A number of bloggers have begun making their end-of-year ed tech lists already, including Audrey Watters, Eric Stoller, and the ProfHacker team. There are some odd commonalities on these lists, and it’s unclear whether or not that’s due to my own self-selected reading patterns, or broader trends in higher ed that extend beyond any one individual.… Continue reading Looking Back at 2014… and Predictions for 2015!
An intriguing option for developing video-based content at UO can be seen in a system recently and successfully deployed at Penn State University. The One Button Studio is a simplified video recording setup that can be used without any previous video production experience. The design of the studio allows the user to create high-quality and… Continue reading Self-Service Video Production
The question that lies behind much of the discussion of digital resources at UO is a question of audience. Just who do our online courses serve? What audiences have we overlooked? It’s not just questions of popularity, but of targeted outreach and advertising, or of partnering with members of those desired audiences to make future ventures… Continue reading Learning From “Remote Learning at a Residential College”
The Working Group for Active Teaching and Learning (sponsored by Academic Affairs, CAS, UO Libraries and the Committee for Academic Infrastructure) is holding a panel discussion and dialogue on their experiences with active teaching and learning activities. Come hear how UO faculty and students are taking advantage of new active learning environments to enhance their… Continue reading UO Faculty Panel on Active Teaching & Learning
The InTRO team used the month of November to deepen established partnerships and grow a few new ones, as well as to conduct outreach to different groups across campus. We gave our first presentation to a faculty group, participated in our first regional conference, and continued to coordinate with the staff at both halves of… Continue reading InTRO happenings, November 2014