This is an introductory guide designed to help you become familiar with how to begin setting up your first course from scratch in This is an introductory guide to help you set up your first course from scratch in the new Ultra version of eCampus. This guide walks through the steps to add and manage content, customize your layout, create tests or assessments, interact with the gradebook, and use various course tools including the Collaborate online meeting tool. Click Read through the content sections below to learn more about the topics that interest you, or join us for a live training session during scheduled events.
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Getting Started with eCampus Ultra Training Sessions: the ITS Training group holds virtual training sessions for eCampus at the beginning of each semester. Visit the WVU Events Calendar page to see when classes are available or keep an eye on your email for eCampus training sessions.
You may also contact ITS Training to request one-on-one training , or customized group trainings, or in-person training. We will design our content to meet your needs.
ITS Help Center: You will find a list of all eCampus Ultra for Faculty articles in our help center.
Blackboard Help: View Blackboard Anthology’s video tutorials or review the Blackboard Help guides.
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About eCampus Ultra
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eCampus Ultra is a new version of WVU’s learning management system. At the moment, eCampus Ultra is being piloted only used by a small group of test users, onlyearly adopters.
It is a comprehensive online teaching interface that allows for synchronous or asynchronous delivery for fully online courses, and easy communication and content delivery for face-to-face courses.
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Synchronous Classroom: students and instructors are in the online class at the same time. Asynchronous Classroom: students view and complete course material on their own schedule. |
eCampus runs on Blackboard Anthology Learn , and is integrated with the STAR (Banner) system, making it easy to transfer mid-term and final grades each semester. All WVU students, staff, and faculty can access eCampus from a web browser any time, from anywhere!
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As a supplement to face-to-face classrooms, eCampus is an easy way to communicate with students and allows for discussion groups or posting additional content. You can provide a calendar for assignment or exam dates, administer quizzes or homework assignments online, and use the electronic grade book to track students , and post grades to be easily seen, and export grades to the STAR system.
Roles in eCampus
There are several access roles that are available, depending on your responsibilities in the course.
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On the main WVU eCampus page, you will find a menu to help you navigate to useful tools and locate your courses. Learn more about theeCampus Ultra navigation menus. We have upgraded to the new Blackboard Ultra navigation interface in eCampus, now the courses are Ultra too for the pilot usersearly adopters.
WVU eCampus Institution Page
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On the Courses page, you’ll see a list of your courses – click to open a course. Ultra courses are color-coded here, and on the Calendar and Messages pages as well. You can star a course to mark it as a favorite, and move it to the top of the list. Click the ellipsis (…) to Hide a course that you don’t need to access right now.
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On the Grades page of the navigation menu, you can view summary grade information for all courses. Faculty can see the overall grade average for all students in a course, and a list of gradable items that have submissions ready to grade, or grades to post.
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Navigate to the Courses page and click on the title of a course to open it.
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A brand-new course in eCampus will be empty - you will need to add and organize content. In addition to the Content page, you’ll find tabs across the top to access the main communication and grading tools. Many more tools and options are available via menus. To create an engaging educational experience for your students, start by adding lectures, readings, media, links to other tools, assignments, and tests to the content page.
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At the top of your eCampus course, you will see tabs allow access to the main areas of your course: Content, Calendar, Announcements, Discussions, Gradebook, Messages, Analytics, and AnalyticsGroups.
Content
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Course Faculty
This area at the upper left right shows who the instructors are. Students can click here to send a message to their instructor(s).
Details & Actions
Below the faculty names is a list of links to additional tools that are available in eCampus and through 3rd third-party vendors. These include:
Roster - a grid of tiles (or list) showing who’s in the course. Students can also see this list.
You can filter by category by clicking the course members dropdown in the upper right.
Click the ellipses to the right of a student’s name to note any accommodations.
Course Groups – create and manage groups (for assignments, discussions, grading) for this course.
Progress Tracking – turn on progress tracking to use participatory grading for items in the course.
Course Image – Click Edit display settings to change the image that displays on the course list grid for this course.
Click the slider in the Course Image options panel to also use the image as a course banner at the top of the Content page.
