Teaching Tools

• Help with Blackboard Vista
  An e-learning application that complements classroom instruction.
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• Help with Clickers
  Easy-to-use hand-held remote devices with buttons that students press to respond to questions posed by their instructors.
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• Help with BCshare Groups for Teaching
  BCshare groups offers instructors a flexible set of teaching tools to foster collaborative learning and student publishing in the classroom.
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• Help with Lecture Capture Lecture capture allows instructors to create audio/video recordings of classroom lectures or presentations. Request Help Form
  
  
• Help with MediaKron MediaKron is an online tool for presenting and exploring multimedia course content. Request Help Form
  
  
• Help with Podcasting
  Online audio (and sometimes audio/presentation or audio/video) files which are syndicated, so that users subscribe to them and receive updates automatically.
  Request Help Form

You can expect to receive a response to all online form requests within one business day.

Instructional Design Help

• Project Management
  When a faculty member collaborates with Instructional Design and eTeaching Services on a special project, an instructional designer serves as the project manager to oversee the design, development, and implementation of their project.
  
  
• Training and Workshops
  Instructional designers offer consultations on an individual basis, with departments and groups, and lead workshops on commonly used programs and tools on a regular basis.
  
  
• Consultation on Instructional Technologies
  Instructional designers and GWAs offer consultations on various types of instructional technologies to suit instructor’s pedagogical needs.

To request instructional design assistance, please email eteach@bc.edu