Bad weather happens, but that doesn’t mean you have to cancel class. Instead, hold class online with BigBlueButton! BigBlueButton is a free-to-use virtual classroom integrated into Blackboard. To use BigBlueButton, simply create a meeting room, and let students know they are to join you in that meeting room. With BBB, you’ll have video, audio, and […]
Read More »Blackboard courses are set to “Unavailable” by default; the instructor must make them “Available” in order for students to see and access the course from the Blackboard homepage. To set course availability using the control panel, navigate to Customization→Properties and set the course availability to “Yes.” Here is a short visual tutorial of the required […]
Read More »UPDATE: “Course Organization and Social Presence” was a great session! Several engaging speakers challenged sixteen of S&T’s leading instructors to think about their course organization in both face-to-face and online/distance sections. The resulting small group conversation was a mixture of stimulating food for thought and lessons from practical teaching experience across several disciplines. Later, attendees […]
Read More »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, […]
Read More »Blackboard Collaborate will be upgraded to the latest version at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 2, 2012. Collaborate is a virtual learning environment integrated into Blackboard. The newest version has some minor enhancements such as greatly improved noise cancellation features and the ability to better monitor which permissions each participant has within the Collaborate session. […]
Read More »Educational Technology is offering several opportunities to learn about Blackboard Collaborate in August (before Fall 2012). Collaborate is a virtual learning environment where students and instructors can interact online much as they do within a traditional classroom. To sign up for a training opportunity, visit the link below: http://edtech.mst.edu/events/collaborate/ Each training opportunity will cover the […]
Read More »Educational Technology is offering several opportunities to learn about Tegrity Lecture Capture in August (before Fall 2012). Tegrity records an instructor’s lecture notes for later review by students. Both students and instructors can add annotations to the recordings. To sign up for a training opportunity, visit the link below: http://edtech.mst.edu/events/tegrity/ Each training opportunity will cover […]
Read More »The Educational Technology group (at least the “Ed” side consisting of Meg Brady, Angie Hammons, Julie Phelps, Barb Wilkins, and Malcolm Hays) are traveling to the 8th Annual Sloan Consortium Conference in Chicago on March 28-29, 2001. This conference is primarily about blended learning strategies. Over the next few days, we hope to bring you […]
Read More »Wimba, Windows, MathCAD, etc., in Disparate Courses [Evaluate this presentation] We will describe how one may use Wimba (in Blackboard) to help in teaching very different types of courses. For example, in a Linear Algebra course, one can use MathCAD in a computer lab; in a Foundations of Mathematics course, one may use Notepad and […]
Read More »Creating a Global Learning Experience: The Role of Multi-Institutional Partnerships in Course Design and Improvement [Evaluate this presentation] Virtual teaming is increasingly important in today’s business environment. Providing real world opportunities that explore collaboration across organizational cultures, time zones, and practice gives students a tremendous competitive advantage and foster experience-based learning. This session discusses lessons […]
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