Tutorials

The Instructional Design team has assembled documentation and narrated video demonstrations for many of the instructional technologies offered at RWU. If you would like a tutorial added to this list please contact the ID team at id@rwu.edu or call (401) 254.3187.

Bridges
- The Bridges Collaborative Learning Environment (CLE) powered by Sakai is an open-source course management system that facilitates the creation of sophisticated web-based instructional materials. Bridges provides the academic community with a single environment to manage courses, build e-portfolios for teaching, learning and assessment, while supporting collaboration with colleagues on research, projects, and various other university activities.
Elluminate
- Elluminate Live! is the web conferencing tool currently supported at RWU for live (synchronous) web meetings.
Panopto
- Panopto Focus is a lecture capture application initially developed by Carnegie Mellon designed for capturing, editing, and streaming audio and video from presentations to the Web.
Mobile
- Android, iPhone/iPad
- Wireless
Multimedia Streaming Options
- RWU has a range of options for streaming media available for faculty and students. Your goals and comfort level with the technologies dictate the best options for you. If you'd like a consultation about media options and get help selecting the best choice for you, you may contact Media Services via e-mail at medaiservices@rwu.edu or via phone at (401) 254.5330 or contact a member of the Instructional Design team via e-mail at id@rwu.edu or via phone at (401) 254.3187.
Other Software
- Adobe Acrobat
- Document Cameras
- Lynda.com - Just-in-time access to hundreds of video tutorials on a range of software packages
- Microsoft Office
- Polycom Interactive Two-Way Video Conferencing)
- Polyvision
- SmartBoard (Polyvision Interactive Whiteboard)
- Turnitin.com
- Qualtrics