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.

WALK-INS WELCOME! NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY! First Thursday of the Month! Noon to 1 p.m. in IDE 104 Bring your iPad and your ideas! WHAT IS iPad U? iPad U is a special session of EdTech U where EdTech staff and iPad users share ways to use the iPad to enhance teaching and learning. During iPad […]

Educational Technology will be hosting a second open forum about Blackboard and Learning Management Systems (LMS) in general on Wednesday, October 2, 2013, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the main atrium of the Havener Center. Students, faculty, and staff are all welcome to attend. Refreshments will be provided. As with the previous open […]

IT and Educational Technology will make Blackboard courses for Summer Semester 2013 “unavailable” to students at 5 p.m. on Friday, September 13, 2013. Summer Semester 2013 courses will still be visible to instructors, but students will no longer see the courses. Questions or comments can be directed to the IT Help Desk at 573-341-HELP or […]

Do you think Blackboard should have features that it doesn’t have?  Are there things you like about Blackboard that you don’t want changed?  How well is Blackboard supporting your teaching and learning needs?  If you are an instructor and you don’t use Blackboard, why or why not? During the fall semester, Educational Technology will be […]

EdTech is opening up the Computing Learning Center (CLC) software request process for instructors who need specific software packages installed in computer learning centers across campus. The software request web-based application is available on the EdTech web site.     1. Go to edtech.mst.edu/clc/.     2. Click Request Software (Faculty). Please enter all software requests before […]

IT will be performing Blackboard maintenance on Sunday, February 17, 2013, starting at 12:00 a.m. Blackboard will be unavailable for 4-6 hours between midnight and 6 a.m. Please call the Help Desk with questions about this or any other IT issue at 573-341-HELP (4357) or submit an online Help Request at http://help.mst.edu.

This was the opening presentation on the first day of the Educause Learning Initiative 2013 Annual Meeting. Unlike the rest of the webinar sessions, it was not recorded, so I have to capture as much as I can of Dr. Vincent Tinto’s presentation, along with my own commentary. A summary of Dr. Tinto’s presentation can […]

Wilson Library and EdTech are offering two free webinars to put the pieces together on copyright and fair use in academia.  Topics will include: How to reduce your legal liability Develop a better understanding how to interpret and apply copyright law to teaching, research, and scholarship Copyright and fair use laws apply to teaching, research, […]

Educational Technology (EdTech) will be continuing “EdTech U” in Spring 2013. 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. In Fall 2012, […]