Category: Tools & Technologies

i>clicker Software v6.4.1 (and earlier)- Update Required

The i>clicker audience response system is a polling system that uses a handheld remote (clicker) to collect student responses to questions posed by the instructor. Student data is recorded and then displayed on a results graph via software on the instructor’s computer. i>clicker software versions 6.4.1 and earlier utilize a security communication protocol that could…

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UMass Instructors- Join us for the EDUCAUSE Online Virtual Conference

Can’t get to Florida? Join us in Lederle Graduate Research Center where we’ll be projecting the EDUCAUSE online Virtual Conference in our 40-seat conference room. When: Monday, September 29 (12-4 p.m.) and Tuesday, September 30th through Thursday, October 2nd, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Where: LGRC A215. For program and session details, visit  http://www.educause.edu/annual-conference/agenda-and-program/virtual-conference-agenda This…

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UMass Amherst Offering iPeer Peer Evaluation Software for Fall 2014

For Fall 2014, UMass Amherst is offering iPeer, a web-based tool that allows students to evaluate their peers as part of team-based work assignments. About iPeer Peer evaluation is particularly useful in courses where teams or groups are utilized for collaborative work. iPeer provides a number of different peer evaluation tools, including: Simple: students evaluate…

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Understanding This Year’s Incoming Students – Beyond the Beloit Mindset List

Beloit has published their Class of 2018 “Mindset List” to help inform instructors about the cultural references that will (or will not) make sense to the incoming class of students. While this list can be amusing, and may offer some useful information on what obscure sitcom lines may no longer make sense to 18-year-olds, it is…

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Echo360 Lecture Capture Service Unavailable Wed., 8/27, 9 p.m. to Thurs., 1 a.m., 8/28

Echo360 will be unavailable from approximately 9:00 p.m. on Wed., August 27, to approximately 1:00 a.m. EST, on Thurs., August 28, for maintenance. What You Need to Know You will not be able to log in to the Echo System Server or publish recordings during the downtime. Your students will not be able to view…

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Echo360: Scheduled Maintenance 10:00 p.m. Sun. 7/27 to 5:00 a.m. Mon. 7/28.

Echo360 will be unavailable from approximately 10:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 27, to approximately 5:00 a.m. EST, on Monday, July 28, for a hosting infrastructure upgrade. This upgrade will increase our Echo360 storage and streaming capacity, and includes an additional media processor for improved recording processing times. What You Need to Know You will not…

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Echo360 Lecture Capture Version 5.4 is Coming Monday, 7/14

On Monday, July 14, 2014, UMass Amherst upgraded the Echo360 lecture capture service to version 5.4. This upgrade includes new versions of Personal Capture Software for Windows (download and install required) and Macintosh (update required), as well as a number of other new features and system improvements. For complete details, keep reading below. As always,…

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In The News…..

“Taking Notes by Hand Benefits Recall, Researchers Find” by Dana Perez-Hernandez, Wired Campus Why this matters: Laptops can be a distraction in the classroom, but some students insist on the devices for note taking. While tech can facilitate speedy lecture transcription for fast typists, a pencil and paper may actually provide stronger learning outcomes according…

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