Learning Technologies & Innovation recently welcomed Aimee Burke, senior customer success manager at Labster, to reintroduce Labster to Loyola faculty and staff. Labster is a virtual science lab simulation tool, when integrated with Sakai, that can enhance STEM teaching and improve student readiness for hands‑on lab work. Initially adopted during the height of the COVID-19 …
As we begin a new semester, it’s a good time to remind you of the academic research technologies available to faculty, students, and staff in the Loyola community. The Learning Technologies and Innovation group supports a suite of applications to enhance teaching, learning, and research. These tools can be used for quantitative data analysis, qualitative …
Loyola’s digital classroom just got smarter, smoother, and more connected. We’re excited to introduce Sakai 25, the newest version of our learning management system, designed to make teaching and learning more intuitive for everyone. This is more than an update; it is a thoughtful redesign that places accessibility, collaboration, and efficiency at the center of …
On Tuesday, October 7th, representatives from 35 technology vendors came to Damen Student Center to spotlight their services at the 2025 Information & Technology Showcase. Despite it being fall break and an overcast rainy day, the Showcase drew in attendees across the Loyola user community of faculty, staff, and students, including Provost Doug Woods to …
Like many cloud-based systems we use daily, Sakai has a finite amount of storage space. This restriction led Loyola to adopt an administrative schedule outlining when courses are created, go online, and are made unavailable to site members. Much of the information in Sakai course sites can be retained if it has future value, …
I. Dictionarium Vulgare: Dictionary of the common people Mozart in a Go Kart (noun): An outrageously smart person operating in a setting way beneath their talent level. Picture Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, literal musical genius, stuck zooming around in a go kart — still outclassing everyone, but in the weirdest way possible. Used when: – Someone …
Spring is finally in the air! The windows are open at home, and fresh breezes are chasing out that lingering winter funk. Just as this season inspires us to deep clean our living spaces, it’s also the perfect time to give our tech a little refresh. Here are a few simple spring-cleaning tips to help …
This blog post is about AI, the future, Bill Gates, and – most importantly – an introduction to Elai – a new video creation tool coming to LUC soon! AI and The Future Differing reactions towards the ascent and ongoing advancement of AI capabilities have been well documented for years. Based on a survey from …
I distinctly remember the first online course I took: “Empowering Adult Online Learning – Theory and Best Practices” with Dr. Kim Round at Harvard Extension School, my first course in Harvard’s graduate certificate in Learning Design and Technology. The year was 2017 and the frontier of online education was uncomplicated by the pivot to emergency …
A perpetual challenge we (instructors, instructional designers, teaching assistants, learning engineers, educational technologists, and anyone learning online) encounter with online teaching and learning occurs in the absence of live engagement: how do we facilitate and engage meaningful exchanges within the classroom when there are no classes or classroom? (For the sake of brevity, I am …