Draft: note, Kaltura is a complex space and until we have worked the kinks out of the process this post will be considered draft. What is a Group? A group (e.g. Library) is a single manageable entity that represents a collection of users. Technically, a group is a unique type of user that can have…
Hi all, this upgrade to WordPress 5.4 brings a few handy improvements: A four-screen “onboarding” style guide to using the block editor that appears the first time you open the block editor. It can be viewed again via the vertical three dots in the upper right of the window under the item “Welcome Guide”. (If…
This interactive workshop will provide an overview of chatbots in education and will involve attendees working in groups to identify a use case and build a paper based chatbot. At the end of the session participants will have gained an overview on chatbots in education and can reuse the paper prototyping exercise at to help identify and design chatbots.
Every now and then a WordPress plugin comes along that I instantly know will be a useful game-changer for many TruBox and OpenETC users. I recently installed this plugin on both servers and will take a few paragraphs to show you what it does. The Academic Blogger’s Toolkit (ABT) helps you manage citations and bibliographies…
The Intercultural Intersections Website is what we consider a “bespoke” project for the Learning Technology and Innovations group. It required plenty of lead time and a great deal of initial custom WordPress development and ongoing iteration. Our internal client for this site was Kyra Garson, Interculturalization Coordinator in TRU’s Centre for Excellence in Learning and…
Coming in Fall 2019
Kaltura is a one-stop shop for all things video. It’s like Youtube on steroids. It integrates with Moodle and Wordpress and is accessible to all TRU Faculty and Students.
Use Kaltura for video creation, editing, storage and cataloguing. Use it in Moodle for display video, video-based assignments, captions/transcripts and more.
Moodle is the Learning Management System at TRU and allows for the delivery of course materials, assessments like assignments and quizzes, and student engagement through tools like forums and Big Blue Button for videoconferencing. Student data is protected when instructors use Moodle to communicate confidential information about course progress and grades. Our installation of Moodle…
Big Blue Button is a tool for synchronous audio/video discussions. It integrates with Moodle, Mattermost and even has stand-alone access via the Greenlight front end. It includes video-based chat, whiteboard, session-recording and screen sharing functionality. Use it when you want to interact with others in real-time and save recordings for later. It is great for…