UM Blackboard users,
Would you like to increase engagement in your course? NBC Learn has videos that may be of use in stimulating thought and discussion. They are short, topical, and can be used in a wide variety of disciplines. Students want to know how their courses relate to their lives. Watching and discussion a video related to a course topic can provide that important link.
Attend a one-hour webinar on Tuesday, August 1, 2017, or August 15, 2017, 10:30-11:30 AM, for a demonstration for UM faculty of this valuable tool.
- Register for August 1st session: http://tinyurl.com/umnbclearn08012017
- Register for August 15th session: http://tinyurl.com/umnbclearn08152017
(Both sessions are the same.)
Don't have time to look through all the thousands of short videos available? If you send NBCLearn a copy of your course syllabus at account.management@nbcuni.com, they will look through their collection and suggest videos for the various units, chapters, or topics you cover. This is a free service, so why not give it a try? Turn around is fast, usually in a day or so. Don't have your new syllabus? Send the one from the last time you taught the class.
Want to see a sample video? Watch "Is Free Speech Dying on College Campuses" to get a taste of the NBC Content delivery technique. (Because the web player uses Flash, you should watch this video in Firefox or Internet Explorer, not in Chrome.)
— Bill —
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Director, Learning Platforms
University of Miami
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