LIT Advisory Working Groups

The LIT Advisory Committee is busy working on several projects through smaller working groups: Video at Wentworth: assessing vendors and tools to meet faculty and student needs Plagiarism Detection/Education: assessing tools On-Demand Videos: recommending either Lynda.com or Atomic Learning (Hoonuit) for renewal in 2018/9 budget cycle Faculty Showcase: March 15, 2018 showcase on teaching, learning and […]

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Tidbits from Small Teaching

Jim Lang shared small, powerful changes you can make in your teaching that are grounded in learning sciences during a lunch and workshop (in person and virtual) on November 16th at Wentworth. Access a recording of the “Small Teaching Workshop” and take a brief feedback survey to share your feedback and ideas for future topics and […]

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A Peek into Augmented Reality

(image source: https://blog.teamviewer.com/will-augmented-reality-transform-work/) In technology today, we are seeing more and more developments with Virtual Reality. Although the technology has been around for decades, the digital progress has lately seen more commercial success, especially with the Oculus and Playstation VR, or even with our mobile devices placed into a headset. VR takes us entirely to different […]

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Welcome Jessica Matson!

Join LIT in welcoming Jessica Matson to the Wentworth community! Jessica brings deep technical skills to her role as an Academic Technologist. She’ll support faculty in the adoption of the learning management system and academic technologies that promote best practices and student oriented teaching strategies. At Harvard Business School and Berklee College of Music, Jessica’s […]

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Wentworth Video Portal Soft Launch

Learning Innovation & Technology in collaboration with the Douglas D. Schumann Library & Learning Commons and College of Professional and Continuing Education is pleased to announce the soft launch of the Wentworth Institute of Technology’s MediaSpace Video Portal. The portal is part of an ambitious goal to unite the video needs of faculty and students […]

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