CourseArc offers new AI-supported features including image descriptions Improve accessibility in your CourseArc content
CourseArc offers new AI-powered features to make content creation smarter and faster. From generating alt text and long descriptions to transforming outlines into full lessons and creating quizzes in seconds, these tools are ready to support your workflow -- right where you work.

Alt Text & Long Description Generator
Writing high-quality alt text and long descriptions is essential for accessibility, but it can be a time-consuming task. CourseArc's new Alt text & Long Description Generator tool, built directly into the Image block, generates clear, meaningful descriptions in seconds. Whether you’re working with simple icons or complex visuals, this feature helps you meet accessibility standards more quickly and consistently.
Example of CourseArc image insertion with AI text and long description generator tool
Image: Example of CourseArc image insertion with AI text and long description generator tool

Magic Import
Getting started on a new course? Magic Import makes it easy. Paste in a syllabus, lesson plan, storyboard, or even unstructured content, and CourseArc’s Magic Import tool will convert it into editable lessons and pages -- complete with a suggested structure. It’s a powerful way to jumpstart content creation while maintaining full control over your design.

Magic Quiz Questions
Building assessments just got easier. Magic Quiz Questions auto-generates questions from your CourseArc content or any pasted text, supporting formats like multiple-choice, true/false, matching, ordering, and short answer. Use it to draft formative or summative assessments that align with your content. Fast, flexible, and ready to refine.

CourseArc is available in all Blackboard courses via the Content Market. For more information, please review the FAQ collection or open an RT ticket for a consult. 

Connect with Instructional Technology
As always, if you have any questions about teaching, learning, and technology at UMBC, please consider the following options:
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Faculty, staff, and faculty/staff/student teams who have engaged in the use of Generative AI as part of assignments and learning activities are invited to propose sessions for the Incorporating Generative AI into Learning Experiences Virtual Showcase, taking place via Zoom on Friday, April 26, 2024, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm ET. 

We welcome proposals for brief showcase presentations from faculty, staff, and faculty/staff/student teams from accredited Maryland institutions of higher education related to their development and use of assignments and learning activities that incorporate Generative AI. Learning experiences may reside inside or outside of the classroom and across different modalities.

Presenters will have 10-15 minutes of presentation time followed by moderated Q&A, for a total of 20 minutes. We ask you to limit the number of presenters to no more than 3 people, though additional collaborators are welcome to be in the session and be available for the Q&A portion of the presentation. 

Showcase presentation topics can include: 
  • the use of Generative AI in the development of assignments and learning activities, 
  • engaging students in the use of Generative AI as part of the assignment/learning activity, 
  • student learning outcomes related to Generative AI and assignments/learning activities,
  • assignments and learning activities that invite students to critically examine the use of Generative AI in society, in education, and in their own learning, 
  • the ways in which faculty, staff, and students are navigating appropriate and responsible use of Generative AI, 
  • approaches to the use of Generative AI aimed at increasing relevance in learning, mitigating bias in learning materials/generated output, and other dimensions of diversity, equity, and inclusion,
  • the use of Generative AI to enhance course materials, including open educational resources.
Works in progress should be sufficiently far along to be able to address the proposal session outline. 

Final selection of proposals for the showcase will be based on ensuring a diversity of presentations from different institution types across Maryland (2-year, 4-year, public, independent) and from a variety of disciplines. 

Please carefully review the Call for Proposals (pdf) before submitting a proposal. 

Submit Your Proposal by February 12, 2024, 11:59 p.m. ET.

This event is sponsored by MarylandOnline, Montgomery College, the University System of Maryland William E. Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation, and the USM Council of University System Faculty. Please pardon any cross-posting by the event sponsors. 

Please contact cai@usmd.edu if you have any questions.
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Respondus Lockdown Browser (RLDB) is a tool designed to reduce students' opportunities for academic misconduct during assessments, including high-stakes testing offered through Blackboard. The application disables a test taker's computer from performing certain actions, including taking screenshots, opening additional web pages or search engines, accessing particular network traffic, and generally restricting the opportunities for students to receive outside help.

