Faculty Use of Panopto Lecture Capture
Panopto is no-cost software that lets you record lectures at your desk or in classrooms with a webcam. It’s integrated with Blackboard, so faculty can access all their course materials in one place,...
View ArticleNew Layouts Make Academic Technologies Websites Easier to Navigate
The new main site for Academic Technologies (acadtech.cit.cornell.edu) is designed with the faculty member in mind. This site is organized by course-related activities such as “In the Classroom”,...
View Articlei>clicker GO: Respond to Classroom Polls with Smartphones and Tablets
Instructors now have the option to allow students to use laptops, tablets, and smartphones to respond to i>clicker questions. The use of this new product, called i>clicker GO, is completely...
View ArticleReminder: Upcoming Cornell MOOC on Privacy and Surveillance
Starting March 2, Stephen Wicker, Cornell professor of electrical and computer engineering, will lead a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), “Wiretaps to Big Data: Privacy and Surveillance in the Age of...
View ArticleReminder: Upcoming MOOCs on Networks, Capitalism
Two upcoming Cornell MOOCs will investigate the subjects of Networks, Crowds, and Markets; and the history of American Capitalism. Registration for both is free and open to the public. Networks,...
View ArticleNew Service: lynda.com online training is now available!
Academic Technologies is now providing unlimited access to lynda.com online training for all faculty, students, and staff. lynda.com offers 2,500 detailed courses with over 80,000 high-quality...
View ArticleAttend SUNY Conference on Instruction & Technology at Cornell May 27-30, 2014
Cornell University will host the State University of New York’s annual Conference on Instruction & Technology (CIT) May 27-30, 2014. This year’s conference, Objects in the Mirror are Closer than...
View ArticleAcademic Web Hosting to require Cornell VPN for off-campus developer login
Cornell’s Academic Web Hosting Service, which provides web hosting for academic and research purposes, will begin requiring website developers who manage their websites from off-campus to use Cornell’s...
View ArticleCornell Teaching with Technology News, May 2014
The latest news about the tools and techniques available at Cornell to support teaching can be found in the Teaching with Technology newsletter from Academic Technologies. Read the latest issue and...
View ArticleBlackboard upgrade June 3
Blackboard will be upgraded to the most recent release, version 9.1, SP14 on June 3, 2014. New features will include: Grade Center improvements Group and Date management Improved Testing options Course...
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