Faculty Development: Teaching and Technology

Sponsor: LIS/Dean’s Office
Facilitators: Andi Beckendorf, Diane Gossman
Location: Preus Library – Hovde Lounge
Participants: 8 – 12; individuals, pairs or teams from departments are welcome to apply.

To submit your application, visit Summer 2012 Faculty Workshop Application.

Sponsor: LIS
Facilitator: David Thompson
Location: Preus Library – Hovde Lounge
Registration: No limit, but please sign up below if you plan to attend

VoiceThread is a tool that allows the collaborative creation of online multimedia slideshows. This session will highlight ways to use this online environment to supplement the collaborative exercises already being done in the classroom.

_Teaching and Technology sessions highlight internet resources and software with potential as pedagogical tools.

Sponsor: LIS
Facilitator: Larry Sikkink
Location: Dahl Centennial Union – Mott
Registration: No limit, but please sign up below if you plan to attend

Faculty members in the departments listed below are scheduled to receive new computers this summer as part of the four year replacement cycle. This session will provide information on the choices, Mac and PC, that will be available in Summer 2012.

Sponsor: LIS
Facilitators: Andy Hageman & Brooke Joyce
Location: Dahl Centennial Union – Borlaug
Registration: No limit, but please sign up below if you plan to attend

This session will introduce case studies of how social media tools have been used in the classroom. The use of blogs and other social media tools will be discussed in the context of how these online collaborative tools can coexist with and extend instructional strategies.

_Teaching and Technology sessions highlight internet resources and software with potential as pedagogical tools.

Sponsor: LIS
Facilitators: Bob Puffer & Diane Gossman
Location: Olin 301 – Round Table Room
Registration: No limit, but please sign up below if you plan to attend

Are you looking for an easy way to set up meetings with advisees and other students during your office hours? Google’s “Appointment Slots” feature lets you designate blocks of available time which can be offered up to others through an online appointment calendar. This session will demonstrate the “Appointment Slots” feature, with a special focus on preparing advisors for registration meetings with advisees.

Sponsor: LIS
Facilitator: Matt Baumann
Location: Preus Library – Hovde Lounge
Registration: No limit, but please sign up below if you plan to attend

Podcast Producer allows instructors to easily capture video/audio of a classroom or instruction activity, and then stream it from a course’s KATIE site.

Sponsor: LIS
Facilitator: Germano Streese
Location: Loyalty 10
Registration: No limit, but please sign up below if you plan to attend

Learn more about Zotero, the browser plugin that helps you collect, organize, cite, and sync your sources in a collaborative environment. Paideia instructors are invited to attend this session scheduled early in the research unit, but the session is also open to anyone curious about how to keep track of your sources, or create a bibliography and footnotes.

Location: Olin 301 – Round Table Room

Information technology plays a fundamental and growing role in enabling education and research, yet the CIO’s role in leading that evolution for colleges and universities is far from clear. As a former CIO, vice president for research, and provost and current university president, Michael McRobbie will share his insights on the leadership opportunities and responsibilities for CIOs and their critical role in reshaping institutions.

Presenter:
Michael A.

Location: Olin 301 – Round Table Room

In the Netherlands, higher education institutions are jointly seeking to optimize the preconditions to facilitate promising IT initiatives by determining successful approaches through measurable improvements. We have invested in building an infrastructure for collaboration, knowledge sharing, and professionalization. Shared evaluation adds a new aspect to this innovation community. Like reverse engineering, innovators can define-at the start of a project or program-the relevant qualitative and quantitative factors to measure during and after.

Location: Olin 301 – Round Table Room

Professional development in best practices for online teaching is essential to ensuring the success of new online instructors. In this session, learn the 12 essential attributes of faculty professional development programs informed by adult learning theory. Hear how they were implemented through an action research process and see them illustrated through Bay Path College’s unique three-tiered approach to online faculty development that includes a comprehensive orientation, mentoring, and ongoing support.