A frequent enhancement request for Blackboard Learn 9.1 by our faculty and many other faculty around the country is the ability to see if you have a message within a course without having to log into each course. This would …

New Building Block “My Messages” Makes Blackboard Learn Life Easier Read more »

We all know that book prices are reaching the point where students may not be able to afford school, not because of the tuition – but because of the textbooks.  In an effort to help educate and assist faculty in …

Textbook Choices 101: A Guide for Faculty (2011 Edition) Read more »

#SMCEDU chats have been on hold the majority of summer with many faculty and students away from the classroom (lucky them) but they return today (Wednesday 8/10/11) with a new hashtag #SMEDU on a new day (Wednesdays) and at two …

#SMCEDU Twitter Chat Switches to #SMEDU Chat Starting Today Read more »

Blackboard recently released Blackboard Learn 9.1 SP6 – We now have it installed at Valencia College! I’m very happy to see a few of the frequently request enhancements finally integrated into the LMS; such as interactive rubrics, enhance assessment timers, …

Blackboard Learn SP6 Adds a Few Frequently Requested Enhancement Read more »

GoToMeeting recently launched the HDFaces option to make your meetings feel a little more personal. HDFaces enables high-definition video conferencing with one click. I use GoToMeeting and GoToWebinar all the time for my job at Valencia for training and virtual …

HDFaces bring Face to Face meetings to GoToMeeting Read more »

TechSmith (creators of Jing, Snagit, & Camtasia) has released a free digital whiteboard app, ScreenChomp, for the iPad. ScreenChomp allows users to write and draw with their fingers in 12 colors and record their action with audio on the digital …

New iPad App ScreenChomp by TechSmith Takes a Bite at the Digital Whiteboard Read more »