RLDB can also operate in conjunction with Respondus Monitor, which leverages an end user's computer camera and AI for real-time proctoring. Monitor can be viewed live by the instructor through a web conferencing platform, or the system records the student taking the test so the instructor can view later.

There are four simple steps to take to turn on the Lockdown Browser:
  1. Create the assessment, whether test or assignment
  2. Enable the settings via the Respondus Lockdown Browser dashboard for the specific assessment
  3. Select Respondus Lockdown Browser for the assessment
  4. Save the settings

Once enabled, the Blackboard assessment will require students to use LockDown Browser. They will need to download a specific installation of the Lockdown Browser that is unique to UMBC. NOTE: Despite rumors to the contrary, RLDB is not malware and Monitor is designed to safeguard users' privacy.

Depending on your course, students will access the quiz directly from Blackboard (Ultra) or the Lockdown Browser (Original). TIP: If your assessment requires students to write a lengthy response, the answer window can be enlarged.

Although they're not for everyone, the Respondus Tools can be a game-changer for instructors. Both of these tools help reduce the opportunity for cheating, in much the same way one walking around their classroom keeps students' eyes on their own tests. They are not, however, panacea, as students set on circumventing measures to support academic honesty will surely always find ways around one's best laid plans even and perhaps particularly in face-to-face settings. It is important to note, though, that both of these tools are supported by the UMBC's Division of Information Technology (DoIT).

In the lead-up to mid-term season, but also throughout the year, please remember that consulting and design support from DoIT staff are only an RT ticket away.


~By Tom Penniston & Mariann Hawken


* Image by storyset on Freepik
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To help Instructors prepare for upcoming paper-based multiple-choice assessments, Akindi is offering a live webinar Tuesday, Oct 11th at 1:00 PM (ET). Their Customer Success Lead will walk participants through use of the tool, answer questions, and ensure attendees are ready to deploy their assessment with Akindi.

You can register here to attend, or if you're unavailable at the time of the training, you can sign up to receive the recording.
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As we return to the physical classroom, many faculty are planning to employ paper-based assessments during their synchronous class sessions. Akindi is UMBC's tool whereby faculty download bubble sheets, print them from any local printer, and scan results into any local scanner. These sessions will review all of the administrative functions to properly deploy paper-based assessments. 

Trainings from Akindi will be offered on:

Note: Faculty only need to attend one of the above sessions; the sessions are repetitive. 

Agenda:

By the end of this session, faculty should be able to:
  • Create an Akindi assessment in their Blackboard course shell
  • Add an answer key to an assessment
  • Generate, download, and print PDF Akindi bubble sheets for distribution. 
  • Upload completed bubble sheets into an Akindi assessment 
  • Mitigate errors and flags from assessments that may need manual review (e.g., bubbling two responses, missing ID).
  • Locate the scores of Akindi assessments in Blackboard
  • Review bubble sheet analytics 
  • Return the scanned, electronic bubble sheet to students
Attending

To RSVP for the event, please click “Going” on the corresponding myUMBC event (linked above) and be sure to add the event to your calendar!

Next Steps


Follow our Instructional Technology myUMBC group to stay up-to-date when training dates will be announced. Until then, instructors can:


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A new series of FAQs on the Akindi Importer is now available. Supported question types include multiple choice, multiple answer, open ended question, fill in the blank, and matching. 

The Akindi Importer is particularly useful for faculty who wish to create large Blackboard question pools efficiently and quickly. Instead of manually creating one question at a time, faculty can create assessment questions in Microsoft Word and use the Akindi Importer (via web browser) to upload the resulting QTI file to the course. Once imported, the Akindi QTI file may be used with other assessment features such as randomization of questions or answers, and random blocks that limit the number of questions displayed from a pool. Unlike Respondus 4.0, Akindi Importer is available to all faculty regardless of their desktop's operating system.

As always, if you have any questions about teaching, learning, and technology at UMBC, please consider the following options:

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Are you ready for the move? At the end of the Spring 2021 semester, DoIT announced that test scoring services were moving to Akindi, a Scantron alternative. During this transition, we will be offering faculty many opportunities to learn more about implementing Akindi bubble sheets when delivering face-to-face, multiple choice assessments. 

