Monthly Announcements
Beginning of Semester Preparation Checklist for Dusting Off Your Illinois Compass Course Site Many instructors begin a new semester with a copy of a previous Illinois Compass course site. This can save a great deal of time, but there are a number of updates that must take place for that old course web site to become a new online course. And, more importantly, the revision process is the right time to consider changing and improving teaching and grading strategies, or adding tools and features to your Illinois Compass course. The tips below are assembled from our training and consulting staff and provide a good overview of some of the things you'll want to consider while designing and revising your Illinois Compass course site: more Highlights Message from the CIO, Pete Siegel Please read the important information regarding the status of the Illinois Compass service <http://www.cio.uiuc.edu/compass/> from Pete Siegel, CIO. Accompanying his letter are strategies for working productively with Compass, especially during peak usage times, one for students and one for instructors; a more expansive, technical summary describing ongoing upgrades of the Illinois Compass system is also available. LunchTime Learning Featured Event Creating and Using Question Test Banks for Exams, Quizzes, and Other Activities February 2, 2006 12:00 ~ 1:00 p.m. Do you use Microsoft Word or any other software to create and print your exams? Do you save these exams to disk? Do you eventually type exams over and over again as textbooks change? We have the answer for you. Respondus and StudyMate software can make your jobs much easier. Respondus focuses on creating a database of questions for your course which allows you to create a paper copy for written exams. StudyMate focuses on using the same database to create both study activities for students and preparation for exams using a stand alone publishing system to your department or course website. Additionally, Respondus and StudyMate can be used to upload your question test banks and study activities into Illinois Compass. Space is limited for this session. Please visit the EdTech calendar to register. Upcoming Events Are the Students Getting It? Using Surveys, Self-Tests, and Quizzes January 18, 2006 10:00 A.M. ~ 12:00 P.M. 23 Illini Hall Building a Basic Illinois Compass Course January 19, 2006 9:00 A.M. ~ 11:00 A.M. 23 Illini Hall Managing Large Enrollment and Multi-Section Courses in Illinois Compass January 19, 2006 2:00 P.M. ~ 4:00 P.M. 23 Illini Hall Illinois Compass Course Makeovers: Taking It To The Next Level January 23, 2006 2:00 ~ 4:30 P.M. 172 Armory Building a Comprehensive Illinois Compass Course January 24, 2006 9:00 A.M. ~ 12:00 P.M. 23 Illini Hall Before, During, and After the Lecture: Use of Online Discussions January 25, 2006 10:00 A.M. ~ 12:00 P.M. 23 Illini Hall Illinois Compass Grade Book January 26, 2006 1:30 P.M. ~ 3:00 P.M. 23 Illini Hall Visit our Workshop Offerings for more information about other workshops offered by EdTech. Resources Educational Technologies http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/edtech/ Illinois Compass Login http://compass.uiuc.edu Course Site Requests http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/edtech/teaching_software/compass/siterequest.html Campus Information Technologies and Educational Services (CITES) http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/ WebCT http://www.webct.com/ Educause http://www.educause.edu/	Illinois Compass Quick Tip Adding Users By clicking the "Add Members" button in the Illinois Compass Grade Book, you will be able to add users to your Illinois Compass course. You can add students who add your course late in the semester or add teaching assistants, graders, and other staff as a Designer, Teaching Assistant, or Auditor. Emerging Technology Term Podcasting Podcasting is making audio or video files available online via an RSS feed so that interested users can subscribe to the podcast to receive new files automatically. Although often associated with the use of Apple iPods or other portable MP3 players, podcasts are accessible through any multimedia computer with internet connectivity and appropriate software such as the free cross-platform Apple iTunes. Podcasts was chosen as the 2005 Word of the Year by the New Oxford American Dictionary. Join the EdTech Listservs Do you want to receive up to date information about EdTech, faculty learning groups, or faculty technology presentations? You can join one of the EdTech listserves below. Simply email EdTech to subscribe. 1. Illinois Compass Announcements 2. BrownBags 3. EdTech Announcements 4. Blogs and Wikis 5. Podcasts Contact Us CITES Educational Technologies 505 East Armory 182 Armory Building MC-531 Champaign, Illinois 61820 (217) 333-1078 Email: edtech@uiuc.edu This list is used by CITES Educational Technologies for the sole purpose of updating Teaching with Technology users about upcoming events.
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Monthly Announcements

