Author: Malcolm Hays

IT Maintenance on Thursday, February 13 affects Virtual Desktop Systems

Posted by on February 11, 2014

Information Technology will be performing some routine maintenance during the Applications maintenance window (5 – 7 PM) on Thursday, February 13, 2014. During this maintenance window, users will be unable to connect to virtual machines in the VDI pools. Already connected users will most likely lose their connection while systems are being updated. Questions, comments, […]

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EdTech U Open House on THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, in IDE Room 105!

Posted by on January 13, 2014

Educational Technology will be hosting an extended session of EdTech U on Thursday, January 16, from 1 to 4 p.m. in Interdisciplinary Engineering (IDE) Room 105. This is an opportunity for instructors to get some last-minute assistance in preparing their courses for Spring 2014. EdTech staff will be on hand to answer questions and provide […]

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Learning Management System Review Process – The Next Phase (Blackboard Demo)

Posted by on January 13, 2014

After reviewing results from surveys and open forums, examining data on current LMS usage at Missouri S&T, and collecting input from faculty representing a range of use cases, the LMS committee reached a unanimous decision on October 30th: Blackboard may not be adequately meeting the needs of Missouri S&T faculty and students, and should be […]

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Learning Management System Review Process – The Next Phase (Product Demos)

Posted by on December 11, 2013

After reviewing results from surveys and open forums, examining data on current LMS usage at Missouri S&T, and collecting input from faculty representing a range of use cases, the LMS committee reached a unanimous decision on October 30th: Blackboard may not be adequately meeting the needs of Missouri S&T faculty and students, and should be […]

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EdTech U Prize Winner – Lian Duan

Posted by on December 9, 2013

Congratulations to Dr. Lian Duan, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, for winning a Kindle Fire HD for attending EdTech U in Fall 2013! Dr. Duan is one of our newest faculty on campus, only arriving here in August 2013. EdTech U will continue in Spring 2014, but the hours will be changing slightly. […]

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BLACKBOARD/LMS EVALUATION UPDATE

Posted by on November 22, 2013

Educational Technology has been conducting an evaluation of Blackboard as a Learning Management System (LMS) suitable for this campus. A committee was formed with instructors and students from across campus to answer the question “Does Blackboard meet the teaching and learning needs on our campus?”  The campus community had several opportunities to offer opinions and […]

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Will You Be Using Tegrity Lecture Capture For Spring 2014?

Posted by on November 18, 2013

Do you plan to use Tegrity lecture capture during Spring 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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TEGRITY Courses Purged at End of Semester (FS 2013)

Posted by on November 18, 2013

IMPORTANT! Please read the following message VERY carefully! Educational Technology (EdTech) will be purging ALL course sessions stored in Tegrity at close of business on Friday, December 20, 2013. Missouri S&T’s usage agreement with Tegrity limits us to only 500 hours of recordings per semester. This means we MUST remove all recordings from Tegrity at […]

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Calibrated Peer Review

Posted by on November 14, 2013

Peer review is a very popular way for instructors to allow students to rate each others’ work. The students gain some significant benefits by engaging in peer review, such as improving their own ability to teach other students and provide other students with constructive feedback. Peer review is often a very good way to help […]

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USING CLICKERS IN SPRING 2014?

Posted by on October 29, 2013

If you are planning to use clickers in your Spring 2014 classes, please visit the clicker registration page (linked below) to register your classes by Wednesday, November 27, 2013: 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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