Educational Technology will be hosting a second open forum about Blackboard and Learning Management Systems (LMS) in general on Wednesday, October 2, 2013, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the main atrium of the Havener Center. Students, faculty, and staff are all welcome to attend. Refreshments will be provided. As with the previous open […]
Read More »Do you think Blackboard should have features that it doesn’t have? Are there things you like about Blackboard that you don’t want changed? How well is Blackboard supporting your teaching and learning needs? If you don’t use Blackboard, why or why not? During the fall semester, Educational Technology will be working with a committee of […]
Read More »IT and Educational Technology will make Blackboard courses for Summer Semester 2013 “unavailable” to students at 5 p.m. on Friday, September 13, 2013. Summer Semester 2013 courses will still be visible to instructors, but students will no longer see the courses. Questions or comments can be directed to the IT Help Desk at 573-341-HELP or […]
Read More »Do you think Blackboard should have features that it doesn’t have? Are there things you like about Blackboard that you don’t want changed? How well is Blackboard supporting your teaching and learning needs? If you are an instructor and you don’t use Blackboard, why or why not? During the fall semester, Educational Technology will be […]
Read More »WALK-INS WELCOME! NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY! Moved to Thursdays! (Starting Aug. 22, 2013) Noon to 2 p.m. in IDE 105 Educational Technology (EdTech) will be continuing “EdTech U” in Fall 2013. This is an opportunity for instructors to gain some hands-on assistance with any educational technology supported by EdTech.Attending EdTech U will also enter you […]
Read More »Educational Technology (EdTech) will be hosting a series of back-to-school technology workshops on August 5, 7, and 9. These workshops will be held in Centennial Hall Room 105, starting at 9 a.m. (see detailed schedule below). Topics will include Blackboard, Google Apps for Education, Clickers/TurningPoint, Tegrity, and more… To accommodate the schedules of busy instructors, […]
Read More »Online schools are growing in popularity these days, along with MOOCs, or Massive Open Online Courses, where students can simply enroll (or just take the course for free) and receive online education. In some cases, they can receive full certification in a particular subject area. However, not all universities will accept the validity of the […]
Read More »IT will be performing Blackboard maintenance on Sunday, June 16, 2013, starting at 12:00 a.m. Blackboard will be unavailable for 4-6 hours between midnight and 6 a.m. Please call the Help Desk with questions about this or any other IT issue at 573-341-HELP (4357) or submit an online Help Request at http://help.mst.edu.
Read More »Information Technology will be upgrading Blackboard from Version 9.1 Service Pack 8 to Service Pack 11 on Wednesday, May 29, 2013, starting at 8:30 a.m. Blackboard will be unavailable for up to 8 hours while the upgrade process takes place. Service Pack 11 introduces the following enhancements: New and improved assignment submission and grading process. […]
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