Category: Educational Technology News
JMU Faculty: Incorporate Digital Assignments in Your Courses
Posted December 5, 2023
Digital assignments like creating websites, podcasts, oral histories, timelines, maps, data visualizations, and other digital projects can promote engaged learning and build a sense of belonging in the classroom. We are here to support these projects. Our digital projects team […]
Connecting the Past and the Future of Carrier Library with 3D Technology
Posted October 31, 2023
The Makery in Rose Library recently helped to bridge the gap between the past and the future of Carrier Library using the power of 3D scanning and printing technology. While preparing for the renovation of Carrier Library, the construction team […]
Ethiopian Heritage & Culture Camp in The Makery
Posted October 30, 2023
In July 2023, the JMU Libraries makerspace had the opportunity to host about 70 children adopted from Ethiopia and their families as part of the annual Ethiopian Heritage & Culture Camp. The children, ages 4-16, spent an afternoon creating symbols […]
Fragile Supply Chains and 3D Printing in the Classroom
Posted October 12, 2023
When Bill Ritchie, CSX professor of Business Management in JMU’s College of Business, went looking for a partner to help him demonstrate to students in a supply-chain class how 3D scanning and printing can provide a margin of safety against […]
Histories Along the Blue Ridge Honored with a Commonwealth Technology Award
Posted October 2, 2023
The Histories Along the Blue Ridge (HBR) project recently received a Commonwealth Technology Award! HBR is an online platform that offers curated historical records from the Rockingham County Court and surrounding counties. JMU Libraries staff and faculty, JMU History faculty […]
Learning Access Through Universal Design (LAUD) Honored with a Commonwealth Technology Award
Posted October 2, 2023
The Learning Access Through Universal Design (LAUD) project recently received a Commonwealth Technology Award! LAUD blends a self-paced course with seminars for JMU faculty who want to apply fundamental principles of universal design for learning (UDL) to their teaching for […]
Lecture Capture Tools at JMU
Posted September 21, 2023
Need to record a presentation? When you want to create screen-capture presentations or record your lecture for asynchronous learning, you have access to two JMU-supported tools: What’s the difference between these tools? Canvas Studio is a simple screen capture tool […]
Polling Tools for the Classroom
Posted September 14, 2023
Faculty, do you want to make your lectures and presentations more interactive? You now have access to two new tools that can be used to poll your students, get real-time feedback, and actively engage your students in the material you […]
If You Can Dream It, You Can Make It: A Shoe Story
Posted September 13, 2023
What does it mean for JMU that all students, faculty, and staff can use cutting-edge technologies like 3D printers, laser cutters, and 3D scanners in The Makery, a makerspace in the Libraries? For Industrial Design major Quinn Gagne, it meant […]
New Canvas Tools to Enhance Teaching & Learning
Posted September 5, 2023
As previously announced, we have added new tools to Canvas this year. You can enable them in Canvas to start exploring how they can enhance student learning and streamline your teaching tasks: How to enable them? Instructors can choose which […]