Representatives from D2L recently visited campus to demo their learning management system in an open forum for faculty, staff, and students as part of the ongoing Learning Management System review. For those unable to attend, the demo provided by the D2L representatives can be viewed online. For more information about Missouri S&T’s LMS review process […]
Read More »Representatives from Instructure Canvas visited on Wednesday, December 11th to demo their LMS to S&T faculty, staff, and students and the LMS review committee. The demo is posted below in its entirety for anyone who was unable to attend. View the Canvas demo at Missouri S&T For further demos of the product, please visit http://www.instructure.com/higher-education
Read More »Teaching students how to build circuits is tricky business, especially when you want to provide a hands-on experience. There are a number of ways to approach the problem, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. You could, for example, pass around a box of wires and components and have the students twist, solder, or clip them […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »The Kaltura streaming media service is again functional. Thank you for your patience in this matter.
Read More »EdTech became aware of a system-wide interruption in Kaltura streaming media service at 12:43PM this afternoon. The vendor is currently working to restore service. During this outage, Kaltura streaming media viewing and uploads will be unavailable in Blackboard. Updates will be posted as more information is received.
Read More »Tegrity service has now been restored. Classes may now be viewed under Tegrity Classes in Blackboard, and any recordings created during the outage should automatically upload to Tegrity’s servers. If you are an instructor who created a recording during the outage and it has not uploaded by this afternoon, please submit a ticket so that […]
Read More »Educational Technology became aware of an interruption in Tegrity service at 10:03 this morning. The vendor has been notified, and is currently working on restoring service. Until Tegrity service is restored, all Tegrity videos will be unavailable for viewing and starting a new recording through Blackboard will not be possible. If you are an instructor […]
Read More »Participants in the LMS review’s online survey and open forums had the opportunity to enter for a prize after sharing their opinions. The winners are: Faculty Dan Reardon Amber Henslee Students Robert Fallon Sonia Franz Congratulations to the winners, and a big thank you to everyone who attended the open forums and filled out the […]
Read More »The 2nd Blackboard open forum is occurring now in the Havener Center atrium. Stop by and share your opinions in a visual voting format! The forum will continue until 1:00PM!
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