Class Collaborate – join the default meeting room or click ellipsis to schedule, edit, access recordings, etc.
Attendance – Click Add Attendance to track attendance (graded or not)
Books & Tools – click View course & institution tools to see a menu of other tools you can use in your course.
Tools with a plus can be added as a Tool Link on the content page.
Scroll to the bottom of the list to click a link to Browse all course tools.
Question Banks – Click Manage banks to build or import pools of questions for use in assessments.
Course Schedule – When you first set up a new course, an option to set the course schedule appears at the bottom. Click Add course schedule to set your class' meeting schedule in eCampus. Click Skip if you don’t wish to do this; you can always add it later in the Calendar settings.
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This is the main space where you will share the educational content of the course.
Click To add content to an empty course, click the Add Content link. To add content to a course that has some content, click the plus sign in ion the middle left side of the page to begin adding content.
A menu appears with the following options:
Create - begin the creation of an eCampus content item such as an assignment or test, a text document, web link, or discussion prompt.Copy Content -
Auto-Generate Modules - Let the AI Design Assistant create learning modules for you. You can provide information to increase the likelihood that applicable content will be generated.
Copy Content - copy items that already exist in another eCampus course.
Upload - select a file from your computer to share on the content page.
Cloud Storage - share a file from your WVU MIX account’s a Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, or Box accountsaccount.
Content Market - share content items from 3rd party tools such as textbook publishers, and many more instructional tools.
Content Collection - browse your eCampus content collection for collections (this course and other courses others) to share files on the content page.
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The course Calendar displays the same information that you see on the eCampus navigation page calendar view - but you can only see this course. View the Schedule or click to switch to only a list of Due Dates; on the schedule view, switch between a day and month calendar. Click the plus to add an event, edit the course schedule, or add office hours to the calendar.
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Notify students of things you need them to know – it will show up in their eCampus Activity Stream (, as a pop-up inside the course, and on the course announcements page). You can also opt to send a copy to their MIX email, or to schedule the announcement to occur in the future.
Discussions
Create a discussion, such as a HELP topic, Readings discussion, Organize in folders, add a link to a Discussions provide a place to get students to share ideas and enrich each other’s understanding of the content, or just a place to connect with each other. Create discussions for help topics, readings discussions and more. You can also organize discussions into folders and add a link to a discussion in a learning module on the content page. Expand here
Gradebook
View and edit grades for assessments, create calculated columns, manage grade schemas, assignment categories, grading rubrics, and more.Expand hereset up the overall grade for the course. There are multiple views of the grading details that allow you to easily drill down to details about each student or submission.
Messages
The Messages tab gives everyone quick access to the in-system mail tool for eCampus, . This is the same messages tool that you see on the navigation page. Inbox and Sent box show your messages.
Analytics
You will see any messages that you have sent or received in the course on this tab. Click the plus in the upper right to compose a new message.
Analytics
View a data table with student performance, run reports on Course Activity, Question Analysis, and SCORM content.
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New items added to your content page will be hidden from students be default. You will choose to show the item either when you create it or later by setting a date range for visibility. You can check the visibility of items, and even practice going through an assignment or test as a student by clicking the icon to see the course in Student Preview mode.
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There might be a template they can download to place a default structure into their course with an intro section and discussion templates and learning modules. Click the Course Content editing options ellipses in the upper right and select Import Content to upload a course template. Course templates are uploaded as a zipped package. You can also import other kinds of content such as question pools or items from the eCampus Content Collection and cloud storage locations.
Blackboard Anthology Help Center: Import Course Packages
Adding Course Content
If you do complete an assessment and want to try grading it, make sure to save the student preview user data when you exit the preview session. Doing so will create a fake student in the gradebook named Instuctor Name_PreviewUser whose submissions can be reviewed and graded for practice.
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Adding Course Content
When you first log into a new eCampus Ultra course shell, it will be empty – you will have to add content. All off of your main educational content, assignments, and tests (aside from Discussions) will be placed on the Content tab of the course.
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Content Items are documents or containers for course material, such as notes, tests, and assignments. Begin from your Content page to create a welcome message for your students.
