Monthly Announcements
Highlights CITES EdTech OPEN HOUSE Friday, September 15, 2006 2:00 P.M. ~ 5:00 P.M. 2304 DCL - East side of building You're invited! Join us as we celebrate our new office location at DCL. Come explore the latest applications in educational technologies, tour EdTech offices, and meet the staff who serve you. Refreshments will be served! Give-Away iPod Nano Bring your business card for this special drawing at 4 P.M. You do not have to be in attendance to win the prize. Schedule of Activities: iLife 06 presented by Robert Knapp of Apple Corporation 2401 DCL 2:15, 3:15 Creating a Vodcast 2nd floor hallway entrance to 2304 DCL Every 5 minutes Publishing Pictures with Flock-n-Flickr - 2323 DCL 2:30, 3, 3:30, 4 Webdav with Illinois Compass - 2402 DCL 2:15, 3:15, 4:15 Build Interactive Games and Simulations - 2404 DCL 2:15, 3:15, 4:15 Finding Great Web Sites with StumbleUpon - 2312 DCL Every 5 minutes Teaching with NetFiles - 2325 DCL 2:30, 3, 3:30, 4 Creating a Podcast - 2327 DCL 2, 2:20, 2:40, 3, 3:20, 3:40, 4, 4:20 Easy Streaming Video with Youtube.com - 2323 DCL 2, 2:20, 2:40, 3, 3:20, 3:40, 4 Personal Tour of EdTech Web Site and Tools - 2321 DCL Every 15 minutes Recording from the Radio - 2314 DCL 2:30, 2:45, 3, 3:15, 3:30, 3:45, 4 SitePal Simulation - 2314 DCL Every 10 minutes Featured Event Lunchtime Learning Showcase Blogs, Wikis, and Podcasts: Possibilities for Teaching, Research, and Classroom Presentations Wednesday, September 13, 2006 12:00 P.M. ~ 1:00 P.M. 23 Illini Hall Space is limited for this sessions. Please visit the EdTech calendar to register. Upcoming Events Building a Basic Illinois Compass Course Wednesday, September 6, 2006 10:00 A.M. ~ 12:00 P.M. 23 Illini Hall Managing Large Enrollment and Multi-Section Courses in Illinois Compass Friday, September 8, 2006 1:30 P.M. ~ 3:00 P.M. 23 Illini Hall Illinois Compass Grade Book Friday,September 8, 2006 10:00 A.M. ~ 11:30 P.M. 23 Illini Hall Building a Basic Illinois Compass Course Tuesday, September 12, 2006 2:00 P.M. ~ 4:00 P.M. 23 Illini Hall Respondus Respondus is a tool for creating and managing exams that can be printed to paper or published directly to Illinois Compass. Thursday, September 14, 2006 2:00 P.M. ~ 3:30 P.M. 23 Illini Hall Building a Basic Illinois Compass Course Wednesday, September 20, 2006 1:30 P.M. ~ 3:30 P.M. 23 Illini Hall Managing Large Enrollment and Multi-Section Courses in Illinois Compass Thursday, September 21, 2006 10:00 A.M. ~ 11:30 A.M. 23 Illini Hall Building a Basic Illinois Compass Course Tuesday, September 26, 2006 10:00 A.M. ~ 12:00 P.M. 23 Illini Hall StudyMate StudyMate is tool that allows easy creation of Flash-based practice exercises and quizzes. Thursday, September 28, 2006 2:00 P.M. ~ 3:30 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/siterequest.html Campus Information Technologies and Educational Services (CITES) http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/ Center for Teaching Excellence http://www.cte.uiuc.edu/ BlackBoard http://www.blackboard.com/ Educause http://www.educause.edu/	Emerging Technology Term Social Bookmarking Social bookmarking occurs on web-based services where shared lists of user-created Internet bookmarks are displayed. Social bookmarking sites generally organize their content using tags and are an increasingly popular way to locate, classify, rank, and share Internet resources. Brown Bag Stephen Hurst Brown Bag on Calibrated Peer Review Wednesday, September 20, 2006 12:00 P.M. ~ 1:00P.M. 23 Illini Hall Stephen Hurst from the Geology Department will talk about how he and other faculty in the department have adopted Calibrated Peer Review software to give multiple graded writing assignments in large introductory classes. Coming Soon! Teaching with NetFiles Learn how to use NetFiles as an instructional tool to provide students links to large files, collaborate on group projects and papers, and manage class project web sites. Create Your Own Instructional Web Sites This workshop will cover everything faculty need to know to get started building their own web sites to aid in their teaching. Topics to be covered include: the basics of web servers, the basics of web design and development, creating and editing pages in Dreamweaver, and publishing web sites in Netfiles or Illinois Compass. Prepare Your Students to Publish on the Web This session is intended for faculty who are considering assignments that involve creating and publishing web sites. We will explore the various aspects involved in adapting assignments for web publication, design and communication issues of the web, and how to communicate web publishing skills to your students. Contact Us CITES Educational Technologies 2304 DCL MC-256 1304 W. Springfield Urbana, Illinois 61801 (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

Highlights

CITES EdTech OPEN HOUSE
Friday, September 15, 2006
2:00 P.M. ~ 5:00 P.M.
2304 DCL - East side of building

You're invited! Join us as we celebrate our new office location at DCL. Come explore the latest applications in educational technologies, tour EdTech offices, and meet the staff who serve you. Refreshments will be served!

