This message promotes students to sign-up for tutoring.

As more courses feature recorded online lectures, storage space both in your LMS and Zoom cloud are at a premium. San Juan College wanted to reduce the use of their Zoom cloud before it reached peak limits and utilized the Knowmia tool to upload videos to classes, edit videos, and provide captioning. However, they needed more support for the tool and to inform faculty, leading to their Knowmia Campaign.

With the increased use of digital classes, instructors are also moving more assessments to Blackboard. However, some instructors may struggle with adaption assessments to an online format and instructional designers can use EesySoft to put helpful information in front of instructors. This campaign provides helpful tips and tricks for making an effective, accessible test on Blackboard.

To avoid a campus outbreak of COVID-19, many American universities will be moving to a fully online format after the Thanksgiving holiday. This message is intended to inform students of the updated working hours during the final weeks of remote learning, as it will change their class and exam schedules.

With the increased use of online assessments, faculty have less control over cheating or plagiarism compared to a traditional classroom. However, there are various 3rd party tools you can utilize to give instructors more power to promote academic integrity. This message will remind faculty members of options to utilize 3rd party tools that promote academic integrity. Specifically, this campaign highlights tools that help with exam proctoring for traditional multiple-choice tests online and for plagiarism checking for written assessments submitted through your LMS.

Many students forget about registration periods and miss out on signing up for classes which are necessary to graduate. This message can be used to remind students to register for Spring 2021 or make changes to their current schedule.

The goal of this message is to inform faculty of when their courses are live for them to add content and customize before the semester begins.

Some universities are adjusting spring break, end of semester, and holiday dates for Spring 2021 to avoid additional COVID-19 outbreaks on campus. However, this can largely impact student and instructor schedules. This message can be sent to all users to remind them of the changes to the academic calendar due to COVID-19 restrictions.

With the start of the Fall term, many universities are bringing back students and faculty in various ways whether that is fully returning to campus, hybrid classes, or minimal but required in-person instruction like labs. However, COVID-19 is still a pressing issue and we should inform our campus community through several channels on how to protect themselves and their students & colleagues from spreading COVID-19.

As some universities return to in-person activities, many are requiring faculty and students to submit a negative COVID-19 test taken within 14 days of the start of term. This message would serve as a reminder to individuals they need to submit their test results. Our sample message includes a consequence to not submitting test results (ex. having a block on your account) but if there are no consequences the text can be easily altered to fit the messaging of your university.

If your university does not have a policy for what video platform to use for online classes (ex. Zoom, Blackboard Collaborate, WebEx, Microsoft Team, etc.) students may get confused about which platform to use for their class. Faculty also may not realize other instructors are using various platforms. This message helps remind faculty to keep students informed about which video platforms are being used for this specific course. 

Because many faculty will not be able to meet their students in person, this reminder suggests to them to make a greeting announcement for the start of the semester. Instructors can set the tone of the semester, address online learning policies, and welcome students to class.

Your instructors may need additional assistance when teaching online, especially if they have minimal experience. As a way to connect them to university resources and possibly reduce support calls, you can provide information on faculty support centers on campus.

Students may not realize the support services they rely on when on-campus and are still available virtually. Many universities are offering online tutoring appointments, counseling center sessions, and more. This message is a reminder for students to engage with university resources.

Students in a virtual class setting often have to log into multiple video platforms to access all of their classes. With choices ranging from Zoom, Blackboard Collaborate, WebEx, and more, many universities are requiring or suggesting a preference toward one video platform to create consistency across courses. This hint message will inform faculty of the preferred video platform Blackboard Collaborate but can be adjusted to reference any platform.

The goal of this campaign is to inform students of how Unicheck works and to remind them to review their scores.

The goal of this campaign is to make faculty aware of Unicheck to increase adoption rates and help them understand the possibilities when using the tool.

Having an up-to-date grade center is important for clear communication between students and instructors. Therefore, the first message can be used to help faculty submit their final grades and navigate the grade center with confidence at the end of the semester. The second message reminds students to check the grade center first, then speak to the faculty.

Impact messages can be used for more than academic messaging. For universities with on-campus students, having clear communication around move out is critical to getting students off-campus for winter break. This may be even more important with COVID-19 restrictions for large groups. This message is designed to help on-campus students prepare their campus housing for the upcoming winter break.

This message is intended to remind students of important dates for adding or dropping courses through the registrar.