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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 [...]

Friday Brown Bag – Electronic Texts: Faculty, Student and Institutional Issues

This week’s presenter at the “Explorations in Instructional Technology” brown bag seminar series is David Gift, Vice Provost for Libraries, Computing, and Technology.  His topic is “Electronic Texts:  Faculty, Student, and Institutional Issues.”
TIME: Friday, October 30, from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.
PLACE: 105 Natural Science Building.

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 [...]

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 [...]

Brown Bag – October 9th, 2009

“Assessment in Online Courses – Part 2.”  This sequel to last week’s session will include a discussion of faculty needs for better assessment infrastructure support.
TIME:  Friday, October 9, from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.
PLACE:  Room 105 Natural Science Building.
Last week’s session on sharing assessment experiences in online classes drew a crowd of 39 people.  It [...]

Countdown to ANGEL 7.4 Upgrade

As the semester draws to a close, this blog post serves as a reminder that we’re two weeks out from the ANGEL 7.4 upgrade May 14 and 15 and to highlight a few important dates and professional development opportunities:
May 4 through 8 – Finals week
May 12 – Spring 2009 grades are due to the Registrar’s [...]

Instructional Technology Brown Bag – April 3, 2009

This week’s presenter at the “Explorations in Instructional Technology” brown bag seminar series is Steven Weiland, MSU College of Education.  His topic is “Digital Experience, Online Education, and the Fate of Reading.”

TIME: Friday, April 3, from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.
PLACE: 105 Natural Science Building.
Here’s some of what Steve wrote to me about [...]

The Benefits of Media Assessment: Virtual Poster Sessions – Breakfast Series, 3/18/2009

DATE: Wednesday, March 18, 2009
PLACE: Main Library, North Conference Room, 4th Floor, West Wing
TIME: 8:45am – 10:00am (8:30am for refreshments)
TOPIC: The Benefits of Media Assessment: Virtual Poster Sessions
PRESENTER: Christina DeJong, Professor, MSU School of Criminal Justice
OVERVIEW:
Virtual Poster Sessions offer students in CJ811, Design and Analysis in Criminal Justice Research, the opportunity to collaborate and display [...]

Brown Bag – Synchronous Online Communication and Learning Solutions

This Friday, the Explorations in Instructional Technology brown bag seminar will feature Brendan Guenther and John Quick of vuDAT.  “Synchronous Online Communication and Learning Solutions for MSU” will feature demonstrations from three potential web conferencing products (Elluminate, DimDim, and Wimba).  The main focus of this presentation is familiarizing the seminar community with a few of [...]

Brown Bag – Friday, November 14

This week’s presenter at the “Explorations in Instructional Technology” brown bag seminar series will be Adan Quan, MSU Anthropology. His topic is “Exploring an Award Winning Online Course: Navigating Another Culture.”
TIME: Friday, November 14, from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.
PLACE: Koo Room of Marshall-Adams Hall. (See below [...]