How To Guides

Make your own Meet the Instructor Video

August 24, 2022

For both online and in person classes, we recommend two videos to kickstart your course:

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Recording your in-person teaching

January 25, 2022

Before your first in-person course session, review your lecture capture and self-filming options. These ideas will help you decide which one works best for you, your teaching, and your students.

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New Service! Access the Minerva Safety Modules

November 22, 2021

What are the Minerva online health and safety modules?

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Kicked out from your BB Collaborate Session? Here’s What to Do!

November 19, 2020

Spotty WiFi? Worried about getting kicked out of your own BB Collaborate session you were hosting? Fear not – we have a contingency plan!

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Developing Video for the Classroom (Virtual or otherwise)

November 22, 2016

This article offers suggestions and guidance for selecting a method by which to create re-usuable video learning objects. This list is not meant to be seen as definitive and will […]

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How to Search Google for High Definition Images

November 22, 2016

If you are including an image, it is recommended that the resolution be as large as possible. This will help to ensure high quality, high definition video. The last thing you want in your video is a fuzzy image.

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How to search Google Images for Images labeled for Re-Use/Non-Commcercial Use

November 22, 2016

When re-using images in your educational materials, you’ll want to play if safe by only using images that have been licensed for this re-use. Often, even though you’re “allowed” to re-use them, there is a requirement to provide attribution as part of your learning object.

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