Category Archives: Create Assessment

Copying from MS Word & Pasting into Blackboard

Applicable to both students and faculty . Although we highly encourage you to write in a word processor such as Microsoft Word and save a local copy of what you post in Blackboard, copying / pasting from Word into any Blackboard text field can cause problems. This issue may arise when pasting into announcements, items, test questions, discussion boards, blogs, journals, Grade Center feedback — anywhere you find a text editor box (with options like bold, italic, etc), this issue...

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Build / Add Content, Create Assessment, FAQ Updated: February 5, 2013

Converting a Word File to Test Questions (With Help From IDS)

The question-creation process in Blackboard can be a little tedious. If you’re looking to create a test or pool of questions quickly, a faster option may be to send IDS an appropriately formatted Word file. IDS can generate a question pool or test from that Word (or other simple text) file in about two business days. Just email the file to ids@udmercy.edu In your email, indicate the course you’d like the questions added to, preferably by CRN or courseID (e.g.,...

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Create Assessment, Tests Surveys & Pools , , , , , , Updated: February 5, 2016

Avoiding "locked out" students in proctored Blackboard tests.

In a situation where faculty are administering a proctored Blackboard test, such as in a computer lab environment, there have been instances where students get disconnected from the test. Once the student is disconnected the test normally needs to have the attempt cleared and the student needs to restart the test, which is not ideal for the faculty or the student. The student loses all progress and time previously applied to the test. A solution to avoid this situation, is...

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Create Assessment, Grade Center , , , , Updated: January 3, 2013
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