Resources
Tools & Techniques
CITT Tools & Techniques Toolbox
The CITT Tools & Techniques Toolbox offers definitions, resources, and suggestions from instructional designers about how to use new technologies in education.
BBMiner - WebCT Discussions Checker
BBMiner is a tool that makes grading WebCT discussions easier. Just copy and paste the "printable view" text of a discussion into BBMiner and it returns an alphabetized list of students, flags those with late or incomplete posts, and checks for plagiarism.
gbVis - WebCT Gradebook Plugin
gbVis is a Javascript plugin that you add to WebCT. It makes working with the gradebook easier. gbVis inserts a "current grade" column in the gradebook, color-codes each student's name by current grade, and also color-codes individual assignments.
Presentations
Teaching Excellence Workshop
Watch sessions presented by a panel of UF faculty who have successfully designed and developed courses that resulted in increased student learning. This full day workshop provided faculty with practical information on course design for online delivery.
Guidelines
University of Florida Accessibility Guidelines
Accessibility policies and resources required for university web pages and online content under the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) and Section 508.
Handbook on Testing and Grading (PDF)
This handbook focuses on how to construct and assess machine-scored multiple choice items, short answer items and essay questions. It also includes chapters on successfully administering tests, analyzing test questions, and assigning grades.
Training Resources
Elluminate Online Training
A list of links to tutorials for both instructors and students using Elluminate for virtual classroom learning.
Online Workshops for Faculty - Sloan-C
The University of Florida’s Division of Continuing Education (DCE) has enrolled in Sloan-C. This membership also gives the University of Florida community 100 seats in all of their workshops as well as 50 seats in selected workshops.
