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eCollege Notifications Retiring

On August 15, 2017, Pearson will be retiring their notifications feature in eCollege. This feature is the one that students and faculty can opt into so they may receive either email or text notifications from their courses. The notification feature is scheduled to be removed from the eCollege online course page on August 15th as …

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Countdown to myLeo Online (D2L)

We’re still months away from making the move to myLeo Online (D2L) but that doesn’t mean we can’t start planning ahead. To take advantage of all of D2L’s unique new features, it’s time to start taking a look at our current courses and making some changes. One big thing you can do while waiting for …

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Your Invitation to the “eCollege Packing Party”

eCollege Packing Party. May 1st-5th, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., CFEI, Library Suite 173. Snacks will be provided.

Course Preparation: It is recommended to remove any unwanted or unused content and organize the remaining content in your courses, which will be migrated to D2L Brightspace. It is also recommended to save all course content from your archived courses, which will not be migrated, possibly saving your content using the university share drive, an …

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Transforming a Course to Studio Mode: Strategies for Creating a Student-Centered Active Learning Environment

2015-16 Faculty Fellow Dr. Robynne M. Lock presents Transforming a Course to Studio Mode: Strategies for Creating a Student-Centered Active Learning Environment. Dr. Lock will give a brief overview of the implementation of studio mode in physics and the ongoing efforts in the program. This will include the reporting of data showing its success. The remainder of the workshop will be participant-centered and focus on how what has worked in physics can be adapted for other departments. Date: April 20, 2017, 2:00-3:00 p.m.Location: CFEI Conference Room, Gee Library Suite 173

Dr. Robynne Lock will be presenting her 2015-2016 Faculty Fellowship project and continued research focusing on Studio Mode in Physics. Join us at the CFEI Conference Room (Gee Library Suite 173) on April 20, 2017 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. to learn more about her work and how it can be adapted in other …

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Counting down with Project NOVA

Project Nova in 3, 2, 1...

The sun is setting on Pearson LearningStudio (eCollege) and rising on D2L Brightspace. The University’s journey to D2L Brightspace, our new Learning Management System (LMS) encompasses: (1) LMS selection [completed and determined to be D2L Brightspace], (2) project team/D2L implementation planning stage [now engaged], (3) software implementation, (4) migration, and (5) training. This journey is …

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