The support has been very good. We integrate Blackboard into our learning management system so everything is seamless for users. Most issues arise from the user's browser configuration, cookies, and other privacy settings, not from the tool itself. Collaborate is pretty reliable with strong audio and video quality.
Reviewers felt that Zoom meets the needs of their business better than Blackboard Collaborate. When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Zoom is the preferred option. For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Zoom over Blackboard Collaborate.
All committees, university processes and closing dates for the various meetings remain in place and will take place through Blackboard Collaborate (as it may be zero-rated), Microsoft Teams or Zoom.Mar 18, 2021
Yes. Blackboard's Lockdown Browser can detect screen mirroring during a proctored examination. However, Blackboard cannot detect screen mirroring, or any other activity during an unproctored examination.
Blackboard Collaborate Ultra is an alternative to Zoom. It allows instructors to meet synchronously with students at a set time and place. Like Zoom, BB Collaborate also allows hosts to share content or a whiteboard, record meeting sessions, create breakout rooms, and poll participants.May 23, 2020
Instant productivity and immersive in-office collaboration for your home. Zoom for Home is a new offering included with Zoom Meetings user licenses that allows anyone to deploy a personal collaboration device for video meetings, phone calls, interactive whiteboarding, and annotation.
Vodacom recently announced zero-rating of websites connected to major South African universities. Digital Classroom is an online platform with educational resources, articles and a discussion forum for teachers. Vodacom has also zero-rated the following educational sites: Mindset: www.mindset.co.za.
In general, a website can be zero-rated if it has a known, fixed IP address. Educational content that is located in cloud storage systems cannot be distinguished from other cloud content, and generally cannot be zero-rated.
Zero Rated SitesDescriptionURLTelkomOPA Portalhttp://opa.cput.ac.za https://opa.cput.ac.za✔Student emailshttp://www.cput.ac.za/mycput https://www.cput.ac.za/mycput✔Student Online Servicehttp://www.cput.ac.za/students/about/sos https://www.cput.ac.za/students/about/sos✔9 more rows
New features allow for video in Blackboard to be analyzed and assessed. An instructor can get detailed information about which students have watched, how long they watched, and how many times.
Blackboard can detect cheating by using SafeAssign to scan plagiarism and cheated content. Blackboard also detects cheaters by us Proctoring software and Lockdown browsers that monitor video, audio, and IP address to prevent cheats. This makes Blackboard an effective platform for learning and testing students.Feb 4, 2022
Blackboard cannot tell if you switch tabs if you have opened it on a normal browser.May 6, 2021