Office of Academic Technology :: Spring Arbor University

OAT Labs

Looking to leverage rich media or other technology in your courses?  Check out OAT Labs.

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MSN Residency 2010

Last week, graduate students from across the state gathered on main campus for the 2010 Nursing Residency.

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Top 5: August 2010

The fall semester will be here before you know it and we have a number of new resources to share with you. Here are the top five things we are reading, watching and listening to in OAT right now.

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The effect of the social environment on the online learner (Part 3)

We have been discussing things that can be done in the online learning environment to enhance student motivation and interaction. One of the things we mentioned last week was the critical importance of timely feedback in the online context specifically. This week, we will talk further about feedback and further implications.

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YouTube FAQ’s

Spring Arbor University has recently been added to YouTube EDU – an education channel on YouTube, which centralizes great instructional content from leading universities like Stanford, UCLA, MIT and many others.

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How to upload media to YouTube

Uploading video to YouTube is a simple and easy task. Watch the tutorial below for step-by-step instructions. For more information on what kind of audiovisuals you can upload, see our YouTube FAQ page.

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The effect of the social environment on the online learner (Part 2)

Last week, we talked about the social nature of learning theory and how this can play out in the online learning environment context. This week, we will flesh out what what this might mean for us as we design and deliver distance education courses.

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The effect of the social environment on the online learner (Part 1)

In the Office of Academic Technology at Spring Arbor University, we are not so much in the business of teaching tools. We are very much in the business of helping faculty best use technological tools to teach.

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Accessing eBooks

With the popularity of new eReaders such as the Kindle, Nook and the iPad, we thought we would give a short tutorial on how to access some great resources that are freely available to you.

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Top Five: July 2010

With the holiday weekend coming to a close we thought it would be nice to share the top five things we’re reading, watching and listening to in OAT right now. Enjoy.

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