MARCH 7 TEL SEMINAR: MEETING THE MILLENNIALS HALFWAY.
Panelists will discuss how podcasting provides students with increased
control over their learning environment; facilitates deeper learning;
and provides access to subject experts and virtual field experiences:
March 7, noon - 1:30 p.m., 402 Walter Library, also Webcast live
and
later podcast. See: http://dmc.umn.edu/series/spring07.shtml.
MARCH 8 SHORT COURSE: USING BLOGS AND WIKIS TO ENHANCE LEARNING.
Participants can explore how blogs and wikis can be used to achieve
learning goals for research, reflection, writing, and collaboration
in
a 3-hour seminar. The fee is waived for eligible faculty members.
See:
http://uttc.umn.edu/training/courses/description.jsp?secName=TEL131
MARCH 30 WORKSHOP: GETTING BEYOND COVERING CONTENT.
Larry Michaelsen will demonstrate a Readiness Assurance Process
for
developing students' higher-level thinking and problem-solving
skills
and will familiarize participants with a small-group based
instructional format, Team-Based Learning: March 30, 9 - 11 a.m.,
Mississippi Room, Coffman Memorial Union. Registration required:
http://www.carlsonschool.umn.edu/Page6747.aspx.
APRIL 5 TEL SEMINAR: ACCESSIBILITY AND UNIVERSAL DESIGN.
Panelists will discuss principles of universal instructional design
(UID), the benefits and challenges of using technology to address
diverse learning needs, and classroom applications of UID: April
5,
noon - 1:30 p.m., 155 Peters Hall, also Webcast live and later
podcast. See: http://dmc.umn.edu/series/spring07.shtml.
APRIL 11 ETF MEETING: BEST PRACTICES OF BLOGS AND PODCASTS.
At the next Educational Technologists Forum (ETF) meeting, campus
multimedia designers and developers will socialize and discuss "Best
Practices of Blogs and Podcasts": April 11, 3 - 4:30 p.m.,
402 Walter
Library. See: http://dmc.umn.edu/etf/schedule06.shtml.
APRIL 16, 17 CONFERENCE: WIRELESS CITIES . . . COMMUNITIES OF
INTERESTS.
Educators, researchers, project coordinators, funders, community
activists, and policy-makers will discuss the implications of wireless
communities at a conference held on campus. Keynote speakers have
now
been announced. To register:
http://dtc.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wirelesscities/index.php.
APRIL 23 CONFERENCE: ENHANCING STUDENT LEARNING.
The ADT, Bush Foundation, CTL, and DMC invite University of Minnesota
system faculty, instructional staff, and graduate students to
engage in a conversation about the research and practice of teaching.
Keynote: "Confessions of a Converted Lecturer," by Dr.
Eric Mazur,
Harvard University. See: http://www.adt.umn.edu/conference07/index.html.
UNICORNS, NET GENERS, AND OTHER MYTHIC CREATURES.
The myth of Net Generation students is that "they know everything
about technology." But data collected by J.D. Walker and his
DMC
research and evaluation team suggests there's a lot students don't
know that could affect their performance in technology-rich
environments. See: http://dmc.umn.edu/projects/walker/.
DMC, FACULTY, AND COMMUNITY RESEARCHERS AWARDED $20,000 GRANT.
The Institute for Advanced Study awarded an interdisciplinary group
of scholars and community leaders a grant to form a collaborative
that
will investigate on-line social networks. Membership is open to
interested faculty and graduate students. Contact Christine Greenhow
(greenhow@umn.edu) and see: http://ias.umn.edu/collaboratives.php. |
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