ATUS Website :: Home Issue 46, Fall 2010
by Justina Brown
Last June, the Center for Instructional Innovation & Assessment (CIIA) and ATUS collaborated to provide recipients of a Faculty Summer Grant with a week-long workshop as well as on-going support for the resulting educational technology enhancements. The grant program, with support from the Provost, was announced last spring and supported eight Western instructors, including two departmental teams, who wish to use online tools such as tutorials, simulations, and other technologies to enhance their courses Continued >>
Instructors who use our online course system have already begun to get familiar with Blackboard Version 9.1, which was installed and tested over the summer
New Changes in DMCA Copyright Circumvention Rules
Copyright changes implemented in August 2010 may affect campus users. Changes to the rulemaking in Digital Millenium Copyright Act
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ATUS is dedicated to supporting the effective integration of technology into all aspects of teaching and learning at Western.
Microsoft Office 2010 for Windows is now installed widely on campus. Some favorite new features include the expanded list of Recent Documents...
You've read about printing costs in past articles. Until printing is in the past, we'll continue to provide updates. A casual
Haggard Hall Location Now Complete
The remaining ATUS offices have completed their move from Miller Hall to Haggard Hall. Offices supporting Blackboard, Web Services and Graphics
This is Issue 46, Fall 2010
Academic Technology News is a production of Academic Technology & User Services, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington 98225-9094.
| Director: Frank Roberts |
Editors: Susan Brown / Rochelle Parry | Graphics:
Rochelle Parry / Maggie Wettergreen |
Contributors:
Frank Roberts, Justina Brown, Jennifer Dixey, Rob Galbraith,
Kathy Tadlock, John Farquhar, Susan Brown
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