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ACADEMIC INNOVATION & DISTANCE EDUCATION

On Campus: Charlestown -Room E230 
Virtual Lab: https://bhcc.webex.com/meet/aide1

Monday – Thursday:  9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Friday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Saturdays (Remote Only): 10a.m – 3 p.m.

Note: AIDE Labs hours are subject to change based on college holidays and closures.

AIDE Updates

October 19th, 2022

New Integration Announcement!

WebEx Recordings now save to Panopto.

When you record your Webex sessions, not only do all your recordings now appear under your Recordings tab in your WebEx account, but they will also appear under your Panopto account in your My Folder under a "Meeting Recordings" Folder.

Webex Recordings now save to Panopto

Professional Development Opportunities

UnGrading Session

The office of Academic Innovation and Distance Education is excited to offer a Professional Development opportunity for Faculty and instructional staff on “UnGrading and Alternative Assessment Ideas” on Monday, October 31st at 1pm. 

This event will focus on new and, at times, unconventional ideas behind assessing student learning. Beginning with a brief examination of the history and purpose of numerically-oriented grading practices, the session will quickly move to an exploration of alternatives to traditional grading schemes including examples of Ungrading, authentic assessment, and critique-based course construction.

This event will be accessible via Webex and will be recorded for future viewing. Meeting information can be found below. Faculty will be compensated $40 for participation in the live event. 

We hope you join us for this discussion.

Meeting link:https://bhcc.webex.com/bhcc/j.php?MTID=m1bfc31ee60361b83834dc6a6a3a8ff1e
Meeting number:2310 082 0407
Meeting password:vWZWb2ABX86
Join from a video or application
Dial 23100820407@bhcc.webex.com
You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number.

Join by phone
1-650-479-3208 Call-in toll number (US/Canada)
Access code: 23100820407

Global call-in numbers
https://bhcc.webex.com/bhcc/globalcallin.php?MTID=md5a16dd6592a1d54d409758a410cd009
Toll-free calling restrictions
https://cisco.com/go/tollfree-restrictions

We understand the need for continued learning to help keep pace with the rapidly changing needs of higher education. As a result, we are planning several PD opportunities for the 2022-2023 academic year. Be on the lookout for our full 2022-2023 PD calendar in upcoming newsletters.

OER

OER Hack-A-Thon: LGBTQIA+ 2022 

Save the date! We will be announcing the next OER Hack-A-Thon for the LGBTQIA + community at the end of the month. This is a good chance to learn more about OER and to find and create assignments that can reach more students. This will be a six week program that will have Online elements, Webex synchronous components, as well as free digital tools. If you would like to learn more about this Hack-A-thon please reach out to Ceit De Vitto.

Open Access Week 

Stay tuned for BHCC announcements for Open Access Week, which will be October 24-30, 2022 .  

State Activities  

Book Review from the state 

Presented by the Massachusetts OER Advisory Council and the MA Department of Higher Education Learn the basics of OER, context for the vital way OER helps our students (particularly low-income students), key definitions and considerations related to OER adoption, and steps for getting started with incorporating OER in your own classes. Two chances to participate. Reserve your spot by filling out one of the registration forms below: 

• Wednesday, October 26, 2022 from 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM via Zoom Registration form  

• Thursday, November 3, 2022 from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM via Zoom Registration form  

Qualifying participants* are eligible for a $200 stipend upon completion of:  

a) attending the workshop, and  

b) a written review of an open textbook from the Open Textbook Library (more details to follow).  

 *Stipends are available for those participants who have not received an OER-related stipend from Mass DHE initiatives and grants previously. 

State Newsletter:  

Celebrating Open Access Week 

There are several links to activities for the Month of October. If you are interested in any of these please reach out to Ceit De Vitto.

OER Course Flagging Changes

We now have 2 Course Types in our system. The reason for this change is to meet the DHE Course Flagging guidelines in order to streamline tracking costs to students. This will allow the College and state to advocate for more funding for OER initiatives throughout the state.  These changes will happen for Spring 2023. When students use Self-Service, they will have two options: 

Course Type: 

OER No-Cost. This course uses no-cost instructional materials ($0).   

Course Type OERL:   

OER Low-Cost. This course uses low-cost instructional materials ($50 or less).