Click the plus + sign Add Content in the center off of the Course Content area to add any kind of content to the pagecourse.
Click Create in the pop-up menu. A new panel will appear.
Select a Document in the Course Content Items section to create a welcome message for your course.
Your cursor will be in the title field at the top of the new page has opened. Enter a Name for the course welcome message document you’re about to create.
To type a welcome message, click the Add Content button in the middle of the of the page. Note that the document will be saved automatically; you do not have to click to save changes.
The eCampus Ultra Select the type of content block you’d like to add first - click Content to add a text block.
A text editing box will appear, with a number of text formatting options. You can also clear formatting, place a link, add an attachment, or insert many other kinds of content and from various sources.
Type or copy/paste a course welcome message into the text box.
Format the content, add links or additional images and media.
Save Click outside the course welcome text, and return to the document pagetext block to add other content to this document.
Click the plus + again if desired below the existing block (or at the top of document) to add other things to the document… an image, file attachment, link or other media.
Set the release conditions for the welcome document. Choose Visible or Hidden to student view.
Use the handle on any content block to drag items around the page.
Use the double arrows to resize items on the page.
Save your changes to this document. (Click Edit to make more changes.)
Set the release conditions for the welcome document. Choose Visible or Hidden to student view.
Click the x in the upper left to Close (X) the document, which will appear on the Content page.
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From the main Course Content page, click the plus + symbol where you want to place the syllabus.
When you mouse over the horizontal rule between items, a plus will appear. Insert new content anywhere on the page. You can also move items after by dragging and dropping.
Click Select Upload from the menu to upload your a syllabus from your computer.
Select the file from your computer and click Open.
Set the Edit File Options for the document.
The Display Name (what students will see on the content page) defaults to show the actual filename. You can enter something more descriptive instead.
Choose the File Options permission level to determine if students can view and/or download this file.
Save the uploaded file to the content page.
Click the visibility drop-down to make the syllabus file Visible to students when you’re ready to share it.
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After you have added some files or edited content areas, you’ll see Ally accessibility icons next to files and on the editing page of eCampus items. <Insert accessibility benefits everyone statement.> Ally assesses the accessibility of files and content items at a granular level, so you will Ally is an integrated tool in eCampus that can help make sure the content in your course is easy for everyone to access and consume. It provides alternate formats of shared files (such as a downloadable audio version of a document) that any student can use and shows the instructor simple ways to improve the web accessibility of other content. Ally automatically assesses the accessibility of files and content items at a granular level, so you will see the Instructor Feedback tool link usually on the edit view of that item. Ally options will appear for most kinds of uploaded documents.
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Instructor Feedback - Click the meter to view the Instructor Feedback tool, which can walk you through the steps to improve the accessibility of both eCampus content items and uploaded documents.
Alternative Formats - Click the Ally download icon to view the Alternative Formats available to students (and you!) for this document. Download one and try it out yourself! Depending on the document type, options include audio, ePub, electronic braille, tagged PDF, HTML, and more.
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Assignments can take any format that you like. You can build a quiz using one some of the many question types, or write up instructions for a writing assignmentterm paper, audio or video submission, or written problem solution. You can include a grading rubric or attach institutional goals & standards for grading to an assignment. A little more about assessments in UltraHowever you like to structure learning exercises, you’ll find options for graded assignments.
Blackboard Anthology Help Center: Create and Edit Assignments
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Click the plus + sign in the center of the Course Content area. Place the item inside a learning module, or in-between other assignments if desired.
Click Create to open the Create Item panel.
In the Assessment section, click Assignment. A new assignment page will open.
Give the assignment a Name in the field at the top.
Click the Plus + in the center content area to add questions, instructions, or documents.
Choose Add text to type or paste in instructions for the assignment.
In the text box, enter the instructions and details about the assignment. Use formatting, tables, links, attachments, etc. to describe what you want them to do.
Click to Save the text content. You’ll now see that text on the assignment page. Click the plus above or below the text section to add other content to the assignment.
There are a number of settings you can choose related to access, submission, and grading. Click the Assignment Settings Gear or one of the provided links to:
Choose a due date and set late submission and collection options.
