Instructional Technology

Professor Lisa Daniels very graciously shared with us an article from the Wall Street Journal that’s sure to strike a chord with many both on and off campus.  Entitled “It’s a Free Country…” - and subtitled “…So why can’t I pick the technology I use in the office?”- the piece delves into the gap between [...]

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Since his start here at Washington College in 2008, Professor Sean Meehan has been exploring the future of writing and the numerous forms written expression will take. One form that has aligned well with his scholarly focus on Ralph Waldo Emerson has been WordPress blogging.  Sean has spent his time exploring the world of WordPress [...]

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The American University Center for Social Media has posted a great resource on “Remix Culture.” This Remix Culture is what AU has dubbed our current media landscape that embraces YouTube and other flexible, open media publishing platforms that allow for recombination of works from many sources.
Fair Use and Online Video (American University)
The [...]

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With the posting of Annette Gordon-Reeds celebratory talk and Dr. Richard DeProspo’s presentation to the American Corner in Baia Mare, Romania today, iTunes U has officially hit 300 pieces of audio and video content.  If you haven’t visited iTunes U or haven’t been in awhile, definitely make a point of checking out this unique repository [...]

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Did you know that you can access all of Washington College’s iTunes U content while you are out and about?
If you have an iPhone or an iPod Touch, you can browse iTunes U materials anywhere you have a data connection.  Just tap the iTunes Store app, then choose More.  Tap iTunes U and browse the [...]

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Instructional Technology just completed an expansion on the Speakers Series section on iTunes U.  Now its own category in the left hand navigation, Speakers Series content is even easier to find with more in-depth description of each item than ever before.
More content has been (and is constantly being) added to iTunes U, so if [...]

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Are you having trouble finding links to course content on Blackboard 9?  Perhaps your professor has assigned you a reading and you can’t find where she’s uploaded it or you are an instructor and can’t see your content areas while managing your course.  In either instance, it’s possible that you have inadvertently used the Sidebar [...]

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To assist you with supporting your classroom during a mild Pandemic Flu outbreak, Instructional Technology is offering an advanced Blackboard workshop entitled H1N1: Sustaining the Classroom with Blackboard 9. This one-hour workshop focuses on using the features in Blackboard that help faculty create an interactive and collaborative online experience for students. This workshop will cover [...]

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Instructional Technology is holding four Blackboard 9 Overview hands-on workshops on Thursday, 9/10 at 10:00 am and 1:00 pm, Wednesday, 9/16 at 11:30 am and Thursday, 9/17 at 10:00 am in the Beck Instructional Lab. Come to one of these 60 or 90 minute sessions to discover all that Blackboard 9 has to offer. During the workshop, you [...]

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When naming assignments that you intend to grade in Blackboard 9, be sure to avoid using symbols like # in the name. The reason being: when collecting these assignments from the Grade Center using the Assignment File Download option, an error will prevent a complete ZIP archive from being created. So, as an [...]

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