Take the Leap!

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Into Lecture Capture!  The CAHS has two lecture capture options, Mediasite is located in rooms 1305, 1335, 1340, 1345, 1410, 2305, 2345, 2365 and 3405.  Tegrity,  currently being tested, is now located in 2330, 2350, 2425 and 3350.  The only requirement for the instructor is to put on the mic, make sure it is turned … Read more

Dropbox not Blackboard

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You know it is no longer a part of Blackboard but a handy software program that let’s you share files.   Here are just a few of the things that can be done with the Dropbox program:

File Sync – Dropbox allows you to sync your files online and across your computers automatically.

  • 2GB of online storage for free, with up to 100GB available to paying customers.

File Sharing – Sharing files is simple and can be done with only a few clicks.

  • Shared folders allow several people to collaborate on a set of files.

Online Backup – Dropbox backs up your files online without you having to think about it.

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Taking a break . . .

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From my usual tips etc. and wanted to share a great program available through ECU that I participated in last summer the “ECU Strawberries on 903 CSA” program.  Great way to go outside your food “box”. 

 COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE

Subscribers will receive a box of produce each week of a 12 week season, running from May through July. The assortment of produce will vary throughout the season and contain a wide variety of seasonal items. 

Due to the unpredictability of farming, we cannot guarantee any specific item. We do not customize individual boxes although fresh eggs and cut flowers will be optional for the subscribers.

Subscribers can purchase a Community Supported Agriculture Agreement – Grower Agreement for $240 (12 weeks @ $20/week). The prices of the produce will reflect retail values of seasonal items.  

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Where is ? ? ?

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The Blackboard icon, the mail icon or something else you usually clicked at the top of the ECU homepage.  With the new roll out of ECU’s website some items are located in a different area.  You may or may not like the new site but there is a neat feature included called “My Links“.  Just … Read more

Blog about Blogging!

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Many are trying one of Blackboard 9’s new features, Blogs so follows is an excerpt from a recent article regarding this tool!

5 Tips for Blogging

  1. Have a clear pedagogical purpose for incorporating blogs into the instruction, and clearly state the purpose and requirements of student blogging on the class syllabus. “Students need to see a purpose for the blog, and they need guidelines for entries and comments,” explains Stuart Glogoff, senior consultant in the Office of Instruction and Assessment at the University of Arizona. “In the cases where faculty have incorporated blogs without establishing their purpose, student participation has been uniformly low.”

  2. Blog contributions and comments should be a graded element of the course. “Your grade is your currency for your course,” explains Ruth Reynard, associate professor of education and the director of the Center

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What to do with . . .

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All those videos you made in Camtasia?  Let me move them to our Mediasite server.  This will give easy access to all your class recordings in one place, security through Active Directory and management will be hosted by us. Specifically, it allows faculty who create course content with Camtasia Relay to automatically upload their recordings … Read more

Yammer, yammer, yammer!

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Current buzzword around campus click here for a neat way to incorporate into your class. From Yammer’s website  https://www.yammer.com/about/product#what-is-yammer ,  “Yammer is a simple real-time communication tool for organizations.  Yammer was created by people who wanted a better way to connect and share with people at work.  You and the other members of your organization … Read more

New Year’s Resolution!

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Try something new in your classroom!  OET can supply you with tips and tools to stick with that resolution! Let’s start with clickers, a/k/a Audience Response Systems and here at ECU we use Turning Point. Students make their selection on a “clicker” and you project your “audience’s” response in your PowerPoint!  Audience Response System aka … Read more

Not just for Distance Education

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Our students are connected and will stay connected.  However when in the classroom their focus needs to be on what is happening at the front of the room not on what is on their phone, Ipad, computer or other electronic device where they are “taking notes”.  Well make that happen for the students by having … Read more

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