Educational Technology (EdTech) will be continuing “EdTech U” in Spring 2015. This is an opportunity for instructors to gain some hands-on assistance with any educational technology supported by EdTech. Attending EdTech U will also enter you in a raffle, the winner of which will be drawn at the end of each semester. Hours of Operation: […]
Read More »Congratulations to Dr. F. Scott Miller, Teaching Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, for winning a Kindle Fire HD6 for attending EdTech U in Fall 2014! Dr. Miller has been a regular customer of EdTech U and of EdTech services in general for the past several semesters. EdTech U will continue in Spring 2015, with […]
Read More »Every week, EdTech U offers a session where instructors and students can get hands-on assistance with educational technology. These are their stories. 10/16 – An instructor was having an issue with tests and quizzes in Blackboard that use random blocks. The problem was that questions which were arrayed in random blocks were all being assigned […]
Read More »A number of instructors have discovered a troubling issue when students access a test or quiz in Blackboard. For lengthy written questions, the point value and “Save Answer” button will partially obscure the question (see screenshot below). This makes it difficult, if not impossible, to answer questions sometimes. WORKAROUND: When creating Tests & Quizzes, insert […]
Read More »Yes, that’s right. Turnitin, the top originality checking software, is now available for use by all S&T instructors. Turnitin has been integrated into Blackboard, and I have to say, it’s a very clean integration. There are no extra accounts to manage, and no extra passwords to remember. As an instructor, you simply set up a […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »Last week I attended my second Instructurecon conference in beautiful Park City, Utah. While everyone at S&T was baking in the Missouri sun, I was chilling out in the mountain snow learning some really cool things that are going on in the Canvas Network. One conference session that was particularly interesting demonstrated the use of […]
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