The month of December looms large; it’s nearly here, and with it comes the end of the Fall semester. Winter is coming, and final grades are inevitable. That doesn’t mean you’re out of options, however! The Curtis Laws Wilson Library is going to be open from 7:30—Midnight every Monday thru Friday until December 5th, and […]
Read More »As the students and faculty of Missouri S&T prepare to break for the Thanksgiving holiday, it seems like a good time to look back at how some key pieces of computer technology have changed the educational experience at American universities like our own Missouri S&T. The biggest, most recent, and most obvious game-changer that’s small […]
Read More »October 23rd, 2017, marked the start of Active Learning Week, a nationwide effort to incorporate more active learning activities into the classroom. Active learning is defined as students engaging in activities such as reading, writing, discussion, or problem solving that promotes analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of class content. Simply put, it’s having students do something that […]
Read More »Break out the party supplies, because November 6-10 is when we celebrate all of our distance, online, digital, hybrid, and asynchronous learning environments. As the field of distance education grows, Missouri S&T’s programs grow in pace to meet the demand. Did you know that S&T now offers 17 different distance graduate degree programs and over […]
Read More »With just a little bit of setup, you can view items and deadlines from your Canvas calendar within your Google calendar. This is made possible via S&T’s use of Google Apps for Education and Canvas, which are compatible. To subscribe Google to your Canvas calendar feed, you simply have to copy the Canvas calendar feed URL into the […]
Read More »The semester is almost halfway over, and if you’re a graduate student writing a thesis or dissertation, it’s time for you to sign up to iThenticate. iThenticate is a web-based service that analyzes your writing for similarity to other published sources. iThenticate can help you check the accuracy of your citations and quotations, avoid unintentional […]
Read More »Users – The first semester of the year started out strong with a steady uptick in Canvas usage actually beginning on Sunday, August 20 when cumulative student usage peaked at 2899 users. By Monday, that number had climbed to 5400 users. Wednesday saw the highest number of users at 7100. Participation then saw a steady […]
Read More »The semester has started, and that means we’re all logging into Canvas again! If you have questions or problems with the campus LMS, stop by the library this week and speak with an EdTech team member. Whatever your question or problem is, we can help you! EdTech will be in the library from 8:00AM–4:30PM on […]
Read More »As of Fall 2017, classroom instructor stations will be upgraded to the Windows 10 operating system. This includes distance classrooms and CLC classrooms. In addition, these machines are also being upgraded to Office 2016. Documents created in Office 2013 should open just fine in Office 2016. If you would like Windows 10 or Office 2016 […]
Read More »Panopto® will be replacing Tegrity® as the preferred lecture capture solution for Fall 2017. Panopto offers greater flexibility in recording, and is more tightly integrated into Canvas for a much more seamless viewing experience for students. Panopto Recorder will be installed on all classroom computers for Fall 2017. To enable Panopto Recordings within Canvas, follow […]
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