CLC Software Request Process for Fall 2010 Now Open!

Posted by on March 19, 2010

EdTech and IT are opening up the CLC software request process for instructors who need specific software packages installed in computer learning centers across campus. A brand new CLC software request web-based application is available at: https://itweb.mst.edu/auth-cgi-bin/cgiwrap/clcreq/index.pl This link will be available until close of business on Friday, April 2, 2010. Please enter all software […]

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TLT 2010 — Presentations Available

Posted by on March 17, 2010

Presentations from this year’s Teaching and Learning Technology conference are now available. We had a very good assortment of presentations (as usual). Our presenters did a fantastic job, as did everyone who participated in organizing the conference (thank yous all around). We are already getting started with planning for next year’s conference. From EdTech’s perspective, […]

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TLT 2010 — Some Pictures

Posted by on March 17, 2010

Below are some of the photos I took during the evening reception at our Teaching and Learning Technology Conference on March 11. St. James Winery kindly sponsored a wine and cheese tasting. Various vendors were also on hand to demonstrate some of the technologies that are deployed across campus. This includes Blackboard (our learning management […]

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TLT CONFERENCE TODAY

Posted by on March 11, 2010

Today (March 11, 2010) starts the TLT Conference. There is a ton of stuff going on in Civil Engineering today, so stay tuned throughout the day for updates! I will also be adding a bunch of stuff to this blog next week relating to the conference. We will be introducing Blackboard 9 to the campus […]

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Liveblog — CyberEd Course; 2nd Meeting

Posted by on February 11, 2010

On Tuesday, February 9, 2010, EdTech and CERTI hosted the second meeting of the CyberEd course participants. This was not quite as well attended as the last meeting we had. I suspect the weather had a lot to do with attendance, and a couple of folks reported illness so they weren’t able to attend either. […]

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LiveBlog–CyberEd Course

Posted by on January 19, 2010

I will be “liveblogging” the first meeting of our CyberEd participants. Meg Brady and Angie Hammons are the primary facilitators for this course, which is an opportunity for faculty interested in online/blended learning to get their feet wet. I play primarily a support role and will be working with instructors while they design their online/blended […]

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Teaching and Learning Technology Conference 2010 — March 11-12

Posted by on January 5, 2010

Missouri S&T’s Third Annual Teaching and Learning Technology Conference, sponsored by EdTech, will be on March 11-12, 2010 (St. Pat’s week). This year’s theme is “Cyberlearning” – using technology to enhance the learning process for students. The Keynote Speaker is Dr. Joel Hartman, Vice Provost for Information Technologies and Resources at the University of Central […]

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Blackboard Intersession Maintenance

Posted by on December 23, 2009

Blackboard services will be undergoing intersession maintenance during the winter break. On Monday, December 28, 2009, Blackboard will be unavailable from  while maintenance is performed on the servers. On Wednesday, December 30, 2009, UMSL will be performing network maintenance from 4 – 8 p.m. This is not expected to cause a local Blackboard interruption, but […]

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“Why does the universe look the way it does?”

Posted by on November 16, 2009

I found the following video online and it made me think a little bit on how content can be delivered to support online learning. (hat tip: American Digest) Sean Carroll is a theoretical research physicist at Caltech. The format he uses here could easily be adapted to different courses on our campus. I am not […]

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IMPORTANT REMINDER — CLC Software Request Process for Spring 2010 Now Open!

Posted by on October 21, 2009

EdTech and IT are opening up the CLC software request process for faculty who need specific software packages installed in computer learning centers across campus. All software requests should be submitted to IT for processing no later than close of business on Friday, October 30, 2009. Software currently available in each of the CLCs on […]

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