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App State helps reduce e-waste by donating more than 2,800 surplus computers, monitors
Oct 31, 2023

Over the past two years, Appalachian State University Information Technology Services (ITS) has donated more than 2,400 computers and 450 mo...

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AsULearn 4 and Accessibility Open Office Hours
Aug 30, 2023

Last May our team updated AsULearn to Moodle 4.1. Accessibility was a big area of focus for this new version, and Moodle 4.1 includes better support f...

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Could AsULearn reduce gender inequities?
Mar 21, 2023

AsULearn is Appalachian's learning management system, built on the open source framework Moodle. The Moodle Academy recently held a webinar presenting...

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Technology report from the Interim Chief Information Officer
Jan 26, 2023

Message from the Interim Chief Information OfficerAs App State embarks upon a new semester, I am pleased to provide a technology report that outlines ...

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2022 AsULearn Student Survey
Jan 24, 2023

Our AsULearn Team, with help from our LMS Advisory Group, began surveying campus about our Learning Management System back in 2017, and the data colle...

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Integrate LinkedIn Learning during Winter Break Closure 2022-23
Dec 2, 2022

App State’s winter break closure will begin Friday, Dec. 23, 2022, and campus will reopen Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023.  This year's cl...

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The New "YES!!" Features in AsULearn's Next Version
Oct 10, 2022

By Dr. Michael L. Howell, Professor, Department of Social WorkOver the summer  I had the chance to test-drive the next iteration of AsULearn, (ba...

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Faculty Impressions of AsULearn 4
Sep 9, 2022

AsULearn is powered by Moodle and our team is currently preparing for an exciting AsULearn upgrade in May 2023. While we’re waiting, we asked some A...

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New to AsULearn: Syllabus Resource
Aug 18, 2022

The AsULearn support team is pleased to announce a new tool available for the fall semester! The syllabus resource enables teachers to create a web pa...

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New Look for AsULearn
Aug 11, 2022

Academic Technologies is hard at work preparing a significant update to AsULearn (powered by Moodle). In May 2023, we will be updating AsULearn to Moo...