Creating and Using the 60-Second Lecture

Join Sarah Stark as she shares how to create and use this very interesting mini-lecture format for all types of courses! Experience an actual 60-second lecture and then participate in brainstorming how you might be able to use this format to in your own course.

• Date: November 17 from 12:00-12:30PM
  
• Location: F124
• BYOL (Bring Your Own Lunch)
  

Two Exciting Activites For November

Educause Annual ConferenceDates:

• November 3-6, 2009More
• Information: http://www.educause.edu/E2009

Are Digital Natives for Real? (ION Webinar)

• November 19, 2009
• More Information: http://illinois.online.uillinois.edu/institutes/webinars/monthly/upcomingevents.asp

 

Center for Innovative Instruction Fall Faculty Fellows

Congratulations to Shante’ Holley and Joe Wachter, recipients of the CII fall Faculty Fellowships! These competitive fellowships are semester-long projects that are intended for the development of applications and workshops that enhance the use of instructional technology.

Shante’ (AE/LS Division) is completing a Micro-blogging for Developmental Students project. She is researching the idea that asking questions of students reading a graphic novel using a micro-blog similar to that of TWITTER to will help them overcome challenges in basic literacy.

Joe (Math/Science Division) is investigating the Implementation of a Graphics Tablet and PDF Annotator Software to  present  graphical and computational concepts to chemistry students. He is using an electronic method of content delivery in the classroom with a PC Tablet and the PDF Annotator Software, as opposed to the more traditional whiteboard style.

2009 Conference on Information Technology (CIT)

Sponsored by The League for Innovation in the Community College

This technology conference has sessions geared to community college educators, administrators, and technology professionals. The League for Innovation’s annual Conference on Information Technology (CIT) offers a diverse program and cutting-edge.

When: October 11-14, 2009
Where: Detroit, Michigan

There’s something for everyone….

• Track I – Emerging and Future Educational Technology
• Track  II – Teaching and Learning
• Track III – Student and Community Services
• Track IV – Leadership and Organizational Development
• Track V – Enterprise-wide Systems and Infrastructures
• Track VI – Workforce Partnerships and Collaborations
• Track VII – Math, Science, Allied Health, and Vocational Education

More Information: http://www.league.org/2/conferences/cit/2009/

Consider applying for a Technology Grant to attend this conference:
http://www.harpercollege.edu/facdev/grants.htm

Questions about Technology Grants?
Contact:
Terry Morris (x6818) tmorris@harpercollege.edu or Michele Ukleja (x6859)
Instructional Technology Committee Co-Chairs

Thanks,
Terry Morris!

TUG 2009 – 2010

TUG (Technology Users Group)
This group meets every month with the exception of August and January.  Each 45-minute session focuses on a discussion of current issues that arise when using technology in teaching, a learning session that shares pedagogy tips for distance teaching, or a hands-on opportunity that allows participants to try a new technology tool that has potential to positively affect student retention and success.

For the 2009-2010 academic year, TUG will center on the exploration of teaching strategies in both face-to-face and distance classrooms by having faculty guests sharing classroom strategies and activities with the Harper College Faculty community.  This year’s anticipated TUG topics include the following:

•    Millennials
•    Designing Assignments / Cheating, Plagiarism
•    Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs)
•    Building an Online Community for Face-to-Face and Online courses
•    Technologies for Creating Interactive Instruction
•    Accessibility
•    Discussion Strategies
•    Lecture Strategies
•    Teaching with Cases
•    Rubrics as a Grading Tool

You are invited to watch the CII Calendar of Events for the monthly events and to attend the topics that interest you.

Easy Instructions for IE 8 and Quiz Submit Button Fix

There is a known issue with IE8 and Blackboard when a student is taking a Timed Quiz.  In normal IE8 mode, the Submit button will be obscured by the Elapsed Time Clock which will block the ability to record their response and move on to the next test question.

We can offer the resolution below, as well as continue to recommend that students use Firefox.

How to Set Compatibility View Settings in Internet Explorer 8

1.    Launch Internet Explorer

2.    Select Tools

3.    Select “Compatibility View Settings”

4.    Type harper.blackboard.com in the “Add this website:” text box

5.    Click Add

6.    Click Close

7.    Restart Internet Explorer

How to Set Trusted Sites in Internet Explorer 8

1.    Launch Internet Explorer

2.    Select Tools

3.    Select Internet Options

4.    Select Security Tab

5.    Click on Trusted Sites

6.    Click on Sites

7.    Type blackboard.com in the “Add this website to the zone:” text box

8.    Click Add

9.    Click Close

10.  Click Ok

11.  Restart Internet Explorer

The 15th Annual Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning – CFP Extended to June 1st

This just in!

The 15th Annual Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning – CFP Extended to June 1st

DEADLINE APPROACHING! Deadline to Submit is June 1st!
The Call for Papers is ending soon for the Orlando Conference! We invite you to submit a proposal for the 15th Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning: “The Power of Online Learning: Opportunities for Tomorrow.” The conference strongly encourages proposals that reflect the implications for the field of specific e-learning experience and practices. Proposals that address blended learning, issues of diversity, international applications of online learning, open educational resources and/or social networking are especially encouraged.

Last year’s annual conference attracted over 1100 participants to Orlando for more than 180 presentations, as well as exhibits, pre-conference workshops, keynote and plenary addresses, and a variety of other special events.

Proposals must be submitted by June 1st, 2009 at www.sloanconsortium.org/aln/cfp .
Follow Sloan Consortium on Twitter for updates on these conferences and more! Join us at www.twitter.com/SloanConsortium .

Faculty Summer Institute

Faculty Summer Institute

The conference addresses the needs of administrators, educators, trainers, and designers who are involved in the application of Web-based technologies to the teaching and learning process and in the planning, administration, and management of online education programs.

The Institute will:

• introduce participants to the use of the internet and computer technologies in teaching and learning
• advance the knowledge of those already familiar with the World Wide Web and its uses in education
• create a network for sharing in the development of the curriculum and use of learning technologies
• provide an opportunity for faculty teaching in similar disciplines to share best practices.

• Date: -May 18-21, 2009
• Location: Urbana, Illinois
• More information: https://iteach.cites.uiuc.edu/fsi2009/home

CII will provide up to $400 to support registration and travel to this event on a limited basis (full-time faculty are encouraged to submit a Technology Grant, and adjunct faculty are encouraged to email me to see if funding is still available)

Free webinar on Teaching Chemistry Lab Courses Online

Join ILCCO for the April 2, 11AM-Noon free webinar on Teaching Chemistry Lab Courses Online.  Guest presenters will be Bill Bloemer from UIS and Niranjan Goswami from Kaskaskia Community College.  They will discuss how the chemistry courses were developed, how they handle the labs, issues and challenges they have dealt with and lessons learned.  There will be plenty of time for questions, as well.

To register  for this session, please send an email to Jeff Newell at jeff.newell@illinois.gov Jeff will send you the instructions for how to access the webinar (30 seats available).

Center for Innovative Instruction (CII) LibGuide Now Available

Center for Innovative Instruction (CII) LibGuide Now Available
http://libguides.harpercollege.edu/cii

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