Coming April 26, 2005 
The Center for Digital Education is presenting a free conference on Tuesday, April 26 from 9:00 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Clayton Hall. This program is designed to discuss in an open forum the transformational process taking place in higher education today from the enterprise side of the campus to the lecture hall. The featured speaker is Kenneth C. Green, founding director of The Campus Computing Project.
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More information and registration is available from the Center for Digital Education.
April 18, 2005 Innovate-Live webcasts offer an opportunity to synchronously interact with the authors of the articles in the April/May 2005 issue of
Innovate. Produced as a public service by ULiveandLearn,
online registration is required. Webcasts will be archived within the features section of the respective article.
The Distancing Question in Online Education
April 27, 7:00 p.m.
Full-Featured Web Conferencing Systems
May 3, 12 noon
Role Playing in Online Education: A Teaching Tool to Enhance Student Engagement and Sustained Learning
May 3, 4:00 p.m.
The Future of Integration, Personalization, and ePortfolio Technologies
May 5, 3:00 p.m.
Aids and Cautions in Planning, Developing, and Delivering Online Instruction in Higher Education
May 10, 12:00 noon
April 11, 2005 Three learning opportunities for faculty are coming this June. Mark your calendar and register today.
- June 7-8: General Education Institute
- Join in two lively days of presentations, break out sessions, poster session, reception, and informal discussion with your colleagues. The session topics include: Capstone Experience, Critical Thinking, and Service-Learning.
- June 15-17: Introductory Institute for Transforming Undergraduate Education (ITUE) Session
- This workshop will demonstrate problem-based learning (PBL) and model ways that PBL can be used effectively in all disciplines. This program will focus on writing effective problem-based materials. and on engaging students in research and communication as part of the process of PBL.
- June 20-24: Summer Faculty Institute
- This year's Summer Faculty Institute puts teaching, learning, and technology together in one bundle for faculty. A week-long curriculum for faculty to apply new concepts to their courses through hands-on, project-oriented sessions is matched with a tablet computer, a suite of software, and insight from experienced faculty. The faculty cohort will enjoy on-going support after the conclusion of the institute and keep the technology bundle to continue their selected teaching project.
April 8, 2005 UD’s Instructional Grants Program for instructional and course redesign has awarded grants to the 13 faculty members for 2005-06. The grants program accommodates both instructional enhancement and course redesign requests for undergraduate courses. The program is coordinated by the Center for Teaching Effectiveness (CTE), the General Education Initiative (GEI) and Information Technologies (IT). The grant focus for this year is on the GEI goals of ethics, cultural diversity and service learning.
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More information is available from CTE.
April 7, 2005 This year's summer faculty institute is offering something new. In the week-long curriculum, faculty will apply new concepts to their courses through hands-on, project-oriented sessions. In the
keynote and general sessions, participants will be introduced to new ideas and models for applying technology to teaching. Faculty who make a commitment to the
full institute program from June 20-24 will apply the material from the morning sessions to specific teaching objectives of their choosing in the afternoon sessions. Full institute participants will receive a
technology bundle to facilitate continuity of their selected teaching project. Faculty interested in the full institute program should
submit an application by May 1, 2005.
» For more information, visit the Summer Faculty Institute web site.
» For specific questions, e-mail PRESENT.
April 2005 News
Transition and Transformation Forum to be Held at UD 
Apple iSight video cameras have been installed on the Macs. Tiger (the latest version of OS X) has some interesting videoconferencing capabilities. These cameras can also be used as video sources in iMovie and Final Cut Express/Pro. Windows computers have Logitech Quick-Cams installed.