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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...FAQ Search Results
Step 1: Open the Bluepulse portal from the iLearn Course.
Step 2: Go to Pairing Devices on the right side of the home page.
Step 3: Enter your email address for the pairing code OR click QR code to generate a pairing code.
Step 4: Download and launch the Bluepulse mobile application on your phone.
Step 5: Open Bluepulse on your phone.
Step 6: Scan the QR code from your computer screen. Alternatively, you can enter the pairing code manually into the Bluepulse app on your phone.
NOTE: Both the pairing code and QR code expire after 2 hours. If this happens, simply select 'Show my QR code' to automatically generate a new one.
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...
In this page you will find information about:
What is respondus LockDown browser and monitor? How to prepare for an online exam? How to check for an online exam results? How will the students perform the exam? How to deal with technical issues?What is Respondus LockDown browser and monitor?
Respondus Monitor is the AUS Exam proctoring tool. Respondus LockDown Browser is a customized browser which increases the security of test delivery in iLearn (Blackboard). When students use Respondus LockDown Browser to access an exam, they are unable to print, copy, go to another URL, or access other applications. This prevents students from using instant messaging programs, search engines or any other digital resource during the examination. LockDown Browser will directly go to the iLearn (Blackboard) login page. Students will then login...
Step 1
Turn on the Attendance Module in your course site.
If you are unfamiliar with the Attendance module, you can get a full description of Blackboard’s Attendance module’s functionality here.
Step Two
Edit or create the Blackboard Collaborate Ultra sessions that will record attendance to the Attendance module in your course site.
Additional Notes
Attendance cannot be connected retroactively. If a session has already begun or is in the past, attendance data can no longer be automatically updated for this session into your Blackboard course site. Future sessions (and future recurring sessions) can be edited to enable attendance tracking.
You can also see who attended, and their time and connection issues,...
If you haven't already installed Panopto on your device, please refer to the following ITFAQ articles:
How do I download and install Panopto on Windows? How do I download and install Panopto on Mac?Step 1: Using Google Chrome as your browser, 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: On the Videos section, click 'Create', and then select 'Record a New Session' from the drop-down menu.
Step 4: Your browser will ask to open Panopto. Click on ‘Open Panopto'. If this is your first time, allow Chrome to access your Microphone and Camera when prompted.
Step 5: Once Panopto has been launched, please ensure that: ...
If you want to create a new Panopto session, please refer to the following ITFAQ article:
How can I create a new Panopto sessionStep 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 PanoptoIssue description
Instructors who wish to monitor their students live during a LockDown Broswer exam adds a URL to a Bb Collaborate Session on the iLearn exam page. Students will click on the link and join the Bb Collaborate session on the LockDown Browser in a new tab.
This is now has been reported no longer working. Students will not be connected to the Bb Collaborate session and will get the error message "Chrome 78 isn't support"
Explanation
Bb Collaborate usually updates its browser version requirements more frequently. On Chrome the current version required at the time of this article is Chrome 79. LockDown Browser is a Chromium based browser that is currently at version 78 which is not supported by Bb Collaborate. That's the reason why Bb Collaborate doesn't currently work under Respondus...
Step 1: Log in to iLearn
Step 2: Under 'My Courses' on the iLearn home page, select the Course which requires Bluepulse. Example, "My_Course_Waseem".
Step 3: Click on the + sign, on the top left corner. Then, click on Course Link.
Step 4: Click on Browse.
Step 5: On the pop-up window, click on Tools. From the drop-down, click on Bluepulse.
Step 6: Enter a name for the tool which will show in the Course Menu. Ensure you have checked the box for 'Available to Users'. Then, click on Submit.
The Bluepulse tool link will now be visible on the Course Menu (as shown in the picture). To open the portal, simply click on the link!
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Force Test Completion: If force completion is enabled, you must complete the test the first time it is launched. If force completion is enabled, it is noted at the top of the test. You are not allowed to exit the test and continue working on it at a later date. The Save function is available for you to save the test as you work through it, but you are not allowed to exit and restart the test.
Backtrack Prohibited: You are not allowed to go back to questions you have already answered if backtracking is prohibited. If backtracking is prohibited, it is noted at the top of the test. When you take a test that does not allow backtracking, an error appears when you attempt to use the Back function within the test.
Test Presentation: Your instructor has two different options for presenting questions in tests: All-at-once or One-at-a-time. An All-at-once test presents all...