Choose whether to allow class conversations so that students can converse with each other and the instructor about mechanics of the assignment.
Opt to collect student submissions for this assignment offline.
Set presentation options (for eCampus question types only) that will show only one question at a time, prohibit backtracking, or randomize questions, answers, or pages.
Make this a formative assessment for graded participation in this class
; it will not be automatically excluded from grade calculations.
Choose grading & submission options like the grade category, number of attempts, points/letter/percentage grading, number of points available, and grader options. Also set whether this assignment will be automatically posted for student view as soon as it’s graded.
Choose which assessment results are visible
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Select assessment security options that can require an access code to begin the assessment or the use of Respondus LockDown browser (which ensures no other applications are open).
Implement additional tools such as setting Time Limits, including a Grading Rubric, aligning the assignment with goals & standards, or assigning this item by groups.
At the bottom of the settings for an assessment you will find a text box to enter a description. Enter a brief sentence or so to tell the students about this assignment.
Now choose when you’d like this assignment to be visible to students and any other release conditions.
At the top of the assignment page, click the drop-down that will default to “Hidden from students.”
If you want students to see this assignment immediately, click Visible to students.
If you want to wait, and make this visible later, leave the Hidden from students setting.
If you want access to this assignment to be restricted to a certain date range or certain students, click Release conditions.
Close (X in the left corner) the new assignment to see it has been added to the content page.
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Tests can contain many types of questions and content that assess students' grasp of the content. Something more about assessing students' grasp of the content…WVU Help Center: Creating a Test in There are numerous built-in question types including multiple choice, matching, essay, fill in the blank, true/false, calculated formula, and more. You can also use questions from existing eCampus pools or computer files. Questions can include all the kinds of text or information that you can place in any other text box in eCampus - images, links, formatted content! Try out the options. You can keep the test hidden until you’re ready to make it visible to students.
WVU ITS Help: Creating a Test in eCampus Ultra
Blackboard Anthology Help: Create Tests
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On the Content page (or inside a Learning Module box on the content page), click the Plus + to open the content menu.
Click Create to open the Create Item panel.
Under the Assessment section, click Test.
At the top of the test page, enter a Name for the test.
Click the plus (+) in the center of the page to add questions.
Choose the question type (from a pool, calculated formulas, essays, fill in the blank, hotspot, matching, multiple choice, true/false, or add text or upload a file)
To create a multiple-choice question:
Click in the Question text box to type the question. Use formatting tools, or add content like images from the tool bar.
In the multiple answer boxes, type the answers.
Check the correct answer box for at least one.
Change the points or credit for this question at the top.
Click Save to place the question on the test.
To create a true/false question:
Type the T/F statement in the text box.
Select whether it’s true or false
Edit the # of points or make extra credit, then Save
To crate an essay question:
Enter a question / essay prompt in the text box.
Enter an example correct response by clicking the box below.
After you’ve added all the questions select the Test Settings you’d like this test to have:
Click the gear icon to view all test settings.
Due Date – choose a date and time when students must submit their test, also select whether to allow late submissions, any attempts after the due date, conversations about the test, or offline submissions.
Presentation Options – display one question at a time, prohibit backtracking, randomize question, answers, or pages.
Grading & Submission – grade book category, number of attempts allowed, grade method (points, percent, letter), max number of points, grading and evaluation options.
Assessment results – what students can see about their submitted test and grade, and when; what answers they submitted, any automated feedback, scores for each question, what was the correct answer, etc.
Assessment Security – set an access code, require Respondus LockDown Browser
Additional Tools – set a time limit for the test, use a grading rubric (only if your test does not use auto-graded questions), Goals & Standards tool, group assignmentsDescription – add a .
Goals & standards are set up by the ITS eCampus administrators after you submit a request with details about the goal. Submit a request for a goal by completing the form at eCampus Support - WVU ITS - Jira Service Management (atlassian.net).
Description – add a description of this test for students to see under the title
Click Save to save the test options you’ve selected.
Choose whether to allow students to add Additional Content at the end of the test. (checkmark slider)
Hidden/Visible: select whether this test will be visible or hidden for now (top of page)
Click the X to close the test editor page.
