The National Institute of Corrections awarded a one year grant of $320,000 to Texas A&M University. Dr. Nicola Ritter, Project Director and Instructional Associate Professor in the Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, will lead the team to study the impact…
CET Celebrates Student Employees Supporting Faculty Research
Each year, colleges and universities across the country recognize the importance of the student employee experience during National Student Employment Week (NSEW). Student employment offers students career-enhancing opportunities, the ability to develop skills relevant in any career, and better preparation…
Asset Library Released For USDA-APHIS Foreign Animal Disease Investigation Trainers
USDA-APHIS has released an asset library for use by their foreign animal disease investigation trainers. The library, curated by the Center for Educational Technologies (CET), contains hundreds of videos, photographs, images, and fillable charts that were created by the CET…
VetEducator Releases Another Set of Complimentary Slide Decks: Stem Cell
Roy Pool, DVM, PhD, Clinical Professor Emeritus,Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, has shared his detailed stem cell slide decks with the public. The slide decks are an accumulation of decades of detailed documentation of Pool’s experiences working with stem cells.…
StepStone Trainings Take Off!
After a “COVID-hiatus,” the Center for Educational Technologies (CET) has resumed training in their online course-authoring software, StepStone. Referred to as Tutorials and Treats, the trainings are 1-hour, hands-on sessions where the participants learn and develop materials along with StepStone…
Addressing the Myths of Vaccines and Children
In an effort to promote middle-school student vaccination acceptance, a National Institute of Health-Science Education Partnership Award (NIH-SEPA) project was awarded to an interdisciplinary Texas A&M University team, led by Julie Harlin, associate professor in the Department of Agricultural Leadership,…
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StepStone is your one-stop-shop authoring tool to create interactive e-learning courses. Use your fully functional trial version to discover the complete end-to-end StepStone experience – from virtual mini lessons to case studies to full-length courses. After 30 days, trial users…
Vanessa Manohar Joins CET
The next time you visit the Center for Educational Technologies (CET), stop by to meet the newest member of the team. In the fall of 2021, Vanessa Manohar joined the team as an executive assistant to CET Director and Instructional…
CET Welcomes New Instructional Designer
Bette Bittner joined the Center as an instructional designer in March 2021. Ms. Bittner holds a bachelor’s in technical communication with a minor in computer science from the University of Minnesota. She has over 17 years of experience in developing…