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MSU’s Google Apps for Education now live!

MSU’s Google Apps for Education implementation is officially live, and can be accessed at http://googleapps.msu.edu. Now, Google Calendar, Google Docs and Google Sites can be created using your MSU account. Note that Gmail is not a part of this Google Apps package. For a list of support resources available, read below.

Educause 2009

This post serves as a reminder of the Educause 2009 Online conference that will be taking place in 120 Linton Hall Wednesday, Thursday and Friday courtesy of Libraries, Computing and Technology and the College of Arts and Letters. We hope to see you there for all or part of this experience, including a presentation by [...]

EDUCAUSE 2009: Online Conference at MSU

November 4, 5 and 6, Libraries Computing and Technology and the College of Art and Letters will be hosting a live EDUCAUSE 2009 Virtual Conference in 120 Linton Hall.  We have registered for this one location and have selected the presentations that will be shown, primarily focusing on topics for those of you interested in [...]

Explorations in Instructional Technology – Future of the LMS? – LON-CAPA

As announced by Byron Brown, the first in a series of presentations examining MSU’s LMS future.

Gerd Kortemeyer, Lyman Briggs College. Course management system demonstration/discussion: LON-CAPA.

TIME: THURSDAY, October 15, from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.

PLACE: The Koo Room of Marshall-Adams Hall

October Breakfast Series Announcement

MSU Virtual University Design and Technology (vuDAT) invites you to attend the next session in our ongoing Breakfast Series: Conversations on Online Pedagogy and Best Practices.
DATE: Wednesday, October 14, 2009
PLACE: MSU Main Library, North Conference Room, 4th floor, west wing
TIME: 8:45am – 10:00am (8:30am for refreshments)
TOPIC: Using Technology to Facilitate Communication, Connections and Content in [...]

Upcoming events in teaching and learning with technology

“Including Quality in Your Online Courses:  The ‘Quality Matters’ Program.”
TIME: Friday, September 25, from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.
PLACE: 105 Natural Science Building.
The Quality Matters program was created a few years ago at the University of Maryland with support from the U.S. Department of Education, and it got tremendous play at conferences on online [...]

September Breakfast Series Announcement

MSU Virtual University Design and Technology (vuDAT) invites you to attend the next session in our ongoing Breakfast Series: Conversations on Online Pedagogy and Best Practices
DATE: Wednesday, September 9, 2009
PLACE: MSU Main Library, North Conference Room, 4th floor, west wing
TIME: 8:45am – 10:00am (8:30am for refreshments)
TOPIC:
MSU-Created Online Teaching Aides
PRESENTERS:
Representatives from MSU’s Virtual University [...]

Gaining perspective on the LMS market

Michael Feldstein published an article on his ‘e-literate’ blog today that lightly summarizes a webinar he attended hosted by the Delta Initiative, a consultancy group, in cooperation with the Cal State system. The post I’m referring to “The State of the LMS: An Institutional Perspective” provides a brief synopsis of the webinar as “an excellent, [...]

Setting Day One Expectations in the Syllabus

To continue with yesterday’s conversation regarding Day One and how to prepare yourself and your students, I share this link from Leigh Graves Wolf, coordinator of MSU’s Master of Arts in Educational Technology. Prof. Hacker is a blog centering around digital pedagogy, and provides valuable information and tutorials for instructors navigating the challenges posed by [...]

The Breakfast Series – What Can We Do For You?

As I prepare to convene the Breakfast Series advisory panel, I decided to write a brief blog post to the faculty, staff and academic staff members at MSU, both those who have attended the Series in the past, and those who have never been.  What topics would you like to see more of?  Is there [...]