Category Faculty/Staff News & Events

New Whiteboard Annotation Tools Coming to Blackboard Collaborate

With the Blackboard Collaborate release coming Aug. 6, attendees can enjoy better formatting, usability, and annotation persistence with the release of new whiteboard annotation tools. With these improvements, attendees can enjoy these features on a session whiteboard or shared file.…

Summer Blackboard Collaborate Updates

Blackboard is continually improving their web conferencing platform. Secure recording links will be released on July 16: As part of their commitment to security and privacy, they want to give instructors more control over their recordings. Public access to recordings…

Join ILiADS Summer Activities

Although the Institute for Liberal Arts Digital Scholarship (iliads.org) is unable to hold its annual event in person this year, the ILiADS Steering Committee will be hosting several conversations over the summer. Our hope is that these activities and new…

Former Coach, Faculty Member Mary Parker Passes Away

I am saddened to share that legendary Ohio Wesleyan coach and physical education faculty member Mary Parker has died at age 82 following a brave battle with cancer. Known affectionately as “Parkie” to her many OWU friends, Mary died peacefully…

Details of July 2 Blackboard Learn Updates

The Blackboard Learn update coming July 2nd includes several enhancements. Blackboard provides updates the first week of each month. Here are some highlights of July’s update: Course discussions improvements In the Ultra Course View, students currently can create their own…

June 23 – OWU BishopApps (G Suite) Training

On Tuesday 6/23, David Soliday will be offering technical training on the basics of Google Docs, Sheets, Drive (including Shared Drives), and Forms. At the end of the session, you should feel comfortable: Creating new Docs, Sheets, and Forms Adding…

Details of July 2 Blackboard Learn Updates

The Blackboard Learn update coming July 2nd includes several enhancements. Blackboard provides updates the first week of each month. Here are some highlights of July’s update: Course discussions improvements In the Ultra Course View, students currently can create their own…

Summer Blackboard Collaborate Updates

Blackboard is continually improving their web conferencing platform. Secure recording links will be released on July 16: As part of their commitment to security and privacy, they want to give instructors more control over their recordings. Public access to recordings…

Join ILiADS Summer Activities

Although the Institute for Liberal Arts Digital Scholarship (iliads.org) is unable to hold its annual event in person this year, the ILiADS Steering Committee will be hosting several conversations over the summer. Our hope is that these activities and new…