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bSpace Articles

This section contains articles on best practices, case studies, testimonials, and developments in technology that may be helpful to your teaching and learning objectives.

New and creative uses of bSpace Project sites

By Lisa Rothrauff on Fri, 11/20/2009

This Fall, the creation and use of bSpace project sites has climbed. As of mid-October, 771 projects sites had been created this term alone, bringing the cumulative total of these sites to over 4000. 

Traditionally, course sites have been the main focus of bSpace users and of the ETS Instructional Support team.  But with the growth in number of project sites this Fall, ETS is taking a fresh look at project sites to understand why they are being created all over campus . > Read more

Why you'll love bSpace Messages

By Jon Hays on Mon, 09/21/2009

ETS officially introduces bSpace Messages for Fall 2009.  Messages is the new way to send and receive email from within bSpace course and project sites. > Read more

bSpace sees sharp increase in usage at semester start

By Lisa Rothrauff on Fri, 09/18/2009

The start of the Fall 2009 semester has seen a sharp increase in the number of bSpace users across campus. As a result, the ETS Instructional Support team, the group who supports and educates the campus community on bSpace and related technologies, has found itself supporting a growing number of newly innovative course and project sites.

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bSpace’s new “View Site As" feature

By Lisa Rothrauff on Tue, 08/04/2009

How many times have you wondered what your students see when the log in to your bSpace site? Or what other site participants may see?  With the newest Sakai release—2.6—bSpace users can now view their sites from their students’ (or other participants’) perspective. > Read more

New bSpace Release - What's New in 2.6?

By Angela White on Tue, 07/28/2009

With the 2.6 version, bSpace users will benefit from a new email tool, called Messages, and several improvements to the user interface and functionality of some key bSpace tools. > Read more

ETS' Teaching Enrichment Program pilot

By Lisa Rothrauff on Tue, 07/28/2009

In summer 2009, ETS’ Faculty Development and Support team launched a new program designed to better support the use of technologies for teaching and learning. Called the Teaching Enrichment program, the program leaders—ETS Instructional Designers Jon Hays and Angela White-- aim to identify instructors who express an interest in the use of technology for teaching, discover the full scope of their pedagogical goals, and design a solution that meet those goals in the course of a semester. > Read more

Quickstart for Faculty

By Michelle Ziegmann on Mon, 07/27/2009

Not sure where to start? This guide provides the essential steps for faculty and other instructors to integrate technology into their teaching. > Read more

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