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Online Learning Services is a unit within Information Technology Services at Syracuse University. Our primary mission is to provide leadership and support in the appropriate use of technology for teaching, learning, and research.
Education Technologies:
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Blackboard learning management software makes class content available to students via the Internet. Blackboard provides students and instructors with interactive web 2.0 technologies such as blogs and wikis. The Blackboard course management platform also supports video and audio from a variety of web sources including podcasts and v-casts. The Blackboard course management system uses all of these tools to enhance learning, interaction, and collaboration. | Adobe Connect is a secure web conferencing system that all Syracuse University instructors and students can use at no charge. Participants can interact via real-time audio and video, share presentations, and join discussions verbally or by chat.
| TurningPoint student response system allows students to become active participants in their classroom by submitting responses to interactive questions using a ResponseCard keypad or other hand-held/computer devices. The instructor has the ability to display a graph after students have answered, showing how the class answered as a whole, and letting students assess their course knowledge. |
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| Anyone in the Syracuse University community can create their own website with Expressions. Each user can customize their WordPress site to express themselves and create an online presence. | The Turnitin internet-based plagiarism-detection service checks the originality of student submitted essays. Turnitin can be used to detect plagiarism as well as spelling and use of grammar. Instructors can leave a voice comment with each submitted assignment. Students and instructors can use Turnitin within the Blackboard platform. | The Ensemble Video Platform simplifies video management and distribution. Videos can be streamed from your course’s Blackboard web page, Sharepoint, Cascade, iTunes/iTunesU, web pages, iPads, and more with the help of Ensemble. |
Web Tools
Incorporating social media and web 2.0 tools into learning can help engage students with the content as well as each other. These technologies can be used effectively either in a face-to-face or online environment to enhance teaching and learning.
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