This training is recommended for all faculty that plan on deploying paper-based assessments in their courses. 

Training will be offered on:
Note: Faculty only need to attend one of the above sessions; the sessions are repetitive. 

Agenda:

By the end of this session, faculty should be able to:
  • Create an Akindi assessment in their Blackboard course shell
  • Add an answer key to an assessment
  • Generate, download, and print PDF Akindi bubble sheets for distribution. 
  • Upload completed bubble sheets into an Akindi assessment 
  • Mitigate errors and flags from assessments that may need manual review (e.g., bubbling two responses, missing ID).
  • Locate the scores of Akindi assessments in Blackboard
  • Review bubble sheet analytics 
  • Return the scanned, electronic bubble sheet to students
Attending

Note these webinars are offered by Akindi and not Instructional Technology staff. Please review the myUMBC event pages (linked above) for additional registration details.

Next Steps

Follow our Instructional Technology myUMBC group to stay up-to-date when training dates will be announced. Until then, instructors can:


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Are you ready for the move? At the end of the Spring 2021 semester, DoIT announced that test scoring services were moving to Akindi, a Scantron alternative. During this transition, we will be offering faculty many opportunities to learn more about implementing Akindi bubble sheets when delivering face-to-face, multiple choice assessments. 

This training is recommended for all faculty that plan on deploying paper-based assessments in their courses. 

Training will be offered on:
Note: Faculty only need to attend one of the above sessions; the sessions are repetitive. 

Agenda:

By the end of this session, faculty should be able to:
  • Create an Akindi assessment in their Blackboard course shell
  • Add an answer key to an assessment
  • Generate, download, and print PDF Akindi bubble sheets for distribution. 
  • Upload completed bubble sheets into an Akindi assessment 
  • Mitigate errors and flags from assessments that may need manual review (e.g., bubbling two responses, missing ID).
  • Locate the scores of Akindi assessments in Blackboard
  • Review bubble sheet analytics 
  • Return the scanned, electronic bubble sheet to students
Attending

To RSVP for the event, please click “Going” on the corresponding myUMBC event (linked above) and be sure to add the event to your calendar!

Next Steps

Instructors that wish to continue using Scantrons for their bubble sheet assessments will still be able to do so during this transition throughout Fall 2021. 

Follow our Instructional Technology myUMBC group to stay up-to-date when training dates will be announced. Until then, instructors can:


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Beginning Fall 2021, UMBC will employ Akindi for paper-based, bubble sheet assessments. Akinidi is a Scantron alternative that allows instructors to print and score bubble sheets from any local printer/scanner. 

Before UMBC's physical campus closed due to COVID-19, CHEM 101 and CHEM 102 participated in a limited Spring 2020 pilot using Akindi, with approximately 700 students enrolled in each course. Dr. Sarah Bass, Lecturer from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, reflected on her experience with Akindi on a recent GO Chat:

"I loved Akindi and I never want to go back to Scantrons! The integration with Blackboard made Akindi easy to use. One of the advantages was that I didn't have to take this huge pile of Scantrons across campus and hope that I would get the results back quickly. With Akindi, I had all of the results at my fingertips within forty-five minutes, which let students get their results and feedback as quickly as possible. I was able to review exam material with them the following class period." 

How does Akindi work?

  1. Within a Blackboard course shell, instructors create an Akindi assessment to add their answer key.
  2. Akindi will generate bubble sheets as a downloadable PDF that instructors will print from a standard printer with standard paper to make copies for distribution. 
  3. Students will use the provided Akindi bubble sheet for their multiple choice, paper assessment.
  4. Using any standard scanner, instructors scan all returned bubble sheets into a PDF file.
  5. Instructors upload the PDF file from the scanner into the corresponding Akindi Assessment in Blackboard. Akindi will flag assessments that may need manual review (e.g., bubbling two responses, missing ID).
  6. Akindi will score the assessments and post scores into the Blackboard gradebook. 

Why transition from Scantrons to Akindi?

