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WPI is making the switch to a new web conferencing tool!
Since 2008, WPI has been supporting Wimba Classroom for its campus web conferencing needs. However, a couple years ago, Blackboard, which powers our myWPI system, acquired Wimba and also another web conferencing tool used in higher education, Elluminate. As part of the acquisition, Blackboard is phasing out Wimba (and Elluminate) and has rolled out a new [...]
Continue reading >Rubrics and Blackboard
March 20, 2013
ru·bric noun \ˈrü-brik, -ˌbrik\ 4: a guide listing specific criteria for grading or scoring academic papers, projects, or tests (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rubric) I know, you are thinking ‘again?’ We have had several discussions on Rubrics over the past few years, but I wanted to revisit this idea and include some exciting information on rubrics and myWPI! So lets start from [...]
Continue reading >Blackboard 9.1 Feature Spotlight: Spaces
January 17, 2013
You’ve set up your profile in the brand-new release of Blackboard. Great! Now, what are you going to do with it? One option is to set up a “Space”, which is essentially a tiny social organization with very basic features. Anyone can create a space if they have a Blackboard account—it doesn’t matter if you’re [...]
Continue reading >Hammering home your (power)Point – Presenting Part II
August 1, 2012
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In my last post, I shared some ideas from EDUCAUSE’s Malcolm Brown on presenting. I ran out of time and space before I had a chance to finish! Here are some more of my thoughts on his tips. Idea 15: Who do you think you’re talking to?!? Though it is impossible to address your entire [...]
Continue reading >If Powerpoint is the hammer, is my presentation the nail?
July 5, 2012
Maslow said, “I suppose it is tempting, when the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail.” We constantly hear phrases like “Death by Powerpoint”, but is it Powerpoint’s fault that it just happens to be a really good hammer? I think not. I recently had the [...]
Continue reading >Blackboard 9.1 Feature Spotlight: Paste from Word
February 16, 2012
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So you’ve toiled on a lengthy piece of text, and now you’d like to make this available to your students as a new announcement, content item, or threaded discussion in your Blackboard 9.1 site. And let’s say you’ve really outdone yourself this time, too. Using Microsoft Word, your page looks like a veritable Mona Lisa [...]
Continue reading >Securing Your Mobile Device
July 19, 2011
During this busy travel season it is important to take some time and ensure that your mobile device is secure in case of loss or theft. I know, no one wants to consider these possibilities, however unfortunate things can happen and having security measures in place on your device can help to make the experience [...]
Continue reading >Breadcrumb – Where Hansel and Gretel meet Google
May 25, 2011
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This past week I was taking a quick look around at what cool new things Google has brewing in the Labs (http://www.googlelabs.com/). While I was there I stumbled across this cool new project called Breadcrumb. According to Google: “Breadcrumb is a platform to develop branching mobile learning scenarios for smartphones… The Google Breadcrumb stories might [...]
Continue reading >Tools we use – Outlook Quick Parts
January 13, 2011
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Do you find yourself sending the same email over and over again? Maybe something like, “You can find information on the required readings in the syllabus, located at…” or “This class has the following grade scheme: Labs – 20%, Quizzes – 20%…” Just a reminder that Outlook users can take advantage of a great little [...]
Continue reading >Coding the Web With Style
September 23, 2010
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Coding the web with style In a previous post, we covered the basics of HTML, the markup language of the internet. We explored ways to divide content into different kinds of contextual containers using tags, and we saw some rudimentary formatting as a result. But how do really style the web? How do we control [...]
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May 25, 2013
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