Beginning of Semester Preparation

Checklist for Dusting Off Your Illinois Compass Course Site

Many instructors begin a new semester with a copy of a previous Illinois Compass course site. This can save a great deal of time, but there are a number of updates that must take place for that old course web site to become a new online course. And, more importantly, the revision process is the right time to consider changing and improving teaching and grading strategies, or adding tools and features to your Illinois Compass course. The tips below are assembled from our training and consulting staff and provide a good overview of some of the things you'll want to consider while designing and revising your Illinois Compass course site: more

Highlights

Message from the CIO, Pete Siegel

Please read the important information regarding the status of the Illinois Compass service <http://www.cio.uiuc.edu/compass/> from Pete Siegel, CIO. Accompanying his letter are strategies for working productively with Compass, especially during peak usage times, one for students and one for instructors; a more expansive, technical summary describing ongoing upgrades of the Illinois Compass system is also available.

LunchTime Learning Featured Event

Creating and Using Question Test Banks for Exams, Quizzes, and Other Activities

February 2, 2006
12:00 ~ 1:00 p.m.

Do you use Microsoft Word or any other software to create and print your exams? Do you save these exams to disk? Do you eventually type exams over and over again as textbooks change? We have the answer for you. Respondus and StudyMate software can make your jobs much easier. Respondus focuses on creating a database of questions for your course which allows you to create a paper copy for written exams. StudyMate focuses on using the same database to create both study activities for students and preparation for exams using a stand alone publishing system to your department or course website. Additionally, Respondus and StudyMate can be used to upload your question test banks and study activities into Illinois Compass.

Space is limited for this session. Please visit the EdTech calendar to register.

Upcoming Events

Are the Students Getting It? Using Surveys, Self-Tests, and Quizzes
January 18, 2006
10:00 A.M. ~ 12:00 P.M.
23 Illini Hall

Building a Basic Illinois Compass Course
January 19, 2006
9:00 A.M. ~ 11:00 A.M.
23 Illini Hall

Managing Large Enrollment and Multi-Section Courses in Illinois Compass
January 19, 2006
2:00 P.M. ~ 4:00 P.M.
23 Illini Hall

Illinois Compass Course Makeovers: Taking It To The Next Level
January 23, 2006
2:00 ~ 4:30 P.M.
172 Armory

Building a Comprehensive Illinois Compass Course
January 24, 2006
9:00 A.M. ~ 12:00 P.M.
23 Illini Hall

Before, During, and After the Lecture: Use of Online Discussions
January 25, 2006
10:00 A.M. ~ 12:00 P.M.
23 Illini Hall

Illinois Compass Grade Book
January 26, 2006
1:30 P.M. ~ 3:00 P.M.
23 Illini Hall

Visit our Workshop Offerings for more information about other workshops offered by EdTech.

Resources

Educational Technologies
http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/edtech/

Illinois Compass Login
http://compass.uiuc.edu

Course Site Requests
http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/edtech/teaching_software/compass/siterequest.html

Campus Information Technologies and Educational Services (CITES)
http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/

WebCT
http://www.webct.com/

Educause
http://www.educause.edu/

Illinois Compass Quick Tip

Adding Users

By clicking the "Add Members" button in the Illinois Compass Grade Book, you will be able to add users to your Illinois Compass course. You can add students who add your course late in the semester or add teaching assistants, graders, and other staff as a Designer, Teaching Assistant, or Auditor.

Emerging Technology Term

Podcasting

Podcasting is making audio or video files available online via an RSS feed so that interested users can subscribe to the podcast to receive new files automatically. Although often associated with the use of Apple iPods or other portable MP3 players, podcasts are accessible through any multimedia computer with internet connectivity and appropriate software such as the free cross-platform Apple iTunes. Podcasts was chosen as the 2005 Word of the Year by the New Oxford American Dictionary.

Join the EdTech Listservs

Do you want to receive up to date information about EdTech, faculty learning groups, or faculty technology presentations? You can join one of the EdTech listserves below. Simply email EdTech to subscribe.

1. Illinois Compass Announcements
2. BrownBags
3. EdTech Announcements
4. Blogs and Wikis
5. Podcasts

Contact Us

CITES Educational Technologies
505 East Armory
182 Armory Building MC-531
Champaign, Illinois 61820
(217) 333-1078
Email: edtech@uiuc.edu

This list is used by CITES Educational Technologies for the sole purpose of updating Teaching with Technology users about upcoming events.

Subscribing

This e-newsletter is sent to Teaching and Learning with Technology users who have received consulting or training from CITES Educational Technologies.

Please forward this message to anyone interested in Teaching and Learning with Technology.

To subscribe or unsubscribe from the list, please email us at training@edtech.cites.uiuc.edu