Webinar. You’ve probably heard the term, but do you truly know what a webinar is? Do you know how webinars can benefit instructors and students? A webinar is a meeting that takes place online where participants from various locations come together and interact as if they were face-to-face. Students are able connect with each other …
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Nov 06
Benefits of e-Portfolios
An electronic portfolio, also known as an e-portfolio, is a digital collection of one’s learning or experiences over a period of time. Typically, e-portfolios include text, documents, images, multimedia, and articles, as well as personal interests, experiences, and achievements of the creator. When considering e-portfolios in education, there are many benefits for both faculty and …
Mar 15
#TechTipThursday: Making Planning Fun and Creative with Padlet
Padlet allows you to create an online bulletin board that can be shared with peers, friends, family, and more to make collaborating fun and easy. Padlet, in a sense, is the higher education version of Pinterest. You can add pictures, videos, links, texts, and more to your boards. Along with creating “boards”, Padlet gives you …
Mar 01
#TechTipThursday: Getting to know Respondus 4.0
Faculty often need a quick and easy way to add quizzes, tests, and exams to Canvas from publisher content or that were originally in a Word document format. The Digital Education Collaborative offers faculty a solution for this need through the use of Respondus 4.0. Respondus 4.0 is a powerful tool used to create, edit …
Jan 25
#TechTipThursday: What’s New in Canvas?
Instructure frequently updates to maintain Canvas’ user interface for the best user experience. Updates to the Canvas environment are released every two weeks and contain new features, updates to existing features, bug fixes, and much more. Some important content from recent releases has been outlined below. DocViewer Session Expiration Warning While working in DocViewer …
Nov 06
National Distance Learning Week: #NDLW2017
Longwood’s Distance Education program is continually growing since its inception. While there is currently only one degree program available fully online, Master of Business Administration, there are many courses across most departments that are either fully online or hybrid. The Digital Education Collaborative (DEC) provides faculty and students with support and professional development to help …
Aug 24
#TechTipThursday: What is Canvas?
Welcome to the start of a new academic year! As you enjoy all we have to offer in support of an individualized Longwood experience, do not forget that the Digital Education Collaborative partners with you to support use of learning technologies. We provide the support and structure behind the University’s commitment to academic success and pedagogical …
May 02
Capture your lectures with Panopto
The DEC is excited to release Panopto as Longwood’s lecture capture solution. Although Panopto will replace Echo 360 as of June 30th, the two programs will run in tandem throughout the Summer I session. We’re hosting several workshops targeting Summer I instructors, but open to all, over the next 2 weeks designed to introduce users …
Apr 06
Tech Tip: Combining Files
In this post we will highlight a free web-based tool for combining files, of various formats, into one file. No download necessary! Mergefil.es would be great for giving students course documents. Instead of sending multiple files for a project or assignment, instructors can combine all necessary documents into one file for ease of reference. This web …