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Participate in Our Programs :: Brown Bag Series

Spring 2008

February 6, 2008
Teaching Academic Subjects with Audio-Visual Effects

Hadi Esfahani, Professor - Department of Economics
12:00 P.M. ~ 1:00 P.M.
23 Illini Hall

While a visual may be worth a thousand words, capturing and focusing student attention on the most salient points of the graphic can further enhance its value, especially in our multimedia-saturated society. Professor Esfahani will share examples and techniques for using animation and sound to enhance the presentation of visual information in PowerPoint. The techniques an be used in a wide range of subjects, whether quantitative or qualitative material need to be presented.

February 20, 2008
Potpourri of Practical Pointers: From PowerPoint to Facebook

Marsha Woodbury, Professor- Department of Computer Science
12:00 P.M. ~ 1:00 P.M.
23 Illini Hall

Professor Woodbury will talk about improvements in PowerPoint presentations, making lectures more interactive by not displaying all slides, using a Wiki for the course website, using Illinois Compass to hand in assignments, learning about your students in Facebook, and more.

March 5, 2008
Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going?: Uses of Educational Technologies to Serve Non-traditional Students

Hannah Choi, Adam Fein, Faye Lesht, Tony Suttle - Academic Outreach
12:00 P.M. ~ 1:00 P.M.
23 Illini Hall

e-Learning is a popular term in higher education today. In fact, the Urbana campus has engaged in distance education and various forms leading up to e-learning for over 70 years. Join us for a session that reflects on how the evolution of educational technology has served students on and off the Illinois campus in the past and how it is expected to continue into the future.

This panel of presenters include Hannah Choi, Instructional Designer; Adam Fein, Program Director; Faye Lesht, Head, Academic Outreach; Tony Suttle, Media Specialist, and Peg Wherry, Assistant Head for Independent and Distance Learning.

April 2, 2008
You Too Can Google! Adding Your Own Info to Google Earth

Gerald Nelson, Professor - Department of Agricultural & Consumer Economics
12:00 P.M. ~ 1:00 P.M.
23 Illini Hall

The Google Earth interface includes a simple technology for overlaying user information onto the surface of the earth (or Mars for that matter). With a simple text editor and your favorite pictures, you can make course-specific, location-specific information readily available for your students. And you can even have them create their own overlays!

April 16, 2008
Surviving the Bumps and Bruises of Teaching on the Cutting Edge

Diane Musumeci, Professor -Department of Spanish, Italian & Portuguese
12:00 P.M. ~ 1:00 P.M.
23 Illini Hall

Diane Musumeci, Department Head for Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, will report on the diffusion of IT in one unit's curriculum over a ten-year period to explain the factors that influence successful integration of instructional technology: what worked, what didn't (at least for a while), and what we think will work in the future.