Faculty Academy, May 2012
January 30, 2012
The University of Richmond’s Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology is currently accepting applications for its 2012 Faculty Academy
When: Monday, May 7, 2012 to Thursday, May 10, 2012
Where: Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology, Boatwright Library 320
According to the literature that describes the educational and lifestyle experiences of “digital natives”, students enter Universities with significant expectations of how technology should be used and integrated to support their learning. A few of these expectations include the opportunity to access and interact with course information online, collaborate and connect with others through the social web, and communicate with a variety of tools that can digitally express their ideas. In order to meet these expectations, faculty must be cognizant of modern tools and pedagogies that allow them to use technology innovatively and effectively (Roberts, 2005). Moreover, faculty must continue expanding their comprehension of instructional technologies so that they are able to apply them in creative, meaningful and influential ways.
The Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology is holding a Faculty Academy that will help prepare faculty to utilize emerging technologies and teaching strategies to enhance the learning experience for Richmond students. This four day professional development opportunity immerses participants in a variety of hands-on workshops, training sessions and thought-provoking discussions.
Two themes will be offered: Technology-Facilitated Course Design & Digital Media Production:
The learning objectives of the Technology-Facilitated Course Design track will allow faculty to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of instructional design principles as they relate to technology-facilitated learning environments.
- Develop effective student assessments for technology-facilitated learning environments.
- Create a Blackboard course that includes rich media, assignments and web-based discussions
The learning objectives of the Digital Media Production track will allow faculty to:
- Design multimedia learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student reflection and creativity.
- Advocate and teach legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright and media attribution.
- Create a digital story that adheres to the 7 elements of digital storytelling and incorporates audio, image and video production.
On Monday 5/7/12, an introductory session will explore emerging technologies in education, social media and instructional design. On Tuesday and Wednesday, 5/8/12 and 5/9/12, participants will break out to their selected theme and engage in hands on activities. By Thursday, 5/10/12, participants must complete a capstone project (design a technology-facilitated course or produce a digital story) to share with their peers for a culminating discussion.
Additionally, an evaluation survey and brief summary of how they intend to enhance their Fall 2012 course from the lessons learned must also be completed. The technology applications covered in the Faculty Academy include Blackboard, Wordpress, Google Docs, iMovie, Audacity, and other social media tools. Participants will also review issues related to copyright, ethical use of media and resources available in the Creative Commons. A total of 10 faculty (5 in each theme) will be selected to participate.
A $1000 stipend will be provided to each participant, providing they attend all session and complete the capstone. Lunches and refreshments will also be provided.
Eligibility criteria
Candidates must be a University of Richmond faculty member actively teaching courses. The following application must be submitted by February 20th, 2012. Selected participants will be notified by March 1, 2012.
Application available here (for UR Faculty Only): http://goo.gl/AuXoa
Finalizing Fall Teaching
December 13, 2011
It’s been a great semester! Your students were at the top of their game, and you were at the top of yours. Now for the winter break.
Now is the perfect time to consider the role of technology in your courses. The first question you might consider is how are you using technology currently? Do you use Blackboard, email, netfiles or PowerPoint? If so, how are you using those technologies?
Read more
December Issue of Learning@Richmond
December 2, 2011
Professor of Art, Tanja Softic’s teaching methods are rooted in hands-on, experiential studio learning that is informed by the history and contemporary practice of the media she teaches, principally printmaking and drawing.
In printmaking, some very old print technologies (etching, silk screening, etc.) interface with digital means of image production and printing. When working on a photo-etching, for example, her students begin with a digital photo image that is then exposed onto a plate, etched and hand-inked, wiped and finally printed manually on an etching press. “Printmaking demands that one considers the meaning of the medium itself.”
Plus a preview of the Spring CTLT Calendar, a note from our director, how to archive your Blackboard course, and what your CTLT liaison plans to do this winter break.
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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 Fall 2011 Workshop Schedule
CTLT Training & Classes
Pizza & Pedagogy Schedule
Learning@Richmond November 2011 Issue
November 1, 2011
If you have any comments, questions, or ideas for future issues, please contact the Learning@Richmond editor, Dr. Matthew Trevett-Smith.
November 2011 Issue
Faculty and staff from across the University of Richmond were invited to participate in an informative networking event sponsored by Boatwright Library and the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology that aimed to highlight innovative strategies in teaching, learning, and creativity.
Erika Damer (Classical Studies), Joe Essid (The Writing Center), Suzanne Jones (English), Jeannine Keefer (Art), and Melissa Ooten (Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies) discussed their experiences using tools such as iPods, Digital Stories, Google Maps, and WordPress blogs, and how these various technologies have encouraged student collaboration, active engagement, and stronger research and writing skills.
Plus the Fall CTLT Calendar, Pizza and Pedagogy Announcements, and what resources on enhancing teaching effectiveness has inspired your CTLT liaisons.
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Links featured in this issue:
CTLT Liaison Blog
Boatwright Memorial Library
Old Medium, New Media Presentation
Americans in Paris Blog
Americans in Paris Interactive Map
Richmond Architecture Blog
Without Sanctuary Website
Tomorrows Professor Listserv
New Media Consortium
What the Best College Teachers Do
Quality Matters Rubric
CTLT Fall 2011 Workshop Schedule
CTLT Training & Classes
PETE After Hours
October 24, 2011
Faculty and staff from across the University of Richmond are invited to participate in an informative networking event sponsored by Boatwright Library and the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology that aims to highlight innovative strategies in teaching, learning, and creativity.
