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Best Practices for Effective Video Conferencing

Want to do something in your course but can't find the tool to do it in Nexus? We've got a plethora of tools to help enhance your course. To learn more about any of these tools, please contact the Learning Technologies + Environments team for help deciding and setting up a tool in your course by submitting a request at https://helpdesk.union.edu .

Using Perusall with Nexus

Perusall is a social annotation tool that integrates with Nexus via assignments. Perusall allows students and their instructors to collaboratively markup documents, articles, websites, etc. online. Instead of reading a document and discussing it, Perusall brings the discussion to the text

How to Use Google Assignments with Nexus

Quickly and securely create, analyze, and grade coursework using Google Docs through Nexus. Create and analyze assignments with individualized comment bank, rubrics, and originality reports.

Installing and Launching Ensemble Anthem

Ensemble Anthem is a powerful Mac and Windows solution supporting your lecture capture, screen capture and flipped learning needs that easily integrates with your Ensemble Media Library (the platform which streams audio/video content like YouTube–without the ads). Ensemble Anthem enables you to easily record screen movements with audio, and/or record video from a webcam. This article describes how to login to Ensemble, and install and launch Ensemble Anthem.

Using the Learning Glass Lightboard

Event & A/V Equipment Support

Learning Environments (LE) can help you figure out all your multimedia needs for meetings, lectures, conferences and other events. Our friendly, knowledgeable staff will help you with everything from simple equipment rental to venue setup support, as well as provide reliable onsite technical support throughout your event.

Registering with a Network Account on a PC

How to register a network account on a PC.

Registering with a Network Account on a Mac

How to register a network account on a Mac.

Mathmatica

Mathmatica is a computational software program used in scientific, engineering, and mathematical fields, and well as other areas of technical computing. Find information on using Mathmatica here.

Quality Assurance, Accessibility and SEO scans of websites

Information on how to use Siteimprove to identify problems with a website.

Frequently Asked Questions about G Suite

Frequently asked questions about G Suite (formerly Google Apps for Education)

iPad Loaner Program (Course Reserve)

Information about reserving iPads for your course.

Adding Ensemble Media Library Videos to a Playlist

How to add videos to an Ensemble Video playlist.

Make a Playlist for Ensemble Media Library

Instructions for how to make a playlist of videos hosted on the Ensemble streaming platform that can get embedded into any webpage.

Add a File to Ensemble Media Library

Instructions for how to add a video file to Ensemble video streaming platform.