Category: Educational Technology News
Feature Friday: Celebrating Simms and Black History in Harrisonburg
Posted February 5, 2021
The Lucy F. Simms School was once a pillar of the Black community in Harrisonburg, Virginia. From 1939-1966, the Lucy. F. Simms School was a thriving public school for Black children in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. While its closure during […]
Feature Friday: Preserving the Stories of Displaced Virginians (Kevin Borg)
Posted December 4, 2020
Before Shenandoah National Park was founded, these lands were home for generations of Virginians. Some families lived on the same land for 250 years. In the 1930s, over 2,000 people in eight counties in Virginia were removed from the land […]
Feature Friday: An Online Teaching Success Story (Kristen Shrewsbury)
Posted November 13, 2020
In March of this year, JMU faculty were faced with an unimaginable task. They needed to move all their courses online in a week and a half so that students could leave campus in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Faculty […]
60-day limit for storing Zoom recordings
Posted November 3, 2020
If you store Zoom recordings using Zoom’s cloud storage, please note that a 60-day limit has been set to ensure JMU stays within its institutional storage quota for Zoom. This means that your Zoom recordings will be automatically deleted 60 […]
Important Zoom Update! Students: Activate Your JMU Zoom Account Today
Posted October 20, 2020
Starting October 21, 2020, all JMU students will need to log in with their JMU eID, password, and Duo to access Zoom at JMU. Please follow the steps that apply to you: If you have a personal Zoom account already […]
Zoom Update (Updated September 16)
Posted September 16, 2020
We are pleased to announce that Zoom is now available and integrated with Canvas for teaching and learning! Zoom and Webex are the two synchronous conferencing platforms licensed by JMU for all faculty, staff, and students. We encourage faculty to visit the new Zoom […]
7 Tips from JMU Students to Make the Most of Online Classes
Posted September 6, 2020
We know that moving from in-person to online classes can be an adjustment. To help you through this transition, we’ve built a guide to online learning—and collected advice from current JMU students on how to make the most of your […]
What New Faculty Need to Know about JMU Libraries (Updated September 2)
Posted September 2, 2020
Welcome to James Madison University! We are here to help advance your research and teaching, offering library resources/services and providing support for the effective use of educational technology in your teaching. On our beautiful campus, you’ll find four library facilities, which […]
Paying It Forward
Posted September 1, 2020
In the spring of 2020, the JMU Libraries did the unimaginable. We helped move all JMU courses online in a week and a half. Like you, we worked hard to balance upheaval in our work and personal lives. We also focused heavily on the library […]
Staff and Faculty in Libraries Honored with Purple Star Awards
Posted August 27, 2020
On August 20, 2020, faculty and staff from JMU Libraries were among the JMU employees honored with Purple Star Awards. The awards were announced in this year’s annual staff address. The President’s Purple Star Awards recognize the contributions that faculty and staff […]