Education
Guide to BU social media
Get connected! BU Public Relations has an amazing, comprehensive guide to BU’s social media. Below we’ve included some of the social media resources that we find especially important. Social media resources are a great way keep up with the latest in research, events, and learning opportunities. Department Main Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Pinterest Video Other Digital Learning
Event Friday
Meet Caitlin Feeley, keynote speaker at tomorrow’s Technology Showcase. She has over a decade of experience researching the use of video games for educational purposes, and has instructed both traditional classes and MOOCs. She holds a Masters degree from Harvard in Technology, Innovation and Education, and today she works with MIT’s Education Arcade. One of Caitlin’s main focuses is
User Communities page now available
The Educational Technology Department has created user communities, as well as the Educational Technology Collective, to provide a place to speak about various platforms that can help improve instructors and students’ experiences. All of the information regarding EdTech’s user communities (what they discuss, when they meet, the topics of the next meetings, and more) is now
March 24 Technology Showcase
Technology Showcase: Gaming as a Teaching Tool with Caitlin Feeley of MIT’s Education Arcade When: Friday, March 24, 1:00-2:30pm Where: BU Hillel House, 4th floor – 213 Bay State Rd. Educational games are a new facet of the educational technology field. Caitlin Feeley of MIT’s Education Arcade is coming to BU on Friday, March 24 to share
Exciting Developments: Echo360
Echo360 is rolling out a new upgrade. According to Harrison Lawrence, one of our Echo360 platform experts, the software will now be run on the cloud, providing greater stability and better processing time. The lecture capture process will largely remain the same, but the user interface will be more modern and perform at a higher caliber. There
Sociology professor uses Facebook to connect students with critical issues
Dr. Sherell McArthur, an Education and Sociology professor in the School of Education, prepares her students for the social inequality issues they might face in their teaching careers. In 2012 at Georgia State University McArthur started a Facebook group for her sociology class: Critical and Contemporary Issues in Education. In 2015 McArthur came to BU to teach
Update to Online Course Evaluation Pilot
As of March 1st, ETTO has completed its evaluation of a course assessment vendor that was used for the Fall 2015 semester. A full review of the service and input from the end users has been gathered and analyzed. The pilot involved the College of Arts and Sciences (BU’s largest college), the School of Education,
Social Reading using eComma
The study of primary texts serves as a cornerstone of humanities scholarship and coursework. In the field of humanities computing, the ability to mark up and annotate e-texts has provided insights into such texts and their interpretation by an individual or a community, whether in a research cohort or an introductory course in the arts