Education
Dr. James Wolff Awarded Metcalf Award
We want to congratulate Dr. James Wolff, associate professor of global health at Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH), for winning the prestigious Metcalf Award for for Excellence in
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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