Give-Away

iPod Nano
Bring your business card for this special drawing at 4 P.M. You do not have to be in attendance to win the prize.

Schedule of Activities:

iLife 06 presented by Robert Knapp of Apple Corporation
2401 DCL
2:15, 3:15

Creating a Vodcast
2nd floor hallway entrance to 2304 DCL
Every 5 minutes

Publishing Pictures with Flock-n-Flickr - 2323 DCL
2:30, 3, 3:30, 4

Webdav with Illinois Compass - 2402 DCL
2:15, 3:15, 4:15

Build Interactive Games and Simulations - 2404 DCL
2:15, 3:15, 4:15

Finding Great Web Sites with StumbleUpon - 2312 DCL
Every 5 minutes

Teaching with NetFiles - 2325 DCL
2:30, 3, 3:30, 4

Creating a Podcast - 2327 DCL
2, 2:20, 2:40, 3, 3:20, 3:40, 4, 4:20

Easy Streaming Video with Youtube.com - 2323 DCL
2, 2:20, 2:40, 3, 3:20, 3:40, 4

Personal Tour of EdTech Web Site and Tools - 2321 DCL
Every 15 minutes

Recording from the Radio - 2314 DCL
2:30, 2:45, 3, 3:15, 3:30, 3:45, 4

SitePal Simulation - 2314 DCL
Every 10 minutes

Featured Event
Lunchtime Learning Showcase

Blogs, Wikis, and Podcasts: Possibilities for Teaching, Research, and Classroom Presentations
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
12:00 P.M. ~ 1:00 P.M.
23 Illini Hall

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

Upcoming Events

Building a Basic Illinois Compass Course
Wednesday, September 6, 2006
10:00 A.M. ~ 12:00 P.M.
23 Illini Hall

Managing Large Enrollment and Multi-Section Courses in Illinois Compass
Friday, September 8, 2006
1:30 P.M. ~ 3:00 P.M.
23 Illini Hall

Illinois Compass Grade Book
Friday,September 8, 2006
10:00 A.M. ~ 11:30 P.M.
23 Illini Hall

Building a Basic Illinois Compass Course
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
2:00 P.M. ~ 4:00 P.M.
23 Illini Hall

Respondus
Respondus is a tool for creating and managing exams that can be printed to paper or published directly to Illinois Compass.
Thursday, September 14, 2006
2:00 P.M. ~ 3:30 P.M.
23 Illini Hall

Building a Basic Illinois Compass Course
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
1:30 P.M. ~ 3:30 P.M.
23 Illini Hall

Managing Large Enrollment and Multi-Section Courses in Illinois Compass
Thursday, September 21, 2006
10:00 A.M. ~ 11:30 A.M.
23 Illini Hall

Building a Basic Illinois Compass Course
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
10:00 A.M. ~ 12:00 P.M.
23 Illini Hall

StudyMate
StudyMate is tool that allows easy creation of Flash-based practice exercises and quizzes.
Thursday, September 28, 2006
2:00 P.M. ~ 3:30 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/siterequest.html

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

Center for Teaching Excellence
http://www.cte.uiuc.edu/

BlackBoard
http://www.blackboard.com/

Educause
http://www.educause.edu/

Emerging Technology Term

Social Bookmarking

Social bookmarking occurs on web-based services where shared lists of user-created Internet bookmarks are displayed. Social bookmarking sites generally organize their content using tags and are an increasingly popular way to locate, classify, rank, and share Internet resources.

Brown Bag

Stephen Hurst Brown Bag on Calibrated Peer Review
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
12:00 P.M. ~ 1:00P.M.
23 Illini Hall

Stephen Hurst from the Geology Department will talk about how he and other faculty in the department have adopted Calibrated Peer Review software to give multiple graded writing assignments in large introductory classes.

Coming Soon!

Teaching with NetFiles
Learn how to use NetFiles as an instructional tool to provide students links to large files, collaborate on group projects and papers, and manage class project web sites.

Create Your Own Instructional Web Sites

This workshop will cover everything faculty need to know to get started building their own web sites to aid in their teaching. Topics to be covered include: the basics of web servers, the basics of web design and development, creating and editing pages in Dreamweaver, and publishing web sites in Netfiles or Illinois Compass.

Prepare Your Students to Publish on the Web

This session is intended for faculty who are considering assignments that involve creating and publishing web sites. We will explore the various aspects involved in adapting assignments for web publication, design and communication issues of the web, and how to communicate web publishing skills to your students.

Contact Us

CITES Educational Technologies
2304 DCL
MC-256
1304 W. Springfield
Urbana, Illinois 61801
(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