Building a new course? Redesigning an older course? Want to align program and course goals to assessments and teaching strategies? The 3-day Course Development at Wentworth Summer Institute is for you! Join colleagues Tues-Thurs June 6th, 7th, and 8th from 9am–2pm in the Library Program Room. Use proven methods to increase engagement and student outcomes. Seats are limited so […]
Continue reading →The Respondus Test Generator tool is a convenient tool for batch uploading question sets to Blackboard. In addition to uploading custom created questions, instructors can access the Respondus Test Bank Network with test banks for thousands of textbooks.
Continue reading →Would you like to make your lectures more interactive? Consider creating a variety of activities to engage your students during your lecture. Activities not only involve the students in the material, they can also promote critical thinking, develop skills, and allow for informal assessment of student understanding. You can make your lectures more interactive by […]
Continue reading →48.9 million Americans are living with disabilities (ICI, n.d.), which include but are not limited to mobility issues, visual or auditory impairment and different levels of cognitive ability. The law mandates that places of public accommodation are made accessible to people with disabilities (Johnson, 2009). Classrooms in higher education (both traditional and online) are considered […]
Continue reading →LIT is looking for faculty and staff members to try our newly implemented Kaltura Building Block for Blackboard in the Fall 2016 and Spring 2016 semesters. The goal of this pilot is to assess user experience with this tool prior to wider implementation as well as to compare it to other tools currently in use. […]
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