Academic Technologies

Chico State Launches Mobile App
As part of the Mobile Initiative Information Resources has spearheaded the development of a mobile app available for iOS and Android, and an accompanying mobile web site. Check out the flyer (pdf) for more information.

Chico State “Analytics in Process” is published in EDUCAUSE Review. Read the full EDUCAUSE article online.
(Chico State University) has been analyzing how students use its learning management system (LMS) since 2003 to demonstrate usage and growth in faculty adoption. These reports answered questions about institution-wide usage, but didn't answer some major questions that we wanted to address, such as how to evaluate the effectiveness of professional development programs on student achievement and identify areas in courses for improvement. We therefore launched a pilot project to address two key questions:

1. What is the relationship between LMS usage and student academic achievement?
2. How do student characteristics — such as gender, race/ethnicity, family income, and previous academic achievement — affect this relationship?

Blackboard (Bb) Learn is in Full Production
Over 670 faculty trained in Bb Learn!! All fall 2012 courses are in Bb Learn. Vista has retired.