Drag and drop the test to move it into the appropriate module or folder on the content page.
Blackboard Anthology Help: Goals
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Communication Tools
There are several built-in communications options to allow you to send announcements, share upcoming deadlines or events, send and receive mail messages, and engage in discussions or Q&A with your students. Tabs at the top of the course area link to these tools.
WVU ITS Help: Communication Tools for Faculty in eCampus Ultra
Messages
The Messages tool is the built-in eCampus email application. The Messages tab you see inside of each course is the same tool that you can access from the eCampus navigation page. Messages allows you to send out communications to selected members of the course or to everyone and includes the option to also send sends an email copy to their MIX account.
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Click the Messages tab in the top menu.
A list of your received messages for this course will appear. Click on the message to view its full content, or click the trash icon to delete it.
Click the plus + in the upper right corner to start a New Message.
Click in the Recipients field to select course members by name or grouping. You can also begin typing to see a list of matching people and groups.
Click on individual or group names to select recipients.
- Allow replies - permits users to reply
Click a checkbox to choose whether to :
Send an email copy - this will send a copy to users’ MIX accounts
Type or copy/paste the information to be shared in the Message field. Use the formatting options to edit or attach things like you would for any other content in eCampus.
Click Send at the bottom of the page.
allow replies to this message in eCampus.
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Click the Calendar tab at the top of your course to open the Schedule view of the calendar.
Click the plus + in the upper right corner (next to the Day/Month buttons) to choose to add to the calendar.
Select Edit Course Schedule.
Click the plus + to enter the regular meeting time for your course.
The Nickname field allows you to give the calendar item a friendlier name. Enter a shorter course title or meeting name.
Use the date and time selectors to choose the Start date and time, and the End date and time of your regular class meetings (online or in-person).
Check the All Day box only if your meetings are in fact, all-day affairs.
Select the recurrence and frequency of your meetings:
Choose to track the recurrence by days, weeks, or months.
Choose to set the meeting frequency. You’ll see some different options depending on your choice.
Enter a Location for the scheduled course meetings. The location can be a physical place, your class Collaborate meeting room, or a URL to join a meeting.
Click Save to place the meeting schedule on everyone’s course calendar.
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Click the Announcements tab at the top of the course page. You will see any previously posted announcements listed.
Click the plus (+) in the upper right corner of the Announcements page to create a new announcement.
On the New Announcement page, you’ll see all three fields are required:
Title - enter a title to let course members know what this is about.
Recipients - all course members receive announcements.
Message - type up a message to convey the necessary details.
Optionally, you can select check-boxes to:
Send an email copy to recipients - so they will get a copy in their MIX email account, or
Schedule the announcement to display at a future date. (You can't select a display date in the future if you send an email copy.)
Click Save to share the announcement now or at the time you’ve chosen. The announcement will appear on everyone’s navigation page Activity Stream and course announcements page.
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Discussion boards are built into the course in eCampus Ultra as a tab at the top of the course. Discussions can provide opportunity for thoughtful back-and-forth on the actual course topics or a place for students to ask questions about the logistics of the course. Discussions can be graded, and they can be organized into folders – for example if they will participate in a new discussion for assigned readings every week, you can group those discussions together.
Blackboard Anthology Help: Discussions
WVU ITS Help: Discussions in eCampus Ultra
Create a Discussion for General Questions
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The Gradebook is the built-in grading tool for eCampus, which automatically collects information for any assessments that you have created in this course based on the grading detail you provide. The Gradebook tool lets you add or remove assignment columns, or edit the grades as needed. You can even download a spreadsheet copy to work with off-line. You will find the Gradebook in the tabs at the top of the course, with the number of items to be graded in an oval.Link to Kathy
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Blackboard Anthology Help: Grading
Blackboard Anthology Help: Navigate Grading
Gradebook Views
There are two views of the data in the gradebook: the list view, or the grid view. Both The gradebook contains four views: an overview, a gradable items list view, a grades spreadsheet view, and a students list view. The last three views provide options to filter what you see by students, groups, assessment categories, and more. You’ll find the same data in both those three views of the gradebook, so take some time to navigate through both them and choose the most comfortable format for you!
