Technology can be a very powerful tool when it comes to teaching. When used appropriately it can support student learning. Whether your course is on campus or online, feel free to use these resources and share your experiences with us and your colleagues:

Blackboard (Bb) is a learning management system. Bb can be a powerful tool when it comes to organizing your course content and communicating with your students. It can also make your work simpler, with less time spent preparing handouts and collecting papers, and more time spent teaching and interacting with students. Here are some ways you can leverage Bb to take advantage of its features. More…

Turnitin is a web-based application available in Blackboard that helps students to improve their writing skills, reduce plagiarism and makes it easy to give your students high-quality feedback about their writing. More…

Voicethread is a web-based application that allows people to have an online asynchronous conversation around images, videos, documents, and presentations. Participants can make comments using any mix of text, a microphone, a webcam, a telephone, or uploaded audio file. VoiceThread runs inside your web browser, so there is no software to download, install, or update. More…

Zoom provides high definition video-conferencing on demand. It supports up to 50 participants, all with video streams, and includes support for audio and chat, as well as a teleconference option for participants who do not have a webcam. More…