Resources

uLearn (Blackboard Vista 8)

Tutorials and Documentation

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SafeAssign and Direct Submit

Safe Assignment is an anti-plagiarism service built into the Blackboard course management system. If you create an assignment as a "Safe Assignment", students' work will be submitted to the service to check for suspected plagiarized content. The SafeAssign server produces an "originality report" which indicates how much of the submitted work appears to have been copied from other sources. The SafeAssign server checks work against an internal database (CFCC), against a global database (works submitted by students at other institutions using SafeAssign), and against other Web-based resources.

Respondus

Respondus software is a tool for instructors to create and manage quizzes and to publish directly to uLearn from their Windows PC. Respondus, unfortunately, is not Mac compatible. Georgia State holds a site license for Respondus. To download and install the software on your computer:

Login to uLearn
In the upper left hand corner you will see two tabs - My uLearn and Content Manager
Click on Content Manager
Click Get Files
In the popup window, click the Repository icon
Click the Respondus folder for a link to the software .exe file as well as installation instructions

Wimba Voice Tools

Wimba Voicetools is a web-based voice solution that facilitates and promotes vocal instruction, collaboration, coaching and assessment.

With Voice Board, you can speak and read a language at the same time, or simply create threaded voice discussions about any subject. Great for brainstorming and collaborating on almost any topic in any language, instructors and students can post vocal messages with accompanying text into our voice-based message boards. Discuss multiple subjects at once by dividing new topics into their own threads. This is one of the best ways to practice all aspects of a new language.

With Voice Email, students and instructors can send vocal email messages to anyone, and recipients simply reply by sending their own voice email. Voice emails are particularly useful for role-playing activities and question and answer sessions.

The Voice Presentation tool allows you to add web content alongside audio messages.

The Wimba Podcaster tool allows you to add web content alongside longer audio messages.

Enable a Voicetool for Your uLearn Section:

Access your uLearn section
From the Build tab, click Add Content Link button
Select the Voicetool you want
Click Create
Enter a Title and click Continue
Select the settings you want
Click Continue button

Digital Media Notes

You can use numerous types of digital media content such as video, audio, simulations, etc with your uLearn course. Media files such as video and audio, however, are housed on the university's video server, Hollywood or iTunes U. If you do not have a Hollywood account, please contact help@gsu.edu to request one.