Tomorrow there are 4 spaces left for beginning blackboard learners in Donahue 525 from 1-2pm. Please call x2002 to reserve your seat. Training provided by Academic Technology at the College.
Just a reminder that Blackboard Tutorials can be found here:
Just a Reminder that iTunes with Blackboard tutorials can be found here:
The VPN (virtual private network) allows you to connect to the Suffolk University network anywhere in the world and utilize internal resources. Before you can install and run the VPN, you must contact Academic Technology to obtain the installation file. Click HERE for instructions on installing and configuring the VPN.
These steps will allow you to connect to a Windows based computer from a Mac. You will have full control over the PC as if you were in front of it. Click HERE to view the full tutorial on using Remote Desktop Connection for Mac.
Part of the Online Teaching Series
Thursday, April 9th, 1-2:30pm
Sawyer Library Training Room
Michelle Bolser, Educational Technology Coordinator, CAS & Elaine Garofoli, Educational Technologist, SBS will present an overview of the synchronous features of BB including Wimba Live Classroom and BB Text chat. Topics will include text only chat, audio with text, two-way audio, screen and application sharing, whiteboard sharing and live Powerpoint. Additionally, we will demonstrate techniques to use during synchronous sessions which result in student participation and serve as means to facilitate more orderly interaction. Tool applications include conducting live class meetings, online office hours, and enabling/encouraging students and student groups to utilize synchronous tools both during instructor-led class sessions and/or among themselves outside of instructor-scheduled meeting times.
Please RSVP to Christina DiRico at 617-573-8222 or cdirico@suffolk.edu.
Join College of Arts & Sciences New School of Art & Design Professor Douglas R. Seidler for the following event at The Center for Teaching Excellence:
Expanding your Classroom Through Free Web Technology: A Critical Evaluation of Teaching for Understanding with Integrated Web Media
Tuesday, April 7th, 1:00-2:30pm
Through three case studies, this workshop evaluates the effectivness of using free Web applications to expand the teaching classroom beyond traditional contact time. These media tools include Wiki software to build a community knowledge base, photo-sharing to provide critical visual feedback to students outside the design studio, and blogging to archive classroom assignments and to facilitate student questions.
We’re in the process of redesigning the homepage of the College Blogs @ Suffolk University. Watch for more updates, interactive features, and the appearance of lots of new blogs for courses, departments, and information! As always, please contact us for help, assistance, or support!
Happy New Year and welcome to Spring semester 2009! We have posted a new training schedule for the week of January 12-15th, offering many beginner sessions for Blackboard, Blogs, and Podcasting to help get you started.
We will offer more training throughout the semester (though maybe not so many in one week!), as well as walk-in help and one-on-one appointments available for special projects.
You may see more about the sessions offered by visiting the Training Events page or the updates on the side bar of the blog. Our google calendar can also be found here.
Sessions are limited to 8 people person. Please send an email with the date, time, and session you would like to attend to mbolser-at-suffolk-dot-edu or call x2002 for more information.
On December 15th, we will be updating the College Blogs to the newest version of Wordpress MU and a new server. The new features will include the ability to use embed codes, a host of new templates and plug-ins, and a new design on the administrative side.
You may experience some downtime during the transition. Please let us know if you need any assistance once the upgrade is complete.
We’ve posted some online tutorials to assist with using iTunes U as part of the Blackboard Learning Management System. You can access the entire Table of Contents here, but we’ve also reproduced them below for your convenience:
During fall semester 2008 Academic Technology will be upgrading our departments to the latest version of Microsoft’s Office suite - Office 2007.
We have successfully upgraded our classrooms, labs, and all media stations in the lower campus and will be upgrading departments on a department-by-department basis.
Microsoft Office 2007 has an exciting new look and feel as well as several new features. Please direct any inquiries to our help desk at extension 2002.
There have been seem really interesting things and new projects going on with The College Blogs this semester. We hope to create a directory in the future that lets you explore more blogs than are available on the front page. In the meantime, we are available for help, training, and feature requests.
The University of Mary Washington’s implementation of Wordpress Multi-User, UMW Blogs has been our inspiration in facilitating this project for the College. We also closely follow UMass Amherst Blogs for ideas as well.
For some great ideas and further inspiration for course-related uses, we’ve reproduced their list of faculty-led course blogs below:
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Anthropology 104
http://blogs.umass.edu/anthro104-dk/
Astronomy 101
http://blogs.umass.edu/astron101-schneide/
Communication 397SS
http://blogs.umass.edu/comm397ss-jsaxe/
Journalism 392W
http://blogs.umass.edu/journal392w-bjroche/
Judaic Studies 390i
http://blogs.umass.edu/jud390i/
Kinesiology 530
http://blogs.umass.edu/kin530/
Physics 190E
http://blogs.umass.edu/physics190e-kastor/
Resources Economics 112
http://blogs.umass.edu/resec112/
Want to get your own course blog up and running? Please let us know!
Further Reading:
To accommodate faculty requests for a central place at the College to come for assistance in leaning new technologies and creating digital materials, Academic Technology is pleased to announce that we are in the process of constructing a Faculty Technology Center in 520 Donahue.
The center will house 8 iMac computers running both Windows XP and Mac OSX and a wide screen TV for projection. Group trainings, faculty and and staff presentations, and walk-in hours with onsite support will be available once construction is complete.
