An Invitation from Dr. Shante Bishop

Hello everyone,
I would like to invite you to my CII  Faculty Fellowship Presentation, on December 1, 2009 at 1:40p in F-124. I will be introducing Microblogging for Developmental Students . In the Department of Academic Success, we teach reading, writing, and learning skills for developmental students. As such, we are consistently striving to be innovative [...]

An Invitation from Joe Wachter

Dear colleagues and friends,
I would like to invite you to a presentation in which I will discuss and demonstrate the results of my Fall 2009 CII Faculty Fellowship, “Implementation of a graphics tablet and PDF Annotator software in presenting graphical and computational concepts to chemistry students.” Over the past semester, I have used a graphics [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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  [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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: [...]

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 [...]