Turnitin services will be intermittently unavailable during a scheduled maintenance period on Saturday, August 20th, 2016 from 9:00AM to 1:00PM.

Instructors are encouraged to modify assignment due dates either before or at least several hours after the scheduled maintenance window.

If you have any questions or concerns about this outage, please contact UW-W Desire2Learn Support.

We are happy to announce that TurningPoint Cloud is now available!  TurningPoint Cloud has been deployed to all lab and classroom machines and is ready for the upcoming fall semester.  Turning Point 5 is currently also on the machines, but will be removed on Monday, August 22nd.

Some important items to take note of:

• Student Licensing Changes.  With TurningPoint Cloud, the student clicker device licensing model has changed.  Beginning in the Fall 2016 semester, all students will need a license to use the Turning Point Cloud software.  All new clickers ResponseCard devices being sold at the bookstore will include a 1 year license with the device.  After that 1 year, students will need to purchase an additional license to continue using their physical ResponseCard Device.  Unlicensed users will not be able to use their ResponseCard with Turning Point.
• Direct integration with Desire2Learn (D2L).  Device registration is done right in D2L, and you can easily pull the device roster list into Turning Point, and also easily push grades back up to Desire2Learn.
• Net-ID Integration.  Instructors and Students will be able to login with their UW-W Net-ID and password.
• BYOD.  Turning Point Cloud enables students to turn their own device into a clicker by purchasing a license to use phone applications, or directly via a website.
• Enhanced Reporting Tools.  The new interface includes some additional analysis and management tools to get the most out of your polling results.
• Training and Support.  The LTC is here to offer basic training and support, but the vendor is also available to schedule ad-hoc training’s and offer support as needed.

For a full list of features, see: What’s New in TurningPoint Cloud.

If you have questions regarding TurningPoint Cloud, please contact the us at ltc@uww.edu or 262.472.1004.

If you are not aware, UW-Whitewater has a license for the vast array of film content available in the Films on Demand library.  You can now access these Films directly from Desire2Learn (D2L)!

1. Within the D2L Editor, select the “Insert Stuff” tool.
2. Towards the bottom, choose the “Films on Demand” link.
3. From here, you can search through the films, or type in the name of the film directly.
4. Once you have found the film you want to use, click the “Embed” button.
5. Finally click on “Insert”.
6. The video should now appear in the editor.  Click on “Save” or “Update” at the bottom of the page.
7. That’s it!

If you have any questions about this integration, please contact UW-W Desire2Learn Support.

This fall, we are excited to offer a new option for you in our video recording studio – KleerBoard!

If you would like to try it out, give us a call at 262.472.1004 or email at ltc@uww.edu to schedule an appointment!

The Learning Technology Center (LTC) has been supporting the use of student response system (SRS) – aka Clickers – for years in the classroom.  Over the years we have been adjusting and modifying the service to best suit the needs of instructors and students.

This Fall, we are upgrading to Turning Point Cloud which includes a number of great new features!

• Direct integration with Desire2Learn (D2L).  Device registration is done right in D2L, and you can easily pull the device roster list into Turning Point, and also easily push grades back up to Deisre2Learn.
• Net-ID Integration.  Instructors and Students will be able to login with their UW-W Net-ID and password.
• BYOD.  Turning Point Cloud enables students to turn their own device into a clicker by purchasing a license to use phone applications, or directly via a website.
• Enhanced Reporting Tools.  The new interface includes some additional analysis and mangement tools to get the most out of your polling results.
• Training and Support.  The LTC is here to offer basic training and support, but the vendor is also available to schedule ad-hoc training’s and offer support as needed.

If you would like more information, please feel free to contact us at ltc@uww.edu or call at 262-472-1004.