Teaching Resources for Fall 2021

See student's view: click "Your Name" (upper right corner) and then "View as Learner".
How to link external platforms (e.g. Gradescope, Piazza, Zoom, etc) to Brightspace:

In course homepage, click Content.

Create a new module (Add a module) with the name of the platform (or in any of the existing modules).

Then click Existing Activities.

Choose External Learning Tools.

Scroll and choose the platform.

Gradescope
Website for basic information
Video: Linking BrightSpace to Gradescope and creation of homework in Gradescope
Connect Gradescope to Brightspace, or in words:

In course homepage, click Content.

Ceate a new module (Add a module) called Gradescope (or in any of the existing modules).

Then click Existing Activities.

Choose External Learning Tools.

Choose Gradescope.
How students submit homework
How to create on online assignment in Gradescope

Piazza: Purdue Piazza page
(Paid Model for Piazza Q&A)
How to link Piazza from Brightspace:

In course homepage, click Content.

Create a new module (Add a module) called Piazza (or in any of the existing modules).

Then click Existing Activities.

Choose External Learning Tools.

Choose Piazza.

Miscellaneous:
Campuswire: an alternative to Piazza.
Shovel: an online college planner app. (Purdue students will have access.)

Giving Exams

Academic Integrity (from a Purdue workshop, hosted by Office of Students Rights & Responsibilities (OSRR), Fall 2021)
Guideline for writing exams (from a Purdue workshop, Spring 2021)
Writing Good Questions for the Internet Era (from AMS)
Video: Creating timed exams in Gradescope
Instructional Technology (Digital Proctoring)

Examity

Respondus Lock Down Browser and Monitor

Making/Recording Lectures

Instructional Technology

Tools and Services for Teaching Remotely

Documents created by Greg Buzzard for Spring 2020
default (google doc / docx / pdf) and alternative (google doc / docx / pdf) practices.
(The above documents contain lots of useful and practical information much of which is still applicable but beware that Blackboard is replaced by Brightspace.)

Mediaspace: a good place to store videos.
The recording done by Kaltura, Boilercast and Webex will automatically be uploaded to this location.

Go to: MediaSpace

Click Guest (upper right corner), and My Media or Log in to access.

Kaltura - recording videos outside classrooms
Website for basic information
Video: How to Share and Download Videos from MediaSpace

Boilercast - recording audio, computer screen, doc-cam (and webcam, if available) in classrooms.
You can either request the recording in advance or do an "ad hoc" recording (see the videos below for some demo.)
Website for basic information (including requesting Boilercast for your class)

To use pre-requested Boilercast recording, turn on the doc-cam and log in to the desktop.
(This instruction sheet is available next to the desktop terminal.)

Recording lectures in classroom using Kaltura and Boilercast
Video: classroom setting and Kaltura/Boilercast capture
Video: demo lecture using "ad hoc" Kaltura/Boilercast (without requesting Boilercast in advance)

Make sure you enter your Career Account name before you start or upon saving.
Video: how to choose and change input sources (desktop, doc-cam, web-cam) for Boilercast capture.
Publish or sharing your videos from MediaSpace

Recording lectures off-campus and online

See the document above - alternative practices - created by Greg Buzzard for many practical methods and useful tips.

Collective information and comparison between Zoom, Webex, and Microsoft Teams

Zoom: Purdue educational license
How to link Zoom from Brightspace:

In course homepage, click Content.

Create a new module (Add a module) called Zoom (or in any of the existing modules).

Then click Existing Activities.

Choose External Learning Tools.

Choose Zoom.

Webex - for conference, recording lectures, and holding office hours
Log in: faculty and staff and students
Website for basic information / quick start / extra information from ITAP
Video: recording in Webex, uploading to MediaSpace and publishing/sharing from MediaSpace

Miscellaneous:
Guide for OBS Studio
Instructions on how to upload videos to YouTube

After that, you can either simply share the link of the YouTube or put the YouTube link in BrightSpace.
To do the latter, following the sequence:
Course Tool --> Kaltura Media (Gallery) --> Add New --> Choose YouTube.
You will then be prompted to enter the YouTube link.