Working with the registrar's office we have tried to flag those courses that use instructional Materials that are under $50. Please have faculty fill out the following form, to make sure we have marked the course properly.

OER Course Flagging Form 

As always, if you have any questions or comments feel free to reach out to Ceit De Vitto.  

Stipend for a Book review 

Currently we are looking for Faculty Book reviewers for Open Textbook Network.  The stipend is $200. All you have to do is read an OER book from Open Textbook Library send an email to Ceit De Vitto Kmdevitt@bhcc.edu and let her know what book you want to review, and she will send you a link directly to the review page (this will come from OEN) and a Scope with guidelines and due dates. This is a great way to get involved with the OER community and see what books that are out there for your field.

Moodle Announcements

Quickmail Email Notifications

Please be sure to check your Junk folder for Moodle notifications and be sure to mark the sender as SAFE/Not Junk.

Extend Moodle access past its official end date

If you need a Moodle course site to remain available because you have students completing an IP or for any other reason, you can send the AIDE team an email and request extended access for your student(s). Learn how to Request Extended Access to a Moodle Course For Students With an IP.

Moodle Service Status

If you ever experience degraded performance or your Moodle site  becomes non-operational, we of course encourage you to reach out to us at aide@bhcc.edu. If you would like to be proactive and get notified when there is an outage, you can follow the Moodle US System Status Updates twitter page. 

Additionally, if you were already signed up to receive updates from Moonami, know that the service status page has changed locations and is now Moodle US System Status Updates.

We welcome everyone to follow this page to stay up to date on Moodle service status updates.

WebEx

WebEx Personalization

Limit distractions and maintain privacy in your current surroundings by Using a Virtual Background in WebEx. You can blur your background, change your background, or add a background image during your meeting.

Discover how to edit your thumbnail image, pin specific personal rooms to your dashboard, and more by checking out our Navigating your Webex Dashboard document.

Change your Display name in WebEx by following these instructions: Edit Your WebEx Profile

Webex Meeting Breakout Sessions

Breakout Sessions allow the Host (or Co-host) to assign pairs or groups of participants to specific rooms to work collaboratively. Learn about Breakout Sessions in WebEx Meetings.

WebEx FAQ's

Q: I can't find the Breakout session for my class meetings set up through the WebEx connector?

A: Breakouts need to be added manually to WebEx connector sessions.

Q: I get the error message, "Your WebEx authorization has expired. Please reauthorize WebEx ", when I try to create my class meetings using the WebEx Connector in Moodle?

A: Please go to your WebEx Connector, sign out of the application, and sign back in to fix the issue.

Q: Why do my students get the access denied error message when joining my class?

A: Students can only join Remote WebEx class sessions as a guest. They will not be able to join if they "sign-in" or "login."

If you require students to host their WebEx meeting sessions, students can sign in through bhccstudents.webex.com and not bhcc.webex.com to compose their meetings.

Open Computer Lab & Study Spaces For Students

(Subject to change based on-campus access)

Campus

Type of Space

Room

Hours

Charlestown Campus

Open Computer Lab

D 120

Monday - Friday

7 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Panopto

An invitation to learn the Panopto Video Platform

Using Panopto to create and share videos can be a great way to communicate with students, staff or faculty at BHCC. We encourage everyone to visit the AIDE Panopto Webinar and Recordings page to learn and apply some basics of using Panopto.

Panopto Service Status Updates/ Outage Communications

Visit the Panopto’s Cloud Operations Status site for Panopto Outage Communication. Click the Subscribe button on the page to Sign up to receive service status updates.

Digital Tool  Of The Month

 

The Webex Integrated App - One app for Meetings and Teams Messaging

The Webex Integrated App combines Webex Meetings and WebEx Teams messaging into one app you can use on your computer and/or mobile device to communicate with individuals or groups. Check out our resources to get started today!

BHCC Onelogin Portal

Did you know every time you log into Moodle, Digication ePortfolio, Panopto, and WebEx that you’re actually authenticating through the Onelogin system? By accessing the Onelogin Portal at bhcc.onelogin.com, you can view all the apps that authenticate using this single-sign on. The BHCC Onelogin Portal is a great link to bookmark in your browser. If you are having issues with accessing the Onelogin single sign-on, you can contact the Helpdesk at helpdesk@bhcc.edu.

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