What is Online Learning at MCAD Like?
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How do I make sure my PDFs are accessible for students who require learning accommodations?
Have you ever noticed that some PDFs don’t actually have “real” text? You can’t highlight or search the text—each page behaves like a single image?
VoiceThread Troubleshooting
I don’t know how to sign in to VoiceThread.
- First, create a Voicethread account and login here: https://voicethread.com/login/
- (Clicking the "Sign In" Button on the Voicethread below might not work for you, so be su
Blackboard: Archiving, Exporting, and Importing a Course
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- How to Archive or Export a Course
- Difference between Archive and Export
- How to Import a Course
- Additional Resources
How to Archive or Export a
Tech Tip Tuesdays Archive
Tech Tip Tuesdays are videos produced by Online Learning and shared on Tuesdays during the regular school year. They are helpful videos on a variety of things you may want or need to know about Blackboard.
Course Evals at MCAD
To access your Course Evaluation, go to:
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Blackboard: Archiving, Exporting, and Importing a Course
Page Contents
- How to Archive or Export a Course
- Difference between Archive and Export
- How to Import a Course
- Additional Resources
How to Archive or Export a
Course Evals at MCAD
To access your Course Evaluation, go to:
Dyslexia Font and Text to Speech
Table of Contents
- Open Source Dyslexia Fonts
- Chrome Text to Speech
- Mac Text to Speech
Help! My online class requires scanning and posting images to the Discussion Board. I've got a scanner and Photoshop, but I'm having problems figuring out how to save the files properly, in a "web ready" format.
Here are quick steps for creating JPEGs:
1. Open Adobe Photoshop.
2. Click the File menu, select Open, and locate your image.
3. Once your image is open, click the File menu and select Export and then Save for Web (Legacy).
How are we assessed in an online classroom?
Like in-person classes, how students are assessed in online classes varies by course. Blackboard has several features available to instructors for assessing students.
How can I create a test in Blackboard 9
1-To create a test in your blackboard, you should find the "Course Tools" panel and build a test in your "Test, Survey, Pools" section.
How can I screen share via skype?
Sharing screens is really easy and can be a great teaching tool.
Start by opening skype and signing in with your username and password.
Here is what the skype opening screen should look like:
How do I buy books or supplies for my online class?
You can find your required textbook information for your online course at:
How do I check my grades?
Blackboard Grades
To see your grade for a particular Assignment in Blackboard:
How do I contact my instructor?
You will find instructors' contact information and office hours by clicking the "Faculty Info" link in the Course Menu bar:
How do I deploy a test in Blackboard 9?
1- To deploy a test, you should find the area that you want to put your test in. For example, you can put the test in the "Assignment" section "Week1 folder". Find "Evaluate - Create a test".
How do I login to Blackboard? What's my password?
Blackboard is MCAD's platform for learning online. To login to Blackboard, go to http://learn.mcad.edu. You will need your MCAD username and password to login.
I. Get your MCAD Username
How do I make sure my PDFs are accessible for students who require learning accommodations?
Have you ever noticed that some PDFs don’t actually have “real” text? You can’t highlight or search the text—each page behaves like a single image?
How do I post a link?
To attach a link to a post,
How do I post an image?
You can post both local files that are stored on your computer and images located on the web. Please make sure that your image is correctly formatted before you attach it to a post.
How do I prepare images for the web?
Your web images must to be:
How do I request a Blackboard course?
To request a Blackboard course for your class, simply fill out the course request form.
After submitting the form, it will automatically be forwarded to Online Learning.
How do I upload course materials (like my Syllabus ) to Blackboard?
First, here are instructions on how to use the Faculty Syllabus Template.
How do I write a new thread?
To write a new thread or to reply to another person's thread, go to the discussion board and enter the Forum you want to post your comment to.
How heavy is the workload? What is the work like?
The workload in each online class is the same as what is expected of a normal studio or liberal arts college class. On campus, for example, a three-credit studio class meets for five hours a week, and students are expected to do roughly the same amount of work outside of class.
How should I name my files I'm uploading onto Blackboard?
An example file to upload onto Blackboard should look like this - examplefile.jpg
Make sure it doesn’t have any spaces after the document extension
Make sure it doesn’t have a leading space in the file name
How should I name the files I upload to Blackboard?
The name of a file uploaded to Blackboard should look like this: examplefile.jpg
Make sure:
My online course requires special software (i.e. Adobe Photoshop) -- how can I buy it?
Full-time, degree-seeking students don't have to buy it. They have free access to the Adobe Creative Suite with their MCAD account credentials. Inquire with the Help Desk for more information.
Online Learning Student Server Allocation
When a student is only affiliated with MCAD through an Online Learning course (e.g. not an undergrad or MFA candidate), MCAD provides a server login with at least 25GB of space to be used for hosting web-based class work. More server space can be considered and issued upon request.
So how do you meet online... is it in chat rooms? How do classes work?
Some online classes have a one-hour-a-week chat ("synchronous") session. Others rely primarily on discussion boards ("asynchronous") where students login on their own time to participate in.
So, how does this work? Will you contact me before my course starts?
Congratulations on taking an Online Learning course!
After you register for a course, here's the sequence of events.
Tech Tip Tuesdays Archive
Tech Tip Tuesdays are videos produced by Online Learning and shared on Tuesdays during the regular school year. They are helpful videos on a variety of things you may want or need to know about Blackboard.
VoiceThread Troubleshooting
I don’t know how to sign in to VoiceThread.
- First, create a Voicethread account and login here: https://voicethread.com/login/
- (Clicking the "Sign In" Button on the Voicethread below might not work for you, so be su
What do I do on the first day of class?
The sooner you log in, the better! You can start getting familiar with your course on the Sunday before classes start.
After you log in,
What does an Online Classroom look like?
No two online classrooms are identical. As in face-to-face classes, each instructor organizes course content differently.
Nevertheless, all Blackboard classrooms share similar basic layouts.
What is Blackboard?
Blackboard is a web-based learning management system.
What is the Discussion Board?
Blackboard classrooms rely on a communications feature called the Discussion Board.
What is the Orientation Assignment?
The Orientation Assignment is your opportunity to introduce yourself to the other members in the course and to review or learn basic Blackboard skills. We encourage you to do the Orientation Assignment for every online class, even if you have already done it before.
When does access begin/end to my Blackboard classroom?
Here are some access policies for Blackboard classrooms:
Students Access:
Who is Professor Blackboard?
"Professor Blackboard" is the name given to Online Learning staff members who answer questions that relate to online learning and using Blackboard.
Why Can't I See YouTube Videos in Blackboard? (Chrome users)
The problem:
When a user logs into Blackboard with Google Chrome as their browser, they only see a blank space where a Youtube video is supposed to appear.
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