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BU’s Guide to Using Google Assignments
Google Assignments is a recent addition to BU’s suite of educational tools available for instructors and students. Learn about the application and its ability to help distribute, analyze, and grade student work.
Incubator Perspective: Piloting Technology-enabled Learning Innovation at BU
Boston University’s Digital Education Incubator understands that experimentation is a necessary precursor to innovation. Learn about the the piloting process and how to connect with the Incubator team.
Zoom Update: Sharing Slides as Virtual Background
Zoom’s August , 2020 update brought along a few feature upgrades that can help you get the most out of Zoom for remote and hybrid teaching—including video filters and background noise suppression options. Learn about these features and get tips to use PowerPoint or Keynote presentations as your virtual background.
Funding Opportunity: Open Textbooks Pilot Program (U.S. Department of Education)
Digital Learning & Innovation is committed to sharing research and funding opportunity information with our BU community. Read about the Open Textbooks Pilot Program offered by the U.S. Department of Education.
Top 10 Remote Teaching Training Recordings
Digital Learning & Innovation’s Educational Technology in partnership with MET College’s Educational Technology & Innovation are hosting a series of Zoom, Blackboard, and MyMedia trainings and drop-in sessions specifically for Boston University Summer Session 1 and 2 remote teaching faculty. View the top 10 training recordings here.
Perspectives on the BU Learn from Anywhere (LfA) Classroom Technology Project
LfA technology functionality is being added to hundreds of spaces across all three campuses. Boston University’s Director of Learning & Event Services Linda Jerrett provides an update on the technology upgrades, highlights projects happening now, and shares a variety of resources designed to support LfA faculty.
Whiteboard Alternatives using Zoom
Boardwork and Show & Tell (i.e. students observe and inspect an object at close range) are two teaching moves which might seem difficult to replicate via Zoom. If you use
POV | Faculty Coaches: We’re all “Learning from Anywhere”
The College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College’s Dustin Allen, Jennifer Bentley, Erin Riley, and Karen Jacobs are serving as LfA Faculty Coaches. In this Point of View, they share their thoughts on BU’s current teaching and learning climate, outline the role of a faculty coach, and share the strategies their team uses to support their colleagues.
Incubator Q&A with STH’s Theodore Hickman-Maynard & Eileen Daily
Learn about the Incubator-supported Online Lifelong Learning project created by Boston University’s School of Theology.
Lightning Talks: Recordings
Digital Learning & Innovation and the Center for Teaching & Learning are hosting the Lightning Talks: Remote Teaching at BU summer speakers series. View event recordings here.