So much comes across our desks but take time and review – Ensuring the security of your Internet sessions and sensitive information Posted 10-17-2014 http://www.ecu.edu/cs-itcs/allnotices.cfm Please use the following directions to disable SSL on your Windows computers that are not installed by ITCS. This is the only way toensure the security of your encrypted Internet sessions … Read more
The ongoing motto is “Take security and safety precautions, understand the consequences of your actions and behaviors online and enjoy the benefits of the Internet.” See more at: http://www.staysafeonline.org/ncsam/
In case you hit delete when this came across please take a moment and review! Having trouble viewing this e-mail? Visit the Learning Technologies Digest blog http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/learningtechdigest for the past newsletters archive. September 9, 2014 ECU Faculty and Staff: We hope your semester is off to a great start. We invite you to take a … Read more
Great article on helping students prepare for Online Quizzes and Tests some of the tips mentioned are Practice makes perfect! Get your computer ready for the exam. Only launch the test when you are ready to begin. Go over the entire test and answer the less challenging questions first. Read each question carefully and pay attention … Read more
Both My Mediasite and Blackboard have a feature called “profiles”! Take a moment and fill them out and add a picture to Blackboard so your students know who your are! My Mediasite – click the down arrow and enter your name, email, bio url etc. This feature will allow students to email you directly while … Read more
ECU offers lots of tools for sharing information as well as obtaining information. One very handy and user friendly tool is Qualtrics Survey Software. Qualtrics is a web-based survey software for East Carolina University faculty, staff and students. There is lots of training, tutorials and webinars available from Qualtrics on how to use this powerful but … Read more
On the ECU Technology Digest please note this important announcement about checking ECU email on your mobile device! Smartphone Security Need assistance contact OET!
As the Educational Technologist for the College of Allied Health I am all about promoting technology but a recent article from Campus Technology caught me eye and perhaps yours. “Research: The Proof is In! Multi-Tasking in Class Reduces Test Scores Contrary to what students might like to think, when they multi-task in class on non-academic … Read more
You may have noticed different backgrounds (themes) for the past few weeks. Wordpress gives you the ability to choose different styles for presenting your information. You can have static pages which do not let commenting by others. Or you can have a mixture of the two as I have done this week with the sliding … Read more