Enhancements to Blackboard Blog, Wiki and Podcast tools

The suite of popular Bb web authoring tools has been upgraded in several small, but useful, ways. Blogs, Wikis and Podcasts are all flexible tools for communication and group collaborations. You may notice the following new features: * Embedded Flash MP3 Player–Play podcast episodes in your browser * Permalinks–Create permanent URL links to blogs, wikis, and individual entries or pages * Enhanced Set-up Options for Blogs and Wikis–Allows instructors to grant more permissions, comply with privacy laws, and export blog and wiki sites from their courses If you have questions about using Blogs, Wikis or Podcasts, please contact Academic Computing … Continue reading Enhancements to Blackboard Blog, Wiki and Podcast tools

Department Website Launches

A few departmental websites have launched in recent weeks. Please explore and share your feedback with the departments or the web team. Asian Studies Economics Equal Opportunity Office Institutional Research (this project was led by the News & Information office) Psychology If you would like to add your department’s site to the project schedule for the Spring semester, please get in touch with Kelly Mueller (kmuelle1, x8647). Continue reading Department Website Launches

Spring Technology Workshops – Digital Images, Video, Web Mapping

We are happy to announce a series of Technology Workshops over Spring Break on several interesting digital media and web mapping topics. Click the links below for full descriptions of each workshop, and registration through the Campus Calendar. I. Digital Video Production with iMovie (shooting and editing) March 12, 2008 – all day iMovie Workshop Details and Registration II. Digital Image Editing with Photoshop March 13, 2008 – all day Photoshop Workshop Details and Registration III. Web Mapping March 14, 2008 – all day Mapping Workshop Details and Registration For more information, contact Academic Computing Continue reading Spring Technology Workshops – Digital Images, Video, Web Mapping

Blackboard Training in January

The Blackboard support team is offering Introductory and Advanced Blackboard workshops for faculty and staff over Winter Break. Click the links below to register for each workshop. I. Introduction to Blackboard If you haven’t used Blackboard before and want to learn to manage a basic site, this workshop is for you. We will cover Blackboard’s collection of on-line tools for courses or organization (committee, club, etc.) web sites, including: • Document sharing (syllabi, electronic reserves, digital drop box) • Communication (mailing lists, discussion boards, chat, groups) • Tools (online gradebook, announcements, calendar) • Links to other on-line resources (web pages, … Continue reading Blackboard Training in January

Update on the Campus Calendar

In September 2007, Communications and ITS launched a new Campus Calendar to serve as a central web site for campus event publicity. The success of this initiative has depended on the participation of the entire community. How are we doing? Very well. Since launch, page views of the calendar have climbed steadily and substantially month to month: Sept 2007: 40,547 (page views) Oct 2007: 66,911 Nov 2007: 103,345 Over 800 events have been advertised since launch including performances, lectures, athletic meets, advising periods, worship meetings, student group meetings, exhibits. We’re a busy campus. As use of the calendar grows, we’re … Continue reading Update on the Campus Calendar

New Classics Department website launced

The Classics Department has launched a new website, with updated information on the academic program, courses, and faculty. It also features reflections from current students and alumni and Hapax Legemon, the student classics journal. The website was created in Ingeniux, the College’s web content management system. It is based on the standard template for academic departments but employs a custom style sheet to achieve a distinctive look for the department. This site also demonstrates how we can incorporate events submitted to the new Campus Calendar into departmental websites. Check out the Events page to see how this works. We hope … Continue reading New Classics Department website launced