VR in the News and at ECU!

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About a month ago there was an email regarding setting up a VR Interest Group at ECU.  Various departments shared what they were doing and/or what they hope to do.  There will be a Lenovo VRAR demo on April 2 that I plan to attend.  My question is who is interested in pursuing this technology … Read more

Want to take a peak?

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And see what is coming.  Reminder there is a forum tomorrow at 3:00 in the “new” Black Box Theater! Demo Courses Two ECU courses were imported into Canvas. You may log in and view these courses as a student using the access information below. Canvas Login: https://ecu.instructure.com/login/canvas | E-mail: faculty | Password: ecufaculty To test … Read more

IDK?

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Lot’s of these around, some used here some used there!!  These are a few – LMS – Learning management system, Blackboard, Canvas, Moodle to name a few and what we are currently reviewing. LTI –  Learning Tools Interoperability Its primary purpose is to connect learning systems such as a learning management system (LMS) with external service tools in a … Read more

Teamwork really does work!

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Went to a session sponsored by the College of Business about Microsoft Teams and found out how it might work well in your classes, departments and inter-departments.  Here are some of the highlights – Can embed google drive, dropbox and has better integration with office 365 You can create teams, invite members both ECU and … Read more

Something is coming and you don’t want to miss it!

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And it may be a new LMS on the horizon.  Please take time to attend one of the LMS Spring Demonstrations.  They will be held both on East and West Campus, and if you haven’t check out the new student center here is a great excuse.

“ECU is undertaking a review of our current and future learning management system (LMS) needs to determine next steps as our LMS hardware requires replacing in the next two years. The timing of this hardware replacement combined with significant changes in the LMS market make this an opportune time to evaluate LMS options to determine which system will best meet our needs.

The LMS (Learning Management System) is a critical tool in teaching and learning.

 Objectives

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If you haven’t tried it before why not this semester?

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Audience response devices, or Clickers, are designed to actively engage students during the entire class period, gauge students’ level of understanding of presented material, and provide prompt feedback to the instructor.  Neat article on it’s use in classroom. Polling Options As an instructor, you can create instant polling questions from Web content, PDF’s, Microsoft Office products, … Read more

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