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NWACC IT RoundTable Survey

NWACC IT RoundTable Survey

Dear NWACC Instructional Technology Community:  The NWACC has been sponsoring the NWACC Instructional Technology RoundTable these past 4 years as one of their programs.  Our program has funding through the 2013 RoundTable.  When the...

Framework formatting on your blog

Framework formatting on your blog

Here is an example on how to utilize the built in classes found within the Genesis Framework. This example uses the two column layout. <h3>Two-Columns</h3> <div class=”one-half first”>This is an example of a WordPress post, you could edit this to put information about yourself or your site so readers know where you are coming from. […]

TED-Ed. A resource for facilitating learning outside of the classroom?

Working to bring technology into the classroom often feels like a blessing and a headache. As a professor, I continually want to do better, and that includes utilizing technology to effectively further learning goals, outcomes, and classroom organization and management. The University of Portland considers “wanting to do better” a tenet of the reflective teacher  […]

Pick a new NWACCo theme

Pick a new NWACCo theme

A few months ago, after a tele-conference with the nwacco group I embarked upon a quest to find a new WordPress theme – I’ve narrowed it down to the following options. I feel they are both scalable, incorporate responsive design, and contain many admin features while still accomplishing a clean magazine news type of  layout. Review the theme […]

How do you do video capture?

How do you do video capture?

Question: How do you or your institution capture video and audio in a blended or online learning environment. Share examples or comment on your plans in 2012. Some ideas on how you might share your use of video capture: Share a mashup from different instructors highlighting how they used a product. Use video capture to demonstrate how to accomplish […]

Academic Technology Roundtable at UP

University of Portland Academic Technology Roundtable, Interim Report I Introduction In spring of 2011, each academic unit decided how to select faculty for the initial Academic Technology Roundtable (ATR).    The Deans collaborated with Academic Technology Services to review more than 40 responses to the call for proposals.    Ten projects, represented by thirteen faculty were selected […]

Textualities in the digital age (Stanley Fish keynote)

Textualities in the digital age (Stanley Fish keynote)

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pie graph of faculty satisfaction with Blackboard

2012 Faculty Evaluation of Blackboard

Satisfied with the Basics: 2012 Faculty Evaluation of Blackboard Seattle Pacific University  Janiess Sallee Assistant Director Instructional Technology Services  David Wicks Assistant Professor, Director Instructional Technology Services  Seattle Pacific University has used Blackboard as its Learning Management System (LMS) since 1999.    Technology has since rapidly developed and transformed the way in which we learn […]

Canvas LMS Selected

The Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges has just completed a exhaustive RFP process to find a replacement for Angel, their current Learning Management System (LMS) which is slated to be unsupported by 2014.  The successful vendor selected … Continue reading