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Free Lynda.com Online Training

WebStore and CITES Training Services is now offering free access to the entire lynda.com online training tutorial library for all students, staff, and faculty of the University of Illinois. Lynda.com is widely recognized as the industry leader in online learning … Continue reading

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Illinois Compass 2g Essentials Workshop Handout

  After teaching yesterday’s Illinois Compass 2g Essentials workshop, I took the opportunity to update one of our handouts that lists some very useful resources. If you are interested in the resources that we refer attendees to you should download … Continue reading

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Some Folks Flip for the “Flipped” Classroom

The “flipped” classroom is hot news these days, but it’s been warming up for several years. Most sources credit a couple of high school teachers, Jonathan Bergman and Aaron Sams, of Woodland Park, CO who started the trend by recording … Continue reading

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Faculty Member Launches Two New iPhone Apps

Professor Kathryn Anthony, Architecture, smiles modestly when asked about the tremendous amount of work involved in developing her two new iPhone apps. With the recent release of her Design Student Survival Guide, and Student Survival Guide, she can add “hip … Continue reading

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Uploading Scantron Grades to the Compass 2g Grade Center

Many instructors use Scantron for scoring tests, but loading the scores into the Compass 2g Grade Center can be a little tricky. Rick Hazlewood from CITES Academic Technology Services has assisted several faculty members this semester, and has gotten this … Continue reading

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IL Compass 2g: Create a Discussion Forum

One of the best new features of Compass 2g is the enhancement of its interactive tools. Next to the grade book, online discussion forums are the most widely used tool in any learning management system. For classes that meet primarily … Continue reading

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IL Compass 2g: How to Create an Announcement

One of the best new features of Compass 2g is its improved Announcements tool. Creating, sending, and updating announcements is quick and easy, and can even be sent directly to student email. Announcements are located in the Course Menu that … Continue reading

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Grading in Compass 2g

One of the many benefits of Compass 2g is the significantly improved Grading Center. With streamlined grade calculations, click and drag column organization, and Interactive Mode for easy grade entry, you’ll forget that this used to be a chore! The … Continue reading

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Creating Assignments in Compass 2g

Creating Assignments in Compass 2g Posted on November 29, 2011 by arwolf Unlike old Compass where Assignments was immediately visible in the course menu, in Compass 2g Assignments are considered assessments and are located under Add Assessments on the Course … Continue reading

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Introducing Illinois Compass Second Generation (Illinois Compass 2g)

On November 17, 2011, Illinois Compass Second Generation (Illinois Compass 2g) made its campus-wide debut at Illinois. This is the most significant upgrade of Illinois Compass and the Blackboard software that powers it since CITES began running Illinois Compass in 2004. CITES … Continue reading

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