Erika Damer (Classical Studies), Joe Essid (The Writing Center), Suzanne Jones (English), Jeannine Keefer (Art), Walt Stevenson (Classical Studies) and Melissa Ooten (Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies) will discuss their experiences using tools such as iPods, Google Maps, and WordPress blogs, and how these various technologies encourage student collaboration, active engagement, and stronger research and writing skills.
The event will take place Thursday, October 27th from 4:00pm - 6:00pm in Keller Hall. A wine and cheese reception will follow the event.
New Faculty Learning Community Forming
October 12, 2011
Faculty and the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology (CTLT) are both highly engaged in remaining current in higher education technologies, and both are responsible for anticipating the impact of remaining current in a highly developing environment. However, the venues for formally researching technology dynamics, predicting the impact locally, and recommending particular paths is modestly invested by the faculty as a whole, has a relatively short-term lens, and there is little cross-talk between faculty and staff that would result in the fullest picture well in advance of critical decision points. This year the CTLT is establishing a pilot faculty learning community (FLC) that can study such areas as those highlighted in the annual NMC Horizon Report and that will make recommendations based on those pieces. The Center will facilitate for the FLC, with outcomes for each participant as well as for the overall group.
Activities:
The FLC will meet a total of 5 times between the end of October 2011 and the end of April 2012. The community will meet October 26, 2011 at Noon for introductions, receiving equipment and planning FLC meetings. This meeting is required of all participants.
Specifics:
Each member chosen to participate in the FLC will receive an iPad 2 and a stipend of $500. The FLC will use the iPad for calendaring of meetings , sharing of documents, note taking and other tasks to eliminate the use of printed materials as well as create an efficient group workflow.
Each member of the community also will submit a report for what they learned through the FLC approach. This will be discussed further at the opening meeting in October.
The FLC also will prepare a way to share with the University community about the FLC process as well as what was learned through the FLC study.
Proposal:
Please complete the proposal to be considered for membership in the emerging technologies faculty learning community.
Link to the proposal form (this is an online form): http://tinyurl.com/FLCproposal
October Issue of Learning@Richmond
October 4, 2011
October 2011 Issue
Professor of Law, Christopher Cotropia has used blogs in all of his courses for the past four years. He has found course blogs to be “an easy way to serve up course documents and get discussions going outside of class on student posts, my posts, and current events” in a way that Blackboard cannot.
This months’ “Tech Tip” will help you with your first WordPress blog post at http://blog.richmond.edu/
Plus the Fall Workshop Calendar, Pizza and Pedagogy Announcement, PETE After Hours scheduled, and what your CTLT liaisons think about blogging.
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Links featured in this issue:
CTLT Liaison Blog
Professor Christopher Cotropia’s Course Blogs: Copyright Law & Intellectual Property & Policy Seminar
Will Richardson’s Blog
Chronicle of Higher Education Blogs
Hil Scot’s Blog
Matt Trevett-Smith’s Blog
CTLT Fall 2011 Workshop Schedule
CTLT Training & Classes
If you have any comments, questions, or ideas for future issues, please contact the Learning@Richmond editor, Dr. Matthew Trevett-Smith.
September Issue of Learning@Richmond
September 12, 2011
September 2011 Issue
Professors Dewey Brown and Ann Marie Morgan describe DST as “the ideal instrument to help students narrow the persuasive argument embedded in their scientific topic. With DST, students are forced to learn to economize their ideas and identify salient information.” Read more
Final Summer Learning Series Speaker
August 19, 2011
Join your colleagues, the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology, and Next Generation Learning Challenges for the last webcast of the summer learning series dedicated to the transformative role that technology can play in fostering student success.
Please note we will meet in Tyler Haynes Commons Conference Room #310 for this webinar which starts at 1pm. Arrive early and bring your lunch. A local discussion of the topic will follow.
The next event (on August 23, 2011) will feature Dr. Patrick McAndrew, Associate Director of Learning & Teaching at Open University. The subject of his presentation will be, “Using Openness to Bridge Success.”
Dr. McAndrew is the director of the Open Learning network (OLnet) and of Research and Evaluation for OpenLearn, open content initiative for a two year period 2006-2008 along with his core role as a Senior Lecturer in the Institute of Educational Technology (IET). As Associate Director (Learning & Teaching) he is a member of the executive team for IET. From 2002 to 2005 Patrick was Head of the Centre for Information Technology in Education. His blog is here: http://openpad.wordpress.com/
The Institute of Educational Technology (IET) at the Open University connects innovation and expertise in learning and teaching and uses this collective power to change the face of education.
IET’s programme of work is at the heart of the Open University’s mission to be a world leader in the design, content and delivery of supported open and distance learning through the innovative use of technology.
For more information about our role and objectives please see ‘who they are’ and ‘what they do’.
The Open Learning Initiative Webinar
August 11, 2011
Join your colleagues, the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology, and Next Generation Learning Challenges for the next webcast dedicated to the transformative role that technology can play in fostering student success.
Please note we will meet in Tylor Haynes Commons Conference Room 310 for this webinar.
The next event (on August 16, 2011 at 1 pm) will feature Candace Thille, Director of the Open Learning Initiative. The subject of her presentation will be, “The Open Learning Initiative.”
The Open Learning Initiative uses knowledge from learning science and the affordances of the web to transform instruction, significantly improving learning outcomes and achieves significant increases in productivity in post secondary education. OLI aims to produce exemplars of scientifically based online courses and course materials that enact instruction and support instructors while providing open access to these courses and materials. Ultimately, OLI hopes to develop a community of use, research and development that contributes to the evaluation, continuous improvement, and ongoing growth of their courses and materials.
For more information please visit: http://learning.richmond.edu/atc/
