How Technology has Influenced the 21st Century Learner

Education is embarking on major changes to students’ learning and knowledge acquisition. Technology has influenced and changed the way students solve problems, research information and learn.  21st century learning is becoming a disruption to traditional education as we know it. No longer are memorization, traditional testing and quizzing a true measure of our students’ knowledge? […]

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Final Exam Tips for Faculty and Students

Instructors and students can take steps to make exams in Blackboard less stressful. Some useful tips for instructors include not using forced completion, using test pools to generate multiple versions of a test, setting time limits and requiring students to report problems to their instructors ASAP. Suggestions for students include conducting a browser test and completing any practice tests the instructor provides.

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Video Captioning at Wentworth

Closed captioning of video content refers to text representation of the audio portion. Closed captioning is essential for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. However, it is also helpful to non-native English speakers, users viewing content in a noisy area, or those who simply prefer visual rather than auditory presentation of information. Learning […]

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