University of Illinois Monthly Announcements
Highlights Illinois Compass Alert for March 9 Only If you have any Compass events (assessment, assignment, announcement, selective release, etc.) scheduled to start or end on March 9th, you will find that every time you save the settings for any of these items, the time will be saved as one hour later than you specified. This affects only events scheduled for the day of March 9th-- not before or after. For more about this and a suggested workaround or to learn of other current Compass issues, log in to browse the Compass Bug Watch at http://www.uiuc.edu/goto/cbw/. Faculty Summer Institute - Call for Proposals Deadline Extended to March 7 Faculty Summer Institute Planning Committee would like to invite you to present a forum session, hands-on workshop, or panel presentation for the conference. You have the opportunity to: Contribute to the field of distance education Receive professional recognition at the conference Obtain valuable feedback from experienced colleagues Receive $150 per session The deadline for submissions has been extended to March 7, 2008. For more information, go to http://communities.cites.uiuc.edu/fsi ITe@ch ITe@ch is a print publication of CITES focusing on Educational Technology at Illinois. The Spring 2008 volume was mailed to faculty, academic professionals, and teaching assistants on campus in February 2008. If you did not receive a copy of this publication, you may download the PDF version or contact us at training@edtech.cites.uiuc.edu to be mailed a copy. Lunchtime Learning Featured Events Educational Technology Showcase Series (ETSS) ETSS: Digital Media March 6, 2008 12:00 P.M. ~ 1:00 P.M. 23 Illini Hall ETSS: Moodle March 27, 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 Sponsor: University Library March 5, 2008 3:30 P.M. ~ 4:30 P.M. 291 Undergraduate Library Online Learning A-B-Cs for Beginners Sponsor: Academic Outreach March 11, 2008 3:30 P.M. ~ 5:00 P.M. 23 Illini Hall What Google Scholar Can Do For You Sponsor: University Library March 11, 2008 3:30 P.M. ~ 4:30 P.M. 291 Undergraduate Library Textbook & Curriculum Publishing Workshop Sponsor: Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership March 14, 2008 8 A.M. ~ 12:30 P.M. Hillel Foundation, 503 E. John Street Upcoming Events Illinois Compass Grade Book March 11, 2008 10:00 A.M. ~ 11:30 P.M. 23 Illini Hall Illinois Compass Grade Book March 27, 2008 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 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	Brown Bags Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going?: Uses of Educational Technologies to Serve Non-traditional Students March 5, 2008 12:00 P.M. ~ 1:00 P.M. 23 Illini Hall Did You Know? For Fall 2007, there were: 35,629 unique students using Illinois Compass 97,595 enrollments in Illinois Compass 1,365 Illinois Compass course sites 300 Illinois Compass course sites with 100 or greater students enrolled 21 Illinois Compass course sites with 500 or greater students enrolled For more information about using Illinois Compass for Summer and Fall 2008 courses, please email edtech@uiuc.edu. Data extracted from Fall 2007 Illinois Compass Courses 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.
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Monthly Announcements

Highlights

Illinois Compass Alert for March 9 Only

If you have any Compass events (assessment, assignment, announcement, selective release, etc.) scheduled to start or end on March 9th, you will find that every time you save the settings for any of these items, the time will be saved as one hour later than you specified. This affects only events scheduled for the day of March 9th-- not before or after. For more about this and a suggested workaround or to learn of other current Compass issues, log in to browse the Compass Bug Watch at http://www.uiuc.edu/goto/cbw/.

Faculty Summer Institute - Call for Proposals Deadline Extended to March 7

Faculty Summer Institute Planning Committee would like to invite you to present a forum session, hands-on workshop, or panel presentation for the conference. You have the opportunity to:

Contribute to the field of distance education
Receive professional recognition at the conference
Obtain valuable feedback from experienced colleagues
Receive $150 per session

The deadline for submissions has been extended to March 7, 2008. For more information, go to http://communities.cites.uiuc.edu/fsi

ITe@ch

ITe@ch is a print publication of CITES focusing on Educational Technology at Illinois. The Spring 2008 volume was mailed to faculty, academic professionals, and teaching assistants on campus in February 2008. If you did not receive a copy of this publication, you may download the PDF version or contact us at training@edtech.cites.uiuc.edu to be mailed a copy.

Lunchtime Learning Featured Events

Educational Technology Showcase Series (ETSS)

ETSS: Digital Media
March 6, 2008
12:00 P.M. ~ 1:00 P.M.
23 Illini Hall

ETSS: Moodle
March 27, 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
Sponsor: University Library
March 5, 2008
3:30 P.M. ~ 4:30 P.M.
291 Undergraduate Library

Online Learning A-B-Cs for Beginners
Sponsor: Academic Outreach
March 11, 2008
3:30 P.M. ~ 5:00 P.M.
23 Illini Hall

What Google Scholar Can Do For You
Sponsor: University Library
March 11, 2008
3:30 P.M. ~ 4:30 P.M.
291 Undergraduate Library

Textbook & Curriculum Publishing Workshop
Sponsor: Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership
March 14, 2008
8 A.M. ~ 12:30 P.M.
Hillel Foundation, 503 E. John Street

Upcoming Events

Illinois Compass Grade Book
March 11, 2008
10:00 A.M. ~ 11:30 P.M.
23 Illini Hall

Illinois Compass Grade Book
March 27, 2008
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

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

Brown Bags

Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going?: Uses of Educational Technologies to Serve Non-traditional Students
March 5, 2008
12:00 P.M. ~ 1:00 P.M.
23 Illini Hall

Did You Know?

For Fall 2007, there were:

35,629 unique students using Illinois Compass
97,595 enrollments in Illinois Compass
1,365 Illinois Compass course sites
300 Illinois Compass course sites with 100 or greater students enrolled
21 Illinois Compass course sites with 500 or greater students enrolled

For more information about using Illinois Compass for Summer and Fall 2008 courses, please email edtech@uiuc.edu.

Data extracted from Fall 2007 Illinois Compass Courses

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