January 2015 – The InTRO Blog

Winter Quarter TEP Workshop: Blended Courses!

Published on January 27, 2015 Author Lindsey FreerLeave a comment

Looking to enliven your teaching this quarter? Check out this upcoming workshop from the Teaching Effectiveness Program! Blended Courses: Combining Online with Face-to-Face Instruction Week 8: Fri, Feb. 27 2:00-3:30pm, Proctor 42, Knight Library Facilitator: Robert Voelker-Morris Discover how courses combine face-to-face instruction with online teaching in ways that increase student engagement and learning. Participants… Continue reading Winter Quarter TEP Workshop: Blended Courses! →

Upcoming Digital Scholarship Center Event: Physical Computing!

Published on January 19, 2015 Author Lindsey FreerLeave a comment

Curious about physical computing? Want to play around with “sensors, blinkers, and bits”? Want to try programming an awesome little Arduino? On Friday, February 6, the Digital Scholarship Center will be hosting an Introduction to Physical Computing Workshop, where participants will learn the basics of the Arduino Uno. This event is open to all UO faculty, staff,… Continue reading Upcoming Digital Scholarship Center Event: Physical Computing! →

Inflection Points of 2015

Published on January 16, 2015 Author GregLeave a comment

The EDUCAUSE Review (online, January 12, 2015) reflected on top ten technology issues facing higher education in 2015, considering these to have “reached an inflection point—the point at which the trends that have dominated thought leadership and have motivated early adopters are now cascading into the mainstream.” Each issue identified has value in relation to… Continue reading Inflection Points of 2015 →

Upcoming Morse Center Event: The Internet’s Own Boy

Published on January 14, 2015 Author Lindsey FreerLeave a comment

On Thursday, January 29, the Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics will host a screening of The Internet’s Own Boy. Partially funded through a successful Kickstarter campaign, the film is the story of programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz. From Swartz’s help in the development of the basic internet protocol RSS to his co-founding of Reddit, his… Continue reading Upcoming Morse Center Event: The Internet’s Own Boy →

InTRO happenings, December 2014

Published on January 12, 2015 Author Lindsey FreerLeave a comment

December brought the InTRO team time and space to finalize some early projects and to get prepared for winter quarter, with a revamped website and new ticketing system. Over the next few months we will continue to inventory UO services and instructional technology needs, and conduct comparator research to set this information in context. One big highlight… Continue reading InTRO happenings, December 2014 →

Upcoming Event: Visualization at the U of O

Published on January 12, 2015 Author Lindsey FreerLeave a comment

This week, join the department of Computer and Information Science for this talk from a member of the CASIT staff! From Research Support to Uncertainty: Visualization at the U of O Kristi Potter, University of Oregon Abstract As a member of CASIT’s research support team I have a unique position that allows me to work on… Continue reading Upcoming Event: Visualization at the U of O →

Winter Technology Workshops for CAS Faculty

Published on January 12, 2015 Author Lindsey FreerLeave a comment

Please note: These workshops are designed specifically for faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences. If you are not affiliated with a CAS department and are interested in learning more about some of these topics, let the InTRO office know. We can help you find training services. Join CASIT Training Specialist Mike Moresi for… Continue reading Winter Technology Workshops for CAS Faculty →