Instructional Design

  • Instructional Design

    HTML Page Builder for Blackboard Ultra

    August 18, 2026 /

    This project is a self-contained HTML authoring tool designed for Fordham University’s Graduate School of Education. Built as a single-file application requiring no installation or server, it enables instructors to create professionally designed, accessible course pages for Blackboard Ultra without writing code. The builder features over 20 content section types — including rich text, multi-column layouts, flip cards, accordions, timelines, tables, and interactive quizzes — all rendered with full WCAG 2.1 AA compliance. Every design decision accounts for Blackboard Ultra’s HTML sanitizer constraints, ensuring that generated pages display correctly after pasting. Key capabilities include a live WYSIWYG editor, Fordham brand presets, drag-and-drop section reordering, section grouping with shared card styles,…

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    Multiple-Choice Questions Workshop

    July 10, 2023 /

    Part of my work responsibilities included creating faculty workshops on various topics. One request that received numerous up votes was a presentation on crafting and interpreting multiple-choice questions. With the advent of Learning Management Systems (LMSs) and the ability to have the questions scored automatically by such a system, without the more cumbersome Scantron sheets, more and more faculty members were interested in using those questions. Responding to that request, I created and conducted a workshop, using a PowerPoint presentation to guide the discussion. To display that presentation below, I transformed it into a .pdf file. Let me know what you think in the “LEAVE A REPLY” section below.

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    PDF Guide

    June 26, 2023 /

    Here is a .pdf guide of Respondus Monitor (RM), a tool which uses a student’s webcam and video analytics to prevent cheating during non-proctored online exams. RM works together with Respondus LockDown Browser. The guide was developed for faculty who used Brightspace. Did you find this useful? Please leave a comment below.

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