On Monday, August 21, 2017, starting at 8:00am Sakai will be upgraded, Wake Forest University’s learning management system, to version 11. New features in Sakai 11 include a new responsive user interface. The Sakai 11 interface has been completely redesigned in order to provide powerful […]
If you are a new faculty member hired by the College for the 2017-18 academic year, this message is for you. Register now for a 2017 New Faculty Technology Orientation session. Instructional Technology group members will be offering three sessions of New Faculty Technology Orientation […]
When distributing your survey in Qualtrics, being able to add piped text to your subject heading or body of the message is a great way to personalize and tailor your email for your audience. Adding Piped Text, allows you to utilize any embedded data that you […]
The Roadshow is returning to an academic building near you this summer. Please register for one of the dates on the PDC.
I’m shocked by how many people are not using Google Drive. When I ask them why they don’t use it, there are two common responses. If either of those statements apply, then this is the article for you. If you just want the bottom line […]
Conferences, Un-Conferences and Consortiums Instructional Technology staff have found their attendance at the following faculty-centered conferences to be extremely valuable. Faculty who wish to expand their knowledge and skills in the area of instructional technology will also find these conferences valuable as they begin their […]
Are you still using a paper spiral notebook to keep your notes in? Do you have digital notes, bookmarks, research spread over several files and programs? Do you wish you could get all of these organized digitally? Well look no further, we have Microsoft Onenote! […]
Engaging Students with Lightboard Videos Wednesday, April 5th, 2017 • 3:30pm – 4:45pm With Sarah McCorkle and Todd McFall During this workshop, we will discuss how to plan effective online videos, actively engage students when video content is assigned, and model Lightboard presentation techniques. […]
Can’t make it to campus for office hours? Need to hold class on a snow day so you don’t get behind on your course syllabus? Use WebEx Personal Meeting Room! You can even interview potential job candidates who cannot make it to campus! Each faculty, staff, […]
Phishing emails have become very convincing (even to techies) and are getting much harder to spot. More and more people are falling for these devious plots to steal personal information. There can be serious ramifications when your account is compromised, up to and including Identity Theft. One […]