Free Access to Atomic Learning for Students

UMass Amherst has purchased access to Atomic Learning for the spring semester. Access is available to all UMA students, instructors and staff. What is Atomic Learning? Richard Rogers, Chair of the Provost’s Learning Commons Committee, explains:
“Atomic Learning provides training an over 110 of the most commonly used software applications, such as Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative […]

How do you take your learning?

We live in an age of choices. Just about any service or product on the market is expected to come with choices. Do you want 400 free minutes,150 text messages, and free calling within network, or 800 voice minutes, unlimited data and call your friends free on any network? […]

Academic Technology Expert Mark Schlesinger Previews UMass’ Instructional Technology Conference

[Editor’s Note: Mark Schlesinger, Ph.D. , is the Associate Vice President for Academic Technology in the Office of the President at the University of Massachusetts. He works with faculty and staff at the five University campuses to enhance teaching with technology. He is on leave from the Boston campus, where he is an Associate Professor […]

UMass Dartmouth Study Shows College Internet Adoption Faster than Fortune 500

Here’s a story this week from the Boston Globe in which Dr. Nora Barnes, the director of the Center for Marketing Research at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth is featured and which, based on the Center’s research, notes that …colleges are adopting Internet technologies such as podcasts, message boards, blogs, and social networks faster […]

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