Learning@Richmond May 2013
May 10, 2013
Inside this issue:
Postdoctoral Fellow of Psychology Karen Kochel was looking for a way to encourage students enrolled in her Child Development course, to become active participants in their learning. In an effort to enhance her students’ academic experience, Dr. Kochel decided to pair mobile technology (the iPad2) with community based learning.
CTLT Liaison, Matthew Trevett-Smith discusses the importance of tablet computing in higher education.
Plus the CTLT Calendar of Summer Workshops and Events, and the Blackboard Tip o’ the Month!
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Learning@Richmond April 2013
April 5, 2013
Inside this issue:
Faculty and staff from across the University of Richmond are invited to participate in an informative networking event sponsored by the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology that aims to highlight innovative strategies in teaching, learning, and creativity.
These incredible projects demonstrate the innovation made possible when University of Richmond faculty work together with their Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology Liaisons, and each other.
Presenters include Kevin Bruny (SPCS) who will focus on the impact of iPads in the classroom, Stephen Long (Political Science) who will discuss the use of Adobe Connect in an environment to mix face-to-face and computer-mediated activities, and Fiona Ross (Art) who will talk about her interactions with 3D printing.
CTLT Liaison, Matthew Trevett-Smith discusses the importance of conversation.
Plus the CTLT Calendar of Workshops and Events, and the Blackboard Tip o’ the Month!
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Learning@Richmond Feb/March 2013
March 5, 2013
Inside this issue:
Using Digital Storytelling, Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Communication Studies Nicole Maurantonio teaches her students how to bridge theory and practice in her department’s Capstone special topics course titled, “Remembering and Forgetting Richmond’s Past.”
CTLT Liaison, Jon Messer discusses the important distinctions between cooperative and collaborative assignments.
Plus the CTLT Calendar of Workshops and Events, Blackboard Tip o’ the Month, and another 2¢ from the CTLT Liaisons!
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Goodreader and Organization
January 25, 2013
As I prepared for my research, I sought out a tool to help me electronically organize the journal articles I was reading. I wrote about that experience in Faculty Focus which published the article today.
Learning@Richmond November 2012
November 2, 2012
As part of her 3D Design class, Fiona Ross regularly provides her students with a wide variety of experiences in examining, designing, and constructing objects that have a visual purpose. During the fall and spring 2012 semesters, Ross added 3D modeling using Google’s SketchUp application to her list of required student competencies. The virtual objects were then printed using the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology’s MakerBot 3D printer.
CTLT Liaison, Nick Cammarano discusses the potential for 3D printing across the curriculum and also addresses its limitations head-on. For the latest news on 3D printing at the CTLT, please visit: http://blog.richmond.edu/ti3d
Plus the CTLT Calendar of Workshops and Events, Blackboard Tip o’ the Month, and another 2¢ from the CTLT Liaisons!
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Learning@Richmond October 2012
September 24, 2012
Inside this issue:
During the Spring of 2012, Dr. Val Vendrzyk utilized Adobe Connect (a web conferencing platform) to remotely teach her Accounting Information Systems course for several weeks. These digital meetings went beyond screen sharing or Skype-like conversations, enabling far more effective collaboration and communication between Dr. Vendrzyk and her students. This technology allows instructors to quickly add narration, animation, interactivity, and simulations to PowerPoint slides. “I liked that students could ‘raise their hands’ and that I could activate their microphones so that they could communicate directly with the class.” This has the added benefit of requiring students to present their ideas in writing clearly and concisely.
CTLT Liaison, Dr. Ken Warren explains the pedagogical implications of using web-conferencing programs, and the differences between Adobe Connect and Skype.
Plus the CTLT Calendar, Blackboard Tip o’ the Month, and another 2¢ from the CTLT Liaisons!
