Office of Academic Technology :: Spring Arbor University

Open Educational Resources

Today we hosted a webinar on Open Educational Resources (OERs) entitled, "Where to find the good stuff." Here is a list of the resources mentioned during the presentation...

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Live Streaming at SAU

Live streaming is a way of broadcasting events over the internet as it happens. Streaming happens when someone uses a camera to capture an event, and sends that video to a webpage so that others can view the event synchronously on their own computer.

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Computer Readiness Checkup

In order to have the best online learning experience, it is important to check that your computer is compatible with SAUonline. Check the links below to ensure that your system works with SAUonline.

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Blackboard Collaborate: What You Need to Know

If you are interested in hosting live lectures, webinars, or discussion groups for your students online, you'll want to keep reading.

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A Facebook Study

On Friday Morning, Facebook hosted the second largest IPO in history valued at over 100 billion dollars. Not bad for a company started by a Harvard freshman a little over eight years ago. The question is, can it be leveraged for learning?

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2012 GPS Faculty Development Conference

On Saturday, Randy and Nate joined nearly 100 faculty members from across the state for the 2012 Faculty Development Conference.

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Blackboard Elluminate Transition

A change is coming soon to Blackboard Elluminate. With the purchase of Wimba last year, Blackboard is transitioning Elluminate to a new system called Blackboard Collaborate...

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Taking Note

Note taking might be one of the most obvious uses for a tablet computer in higher education, but the question is, how well does it work on the iPad? This week we take a look at note taking Apps and Styli for the iPad.

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Open House Recap

On Thursday, February 23, we hosted the first ever OAT Open House called, "Classroom of the Future" which featured a variety of discussions on emerging classroom technologies, trends, and course design principles. Click the link to watch the sessions in case you weren't able to attend...

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Setting up Webmail on an iPhone or iPad

So you've got a shiny new iPad or iPhone and need some help figuring out how to use it, huh? We can help you get started.

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