by Craig Short | Jul 31, 2018 | Newsletter Summer 2018
On September 25, UMKC will host the regional OLC Collaborate Conference at the Kauffman Foundation Conference Center. This year’s theme is Breaking Barriers: Institutional Strategies for Accessibility in Digital Learning. Come join your fellow digital learning...
by Craig Short | Jul 31, 2018 | Newsletter Summer 2018
Top Hat Replacing TurningPoint Starting on August, 2018, TurningPoint will no longer be supported by ITS and will be removed from ILE classrooms. Top Hat will be the only supported classroom response (clicker) system at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Top...
by Craig Short | Jul 31, 2018 | Newsletter Summer 2018, Uncategorized
Two Entities Join NC-SARA Massachusetts and Puerto Rico have recently joined the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA). The recent additions have increased the number of states and U.S. territories in which the University of...
by Craig Short | Jul 31, 2018 | Newsletter Summer 2018
Dani Wellemeyer, Head of Outreach and Engagement Julie Hartwell, Instructional Design Librarian The search box on the UMKC Libraries homepage has changed! The Libraries made the switch from a product called Summon to one called Encore Suites to save a bunch of money....
by Craig Short | Jul 31, 2018 | Newsletter Summer 2018
By Dr. Tiffani Riggers-Piehl, Assistant Professor of Higher Education; Educational Leadership, Policy, & Foundations “I started teaching at UMKC in 2017, having previously taught as an adjunct professor and worked in faculty development at Baylor University....
by Craig Short | Jul 31, 2018 | Newsletter Summer 2018
More than 100 UMKC faculty and staff attended the Canvas Conference which was held at the Kauffman Foundation Conference Center on Friday, July 20th. There were three tracks participants could follow: Canvas 101, Tools in Canvas, and Accessibility. UMKC Provost...
