You make it to Columbus campus with minutes to spare before the start of your 8 a.m. class. Nothing more embarrassing than being late. You enter the lecture hall and the students’ dull murmur dips a little, acknowledging your presence. OK. It’s almost time to begin. Lights on. Laptop on....
Time to get excited: Carmen is about to get some major improvements. The Ohio State University is adopting Canvas as the new learning management system (LMS) inside Carmen. This means Canvas will now include new features, like SpeedGrader and course modules, to help you make the most of Carmen...
The Ohio State University’s online Master of Science in Dental Hygiene program prepares dental hygienists to become future leaders and educators in their field. The program focuses on individualized education, field experiences, and a substantive core curriculum, giving students the push they...
In December 2014, The Ohio State University joined nine major research universities as a founding member of Unizin . The goal of Unizin is simple; to improve the learning experience by providing an environment built upon collaboration, data,...
Creating high quality video content for online courses can be a daunting task. Students now more than ever are accustomed to learning information through easy-to-understand videos online. Navigating new technology to develop engaging videos can seem intimidating, but our instructional design...
Lights. Camera. Action! The Denney Digital Union is getting ready for its close up, with a video studio renovation. The updates, slated to finish in August, will feature the best of both worlds: a new interface that’s more intuitive for those who just want to click record and go, along with...
In order to help students and instructional staff get familiar with the new Canvas LMS , we've released virtual tours of the Canvas interface and current Carmen landing page. These Canvas walkthrough videos are...
Assessment: A necessary evil in education as well as event hosting. To be honest, we love getting feedback about our conference. Lucky for us, we had 210 survey responders; 33% of attendees! We pore over the comments and compare changes from year to year. Nerding out over Innovate survey...
The speed of change during the past decade keeps building. Within higher education, we often feel the wave isn’t going to hit us. The truth is, we can’t escape change and staying ahead of change is far preferable than reacting to it. Just ask those...
