|
|
|
|
|
|
Our goal is to communicate the latest news related to UC’s eLearning ecosystem, Canopy. If you have input, please email us at ucitpio@ucmail.uc.edu. View past publications of the Canopy Newsletter in our newsletter archive at uc.edu/canopy.
|
|
UC Recently Signed a 5-Year License Agreement with Lynda.com
So what does that mean to you? Well, if you’ve been sitting on the fence, wondering if you should invest your time into using Lynda.com’s vast library of video courses, we want you to feel reassured that this resource is sticking around for a long while. And for those of you who don’t know Lynda, now is your chance to check out how great this resource can be for your courses.
There are hundreds of hours of content available for free. Courses from Business, Photography, Entrepreneurship, or even software programs like Excel. And the best part, you can bring these resources directly into your Blackboard course. Lynda.com provides training materials for faculty, staff and students here at UC, and we hope that you utilize this great service.
NEW Lynda.com courses include:
- Screencasting Fundamentals
- Articulate Storyline 2 First Look
- Google Apps for Students
- Up and Running with Prezi
To view a complete list of offered courses go to lynda.com and sign in with your UC login.
|
|
speaker series
Dr. William Rankin, Dir. of Learning, Apple Inc.
|
|
|
New Dimensions in Learning:
Unleashing Creativity through Content, Context and Community
 JOIN US THIS THURSDAY, JAN. 29
10 to 11:30 a.m. in the Myers Alumni Center
A host of new educational strategies and technologies are emerging, but it can be difficult to understand the benefits each offers. Considering how learning happens inside and outside of formal academic settings, this presentation will consider ways to engage learners effectively and build learning environments that make the best use of emerging technologies and practices.
|
|
Course Extension Requests
If you need to request an extension to keep student enrollment enabled for a 14FS course, please email the course ID to the UCIT Help desk at helpdesk@uc.edu by 9 a.m., Friday, Feb. 6.
Open Consultation Days
On January 8 & 9, the Center for Excellence in eLearning partnered with the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching & Learning (CETL) to host “Open Consultation Days.” Across both days, twenty-nine faculty/staff from thirteen different colleges/units met with eLearning and CET&L representatives to discuss eLearning pedagogy. Subjects included flipping the classroom, online course design and instruction, Blackboard, Kaltura, Echo360 and more.
Due to the success of the event, CET&L plans to schedule additional consultation days at three points during each fall and spring semester. The next event will be on February 19 & 20.
Bb Legacy No Longer Available by Jan. 30
Bb Legacy, UC's Blackboard system prior to the upgrade this past year, is reaching it's end of life. On Jan. 30, bblegacy.uc.edu will no longer be available.
Blackboard.uc.edu Automatic Redirect
By spring break 2015, blackboard.uc.edu will no longer redirect to canopy.uc.edu. Please take this opportunity to update your bookmarks.
For questions or concerns regarding any of these announcements, please contact the Help Desk at 513-556-4357 or at helpdesk@uc.edu.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
