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  1. Blackboard's H5P integration

    Overview  With H5P, you have the power to create interactive content for your Blackboard course. It offers a wide range of templates and content types, including course presentations, quizzes, scenario branching exercises, interactive videos,...
  2. LockDown Browser: Live Proctoring

    The “ Instructor Live Proctoring ” option uses LockDown Browser (LDB) to prevent cheating on the computer itself, while the instructor watches students via video conferencing. This method is only recommended for small class sizes where instructor...
  3. Using Respondus LockDown Browser (and a Webcam) for Online Exams (for CUHK Teachers)

    Overview Respondus LockDown Browser is a custom browser that can lock down test/exam environment within Blackboard . If a Blackboard Test requires LockDown Browser be used, students cannot take the test/exam with a standard web browser. For more ...
  4. Respondus 4.0

    Respondus ( Respondus 4.0 Videos ) is a Windows based test authoring software, which particularly suits teachers who would like to build relatively huge question pools. With Respondus, you can create online tests using word processing tools that y...
  5. Blackboard's ZOOM Panopto Integration

    Overview By default, videos uploaded to Panopto course folders are restricted  to the respective class lists. Detailed statistics are available. A lot of teachers / TA / Support Staff use ZOOM recording function to record online ...
  6. Zoom Reports

    Overview Zoom allows you to review meeting statistics and registration/attendee reports for your meetings.  Hosts can access the reports on https://cuhk.zoom.us > Reports. According to Zoom Help Center: Getting started with reports Recent...
  7. Is there a recommended equipment list for ZOOM meetings?

    For meeting participants, a desktop computer, notebook computer, tablet or phone with internet connection, webcam and speaker function should be adequate.   For meeting hosts/presenters, a desktop computer (or notebook computer) is preferred over...
  8. ZOOM Breakout Rooms: Let participants choose room in a Zoom meeting

    Overview Zoom desktop or mobile app (version 5.3.0 or higher) support Self-select Breakout Room . The option is off by default.  It will only be available to participants if the host has enabled the option . Special Notes Host, co-host a...
  9. Preassigning participants to breakout rooms

    Introduction While you can manage your breakout rooms during the meeting (or allow your participants to choose room ), as the meeting host, you can plan ahead and assign your meeting participants into specific breakout rooms before your ZOOM m...
  10. Is there a convenient way to schedule a number of classes for a course or a class that will be offered many times?

    Teachers can create a single link for all classes by using the “recurring” function.  Such link can be valid for up to a year.  So students can use the same link for joining all the classes.   Teachers are reminded to disable the function “join b...