Blackboard will be undergoing intersession maintenance Wednesday, August 12, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on August 13, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Blackboard will be unavailable during these maintenance windows. Please call the Help Desk with questions about this or any other issue at 573-341-HELP (4357).
Read More »ShrinkWrapped blog had an interesting post the other day about Paradigm Shifts, particularly focusing on how new researchers have “synthesized a new science of learning that is already reshaping how we think about learning and creating opportunities to re-imagine the classroom for the 21st century.” Currently, most schools in this country offer education in the […]
Read More »I recently had the opportunity to demonstrate a variety of technologies that EdTech supports to several members of the faculty on campus. I put together a few presentations and gave them a brief overview of what we had to offer, based on a request from the department chair. EdTech would be more than happy to […]
Read More »Ken Arvieux, database services assistant for Educational Technology and for Project Management within IT, died Tuesday, June 30, 2009. Ken started working for EdTech as a temporary employee in January 2008 and was hired on full-time in November 2008. Ken was a dedicated employee and a very hard worker for EdTech. He helped Gandalf Sidio […]
Read More »Blackboard will be unavailable this Sunday, June 28, from 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. The outage is due to maintenance being performed on network firewall software. Please call the Help Desk with questions about this or any other issue at 573-341-HELP (4357).
Read More »We here at EdTech Enterprises have recently been examining the possibility of using a “netbook” for some applications instead of heavier and more bulky standard laptop or tablet PCs. However, I recently came across a couple of good articles that look at some of advantages and disadvantages of netbooks in comparison to other technologies. Jeff […]
Read More »Blackboard will be unavailable between 5:30 pm and 10:00 pm on Friday, June 12, during the regularly scheduled maintenance window. System administrators will be applying patches during this outage. For more information, please contact the Help Desk at (573) 341-HELP.
Read More »EdTech has recently turned on the Blackboard Wizard in TurningPoint. This allows TurningPoint features to be compatible with Blackboard. Specifically, TurningPoint can now do the following tasks: Register clickers in Blackboard — students can now register their clickers in Blackboard instead of having to register their clickers at the Bookstore. Students simply need to login […]
Read More »Theo Gray, over at popsci.com, demonstrates how to use slices of bacon (prosciutto, actually) to cut through a steel pan. Very cool. He also explains the how and why this is possible. http://www.popsci.com/bacon And for those folks who object to the desecration of bacon in this fashion, he built a vegetarian version of the thermal […]
Read More »Transforming Informal Learning Spaces [Evaluate this presentation] Classrooms are no longer the only learning spaces on campus. Learning now takes place wherever the learner is inspired. Missouri University of Science & Technology has transformed an informal learning space that enables collaboration, socialization and individual work. This presentation will discuss the importance of informal learning spaces and how […]
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