University of Illinois
Monthly Announcements
Highlights
Spring 2008 Teaching with Technology Brown Bag Series
Save these date for the CITES Educational Technologies Spring 2008 Brown Bag Series. All presentations are held from 12:00 P.M. ~ 1:00 P.M. in 23 Illini Hall, are free and open to the public.
Upcoming presentations include:
February 6
Teaching Academic Subjects with Audi-Visual Effects
Hadi Esfahani, Professor
Department of Economics
February 20
Potpourri of Practical Pointers: From PowerPoint to Facebook
Marsha Woodbury, Lecturer
Department of Computer Science
March 5
Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going?: Uses of Educational Technologies to Serve Non-traditional Students
Panel Presentation by Academic Outreach
April 2
You Too Can Google! Adding Your Own Info to Google Earth
Gerald Nelson, Professor
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Economics
April 16
Surviving the Bumps and Bruises of Teaching on the Cutting Edge
Diane Musumeci, Department Head and Professor
Department of Spanish, Italian and Portuguese
Visit our Brown Bag Series for more information or download the Spring 2008 Program Schedule.
Lunchtime Learning Featured Events
CITES is launching its new Educational Technology Showcase Series (ETSS) featuring: Web Collaboration, Web 2.0, Visual Communication, Content Management, Course Management, and Web 3.0 technologies available for faculty use in teaching with technology. These showcases are 50-minutes.
ETSS: Wiki
February 7, 2008
12:00 P.M. ~ 1:00 P.M.
23 Illini Hall
ETSS: Beyond Bullet Points: Suggestions for Effective PowerPoint Presentations
February 14, 2008
12:00 P.M. ~ 1:00 P.M.
23 Illini Hall
Space is limited for these sessions. Please visit the EdTech calendar to register or download the Spring 2008 Program Schedule.
Partner Events
Tools to Stay Current in Your Research
Sponsored by University Library
February 5, 2008
3:30 P.M. ~ 4:30 P.M.
291 Undergraduate Library
Library and Faculty Collaboration Series: Incorporating Subject Matter Library Resources into Illinois Compass
Audience: Humanities and Social Science
February 8, 2008
12:00 P.M. ~ 1:00 P.M.
291 Undergraduate Library
Library and Faculty Collaboration Series: Incorporating Subject Matter Library Resources into Illinois Compass
Audience: Education
February 13, 2008
12:00 P.M. ~ 1:00 P.M.
15/17 Education Building
Library and Faculty Collaboration Series: Incorporating Subject Matter Library Resources into Illinois Compass
Audience: Chemistry, Biology, and Other Sciences
February 21, 2008
12:00 P.M. ~ 1:00 P.M.
Chemistry Library Conference Room
Using Technology to Facilitate Active Learning
Sponsored by ATLAS
February 21, 2008
2:30 P.M. ~ 3:30 P.M.
23 Illini Hall
Fulfills requirement for the Certificate in Technology-Enhanced Teaching (CTET) program.
What Google Scholar Can Do For You
Sponsored by University Library
February 22, 2008
1:00 P.M. ~ 2:00 P.M.
291 Undergraduate Library
Using Technology to Facilitate Active Learning
Sponsored by ATLAS
February 28, 2008
2:30 P.M. ~ 3:30 P.M.
23 Illini Hall
Fulfills requirement for the Certificate in Technology-Enhanced Teaching (CTET) program.
Upcoming Events
Illinois Compass Essentials
February 5, 2008
2:00 P.M. ~ 4:00 P.M.
23 Illini Hall
NetFiles for Faculty
February 6, 2008
10:00 A.M. ~ 12:00 P.M.
23 Illini Hall
Web Development For Faculty
February 7, 2008
1:30 A.M. ~ 4:00 P.M.
23 Illini Hall
Illinois Compass Essentials
February 13, 2008
2:00 P.M. ~ 4:00 P.M.
23 Illini Hall
Illinois Compass Essentials
February 19, 2008
10:00 A.M. ~ 12:00 P.M.
23 Illini Hall
NetFiles for Faculty
February 21, 2008
10:00 A.M. ~ 12:00 P.M.
23 Illini Hall
Visit our Workshop Offerings for more information about other workshops offered by EdTech.
Resources
CITES 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
CITES Classroom Technologies
http://classtech.cites.uiuc.edu/
CITES Help Desk
http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/help/
Center for Teaching Excellence
http://www.cte.uiuc.edu/
Blackboard
http://www.blackboard.com
Educause Learning Initiative
http://www.educause.edu/eli
Faculty Summer Institute 2008
Call for Proposals Now Open
Faculty Summer Institute Planning Committee would like to invite you to present a forum session, hands-on workshop, or panel presentation for the conference. The deadline for submissions is February 29, 2008. For more information, go to
http://communities.cites.uiuc.edu/fsi
Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) Calendar of Events
Send your TLT event for inclusion on the calendar. Your event must be FREE, open to campus, and related to teaching and/or technology. Send to training@edtech.cites.uiuc.edu
Contact Us
CITES Educational Technologies
2304 Digital Computing Lab (DCL) 1304 W. Springfield MC-256
Urbana, Illinois 61801
(217) 333-1078
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