Chris Hollister: Your own personal librarian
GSE friends and colleagues… Many of you know me already, but for those who do not, I am the UB Libraries’ liaison to the Graduate School of Education (GSE). That…
What is SafeAssign?
SafeAssign is an instructional tool that is built into UBlearns (Blackboard Learn) that can check a student’s submitted assignment for originality. The Originality Report is designed to aid instruction on…
Top 5: Instructional advantages to using UBbox
UBbox is a cloud storage space and online content management system supported by UBIT. It allows you to upload, store, share and collaborate across almost any platform or device in…
Faculty Coffee Chat: Learning without boundaries
Learning without boundaries: Strategies for creative and engaging online learning activities. Date: Monday, November 7, 2016 Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm Location 103 Wende Hall, South Campus Guest Presenter: Deborah Raines, Associate…
Tools of Engagement Project (TOEP)
TOEP is a great opportunity to expand your knowledge and your teaching repertoire. It is an online professional learning community with educators sharing ideas about how to engage learners using today’s…
SUNY Open Access Week Webinar Series
SUNY Open Access Week 2016 In honor of Open Access Week (October 24-30) the SUNY Council of Library Directors (SCLD) invites you to attend a series of webinars. These webinars…
The Reality of Virtual Reality
Take a moment to think back to the 1990s. When someone used the words “virtual reality,” people often thought of everything from ‘Battlezone” to the full immersion found in the…
Top 5: Grade Center Tools (you may not be utilizing)
5) Needs Grading Needs grading is a section of the Grade Book that streamlines the onscreen display of assignments and calls out those assignments that are submitted and not yet graded…
Pre-Semester Procedures: Is your online course ready for August 29?
We are about a month away from the start of the Fall 2016 semester, and now is the time to start checking off those tasks that come with preparing your…