Blogs can be a powerful tool for both small seminars and large lectures, primarily as a means for students to develop their own voices on course materials and the issues they raise. It’s a format with which many students are familiar,…
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Tips for hosting a successful videoconference
Video conferencing quality is affected by a number of factors. One of the most important of which is the connection speed of your system! Test your technology ahead of time. If you’re using a new video conferencing platform or plan…
Videoconferencing and Student Collaboration
Traditionally, facilitating engagement and community building within the online platform has been orchestrated through the Discussion Board. As online learning evolves, other techniques and tools have emerged that allow students to interact synchronously and collaborate on projects while being mentored…
How to integrate video-based discussion board posts into your Blackboard course
Including video discussion board posts in your Blackboard course brings rich, multi-modal experiences to your online or blended class. Students have a chance to practice digital literacy and oral communication skills while reflecting on course content. Student responses can be…
Accessible Course Design and Meeting Student Needs
As you being to design and update your courses for the fall, it is important to keep accessibility in mind. Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act requires that individuals with disabilities have access to electronic and information technology that is…
ePortfolios at Cornell University
ePortfolios at Cornell University Whether you are an educator using ePortfolios (electronic portfolios) for teaching and learning, a student interested in building an ePortfolio, or perhaps you are another member of the Cornell community interested in using portfolios yourself or…
Write complex mathematical equations in PowerPoint
Write complex mathematical equations in PowerPoint Most courses in mathematics, the physical sciences, and engineering rely heavily on visual representations. Serious challenges arise as students attempt to translate and write complex equations for online assignments. LaTeX, is a typesetting language…
Posted in Online Learning
Request to faculty: Try our new attendance tool, available for Blackboard courses!
Instructors at Cornell are invited to try Qwickly Attendance, a new Blackboard attendance feature that can simplify attendance-taking in class. The app will be available to campus during a pilot set for Fall semester. Instructors can use Qwickly Attendance as much or little as…
Cornell Online Learning Community
Interested in getting up to speed on the online learning landscape at Cornell? consider joining the Cornell Online Learning Community (COLC). COLC’s aim is to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and experiences surrounding online and blended learning across the campus, as…
Posted in Community, Online Learning
Teaching with Blackboard Collaborate
Blackboard Collaborate is now available! Academic Technologies recently rolled out Blackboard Collaborate, an engaging, fully online sharing, chat and video conferencing tool. Available to Collaborate users are chat and video conferencing capabilities, collaborative whiteboards, and the ability to share files…