Gradebook List View
The list view shows either all the Gradable Items (and calculated items) or all the Students. Click a gradable item to see each student's score for this item or grade their submitted attempt and provide feedback. In the Students view, click on a person in the list to see that student’s grades on all assignments, with additional options for tracking student activity and accommodations and eCampus messages.
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WVU ITS Help: eCampus Ultra Gradebook Overview
Overview
The Overview shows a list of items, such as tests or assignments, that need to be graded, and a list of items that need to be posted. Clicking Grade now takes you directly to the items needing to be graded. Clicking Post now shows a dialog box allowing you to verify that you are ready to post these grades, which will enable the students to view the grades.
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Gradable Items
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Gradable Items shows a list of all assignments, tests, and graded items (discussions).
View the Item name and the number of students who have submitted their work, the item’s Due Date, Grading Status, and Post status.
Click any graded item in this list to see and edit all students’ scores for that item.
Close (X) the item page to go back to the Gradable Items list.
Students shows a list of all students in the course and their Overall Grade.
View the students' Full Name, Student ID, eCampus Username, their Last Access date, and their Overall Grade for the course. You can search for a student by name, ID, or username in the field at the top.
Click on a student row to view their grades for each assessment as well as links to a report on student activity in the course, notes on any accommodations, and to send a message to this student.
For the selected student, you’ll see a list of all assessments with the Status of their submission and their Grade on each assessment, and any Feedback you’ve provided. Click the ellipsis (…) to Add or Edit Exemptions for each item (for this student only).
Close (X) the student grades page to return to the list view of the main Gradebook.
WVU ITS Help: Accommodations, Exemptions, Exceptions
Gradebook Grid View
The grid view displays a traditional spreadsheet version of the gradebook, with columns for each graded item or calculation and rows for each student. Click in a cell to grade a submission, edit the current grade, and see more options (i.e., setting exemptions or exceptions).
WVU ITS Help: Accommodations, Exemptions, Exceptions
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Rows display students: Columns display assessments (or calculated grades).
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Click the Grade Now link to view student submissions and enter a grade. Or click in any cell with an existing grade to edit/change a grade. Just type a new value.
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Filter the data in the gradebook multiple ways:
Search for a student or assessment in the search box at the top of the page.
Click the Filter button to choose which Students, Groups, Gradable Items, or Categories to display.
Click Clear All to remove all filters
Click any Student Name to see the same student grades page that you can access from the students list view above.
view their grades for each assessment as well as links to a report on student activity in the course, notes on any accommodations, and to send a message to this student.
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Grades
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The Grades view displays a traditional spreadsheet version of the gradebook, with columns for each graded item or calculation and rows for each student. Click in a cell to grade a submission, edit the current grade, and see more options (i.e., setting exemptions or exceptions).
Rows display students: Columns display assessments (or calculated grades).
Click the Grade Now link in a cell to view student submissions and enter a grade. Or click in any cell with an existing grade to edit/change a grade. Just type a new value.
Filter the data in the gradebook multiple ways:
Search for a student or assessment in the search box at the top of the page.
Click the Filter button to choose which Students, Groups, Gradable Items, or Categories to display.
Click Clear All to remove all filters.
Click any Student Name to see the same student grades page that you can access from the students list view above.
view their grades for each assessment as well as links to a report on student activity in the course, notes on any accommodations, and to send a message to this student.
For the selected student, you’ll see a list of all assessments with the Status of their submission and their Grade on each assessment, and any Feedback you’ve provided.
Click the ellipsis (…) to Add or Edit Exemptions for each item (for this student only).
Close (X) the student grades page to return to the list view of the main Gradebook.
Students
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Students shows a list of all students in the course and their Overall Grade. In the Students view, click on a person in the list to see that student’s grades on all assignments, with additional options for tracking student activity and accommodations and eCampus messages.
View the students' Full Name, eCampus Username, their Last Access date, and their Overall Grade for the course. You can search for a student by name, ID, or username in the field at the top.
