At The Ohio State University, distance education continues to grow by leaps and bounds, with 17 online degree programs . To help with this exponential growth, the Office of Distance Education and eLearning (ODEE) provides services and support to...
Did you know that the cost of textbooks has risen by 1,041 percent since 1977? In fact, a typical Ohio State student spends an average of $1,000 on course materials each year.
Ohio State is expanding its online programs catalog, but not every learner needs another degree. Some prospective students need to refresh their skillset in a quickly evolving industry, and others might be looking for a new experience in the same sector. To serve this population, the university...
The Affordable Learning Exchange (ALX) works to lower costs for Ohio State students by helping instructors replace conventional textbooks with open and affordable materials.
Dr. Craig Burd and Dr. Christin Burd, assistant professors in the Department of Molecular Genetics, received the...
Innovation happens through incremental changes. It might not feel like our campus technology environment is drastically different than it was one year ago, but consider this: The last fiscal year brought Ohio State a new learning management platform, an enterprise multifactor authentication...
Syllabus week has come and gone, and you may be wondering what you are going to do with the pile of projects on your plate. Do you need to create a magazine layout but don’t have InDesign on your laptop? Need a meeting space to finish up your group project? The Digital Union (DU) is a great...
If you are working with a Carmen course using the Canvas LMS, you'll notice a link on the left side navigation called "Library Link". Clicking this link will connect you to relevant materials for your college, department or regional campus provided by University Libraries.
Students, faculty and staff alike made it through the first week of a new semester. We know it was a bit rocky with our IT systems working hard to keep up with the needs of new Buckeyes, as well as the brand new interface at carmen.osu.edu . We've learned a lot from the start of this semester...
A college transcript is not the only indicator of how well a student grasped concepts in the classroom, especially those with real-world implications. Dr. Tim Rhodus, a professor in the Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, created Buckeye Badges...
As the first week of classes draws to a close, we are happy to report that the adoption rate of Carmen (Canvas) is even higher than the 30% that we originally anticipated.
As of Friday, almost 70% of autumn courses are in Carmen (Canvas). That’s approximately 5,000 courses, 1,200 of...
