Teaching & Learning Center

What's New?

Training Schedule

Tutorials

Links

Blackboard Login

Bb Student Accounts Info

Virtual Views

MyDropBox Login

Publications:

• The Chronicle of Higher Education
• Syllabus Magazine
• Technological Horizons in Education Journal

Distributed Learning:

• The Digital Disconnect:The Widening Gap Between Internet Savvy Students and Their Schools (an interesting report from the Pew Research Center's 'Internet and American Life Project' on public middle and high school students' use of the internet...summary here)
• What Makes a Successful Online Student?(self test for potential distance ed. students)
• Blackboard (Completely revamped site: follow links under 'Resource Center' for tips on using Bb, differences between various versions, etc.)
• MERLOT (Great source for discipline specific simulations and multimedia resources for online teaching)
• Serious Instructional Technology (daily review and discussion of current best practices and projects in distributed learning)
• WIDS (companion site to the software)
• CREN (a non profit, member based IT support organization for educational institutions that sponsors 'TechTalk'; a streamed audio show on technology subjects)
  

Copyright:

• The Copyright Website
• Copyright Law and Web Development
• University Intellectual Property Policies

Free Email Accounts:

• Hotmail
• Yahoo
• Juno

Recommended Downloads:

• Powerpoint Viewer (for those who don't have the application)
• QuickTime Plugin
• Flash Player (for viewing Flash animations)