Service Outage Tomorrow - 12/14 from 5-9 p.m.
In our attempt to give you the best Banner 9 experience, we have more updates to install. This weekend's update includes an upgrade to the Advancement module and is planned for tomorrow, Friday, December 14th from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. This will result in associated services being largely unavailable - including Banner, ACIS, Argos, and reports.albion.edu. Course Webs and Gmail will still be functional during this time. When the outage is complete, we will send an "All Clear" message.
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Another Scheduled Outage - 12/7 after 5 p.m.
As a part of our continued progress and upgrades with Banner 9, we will be experiencing another scheduled outage. Friday, 12/7 after 5 p.m., there will be service distruption resulting in associated services being largely unavailable - including Banner, ACIS, Argos, and reports.albion.edu. Course Webs and Gmail will still be functional during this time. When the outage is complete, we will send an "All Clear" message.
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Assigning Group Projects? Consider Using Google Apps
Group projects have a whole host of benefits for students – they encourage organization, time management, feedback and discussion, creative and critical thinking and can greatly improve collaboration skills. However, many students will still tell you group projects are bothersome. Perhaps it’s due to a student who didn’t contribute, difficulty meeting outside of class, or an inability to ensure others are doing the work needed to be successful. While group projects can never be perfect, professors can utilize Google Apps to ease some of the trauma.
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Hands-on Learning: Students Create Videos Promoting Positive Social Change
Any student who takes a sociology class can learn about social change, but how many of those students are pushed to actually impact social change? Albion College Anthropology and Sociology Professor Lynn Verduzco-Baker asks her students to do just that: make an impact.
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