Catherine Artac and Jane Melander presented two workshops at the Desire2Learn Ignite Regional User Forum in Bloomington, MN, on April 4th: – Making Baby Steps on the Road to Accessibility – Avoiding Group Confusion & Catastrophe: Using self-enrollment groups and release conditions to customize student projects and field trips The sessions were attended by faculty and ITS professionals from MnSCU, […]
Reminder: Desire2Learn will be upgraded to version 10.3 beginning at 10 p.m. CST on Friday, May 30, 2014. Instructional Technology Services is releasing a series of “What’s New” updates to help you learn more about the changes prior to the upgrade. The first in the series is now available on the Instructional Technology Blog: What’s New in D2L 10.3 – […]
Applications and nominations are being accepted for Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. This interim appointment will begin July 1, 2014 and extend through June 30, 2015. The Interim Provost will be the chief academic affairs officer and the second-ranking executive officer of the University, reporting directly to the President and acting on her behalf in her absence. […]
Horizonlines.org, a general-interest online magazine produced by students studying various aspects of journalism, will launch its 2014 issue at 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 8, in the mass communications lounge. A short reception will be held where the student staff will present this year’s topic: “Behind the Lens: A Different Perspective.” Fourteen local, regional and international photographers are featured ranging […]
Mike Miller, Mathematics, and Elementary Education majors Anna Adrover and Trista Bentler presented “No Borrowing Allowed!” at the Minnesota Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conference in Duluth on Friday, May 2nd. The presentation involved three alternative strategies to the standard subtraction algorithm.