September 2005 News

September 21, 2005 If you are a MyCourses (WebCT) course designer and have a quick question about how to use MyCourses, staff will be able to assist you during our drop-in clinic. Depending on the scope of your problem, we may make an appointment to provide in-depth assistance at another time.

The session is offered on September 23 and September 30, from 9 - 11 a.m. Registration for this clinic is not required, but appreciated.

September 18, 2005 The Center for Teaching Effectiveness (CTE), General Education Initiative (GEI) and Information Technologies (IT) announce the grant program for undergraduate instructional and course design. Two grant preparation sessions are scheduled for September 28 and October 4.

Grants range from $2,000-$20,000 and recipients will be announced in February. Projects designed to advance three General Education Goals — capstone courses, service-learning, and critical thinking — are the focus of the instructional grants. Faculty with project ideas pertaining to one of the seven remaining General Education Goals are also encouraged to submit a pre-proposal. Faculty are encouraged to incorporate technology, multimedia, or a different learning method into a project idea.

The University anticipates opening a collaborative multimedia center in fall, 2006. The new center will accommodate the rehearsal and recording of oral presentations, collaboration with the Oral Communication Fellows program, and the student creation of multimedia-based learning artifacts. Faculty are encouraged to consider course design proposals that would take advantage of the new facility and services.

Read the full story on UDaily.

September 15, 2005 Join us to experience using online discussions as your students would to solve a problem. You will experience learning strategies that you can apply to your own course.

Mark your calendar to attend a session on either October 6 or 12. Register online or find out more at UDaily. These hands-on sessions are co-sponsored by PRESENT and ITUE.