Category: Educational Technology News

Posted November 3, 2020

If you store Zoom recordings using Zoom’s cloud storage, please note that a 60-day limit has been set to ensure JMU stays within its institutional storage quota for Zoom. This means that your Zoom recordings will be automatically deleted 60 […]

Posted October 20, 2020

Starting October 21, 2020, all JMU students will need to log in with their JMU eID, password, and Duo to access Zoom at JMU. Please follow the steps that apply to you: If you have a personal Zoom account already […]

Posted September 16, 2020

We are pleased to announce that Zoom is now available and integrated with Canvas for teaching and learning! Zoom and Webex are the two synchronous conferencing platforms licensed by JMU for all faculty, staff, and students. We encourage faculty to visit the new Zoom […]

Posted September 6, 2020

We know that moving from in-person to online classes can be an adjustment. To help you through this transition, we’ve built a guide to online learning—and collected advice from current JMU students on how to make the most of your […]

Posted September 2, 2020

Welcome to James Madison University! We are here to help advance your research and teaching, offering library resources/services and providing support for the effective use of educational technology in your teaching. On our beautiful campus, you’ll find four library facilities, which […]

Posted September 1, 2020

In the spring of 2020, the JMU Libraries did the unimaginable. We helped move all JMU courses online in a week and a half. Like you, we worked hard to balance upheaval in our work and personal lives. We also focused heavily on the library […]

Posted August 27, 2020

On August 20, 2020, faculty and staff from JMU Libraries were among the JMU employees honored with Purple Star Awards. The awards were announced in this year’s annual staff address. The President’s Purple Star Awards recognize the contributions that faculty and staff […]

Posted August 10, 2020

By Karen Risch MottOriginally published on JMU News SUMMARY: JMU Libraries has been preparing professors to teach online for about 20 years, but this year is radically different. Dean of Libraries Bethany Nowviskie emphasizes how the university was perfectly positioned […]

Posted August 4, 2020

Over the course of the spring semester, eighteen JMU students in Dr. Allison Fagan’s English 360 class have been working diligently and passionately on a digital project that seeks to ethically elevate the stories of past and present immigrants living […]

Posted July 28, 2020

JMU Libraries’ classroom technology team is installing equipment across campus to support the unique teaching and learning needs of the Fall 2020 semester. We’re also developing new tutorials, online office hour sessions, and other resources and programs to support your […]