Scantron Turnaround
The Technology Support Center (TSC) is responsible for scanning and returning completed Scantron assessments. While the TSC's goal is to return assessments within 2 business days, meeting this goal during peak assessment periods for midterm and final exams is challenging. These peak times are precisely when the TSC is most needed for faculty and student support. With Akindi, instructors can more easily and quickly score and return results to students. 

Just-in-time Teaching
Immediate feedback improves just-in-time pedagogical strategies where faculty can leverage assessment data to specifically review content at a time in the course schedule that has heightened relevance for students. Some UMBC faculty have used "Exam wrapper" reflections where they ask students, after receiving their results, to reflect on their strategies to prepare for the exam.

Student Feedback
Immediate feedback gives students performance indicators on assessments that can inform their study habits or outreach efforts for tutoring and support. Additionally, students only have access to the original, physical bubble sheet, which may delay or prevent students from reviewing transcription or other grading errors. With Akindi, instructors can choose to email students a copy of the scanned image as soon as grades are posted to Blackboard. 

Analytics and Regrading
Results from scored Scantrons are compiled in a CSV file, where instructors can manipulate the data in order to generate reports within any spreadsheet application; instructors also receive a static PDF report of the data. If there were errors on the answer key, or a question needs to be thrown out, all of the assessments would need to be rescored. Additionally, instructors are unable to run what-if analyses to determine the effects of throwing out a question or answer choice. Akindi provides a dynamic interface for instructors to manipulate and review bubble sheet assessment data.  

Bubble Sheet Retention
Scantrons are required to be stored at the TSC until picked up by faculty members; some assessments administered from Summer 2017 still remain unclaimed. Scantron alternatives can offer digital copies of bubble sheets, which only requires computer or cloud disk space instead of physical storage. Further, Akindi can email a copy of the scored exam directly to students for their review. 

Integration with Blackboard
Results from scored Scantrons are compiled in a CSV file, uploaded by the TSC into a Blackboard course's Content Collection. The process to take the results from the Content Collection to the Gradebook is not as seamless as it could be, especially when pushing results from Akindi to the Gradebook is only a click away. If instructors wish to regrade a particular question, the CSV must first be downloaded, amended, then re-uploaded into the Blackboard gradebook. With Akindi, instructors can edit the answer key within Blackboard and immediately update results. 

Next Steps

Instructors that wish to continue using Scantrons for their bubble sheet assessments will still be able to do so during this transition throughout Fall 2021. 

Over the next several weeks, we will be announcing training dates with Akindi to prepare faculty for this transition. Follow our Instructional Technology myUMBC group to stay up-to-date when training dates will be announced. Until then, instructors can:


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  • Recording & sharing videos with Panopto: Flip your classroom & prepare lectures. 
  • Building online community: Schedule, deliver & record virtual classes with Collaborate. 
  • Delivering & configuring virtual tests: Create online tests and promote academic integrity in online testing using Bb and Respondus Lockdown Browser. 
  • Tuning up your Blackboard gradebook: Create columns, drop scores, check calculations, verify weighted totals, etc. 
The May 13th sprint will occur in two time slots to accommodate varied schedules. 

Morning Sprint - 9 AM - 11 AM 
Afternoon Sprint - 1 PM - 3 PM 

The virtual drop-in will take place in a Blackboard Collaborate virtual conference room. Please view either the Morning Sprint or Afternoon Sprint myUMBC events and join the session by clicking the "Join Online Event" button at the top of the event page. 

Prior to the sprint

  1. For the best viewing experience, we recommend using Chrome or Firefox, preferably the most recent updates to those browsers. Closing any unnecessary browser tabs will help conserve your bandwidth.
     
  2. If this is your first time joining one of our webinars, please review the Bb Getting Started Guide or our Quick Start Guide for All Users. You will also find additional helpful information for using Blackboard Collaborate at our extensive FAQs.
     
  3. After joining the session, please configure your audio. Having trouble accessing Collaborate? Please see our Troubleshooting Audio Problems or Networking Issues for Collaborate guides.

Please note that this is not formal training.

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