The University of Alabama Faculty Resource Center’s mission is to
- facilitate the effective integration of instructional technology into teaching through development and consultation,
- provide design assistance, videography, and imaging services to UA faculty,
- help faculty learn about technology available campus-wide through workshops, seminars, guides and other resources,
- offer assistance and support with instructional technology questions or problems, and
- research and learn about new types of instructional technology as they emerge.
For more information about our services contact the FRC staff at elearning@ua.edu or 348-3532. Visit us in the Faculty Resource Center, located in A203 Gordon Palmer Hall Annex.
Blackboard Learn Transition
Watch this video for information on the transition to Blackboard Learn
Instructional Technology Resources
Watch this video to see the tools that are available
News
- Learn about the transition from eLearning to Blackboard Learn.
- Follow the steps to request Blackboard Learn courses.
- Students using Mac computers to take exams using LockDown Browser need to install an update to LockDown Browser if the Mac computer has been updated since early April. Learn how to update LockDown Browser for Macs.
- Learn how to make your Word, PowerPoint, and PDF files usable by students who use screen readers: Word Accessibility Guide, PowerPoint Accessibility Guide, and PDF Accessibility Guide (Courtesy of Michigan State).
- Find out who won the prizes and see who presented at the 2012 CIT Faculty Technology Showcase which was held on Friday, March 30, 2012.
- Learn about new features such as the Tegrity app for select mobile devices in the Tegrity Guide or the enhanced Turnitin paper grading resource called GradeMark in the Turnitin Guide .
- Instructors who use Testing Services for exam results can import those results into eLearning. Learn more in the Import Testing Services Results to eLearning Guide.
- Student guides to eLearning, Tegrity, clickers, and Turnitin can be added to eLearning sections and are available at the Student Resources link.
- Instructors can link their OIRA syllabus to an eLearning section following the steps in the OIRA-UAOPS Syllabus in eLearning Guide.
ATTENTION CLICKER USERS!
If you are teaching a course and are planning to use clickers, please be sure to let the Supply Store know you want to use clickers as soon as possible. This will help the Supply Store keep an adequate supply of clickers on hand to meet the need of students who wish to purchase clickers. Submit your request to the Supply Store online at http://www.universitysupplystore.com/site_faculty.asp or contact Bernadette Chavira-Trull at bchavira@bama.ua.edu
