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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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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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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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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Managing & Searching for Educational Media

In their "Multimedia Principle" Clark and Mayer (2011) talk about the importance of including words and graphics in your course in to encourage active learning.

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Google Scholar & The White Library

Google Scholar is an excellent tool that can be used to search research databases and is now integrated with MySAU.

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Buck Lunch on Blended Learning

Last Thursday Assistant Professor and Academic Advisor for the School of Education Joel Ottenbreit led an intriguing discussion on blended learning at SAU. Whether you teach online or face-to-face, you will be very interested in this discussion.

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Podcasting Cookbooks

OAT cookbooks are small, consumable task-based PDF downloads

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Lecture Capture Request

Interested in capturing a course lecture? You have come to the right place.

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