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Tips, tricks, and resources to enhance teaching and learning. Powered by the Instructional Design staff at @SetonHallTech

[TLTC ePirate @ePirate]

Italian hospital saves Covid-19 patients lives by 3D printing valves for reanimation devices
https://t.co/p1NZ7JTSKS

[Microsoft Teams @MicrosoftTeams]

#MicrosoftTeams turns 3 years old this month! We'll be celebrating teamwork all month so celebrate with us. #BirthdayMonth #CelebrateTeams

[Bill Goffe @BillGoffe]

"Five ways to increase the effectiveness of instructional video" looks pretty useful. Note that the lead author is a leading cognitive scientist -- Google Scholar reports 146,000 cites to his works (!) and multimedia is one of his areas of specialization.
https://t.co/q3JNNhBTNw

[Quality Matters @QMProgram]

A dedicated course introduction video can help you meet several QM Specific Review Standards (SRS) while also improving your connection to students. #TipTuesday from @DrSRCrawford. Read his full article for insight into how to make that intro video great! https://t.co/DjKRqQxABI

[Smithsonian @smithsonian]

The Smithsonian's treasures belong to you. Now you can download, remix, reuse and share them with #SmithsonianOpenAccess, for free, for any purpose. Explore at https://t.co/35Wp7dOaNK.

[Microsoft Teams @MicrosoftTeams]

#TeamsTuesday: Dark mode or light mode in #MicrosoftTeams?

[OER Digest @OERdigest]

FROM PENNSYLVANIA: The Provost’s office at the University of Pittsburgh has begun accepting proposals from faculty projects to adapt, adopt or create #OER for current course offerings. Read more here: https://t.co/8Isakjl6XU #OpenEd #HigherEd #EdTech #GoOpen #openeducation

[Seton Hall @SetonHall]

Video games have come to college—and they're not confined to residence halls. In recent years, as interest in esports and video gaming has grown, so too have the resources and opportunities at Seton Hall. https://t.co/aN2IuHC5Q5

[CNET @CNET]

Microsoft's new Office app will combine Word, Excel and PowerPoint into one app https://t.co/VxX3HfPxL2

[TLTC ePirate @ePirate]

What Exactly Is a ‘Free’ Textbook, and Other Questions About Open Resources https://t.co/uwiCRwCEHt via @chronicle

[TLTC ePirate @ePirate]

Netflix open-sources Polynote to simplify data science and machine learning workflows https://t.co/GggdXLjUju via @VentureBeat

[Microsoft Education @MicrosoftEDU]

The classroom app for @MergeVR now supports Immersive Reader, making content even more accessible for learners of all abilities. Get a closer look at how Microsoft schools are leveraging this new learning medium here: https://t.co/q5Cy9DVClo #MIEExpert #AssistiveTech

[Melanie Conroy @MelanieConroy1]

Big news from France. The French National Library has made their millions of high resolution images available free for academic use, including in published books. #FrenchTech #dh #Copyright

[Mike Tholfsen @mtholfsen]

UPDATED! The Period Table of Microsoft Learning Tools has been updated with the new October announcements 🎉 I had to make the font smaller to accommodate everything 💯 #edtech #dyslexia #edchat #MIEExpert #MicrosoftEDU

Downloadable version here: https://t.co/XomsHUYMHX

[Tony Vincent @tonyvincent]

Tip Tuesday! Send unknown callers directly to voicemail on an iPhone with iOS 13. Go to Settings → Phone and turn on Silence Unknown Callers.

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[TLTC ePirate @ePirate]

More than Half of All U.S. Colleges and Universities Using OpenStax Textbooks -- Campus Technology

https://t.co/RE63opvO28

[John Hilton III @johnhiltoniii]

The new #OER research article by @v_e_clinton is a MUST READ. This first ever meta-analysis of OER efficacy shows "no differences in learning efficacy between open textbooks and commercial textbooks" and significantly lower withdrawal rates when using OER. https://t.co/Oq854h3btU

[TLTC ePirate @ePirate]

LinkedIn Learning Champion Program - Seton Hall University: https://t.co/vP8r0nFOvv

[TLTC ePirate @ePirate]

GitHub Adds LMS Integration for More Efficient Workflows -- Campus Technology https://t.co/7fla82fCJT