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Innovative Instruction Series - David Desplaces
TLT has continued its Innovative Instruction Series, which highlights faculty who use technology in innovative ways, by interviewing David Desplaces, Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship, and Assistant Professor in the Management and Entrepreneurship department in the School of Business. David is an avid technology user and employs a number of different tools and applications [...]
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OAKS Upgrade Coming in May
On May 10th OAKS will be upgraded to version 9.4.1 (Desire2Learn). There are some exciting features that will be available once the upgrade is completed: Preview Audio Recordings: Now users can not only record audio within OAKS but can now preview the recording before submitting it. They can play the entire clip or only a [...]
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TED-Ed: Flipped Lessons
Hopefully you were able to join us at the first TLT Roundtable, Exploring the Reverse Classroom or you have had the chance to view the video from that session and now you would like more ideas on reversing or flipping your class. Well here is another opportunity! Check out TED-Ed to “flip this lesson.” According [...]
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Grants Roundtable Video Available Now
The April Faculty Roundtable discussion, “Maximizing external funding while minimizing administrative headaches” was hosted by Academic Affairs and Teaching Learning and Technology within IT, to help provide an overview of the basics of applying for funding and grants administration at CofC. Susan Anderson, Assistant Vice President for Research & Director of the Office of Research [...]
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April Training Calendar
Below are the links to Teaching, Learning and Technology’s (TLT) April newsletter and calendar. In our newsletter you will find articles on eReaders, April’s Faculty Roundtable discussion, and information on our upcoming Faculty Technology Institutes. http://bit.ly/yHbdlD If you’re interested in learning more about Prezi (web-based presentation software), Google+ Hangouts, productive iPad apps, and other technology training [...]
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YouTube in the Classroom
Many professors on campus are already using YouTube in the classroom because of the ease of use and the sheer number of videos available. So I thought I would highlight some tips and share supplemental activites for faculty using YouTube in their courses. 1. Encourage your students to dig deeper. After showing a video in [...]
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April Faculty Roundtable Discussion
Maximizing external funding while minimizing administrative headaches The April Faculty Roundtable discussion, hosted by Academic Affairs and TLT, will help provide an overview of the basics of applying for funding and grants administration at CofC. Susan Anderson, Assistant Vice President for Research & Director of the Office of Research & Grants Administration will facilitate the discussion. The panelists, Cindi [...]
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Apply Now for the Faculty Technology Institutes!
Hello Faculty, The Teaching, Learning and Technology (TLT) Department within the Division of Information Technology is currently accepting applications for the Faculty Technology Institutes. The first FTI is scheduled from May 21-25, 2012, and the second FTI is scheduled from June 4-8, 2012. Both FTIs will cover the same content. You will be able to select a preferred date [...]
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Students & Technology - ECAR National Study
The Educause Center for Applied Research (ECAR) released their findings from a recent national study of students and Information Technology in higher education. This study significantly expands the current research of student use of technology, mainly due to the breadth of the 3,000 participants. The quick summary is: Students are drawn to hot technologies but [...]
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