Category: Educational Technology News

Posted August 8, 2023

JMU faculty, as you gear up for the fall, remember that we are here to support your research and teaching. Here are 7 things we’re ready and eager to help you with: 1. Designing courses and assignments:  Our instructional designers are here […]

Posted August 1, 2023

By Kacey Damaty, Assistant Director, Ethical Reasoning in Action JMU’s Ethical Reasoning in Action (ERiA) team is delivering “It’s Complicated” virtually to nearly 5,000 incoming JMU students beginning this fall. Data from the past 10 years of facilitating “It’s Complicated” […]

Posted June 6, 2023

Shenandoah Valley Living is a website run by the Shenandoah Valley Partnership that helps people who are looking for information about living and working in the Shenandoah Valley. Recently, they published a roundup of JMU Innovation and Entrepreneurial Spaces, listing […]

Posted June 5, 2023

Learn how to apply the fundamental principles of universal design for learning (UDL) in this asynchronous Canvas course (approximately 2-4 hours). Instructional designers will be ready to meet with you for additional support. Learn more about this course or join […]

Posted June 5, 2023

JMU faculty members are invited to join a learning community of JMU experts, peers, and mentors as you develop or redesign a course. Learn more about this self-paced Canvas-based institute or join by June 22. Why join? You’ll gain practical teaching […]

Posted May 25, 2023

We are excited to share that three Libraries employees have been recognized this year for excellence. Jessica Lantz is the Provost Award Winner for Excellence in Research and Scholarship for JMU Libraries. Jessica is an Instructional Designer in the Libraries’ […]

Posted May 17, 2023

JMU faculty, learn the essentials of teaching with Canvas and Zoom at JMU in a self-paced, asynchronous online workshop for all skill levels. We designed this workshop to empower you with the skills needed to build online environments for effective […]

Posted April 13, 2023

Faculty, staff, and students now have streamlined access to our educational technology and instructional design services at the new service desk we recently opened online and on the first floor of Rose Library. Call us at 540-568-6799, email us at […]

Posted April 11, 2023

This summer, Blu-ray players will be phased out of JMU classrooms. Instructors will still be able to play standard DVDs in the classrooms’ computers.  The Libraries’ Classroom Technology Services (CTS) team made this decision based on usage data. CTS will add an […]

Posted March 31, 2023

In December 2022, Bobby Perkins was among the first graduates of JMU’s brand new Information Technology (IT) undergraduate program. At JMU, he is best known for his role in JMU Libraries helping faculty with Zoom, projectors, and microphones, but over […]