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Educational Technology Tools and Advice

Technology resources for use in education

SEVEN PRINCIPLES

Seven principles of good practice in undergraduate education as described by Chickering and Gamson (1987):

  1. encourages contact between students and faculty,
  2. develops reciprocity and cooperation among students,
  3. encourages active learning,
  4. gives prompt feedback,
  5. emphasizes time on task,
  6. communicates high expectations, and
  7. respects diverse talents and ways of learning.


Welcome

Educational technology is the “study and ethical practice of facilitating learning and improving performance by creating, using and managing appropriate technological processes and resources” (Richey, 2008).  Educational technology includes, but is not limited to, hardware and software, as well as Internet applications and activities.

Within these webpages are resources designed to help faculty  implement technology into their classes and class preparation.  In addition, resources for students are available.  These student resources can be used in their classes and organizations.  There is a page of Blackboard help resources. In addition, one page contains a link to purchase Microsoft Office 2007 at a really great price and steps to allow your IE7 browser in Vista to receive Nicholls e-mail messages. The pages will be updated periodically with recent tool/technology developments and useful resources.


Recent Additions

Free training

February 19th, 2010

Links to sites offering free training in Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and other software packages has been added under Additional Resources for All.

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Using the Grade Center

August 20th, 2009

Several files explaining how to use the different components of the Grade Center have been added to the page, Blackboard Help and Known Problems.

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Blackboard exams and quizzes using IE 8

August 20th, 2009

Students using Internet Explorer 8 may experience problems when taking quizzes and exams in Blackboard; the submit button may not be visible.  Click on the “compatibility button” will fix this problem.  For more information on the compatibility button, select the link to the left labeled “Blackboard Help and Known Problems” and scroll down to the [...]

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Nicholls syllabi template and sample WWW agreement letter

April 27th, 2009

In need of forms when planning for future classes?  The template (which was loaded from the M drive) for Nicholls syllabi and a sample agreement letter (thanks to Dr. Betty Kleen)  for students taking WWW classes has been added to the Suggestions and Resources for Online Classes page.

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