Your Voice and the LMS Taskforce!

The time is right to launch a Task Force to re-assess important features and uses of a learning management system (LMS) at Wentworth and choose the best system to meet our needs in the future. This is based on campus feedback and the Bettering Learner Engagement Study. Data showed both mixed satisfaction with Blackboard Learn […]

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NEW – LIT Panopto Support Site

LIT is pleased to announce the launch of the new Panopto support site! Panopto is the institution’s new enterprise video platform, replacing Echo360 and Kaltura. We created this support site to better serve our users by providing links to Wentworth created step by step user guides, Panopto created support videos and links to ongoing webinars […]

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Upcoming Training Webinars in October!

Looking for training that fits your schedule? Check out the LIT event calendar! October is especially busy. Please find the upcoming offerings below with information and registration links. VoiceThread and Storytelling – Tuesday, October 2, 7:00pm Most cognitive scientists agree that storytelling is a great way to help your message stick in the minds of an audience. Our minds […]

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Using Respondus Test Creation this Fall

What are the benefits of Respondus? Respondus is a great tool to use for creating more in-depth exams for your courses and allows you to save them to build an exam library. It will transfer your questions/pools to Blackboard and it can tie to publisher content. Exams can be also be created offline using Windows. It supports up […]

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Enhance Student Success with Transparency: purpose, task, criteria

At the International Conference for Educational Development in June 2018, Mary-Ann Winkelmes shared a template that can be used as a guide for developing, explaining, and discussing class activities and out-of-class assignments. She shared that “Making these aspects of each course activity or assignment explicitly clear to students has demonstrably enhanced students’ learning in a national […]

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