We are just wrapping up the inaugural semester in The Core, the new active learning classroom in the Stephenson Research and Technology Center. This fall we had five courses in The Core, with subjects as varied as biology, business,...
In case you missed it, Dr. Mark Morvant, the executive director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at OU, lead a discussion about textbook alternatives on November 27th. The goal of the discussion was to open a dialog with...
It’s been a busy couple weeks for Academic Technology at the University. Last week CTE Director Dr. Mark Morvant presented on digital textbooks and iTunes U, a presentation that was subsequently picked up by the Norman Transcript (iTunes, the...
I was fortunate enough to attend the recent Educause conference in Denver. This annual event is an excellent opportunity to connect with other universities, and to learn about and discuss technology in higher education. My educational goal this year...
The University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Provost Office considered several commercial tools, including those designed specifically for the promotion and tenure process, as well as solutions that could integrate with existing HR systems. For Fall 2012, half of the...
Now that the semester has started and things have begun to settle down, we wanted to take a minute to welcome you back to campus! OU IT was busy this summer rolling out new services and upgrading existing ones....
Today’s post is a guest post by Kevin Blake, part of the OU IT Learning Spaces team. Not exactly sure what lecture capture is? Don’t worry. Put simply, lecture capture is the process of recording a lecture and delivering...
Considering upgrading to Apple’s New OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion)? On July 25th, OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) became available for purchase on the Mac App Store for $19.99. The Mac App Store is currently supported on OS versions...
One of the key elements to learning is engagement. Attention spans are short, multitasking is rampant and as instructors we are often competing for that attention. Engagement happens on many levels but one of the coolest uses of technological...
You may have noticed the following kiosks while walking around campus this summer: Part of a pilot program organized by OU IT, Housing & Food and the OU Libraries, the kiosks are wireless, cloud printers brought to campus through...