Author: Malcolm Hays

S&Tconnect Early Alert Workshops offered by Undergraduate Studies on August 18 and 21

Posted by on August 6, 2014

The Office of Undergraduate Studies will be hosting workshops for the new S&Tconnect Early Alert system on Monday, August 18, from 9 – 11 a.m. and on Thursday, August 21, from 1 – 3 p.m. Both workshops will be held in Centennial Hall Room 105. Instructors only need to attend one of the workshops. S&Tconnect […]

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Blackboard 9.1 Upgrading to Service Pack 14 on Friday, August 8

Posted by on July 31, 2014

Blackboard 9.1 services will be upgrading to Service Pack (SP) 14 on Friday, August 8, starting at 8 a.m. Blackboard will be unavailable for about 6 hours while the upgrade takes place. This service pack contains several new useful features for both students and instructors. The Grade Center has made a few new improvements and […]

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Classroom Technology Walkthroughs

Posted by on July 21, 2014

Are you teaching in a new classroom this semester? Do you have questions about using classroom technology? Do you want to verify that your room is set up properly for using lecture capture (Tegrity) or clickers? The EdTech staff is here to set your mind at ease. You can schedule a classroom technology walkthrough and […]

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Changes to Academic File Storage (course numbers) on August 1

Posted by on July 21, 2014

Academic File Storage (also known more informally as the “R:\ drive” hosts a variety of content used by instructors for educational purposes. Academic File Storage is allocated based on course number, rather than by instructor. The course numbers recently have changed between Spring 2014 and Fall 2014 from a one-, two-, or three-digit number to […]

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New Respondus Password Available

Posted by on July 21, 2014

S&T has renewed its campus-wide license for Respondus (test creation software) and a new license password is now available. Instructors who use Respondus can contact the IT Help Desk (help.mst.edu or 573-341-HELP) to obtain the newest license password. Respondus license passwords expire on July 31 of each year. Instructors can also contact the Help Desk […]

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Back-to-School Educational Technology Workshops on August 18-21

Posted by on July 21, 2014

All instructors are cordially invited to attend a series of Back-to-School Educational Technology Workshops hosted by S&T Educational Technology. Workshops will be held in Centennial Hall Room 105. This event is an open-attendance, free-form workshop. You can come when you want, stay for as long as you want, and leave when you want. Workshop sessions […]

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REMINDER: Using Clickers in Fall 2014?

Posted by on June 25, 2014

If you are planning to use clickers in your FALL 2014 classes, please visit the clicker registration page (linked below) to register your classes by THURSDAY, JULY 3, 2014. https://itweb.mst.edu/auth-cgi-bin/cgiwrap/clickers/request_clickers.pl This information helps EdTech prepare the classrooms for clicker technology and also alerts the bookstore about the number of clickers to purchase. If you haven’t […]

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VoiceThread Maintenance on Sunday, July 6, 2014

Posted by on June 23, 2014

VoiceThread is a learning tool integrated into the campus Blackboard environment. It allows for students and instructors to share ideas through multimedia tools online. VoiceThread will be performing site maintenance on Sunday, July 6, from 12:00 AM to 4:00 AM EDT. VoiceThread will be unavailable during this time. From 4:00 AM to 8:00 AM, VoiceThread […]

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Blackboard FALL 2014 Courses Now Available

Posted by on May 9, 2014

FALL 2014 courses in Blackboard have now been renumbered, using a new 4-digit re-numbering system approved and adopted by both the Faculty Senate and the Registrar. Instructors can now access their Fall 2014 courses and begin adding course materials, either copying from existing courses or creating new content. The Registrar and IT have worked together […]

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Will You Be Using Tegrity Lecture Capture For FALL 2014?

Posted by on April 29, 2014

Do you plan to use Tegrity lecture capture during FALL 2014? If so, then Educational Technology will need to gather some basic information from you so that we may prepare any room(s) in which you will be teaching with the appropriate technology. To gather that information, we ask that you complete the survey linked below: […]

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