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Learning@Richmond August 2012
August 15, 2012
Inside this issue:
Dr. Kristin Bezio, Assistant Professor within the Jepson School of Leadership Studies, will teach an FYS entitled, “Dystopia, Revolution, and Leadership.” The twist? Video games, specifically “BioShock” will be used as a major course text. Gaming has become a common experience for today’s students, like reading a book or watching a film, but it’s also something they tend not to think about as being ‘worth learning’ in a classroom. However, to Dr. Bezio, games are a powerful tool used to “comment on society and leadership.”
CTLT Liaison, Dr. Matthew Trevett-Smith presents the case that in technology-enhanced courses, like Dr. Kristin Bezio’s, students are presented with opportunities to participate in and to develop the cultural competencies and social skills needed for full involvement within new media. These competencies can also be extended into Web 2.0 platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google+, etc., and virtual worlds like Second Life, World of Warcraft, and (he argues) BioShock.
Plus the CTLT Calendar, Blackboard Tip o’ the Month, and another 2¢ from the CTLT Liaisons!
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Links featured in this issue:
- BioShock
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
- Cid Meier’s Civilization
- Gamification
- God of War III
- Google+
- Jeopardy
- Millennial Characteristics
- Pintrest
- Prisoner’s Dilemma
- Second Life
- World of Warcraft
Learning@Richmond May 2012
May 2, 2012
This past year, Dr. Berry utilized multiple modes of inquiry, including science, literature, film, art, song, and current events to spark student interest in human aging and development. When approached from a pedagogical perspective, DST becomes a succinct and integrative teaching and learning tool. It challenges students to synch narrative with visual images. Digital storytelling “allows students to learn in a very efficient, focused manner.”
At the end of the semester, it is strongly recommended that instructors export their BlackBoard Grade Center to an Excel file because all student information (including their grades) are removed from Blackboard sixty days after the semester ends. This issue will provide you with eight easy steps to export your Blackboard Grade Center.
Plus a word from CTLT Director Kevin J. T. Creamer, and what your CTLT liaison has planned for this summer.
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CTLT Liaison Blog
LearnDST.Richmond.edu
Free PDF Version of “Being Fluent with Information Technology”
Learning@Richmond April 2012 Issue
March 30, 2012
Associate Professor of Anthropology, Jan French was among the first University of Richmond faculty to redesign a course around the Apple iPad2. The iPad was used in Dr. French’s 200 level Ethnographic Field Methods course in which eight students worked together to research, understand, and produce a presentation of how UR students use, feel, and think about the library. The iPads served as an “all-in-one” tool - the students used it to photograph, record and video interviews and focus groups, take notes, read articles, and draw maps.
Did you know that ‘Prezi Meeting’ is included with all Prezi licenses? This feature allows you to edit, create, and show prezis with others in real time. We’ll help you can get started using ‘Prezi Meeting.’
Plus a word from CTLT Director Kevin J. T. Creamer, the remaning Spring CTLT Calendar, and which mobile apps your CTLT liaison uses the most.
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CTLT Liaison Blog
CTLT Spring 2012 Workshop Schedule
CTLT Training & Classes
Pizza & Pedagogy Schedule
March Issue: Learning@Richmond
March 5, 2012
The Technology Learning Center (TLC) is a staffed technology learning space within the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology at the University of Richmond. With the guidance of the CTLT Labs Manager Mark Nichols, and TLC manager Melissa Foster, the TLC serves the University community in a number of ways.
The Technology Learning Center provides a wide variety of facilities and services for UR students and faculty. A variety of software applications are available in the TLC’s computer labs and private studios, and service staff provide assistance to lab users.
Plus the Spring CTLT Calendar, announcing the CTLT Faculty Academy, and what your CTLT liaison thinks the “next big thing” in academic technology will be.
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If you have any comments, questions, or ideas for future issues, please contact the Learning@Richmond editor, Dr. Matthew Trevett-Smith.
Links featured in this issue:
CTLT Liaison Blog
CTLT Spring 2012 Workshop Schedule
CTLT Training & Classes
Pizza & Pedagogy Schedule
