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What happens when you Ask EdTech?
EdTech is integrated into Digital Learning & Innovation (DL&I), a larger organization devoted entirely to digital learning. Now when you email us, in addition to receiving help with technology you
Announcement: Training Schedules Now Available
We have just created a schedule page for our educational technology training sessions! Choose “Training” on the navigation bar and explore the various classes relevant to digital learning. Class topics include: WordPress, Kaltura/MyMedia,
The Content Collection in Blackboard Learn
The Blackboard Content Collection is an area of the Blackboard server where files are stored. A unique characteristic of the Content Collection is that the files “saved” and/or “stored” on
Turnitin Feedback Studio is coming
Turnitin, BU’s platform for checking academic integrity with a vast database of papers, will soon be moving to a new and revamped system called Turnitin Feedback Studio. Feedback Studio offers
Social-media recommendations from students
A group of BU faculty and staff met with students in early May to hear their recommendations on uses of social media in the classroom. The students were all seniors,
Posting YouTube Videos in Blackboard Discussions
Do you currently use the discussion board tool in Blackboard? If so, you may be looking for ways to increase student engagement and participation inside your discussion forums. A common
Self and Peer Assessment in Blackboard Learn
Group work can be more successful when students are involved in developing the assessment process. Self and Peer Assessment is a way for students to answer questions provided by the
Digication Blackboard building block now available
Digication, BU’s ePortfolio system, now offers an integration with Blackboard. You can work with Digication portfolios from within a Blackboard course. This allows Digication to collect the students in your
Live Demonstrations of Learning Management Systems
As part of the Learning Management System (LMS) investigation, the LMS Steering Committee will be conducting several live demonstrations from vendors, including our current LMS, Blackboard. All faculty and academic
Website for LMS investigation
Educational Technology, Training and Outreach has a website available outlining our current investigation into options for a learning management system (currently Blackboard). The site will also have details about our