SafeAssign

SafeAssign, the software that checks plagiarism of papers submitted via Blackboard, went through some really useful upgrades. Details in the link below:

http://district.bluegrass.kctcs.edu/ben.worth/distance_learning/Use_SafeAssign_in_Assignments.pdf

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PASSHE Virtual Conference

Anyone interested?

Transforming the Teaching & Learning Environment: the PASSHE Virtual Conference.  

During two weeks in February will be 60 one-hour interactive sessions, all delivered right to your computer or mobile device.  Plus, all the sessions are recorded so you can watch the ones you missed.  Topics include best practices for teaching online, assessment strategies, using social media in teaching, legal issues, flipped classroom, gamification, lecture capture, and more!  It’s a real value at only $60 for an individual registration.  Even better, we have an institutional registration for $150.  Everyone at your school can participate in the conference for that one fee.

Visit our conference website to see the list of sessions and to register.  

BCTC End of Semester Email

The email linked below was sent to BCTC Faculty on 12/3:

https://kctcs-my.sharepoint.com/personal/ben_worth_kctcs_edu/_layouts/15/guestaccess.aspx?guestaccesstoken=t5HC3ZyLR8P9L8K%2bXBZbc2pk5VtQhe5FA7mV3YZxKJI%3d&docid=0820bb204498244b0bb0dafb47a99be91

Distance Learning Advisor Email

Full text of the email Ben sent on 11/13 to BCTC Academic Advisors is linked below:

http://district.bluegrass.kctcs.edu/ben.worth/distance_learning/LoD_Advisor_Email.pdf

UK Moves to Canvas

The LMS Selection Committee, which began reviewing learning management system needs and usage in January 2014, has completed its work. The committee has recommended that UK no longer use Blackboard as its LMS after the contract ends on June 30, 2016, and it has endorsed Instructure’s Canvas for meeting the teaching and learning needs on this campus.

More information may be found at http://www.uky.edu/lmsreview/.  

Online Learning Consortium / MERLOT Call for Papers and Conference

The Online Learning Consortium (formerly Sloan Consortium), MERLOT, and our Emerging Technologies steering committee welcome you to the 8th Annual Emerging Technologies for Online Learning International Symposium (ET4Online), which will be held Dallas, TX on April 22-24, 2015.

Details:

http://olc.onlinelearningconsortium.org/conference/2015/et4online/welcome

Starfish 5.2 Update

The Starfish updgrade will begin Saturday, November 15 starting at 12:00 AM and will approximately 4 hours.

Click here to read more details about new features.