End of Semester Procedures
Wrapping up your online course. Last week of the course Celebrate semester accomplishments Post an end of semester announcement to wrap-up to the course. Include a final request to complete…
Accessibility Checklist
Accessibility is a pressing topic in online education. How do we present our content in a way that is universally accessible to all of our students, regardless of their learning…
Synchronous Online Sessions
For synchronous online sessions, GSE has both Blackboard Collaborate and Skype for Business available for faculty/student use: To Use Blackboard Collaborate Step 1: Schedule your Collaborate session through GSE: View…
Video Recording Options: Recording Lectures for Online Instruction
UB and GSE offer a few “free” (no cost to faculty/staff) video recording options for faculty to record lectures, introductions, and other videos for online delivery. The options may differ based…
OER Initiative at UB
UB OER (Open Educational Resources) Initiative Fall 2017-Summer 2018 Faculty that teach a large-enrollment (at least 50 students) undergraduate course and… • Use 100% OER content get $3,000 stipend (for…
Snipbot: Plagiarism and paraphrasing software
The ongoing battle of plagiarism rages on at all levels of education. For as many plagiarism checkers that are out there and for the vast number of sources they are…
OLC Effective Practice Awards
The current round of submissions for OLC’s Effective Practice Awards is open until September 12, 2017. UB, along with a number of other SUNY institutions, was named in a proposal…
Blackboard Innovative Teaching Series (BITS) – available webinars
Blackboard Innovative Teaching Series (BITS) is a webinar series in which higher ed educators share tips and best practices. To register and see the selection of upcoming webinars, please…
Course Review & Refresh Support
One of GSE Online’s roles is to review existing online courses based on the Open SUNY Quality Course Review (OSCQR) rubric. To date, GSE Online has reviewed more than 30…
Web-based Tools and Software
Have you ever been working on your online course and come across an issue and not know where to look for the answer or who you should even reach out…
Quality by Design
Quality by Design (QbD) is a four-week online course that provides a unique opportunity for faculty and staff to improve courses through a framework for evaluating the effectiveness of seated,…