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What are achievements?

You can use Blackboard achievements to create opportunities for students to earn recognition for their work. You designate criteria for issuing achievements to students in the form of both badges and certificates.

Students can see which badges and certificates they have earned and what is required to receive additional recognition. They can gain insight into learning progression toward defined competencies.

Students can publish badges to the Badge Backpack and transport evidence of their learning outside of Blackboard Learn.

Instructors can create three types of achievements:

Course Completion (requires a certificate; a badge is optional) Milestone (badge only) Custom (can be either a certificate or a badge)

How to create an achievement?

Your achievements appear in content areas and in the achievements tool.

Step 1: Open the achievements tool. You can find it in the Course Tools section of the Control...

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How do I configure the Blackboard (iLearn) Mobile Learn Application on my smart phone/ tablet?

Step 1: To download the application on your handheld device, go to the application store for your OS:

App Store on iPhone, iPad or iPod. Google Play Store on Android devices. App World on Blackberry device.

Step 2: Search for " Blackboard MobileTM Learn " or just "Blackboard".

Step 3: Follow the installation process and then launch the Application.

Step 4: In the ‘Search for your School’ Field, Type "American University of Sharjah".

Step 5: Log in with your AUS credentials*.
* Username should be typed as: b000xxxx, without @aus.edu domain

Step 6: Click on "Agree", then hit Continue to complete the login process.

For Blackboard Mobile Learn support inquiries, please visit the website:http://help.blackboardmobile.com/

Blackboard also provides helpful demos for users on their website, at:http://www.blackboard.com/Platforms/Mobile/Resources/Demos.aspx

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iLearn and LockDown Exam Tips

You MUST use the Lockdown Browser. Not Chrome, IE, or Firefox. Password: Enter the password, then click on Begin Exam. Don’t click SAVE on a question. Every time you move from one question to the next, the exam saves. If you get an Access Denied message, like:

Then: Click on CANCEL. You can then resume your exam. If you click Login, you will have to sit and wait for a proctor to help you log off, and log back in. If your system hangs for more than a minute, click the refresh button.

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iLearn, Students

A Proctor Guide to Coping with Lockdown Browser Issues

Case One:

1. When the error message shown in the figure below appears, there will be two option buttons:

CANCEL and LOGIN. Click on CANCEL and the student may resume the exam.

2. If the LOGIN button was clicked, the student will be presented with the standard iLearn login screen, but the student will be unable to log back in. A proctor must then:

a. Click on the “I” button.

b. Then click on the Proctor Options button.

c. Then enter the proctor’s exit password.

Special Note:

If “Force Completion” was not checked on the exam options, the student can re-enter the exam and can resume the exam where they left off, simply by re-starting the...

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As an Alumni, what services do I still have access to?

AUS Alumni have access to the following services and accounts through their AUS credentials:

AUS Email (G-suite) AUS Banner AUS iLearn AUS ITFAQ and [email protected] AUS Password Station AUS_Wireless Network AUS VPN on Windows and Mac devices AUS personal network...

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Accounts and Passwords

How Do I Download and Install Panopto for MAC?

Step 1: Using Google Chrome as your browser, go to ilearn.aus.edu and login with your AUS credentials

Step 2: Click on 'Videos' in the menu.

Step 3: On the landing page, click on 'Download Panopto' link under your name on the top-right corner (as indicated in red below).

*If you do not see the 'Download Panopto' link, please request the IT Service Desk to provide you with a Panopto account.

Step 4: Click on 'Download Panopto' on the pop-up.

Step 5: Click on the 'Panopto package' in the Downloads bar at the bottom of your browser (or through Downloads in Chrome) to start the installation process.

Step 6: On the installation pop-up, click on continue to install the software. You will be...

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Software and Online Services, Faculty and Staff

How can I locate my Panopto Recordings?

If you want to create a new Panopto session, please refer to the following ITFAQ article:

How can I create a new Panopto session

Step 1: Using Google Chrome, go to ilearn.aus.edu and log in with your AUS credentials.

Step 2: Click on 'Videos' in the menu on the top-right corner.

Step 3: Click on ‘Browse’ from the menu options on the left.

Depending on where you selected to save your Panopto recordings, all recordings can be found within 'My Folders' tab (Course videos can also be seen here if created before).
*'All folders' will display any content which is public.

Need to edit a video using Panopto? See our ITFAQ guide:

How to Edit a Video using Panopto

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Software and Online Services, Faculty and Staff

How do I Download and Install Panopto for Windows?

Step 1: Using Google Chrome as your browser, go to ilearn.aus.edu and login with your AUS credentials

Step 2: Click on 'Videos' in the menu.

Step 3: On the landing page, click on 'Download Panopto' link under your name on the top-right corner (as indicated in red below).

*If you do not see the 'Download Panopto' link, please request the IT Service Desk to provide you with a Panopto account.

Step 4: Click on 'Download Panopto' on the pop-up.

Step 5: Click on 'panoptorecorder.exe' in the Downloads bar at the bottom of your browser (or through Downloads in Chrome) to start the installation process.

If you are using an AUS device, you will be asked to authorize the installation with an admin password.

*At this point, please contact...

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Software and Online Services, Faculty and Staff

Access to Guides and ITFAQ links for Blackboard Collaborate Ultra

The Blackboard Collaborate Ultra Guide is for anyone who is looking to conduct online meetings. You can access the comprehensive guide by clicking this link. The guide covers the following topics:

What is Blackboard Collaborate Ultra and how to access it from my iLearn course site? Blackboard Collaborate Ultra course tool interface How to join the Blackboard Collaborate Course Room session? Why create new sessions if I have a course room How do I create a session? Is there an easy way to add a direct link to the course room on iLearn for my students? Meeting Room Interface How to set up your microphone and webcam in a Blackboard Collaborate Ultra session Let others hear and see you during a Blackboard Collaborate Ultra session Record sessions Share content...

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Faculty Information Sheet for Administering Online Tests

Part I: Test Room Specific Precautions

If you have scheduled an online test/exam, please do the following:

For a Computer Lab

Send an Email to [email protected] with a request to have an IT specialist prepare the Lab for the exam.

The IT specialist assigned will depend on where the exam will take place. Please see Appendix (i) for more details.

For a Classroom

Please bear in mind that for tests administered in the classroom, you will have to rely on the operability of the students’ laptops. You are advised to hold online examinations in a lab environment to safeguard against limitations inherent within our wireless networks. To make sure the test goes as smoothly as possible, request the students to pay a visit to the school’s laptop service center so that a consultant can do the following:

Check wireless connectivity. Install and update the LockDown browser. Perform a check-up to guarantee...

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