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POV: What Comes After a Year Like No Other?
BU’s Associate Provost of Digital Learning & Innovation discusses the events of 2020 and shares his point of view on future innovations in teaching and learning.
Create Open Lessons Online with BU Learning Blocks
Learn about BU Building Block (BULB)—a new WordPress plugin that allows instructors to create open and iterative educational resources within WordPress using the Gutenberg editor.
Explore MATLAB: A Versatile Computational Analysis Platform
DL&I EdTech Focus: Learn about BU’s institutional subscription to MATLAB–a powerful application worth considering for classes or research projects involving data analysis, modelling, and/or programming.
7 Most Popular Faculty Guides 2021
BU’s Digital Learning & Innovation highlights the top 7 most popular remote and hybrid teaching faculty guides 2021.
Learn from Anywhere Faculty Toolkit
BU’s Digital Learning & Innovation created a remote and hybrid teaching toolkit with resources to help faculty and graduate student instructors get started.
Podcasting 101
Podcast listenership is booming. According to 2021 research data, more and more Americans—55 percent of the population—are tapping into the listening trend. With over 1.7M podcasts worldwide and an estimated 43 million+ published episodes to choose from, podcasting is a medium—and an education tool—to consider. Learn the basics of podcasting.
Top 10 Most Popular DL&I News and Resources 2020
Digital Learning & Innovation readers were drawn to a wealth of resources, guides, and stories in 2020. Dive in and find out what stories and trends topped the most-read charts in 2020.
EdTech Trends Watch List 2021
Digital Learning & Innovation’s EdTech team compiled a list of technologies to look out for in 2021.
Q&A: Exploring the Training Opportunities to Augment Learning (TOTAL) Incubator Project
Learn about the Incubator project Training Opportunities To Augment Learning (TOTAL), a digital app that allows biomedical trainees to attend career and professional development events held at Boston University and several Boston-based partner institutions.
Creating BU’s Future Today: DL&I 2020 Annual Report
2020 was an unprecedented year. Read about Digital Learning & Innovation 2020 projects, programs, and successes in the DL&I Annual Report.