Kaltura MediaSpace is a robust, YouTube like options for video storage and publishing available to the whole campus community. It can be a bit confusing to understand the different terms and options so this is an illustration of how a Kaltura page works vs a channel. Kaltura page A Kaltura page (or gallery) is a …
Brightspace has slowly been updating all the creation screens to have a unified look and layout. Next up is discussions! This is just like the changes for Assignments and Quizzes so it will look familiar. The New Discussion Creation Experience is now set to the opt-in option. That means you can turn it on and …
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Turnitin, an assignment originality tool available to all instructors at Meredith, has responded to concern about the use of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled writing tools like ChatGPT by adding an AI checker to its Feedback Studio product. Any assignment that a Meredith instructor has enable Turnitin for will automatically check for AI generated text, with …
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My intention for this blog series was to start with an introduction to ChatGPT and follow it up with a number of posts. But then I realized that maybe we should start with what AI is and then move to the topic of ChatGPT. First and foremost, let’s define AI. I like this definition of …
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There are many reasons across campus to handle multiple email addresses. Committee emails, billing, etc. can all be coming into the same inbox and causing confusion. Let’s make those a little easier to handle. Gmail has a “Multiple Inboxes” layout built just for this. We are going to go over how to set up this …
Chances are you have a group of people you regularly email or add to calendar events. Well here is a little tip to make it just a little quicker for you! Using Google Contacts It is easy to search up faculty and staff emails but through Google Contacts you have more control. You can create …
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Around the world, instruction is increasingly delivered asynchronously online, with educators facing new challenges and searching for ways to maintain rigor and quality content. As online education has emerged across mainstream higher education, an increasing number of MPA programs are offering online courses, hybrid courses and entire degree programs online (Naylor and Wilson, 2009; Powell, 2007). …
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Join us in the new IDAT News chat space on Google! Get IDAT news & updates 1x/week + training and critical announcements from Brightspace, Kaltura, etc.. As a Google Chat space, this is a group that you can leave/join at any time. No more missing out on any training or blog updates. Purpose of the …
Faculty have access to thousands of educational and documentary videos from Infobase’s Films on Demand. This is a fantastic resource on campus and you can learn more about it on the Carlyle Campbell Library website. This post focuses specifically on how to easily use this resource in Brightspace. It is possible share with a link …
