Online course preserves Mohawk language
October 1, 2009
The ITRC was mentioned in a Western News article for our involvement with the Mohawk language course in WebCT OWL.
Teaching gets a Second Life
January 22, 2009
In another lifetime, University of Western Ontario Psychology professor Mike Atkinson would be teaching his classes on a beach on Bora Bora Island. Although this is not quite his reality, Atkinson is able to indulge his academic fantasy in Second Life.
Wikis on rise in classrooms
October 3, 2008
Based on popular demand, Paul Lukasewych, instructional technology support specialist for Information Technology Services at Western, developed Kiwi Western, a wiki used within Web CT Owl.
Physics Tutorials use Wimba Live Classroom
September 25, 2008
The solution came in the form of Wimba Live Classroom, an interactive online education application accessed through WebCT Owl, which allows teaching assistants to conduct real-time virtual tutorials. And, the two teaching assistants don't even have to be in the same room during the tutorial.