Teaching with Technology

Lecture Capture and Large Classes

by Mike Lewis, Associate Professor, Chemistry Thinking about topics for my first CTTL blog post this year, the obvious idea was to discuss my experiences with lecture capture over the past year.  As most faculty probably know by now, SLU uses the lecture capture program Tegrity from McGraw Hill.  This time last year, however, I think… Continue reading Lecture Capture and Large Classes

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Welcome Back: What You Need to Know about SLU Global (a.k.a., Blackboard)

By Kim Scharringhausen, Instructional Liason Learning Management Systems (LMS) have been around here at Saint Louis University almost from the time they first became available in 1995.  SLU adopted WebCT in 1997 and launched it as a small pilot for the Nursing School and then made it available to the entire University.  My relationship with… Continue reading Welcome Back: What You Need to Know about SLU Global (a.k.a., Blackboard)

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CTTL Director Talks on Fox 2 Local News

Our own CTTL Director, Dr. Debra Lohe, spoke on the Fox 2 News morning broadcast  on Wednesday, July 25 about engaging students in learning by leveraging software, such as Tegrity, in a “flipped class” model. In this teaching model, teachers rethink the traditional class model asking students to watch lectures and take notes as homework,… Continue reading CTTL Director Talks on Fox 2 Local News