A new entry in student support – are students reading their e-textbooks? http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/09/technology/coursesmart-e-textbooks-track-students-progress-for-teachers.html?hp&_r=0…Continue Reading Tracking students’ textbook use
WAC and Blogging
The Lake Effect Blog on Writing Across the Curriculum and blogging is a rich resource from Longview Community College. Check it out! http://wacblog2010.blogspot.com/…Continue Reading WAC and Blogging
Using Edublogs/WordPress for Department Websites
As many users of this blog platform know, we are hosted by Edublogs, but our platform is the open source application WordPress. This article from the Professor Hacker blog at the Chronicle for Higher Education, discusses the usefulness of a WordPress site for departmental web presence beyond the traditional format. Read on for more information…Continue Reading Using Edublogs/WordPress for Department Websites
BCC Blogs now with 25 Active Sites
While social media giants like Twitter and Facebook dominate in the media, here in academia there is a growing acceptance of open source software and the “read-write web,” where authors can easily create their own content without knowing complex coding. An interesting site to visit is on the WordPress pages, where the creative ways that…Continue Reading BCC Blogs now with 25 Active Sites
MyBCC Portal launched today!
Students, staff, and faculty are now able to access email, WebAdvisor, Moodle, and events, calendars, and task lists via a single sign-on BCC Portal. If you have a Webadvisor password (and you may need to update it first), you can sign on to the portal at http://portal.berkshirecc.edu. If you are a new or returning student,…Continue Reading MyBCC Portal launched today!
BCC Adopts Turn It In
BCC has adopted Turn It In, a plagiarism detection and writing education tool. The software is integrated with our Moodle platform for seamless creation of TII assignments directly in Moodle. Also, instructors can request a TII account outside of Moodle, and use the “Quick Submit” tool to check the originality of student papers. A blog…Continue Reading BCC Adopts Turn It In
… And Growing!
Two new sites have joined the family: BCC Zine Literary Magazine BCC Alignment Project Welcome aboard to our new bloggers, Tammara and Julie!…Continue Reading … And Growing!
BCC Sites are Growing!
On September 30th, BCC will mark the end of its five-year Title III grant, which has focused on Developmental Education and student success and retention strategies. As part of the grant, BCC started this WordPress platform (hosted by Edublogs) and sponsored a number of faculty and staff sites. What a great response! We have 20+…Continue Reading BCC Sites are Growing!
Video/Photo release form
Dear F/S Webmeisters: I have created a google form that you can use to capture releases when you are using an image for your site. This is especially important if you are capturing BCC students in photos or videos. Please email them this link and have them fill out the form; the record of their…Continue Reading Video/Photo release form