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What is it? Respondus LockDown Browser provides a more secure environment for online testing. LockDown Browser itself is a separate web browser (like Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Chrome) specifically geared toward taking online tests. When a student is ready to take an online test that uses LockDown Browser, they actually launch the LockDown Browser from their desktop instead of launching their usual browser of choice. LockDown Browser then fills the student’s screen (including any additional displays), open to Detroit Mercy’s...

This short tutorial explains how to post to student journals....

Presentation Resources Presentation slides (PDF) Sample Syllabus / Schedule (PDF) References Gameful Pedaogy by GradeCraft Boskic, N., & Hu, S. (2015). Gamification in Higher Education: How we Changed Roles. Proceedings Of The European Conference On Games Based Learning, 1741-748. Cózar-Gutiérrez, R., & Sáez-López, J. (2016). Game-based learning and gamification in initial teacher training in the social sciences: an experiment with MinecraftEdu. International Journal Of Educational Technology In Higher Education, 13(1), 1-11. doi:10.1186/s41239-016-0003-4 Erenli, K. (2013). The Impact of Gamification. International Journal Of Emerging Technologies In...

Blackboard’s suite of asynchronous social tools — Journals, Blogs, Discussion, and Wikis — provide students with different methods of sharing and recording their thoughts. Each tool functions very differently, and it’s important you match the right tool to the right assignment.   Journals Journal posts are generally only visible to the student who made them (and to the course faculty). Journals are good for self-reflection exercises, stream of consciousness free-writing, and personal activity logs.   Blogs Blog posts are generally...