Author: Malcolm Hays

Teaching and Learning Technology Conference 2011 – REGISTRATION OPEN!

Posted by on January 11, 2011

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Reminder: Make Courses in Blackboard Available

Posted by on January 7, 2011

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Student Orientation to Blackboard (Prezi)

Posted by on December 29, 2010

One of our student workers has created the following Prezi presentation to introduce students to Blackboard on our campus. This past semester, he gave this presentation to all incoming freshman as part of their orientation to Missouri S&T. We in EdTech are very proud of the hard work and effort he has put into creating […]

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Blackboard Updates on Thursday, December 23

Posted by on December 16, 2010

Blackboard services will be undergoing important updates on Thursday, December 23, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Blackboard will be inaccessible to all faculty, students, and staff during the maintenance window while IT applies necessary updates to Blackboard. Please call the Help Desk with questions about this or any other IT issue at 573-341-HELP (4357) or submit […]

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Wimba Live Classroom Server Maintenance on Sunday, December 19, 2010

Posted by on December 16, 2010

Wimba, the service provider for Live Classroom in Blackboard, will be performing maintenance on their servers on Sunday, December 19, 2010. Wimba Live Classroom will be unavailable for 1-2 hours while the maintenance is performed. For more information about Wimba Live Classroom, visit: http://edtech.mst.edu/support/wimba/index.html Technical support for Wimba can be obtained directly from the vendor […]

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Important Changes to Joe’SS and Blackboard

Posted by on December 6, 2010

Starting on December 7, 2010, Blackboard and Joe’SS will both undergo important changes to improve the functionality of both systems. Two new columns will be created in Blackboard for all courses – JoeSS Midterm and JoeSS Final Grade. These columns allow instructors to retrieve grades directly from Blackboard into Joe’SS at midterm and at the […]

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FoTT 2010 — Building a Blended Class: Face-to-Face, Online, Anytime

Posted by on November 16, 2010

Presenter: Robert “Rocky” Keel, UMSL Presentation is available at http://tinyurl.com/blended-class-2010 (IE) Rocky prefers to present in the same style as his teaching–interactive with the audience. “Digital Natives” have grown up with technology all of their lives and regularly use their “devices” (e.g. smart phones) to interact with the world around them. Mobile devices in particular […]

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1000 Years of History in 5 Minutes

Posted by on November 16, 2010

Here is an interesting video that shows 1000 years of European political history in a little over 5 minutes. You can easily see the ebb and flow of empires throughout the ages. Unfortunately, it does not have a timeline on the screen so it is a little tricky to see exactly when certain events happened. […]

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FoTT 2010 — Constructivist Course Design: Student Centered Online Learning

Posted by on November 12, 2010

Presenters: Arleen Fearing and Marguerite Riley from Southern University Illinois at Edwardsville Objectives: Identify five factors of the constructivism theory that provides a framework for quality student centered online learning. Specify the use of three learning strategies in an online constructivist designed course. Share evaluation results of these online courses from students. About 8 years […]

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Blackboard Seminar Series – Bb Outside the Classroom

Posted by on November 1, 2010

EdTech and CERTI are co-sponsoring the November Blackboard Seminar Series, which will focus on using Blackboard resources outside of the classroom environment. This event will take place in Centennial Hall Room 104 at Noon on Friday, November 5, 2010. Featured speakers include: Bih-Ru Lea, of the Information Science Technology department. She will discuss her IST […]

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