In Japan, they have replaced the impersonal and unhelpful Microsoft error messages with Haiku poetry messages. Haiku poetry has strick construction rules, each poem has only 17 syllables; 5 syllables in the first, 7 in the second, and 5 in the third. They are used to communicate a timeless message, often achieving a wistful, yearning … Read more
Respondus Test Generator not only allows you to import word documents into Respondus for exporting to Blackboard but you can also import a Blackboard test into Respondus for editing or export it into a Word document as well. The key is the Preview and Publish tab found in Respondus. Want to know more about how … Read more
Actually I mean phishing! What is phishing? Phishing is “attempting to acquire information (and sometimes, indirectly, money) such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.” (from Wikipedia)Tips to remember: How can you report a spam or phishing e-mail? Create a new e-mail. Drag the spam … Read more
I often blog about Lecture Capture and usually from the instructor view but just this morning had an interesting conversation with a student. Those of you who record your class lectures know that I monitor the start of all recordings and I have a portal from which I can view all classrooms in this building … Read more
To be distinguished from Respondus Test Generator the LockDown Browser, a new tool for test taking in Blackboard if you do see it in course Tools go to (Control Panel > Customization > Tool Availability). Learn about it here. Also lots of information and samples can be found in OET8000 Blackboard Course for Allied Health … Read more
All faculty should have all course content on Blackboard or some other web site for students who can’t get to class. Such Blackboard sites need not be elaborate. OET can help set up these “emergency” Blackboard courses but it does need to be done in advance. Lync and Yammer are also ways to communicate with students and faculty.To continue to share new and old technologies to try in and outside of the classroom! So I ask you to resolve to try at least one new tool this year! Lync, Yammer, Collaborate, Lecture Capture, Blogs, Wikis, to name a few! Just review past postings for more information or checkout the training schedule below.
There is Skype but for a more secure and supported tool, Lync Lync adds sharing and collaboration tools so users can meet online, give a presentation, brainstorm using a whiteboard, share desktop/applicationsand more. One of the most-requested Lync features is the ability to invite non-ECU participants to a meeting or presentation. Available for both Mac … Read more
12/12/12! Weddings, births, specials, concerts, doomsday and twelve must-known facts. Take a break from end of semester grading!