will learn basic features and functions of Illinois Compass 2g including customization, organization, and design of the course space. This workshop will cover select teaching tools including Student Preview, Announcements, Assignments, and the Grade… Continue reading Illinois Compass 2g: The Basics Online

Illinois Compass 2g: Using Respondus to Create, Move, and Manage Tests

Learn how to use Respondus to create tests in Compass 2g. Attendees will format a Microsoft Word document and convert it using Respondus and upload to a live course. This workshop will also cover how to configure and deploy random question sets. Finally, we will cover how to use Respondus to move online tests from… Continue reading Illinois Compass 2g: Using Respondus to Create, Move, and Manage Tests

Key Features for Teaching Assistants, Graders and Staff

This one hour Illinois Compass 2g workshop is designed to provide Teaching Assistants, Graders and Staff with a basic familiarity of the commonly used features associated with their roles. Topics covered in this workshop will be emailing students from within Illinois Compass 2g, adding users to the course, creating assignments and grading in the Grade… Continue reading Key Features for Teaching Assistants, Graders and Staff