Category: Technology
Promoting Digital Citizenship and Academic Integrity in Technology Classrooms
Article By: Meigan Robb, PhD and Teresa Shellenbarger, PhD in Teaching with Technology New technology continues to emerge and influence the classroom learning environment. Students now have immediate and unlimited access to digital content, resources, and databases. To capitalize on the wealth of available Internet resources, many educators are joining the Bring Your Own Device […]
Feb 17, 2015
Copying a link to a file saved UNMC OneDrive available in BB
OneDrive is a cloud storage area which is part of Office 365. The stored file is available to you and other shared individuals. The file can be synchronously viewed and edited by all individuals with permissions to the file. Login with your UN NetID: https://univnebrmedcntr-my.sharepoint.com/ Click OneDrive Scroll over the name of the file, a […]
Feb 13, 2015
Report on Evolving Trends in Online Learning
Review the 2014 survey report, Grade Level: Tracking Online Education in the United States. An Online research report conducted by the Babson Survey Research Group, sponsored by Pearson and the Tyton Partners. The report outlines evolving trends in online learning today. Full report Summary | Infographic
Feb 6, 2015
Through various programs, publications, and events, EDUCAUSE and its members contribute to thought leadership on major issues, help clarify the current environment, and highlight how emerging trends and technologies are impacting higher education. UNMC faculty and staff have access to EDUCAUSE and ELI ( Educause Learning Initiative). http://www.educause.edu/ Click login> in the upper right hand […]
Jan 30, 2015
Keeping Students on Board with Concept Maps Article By: Maryellen Weimer, PhD in Faculty Focus The benefits of concept maps are well established. They encourage students to organize knowledge and do so in ways meaningful to them. They help students sort out, prioritize, and understand relationships between terms, concepts, and ideas. Students can also use […]
Jan 23, 2015
Call for Kelly Fund Grant Proposals
Are you interested in educational research for innovative teaching? Apply for a Kelly Fund Grant! This year’s Kelly Funds will go to research proposals to improve blended courses. More information at http://www.unmc.edu/facdev/
Jan 15, 2015
Have you been looking for a way to share documents with colleagues? Do your students need to collaborate on shared projects? Check out Office 365 – FREE for all UNMC faculty, staff and students. Office 365 is an online suite featuring Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote, as well as Yammer, Sites and OneDrive (1 TB […]
Jan 15, 2015
Blackboard Mobile (No longer free as of 9/10/2012) During the past year, Blackboard Mobile access has been available to faculty, students and staff on smartphones, iPhones, iPad and other mobile devises. UNMC used the free version which allowed these devices to access Blackboard via ethernet connectivity. As of 9/10/2012, Blackboard is no longer offering the […]
Sep 5, 2012
Educational Technology Update – July 7, 2011
Educational Technology Update – July 7, 2011 This is an update on UNMC classroom educational technology activities currently underway, completed or planned for the next few months. Classroom Technology Updates and Changes As in past summers, UNMC ITS is updating classroom, labs and cluster computers and technology. Most of the updates this summer are related […]
Jun 16, 2011
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