As a result of a proposal that was submitted and approved by the Faculty Senate to renumber course offering at Missouri S&T, the Registrar and academic departments are converting courses to a new 4-digit numbering system for Fall Semester 2014. What does this mean for you and your Blackboard courses? Please read the following information […]
Read More »If you are planning to use clickers in SUMMER 2014, please visit the clicker registration page (linked below) to register your classes by MAY 1, 2014. If you are planning to use clickers in your FALL 2014 classes, please visit the clicker registration page (linked below) to register your classes by JUNE 1, 2014. https://itweb.mst.edu/auth-cgi-bin/cgiwrap/clickers/request_clickers.pl […]
Read More »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 close of […]
Read More »EdTech is hosting an eFellows Call for Participation Workshop on Thursday, March 20, in Interdisciplinary Engineering Room 104 at 2 p.m. (during EdTech U). If you are interested in redesigning your course to take advantage of new technologies to improve student outcomes, or simply to reach more students, then this workshop may be for you. […]
Read More »In September 2013 a faculty and student committee was created to examine our current Learning Management System (LMS), Blackboard, and to determine if it was the best fit for our campus. Faculty and student surveys and open forums were held on several dates in the fall. After careful consideration the committee recommended that alternate LMS […]
Read More »University of Missouri-System is providing funding to encourage faculty members to share their expertise with other UM campuses. Grants will be awarded to faculty interested in developing and offering “shared courses” to be made available on at least two UM campuses. The RFP linked below provides the full details of the Inter-Campus Course Sharing grant […]
Read More »EdTech and IT have recently become aware of some important issues regarding the compatibility between Blackboard and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 11. Users have reported that IE 11 will unexpectedly crash when attempting to login to Blackboard. Information Technology and EdTech are working to resolve these issues in a timely manner. In the meantime, if you […]
Read More »Clemson University in South Carolina is offering several research opportunities for undergraduate students involved with data-intensive computing projects. All students participating in the REU program will take part in tutorials on tools and techniques that are widely used in data-intensive computing research, as well as on useful professional development topics (e.g., applying to graduate school, […]
Read More »Louisiana State University (LSU) is offering TWO research opportunities for undergraduate students involved with computational (CCT) or materials sciences (LA-SiGMA). Students will spend the summer (10 weeks) at the LSU campus working on research projects in very diverse fields, so any student in a STEM field is encouraged to apply. Students will receive a stipend, […]
Read More »Student Response Device The use of clickers is much more than as an attendance device. Students frantically enter the classroom to find a clicker slide on the screen waiting for them to respond to the question. The slide may have a relevant question pertaining to material or concepts covered in prior lectures, but after answering […]
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