Did you know that you can embed a live twitter feed in your Blackboard course? This extends Blackboard functionality to include live chat and could be used for backchannel discussions in face to face classes or to encourage participation and collaboration after hours or in the online classroom. What is Twitter? Twitter is a social […]
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. […]
Continue reading →What is a browser? A browser is a program that allows users to navigate the internet. A choice of a browser can depend not only on user preferences but also on types of devices used and their operating systems (e.g. PC vs. MAC or iPhone vs. Android). The most commonly used browsers include Internet Explorer/Edge, […]
Continue reading →Copyright is a form of intellectual property protection granted by the US law to authors of original works, published or not. In higher education, fair use exception is sometimes applied to allow the use of otherwise copyrighted materials for the purposes of teaching.
Continue reading →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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