Open: OER and AI
(Time to Read: 3 mins.)Tensions Between OER and AI It may feel like we have been talking about generative artificial intelligence for decades, and maybe you have, but in terms of regulations of AI, we have just gotten…
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Software, hardware, desktop, mobile, cloud, etc. used in elearning.
Being There: Developing VR for Culinary Arts
(Time to Read: 5 mins.)In August of 2024, members of CTLR were invited to test new VR training systems beng developed by VCC’s Culinary Arts program. The team I’m in, CTLR, is a small department, serving all schools…
Extending Moodle: Microsoft Teams Integrations
(Time to Read: 4 mins.)For a couple of years, eLSupport has had a backburner project going to experiment with ways to connect VCC’s Moodle learning management system with our Microsoft Teams environment. Advantages of using Teams with Moodle…
Extending Moodle: Plugins and LTI
(Time to Read: 4 mins.)Modern complex platforms are usually made up of components — parts that perform specific tasks and communicate with other parts using common protocols. Moodle is an example of a complex, open platform, made up…
The Helpdesk Paradox
(Time to Read: 2 mins.)Over the past three years we (VCC) have seen a steady reduction in the total number of ticket requests submitted to our eLearning Support helpdesk* by faculty. At the same time, we have seen…
Do Students actually watch recorded Zoom lectures?
(Time to Read: 2 mins.)I’m continuing to parse the data from 6 years of Kaltura at VCC. Kaltura maintains data on numbers of views for each video so we are able to count the number of videos that…
Does video length impact view counts?
(Time to Read: 2 mins.)In my ongoing efforts to extract meaning from our Kaltura data, I looked into the relationship between video length and the number of times a video has been viewed. What I expected to see…
AI Insight: Supporting Teaching & Learning Success with AI Tools
(Time to Read: 2 mins.)This fall, VCC’s Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Research (CTLR) has focused on one key question: How can we help instructors confidently, ethically and effectively use AI tools into their teaching practice? Through targeted…
AI Insight: Creation or Mechanization?
(Time to Read: 6 mins.)In this post, I’ll cover main ideas and issues that have both driven me away from and pulled me towards using AI-based tools for content creation. (If you’re more interested in practical uses than…
AI Insight: CTLR’s AI Workshop Series
(Time to Read: 2 mins.)This is the first in a series of articles on artificial intelligence and GenAI, in which we’ll cover some historical technological background, along with the specific projects and tools in use at Vancouver Community…