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Build More Engagement in Discussion Boards
Posted November 13, 2024
By Pamela D. Williams/IDLT
Discussion boards, like online courses, are here to stay, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be an engaging and lively component of your course. Here are 3 tips to help invigorate your discussion boards.
- Consider using multimedia in your prompts. A song, music video, cartoon, or brief interview can help spark students’ interest and evoke deeper responses to course content that might be highlighted in a reading or article. Multi-modal exposure ...
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Migration to Teams and YuJa from Zoom
Posted November 13, 2024
Migration to Teams and YuJa from Zoom
by IDLT
During FY25, ITS will lead SIUE’s transition from Zoom to Microsoft Teams and YuJa for all video and web conferencing needs. Starting July 1, Microsoft Teams will become SIUE’s primary platform for meetings, instruction, and collaboration, while YuJa will serve as our video storage and lecture capture solution. This change is designed to streamline services, enhance collaboration, and reduce costs by optimizing our existing software r...
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