Click on a student row to view their grades for each assessment as well as links to a report on student activity in the course, notes on any accommodations, and to send a message to this student.
For the selected student, you’ll see a list of all assessments with the Status of their submission and their Grade on each assessment, and any Feedback you’ve provided.
Click the ellipsis (…) to Add or Edit Exemptions for each item (for this student only).
ℹ️ WVU ITS Help: Accommodations, Exemptions, ExceptionsClose (X) the student grades page to return to the list view of the main Gradebook.
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Grade Schemas - click the Manage Grade Schemas link to edit the existing grading scales, or add a new personalized grade schema.
Student Performance - set up alerts that will appear in your eCampus activity stream to notify you when any student is not active in the course or when their grade falls below a designated percentage.
Automatic Zeros - check a box to select whether eCampus will automatically assign a zero when students fail to submit work by the due date.
Overall Grade - click the Manage overall grade settings link to setup how the final/total grade for the course will be calculated.Grade Categories -
default Students Visibility - hide students in the gradebook who no longer have access to the course.
Grade Categories - default categories include basic types of graded assessments: assignments, tests, discussions, journals, exams, homework, presentations, and quizzes. You can create new categories, too.
Course Rubrics - rubrics can help students to know what criteria will be used for grading an assessment, and ensure that everyone’s paper is graded according to the same standard. Click Create New Rubric to design one.
Overall Grade Notations - create a mark (outside of the regular course grading scheme) that can be recorded as a student’s Overall Grade; for example, to note that a student has withdrawn from the course. Click the individual’s Overall Grade from the grid view to select a notation grade (like a 'W') instead.
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Click the Gradebook tab at the top of the course page.
Click the gear icon to open the Settings panel.
Scroll down a bit to see the Overall Grade section, and click on Setup up overall grade.
Choose a type of grading setup (click to show examples):
a total Points grading setup,
a Weighted grade setup for items or categories,
or Advanced to use the formula builder to create a specific grade formula.
Click Next after selecting the grading format to see the Overall Grade editing page.
You can still switch the calculation type by clicking the buttons at the top.
For each Category, you can click Edit calculation rules to choose to drop the lowest or highest scores, or use only the highest or lowest score.
Expand (click drop-down) any category to see the assessments in that category, see how many points each is worth, exclude an item, or unlink it from its current category grouping.
Under Overall Grade Settings, click the drop-down to select how the overall grade is displayed: letter, points, or percentage.
The default display will also show this calculation to students in their view of the gradebook. Uncheck the show to students checkbox to hide this gradebook item.
Click Save to create the new calculation as a gradable item (column in the gradebook).
Close (X) the Overall Grade page to return to the main gradebook settings panel.
Close (X) the Gradebook Settings panel to see the new Overall Grade appear as a gradable item.
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Click the Gradebook tab at the top of your course.
Click the List View button, and then the Gradable Items tab to make sure you are looking at the list of gradable assessments.
Click the Item Name in the Item column, or the # to grade link in the Grading Status column to view all grades and attempts to be graded on the Submissions page of this assessment.
If this is an assignment that has been submitted in-person or just not in eCampus, where you’d want to simply type in a grade for each student, click in the Grade column and enter a grade.
If this assessment was submitted via eCampus with essay questions, text responses, uploaded submissions, or uses a grading rubric, click the attempt to grade link to view the student’s submitted attempt.
On the grading page you can evaluate the student’s submission, select values from a rubric’s scales, and leave feedback.
Make sure you have either selected a score via rubric, or entered a Grade.
Save the grade and feedback you’ve entered, then close (X) the submitted item.
After a grade has been entered, you can still click the Grade to manually override and type in a new value.
Post the grade(s) when you’re ready, if the assessment is not set to automatically post.
