The Accessibility Advocacy Committee charged a subcommittee to work on Accessible Digital Content this summer. We’ll be working on: curating tips and resources to make digital content accessible (www.wit.edu/accessibility), implementing a Bb tool called Ally to help make content accessible and available in multiple formats, working with the ICC to make the syllabus template accessible […]
Continue reading →Students are increasingly asking for more faculty to use Blackboard Learn in their courses (Bettering Learner Engagement Study, Student Satisfaction Inventory, Wentworth Student Government representatives). Maybe you’ve never used Blackboard, or you tried it and had a negative experience. The good news is Blackboard is constantly evolving and improving. LIT has also been analyzing data […]
Continue reading →By definition, self-efficacy is the belief in one’s own ability to successfully accomplish something (Bandura, 1994). Working with students everyday – critiquing their work, grading their performance, giving professional feedback – how do these everyday events support our students’ self-efficacy? Now, I’m not suggesting that as instructors we swing the pendulum the other way and […]
Continue reading →The Learning Innovation & Technology team invite you to join us as we broadcast the Copyright in Higher Education online 3 part course series hosted by EDUCAUSE in the Ira Allen Bond conference room on the following dates: Part 1: June 6, 2018 Wed | 1:00–2:30 p.m. ET Ira Allen Bond Conference Room 213 Part 2: […]
Continue reading →Developing a professional “digital identity” on social media can be daunting with all of the resources out there. I recommend starting simple and seeing where a couple of profiles can take you on this online journey! I recently completed an online course in “Developing your Social Media and Digital Presence for Higher Ed Staff” and […]
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