Academic advising is right around the corner
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
...And it’s not too late to add a digital sign-up sheet to your advising organization. Why not try having your students sign up for an advising appointment from the comfort of their own computer (or other mobile device with wireless capability)?!
View Creating an Advising Wiki to learn how to set up a sign-up sheet in your KnightVision organization.
If you still have questions after viewing the tutorial, please contact one of the T&L team members or stop by the Digital Studio - Hekman Library 121 (M-F 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Additional instructions for creating a wiki using the code featured in the above tutorial to create your wiki.
Posted in: Best Practices: Technology Tips
Five ways to get to The Hoot
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Subscribe using email
Receive an email right in your in-box whenever a new Hoot entry is posted!
Subscribe using RSS right in your browser
Use your browser to receive new entries via RSS. The links below provide instructions for an RSS feed in any of the major browsers:
If you are asked for the location, or the URL, of the feed, use: http://feeds.feedburner.com/calvin/hoot
Subscribe using web-based news readers
Use web-based software (like Google Reader), a standalone desktop program (such as FeedDemon), or other news readers, including:
- GoogleReader
- My Yahoo
- Newsgator
- My AOL
- and more…
Other ways to access The Hoot
- Bookmark www.calvin.edu/go/hoot in your browser
- Add a KnightVision module on your My Calvin tab (From the My Calvin tab > select Modify Content > check the box next to CIT: The Hoot > click Submit)
Posted in: Technology Tips
Do you ever find yourself wondering…“When?”
Monday, November 24, 2008
Well…it’s that time again! Time to start thinking about your technology needs for your Interim and Spring courses. To make this a bit easier on you, we are providing you with a yearly Faculty Technology Checklist. This month-by-month checklist includes links to resources and web pages for listed items, and answers many frequently asked questions. When…
- are my software requests are due?
- and how do I make my KnightVision course(s) available my students?
- and how do I make a copy of my course before it is removed at the end of the semester?
- are my KnightVision courses removed?
- do I have to tell someone I want to use the clickers next semester?
- do I add a TA or grader to my course?
Find answers to all these questions and many more!
Posted in: Technology Tips
Online Learning Modules from T&L
Monday, November 17, 2008
CIT’s Teaching & Learning team has many resources available for the Calvin community. One big focus of ours is KnightVision, our online course management system. To help you learn and make better use of KnightVision, we’ve created a page on our website collecting many different KnightVision-related resources. These include printable quick-guides as well as interactive learning modules which walk you through many different features of KnightVision.
In addition to our in-house resources, we have also collected links to learning modules created by Blackboard to give you an even broader array of learning options. It’s all available online from the Teaching & Learning website.
Posted in: Technology Tips
Introduction to RSS
Monday, November 17, 2008
by Travis LaFleur
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. It provides an easy way to get updates from your favorite sites on your terms and at your schedule.
You’ve probably seen those links that promise to “Send me an email when there is an update to this web page (or when this web page changes).” This feature is handy, but it also comes with drawbacks. Unless you are vigilantly checking your email, your in-box can become quite cluttered and unruly—filled to the brim with email updates—which you will have to sort through manually (a time consuming proposition) or, perhaps more common, simply just delete them.
RSS, however, solves many of these problems. RSS is a bit like the 21st Century version of those email links. RSS saves you time by automatically categorizing updates you receive and presenting them in a way that’s relevant to you—all while saving your inbox from unnecessary clutter.
To give you a better idea of how RSS works, here’s a RSS video from a group called Common Craft (one of our favorite sites) that explains RSS in plain English:
You can subscribe to RSS feeds using web-based software (like Google Reader), a standalone desktop programs (such as FeedDemon), or just your browser. If you want to give RSS a try without a spending a lot of time up front, your best bet is to use your browser.
Posted in: Announcements: Technology Tips