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Blackboard Anthology Ultra Help: Grade with Rubrics
Meeting and Recording Lectures
Class Collaborate
Class Collaborate is integrated with eCampus and is hosted in the cloud.
o Found in the Details & Actions menu (for students too)
§ Click the ellipsis (…) to view menus and scheduled meetings.
o Can use for:
§ synchronous (live) class meetings
§ asynchronous delivery of recorded meetings or lectures (link to the recording URL to make it easier to find)
§ Office Hours – meetings with students
o Collaborate Ultra Demo – ***refer to Collab Demo steps (need new steps)
WVU ITS Help: Collaborate in eCampus Ultra
· MediaSite Desktop Recorder and storage available to all faculty.
o Find a link to My Mediasite on the TOOLS page of the navigation menu.
o Can use to record lectures, or to store and share videos or other media content
o Show how to link to a MediaSite recording in your course
§ Go to MediaSite, locate the file/presentation, click Share Presentation, and Copy the Quick Link.
§ Go to your course’s content page, click PLUS, choose Create > Link
§ Make Visible, enter a Display Name, and paste in the Link URL. Add a Description, and Save
o TLC has info and recorded webinars on their site: https://tlcommons.wvu.edu/course-curriculum-design/contingency-planning-and-preparedness/mediasite
Books and Course Tools
· eCampus' integrated meeting tool you can use for to deliver synchronous or asynchronous content. It is already built into all courses and is hosted by Blackboard Anthology. Collaborate facilitates online class meetings, study sessions, discussion groups, and office hours meetings - and you can use Collaborate to record lectures (or anything else) for students to review.
Access Collaborate from the Details & Actions menu on the Content page. Students will also find the links for Collaborate under Details & Actions, or you can link to a recording by its URL.
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Click the Join Session link to open the default course meeting room.
Click the ellipsis (…) to view the various options within Collaborate, such as:
Click Manage all sessions to schedule future or recurring meetings, or to open or lock the default course meeting room for privacy.
Click View all recordings to see any recorded sessions and download, change the settings, or get a link you can share in the content area.
WVU ITS Help: Collaborate in eCampus Ultra
Class Collaborate Moderator Guide
MediaSite
MediaSite Desktop Recorder and storage tool is available to all faculty at WVU. You may use Mediasite either to record video you’d like to share like lectures, performances, or interviews, or to upload and host other video content. Find a link to the My Mediasite interface on the TOOLS page of the navigation menu. You can then link to the recordings in your course.
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Link to a Mediasite Recording
On the main eCampus navigation page, click the Tools menu link, then click on My Mediasite (Instructors only) button. An LTI connection will launch Mediasite in a new browser tab, showing your My Presentations list.
Click on the title or thumbnail image for a video you’d like to share to view the details page for that recording.
Click the Share Presentation button in the column on the right to get a quick link to the video.
Click the Copy button to copy the URL for the video to your computer’s clipboard.
Switch back over to the browser tab containing your eCampus course.
Click on Courses, and click to open your course.
On the Content page, click the plus (+) to add content, and choose Create.
On the Create Item panel, click Link.
On the New Link screen, set up the link as you want the students to see it:
Make the link Visible,
enter a Display Name (title) for this link,
paste in the Link URL that you copied from Mediasite.
Then, add a Description to tell students what they’ll see or learn in the video
, and Save the link to place it on the content page.
Books and Course Tools
You can access more tools from the Books & Tools link under Details & Actions· on the main content page. Some tools require a step to connect the LTI tool to eCampus (like an email authorization or button click). · Some tools can be added You can add many of the additional tools to the Course Content page – click for students, too. Click the PLUS next to a tool in the list to add it to the page.o the page.
A few of the tools you can add or utilize:
Zoom – host Zoom sessions from your eCampus course, and place a link in your content area to your course’s Zoom meetings.
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Ally Accessibility Report – view an interactive report for the accessibility of all items in your course, and get guided help on how to make items more accessible.
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Content Collection – access your course’s file storage area (and other eCampus courses’ collections)
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Blackboard Anthology: Content Collection > About Files and Folders
WVU ITS Help: eCampus File Size Limits and Course QuotasRespondus – you can require students to use Respondus LockDown Browser to complete tests and
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assignments
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from the Respondus dashboard. Click other tabs in the Respondus interface for guides and tutorials.
Keep Going!
Now you have a start on some basic content and assessment items in your course, you can keep adding more. Import content you’ve already used in other formats, create brand new media or documents to share, and try out all the many instructional tools available with eCampus to enrich your class.