Initiating new technologies into complex institutions can be a challenge, especially when hundreds of users with varying technical skills, disciplinary approaches, and time commitments are involved. Integrating new technologies into teaching and pedagogical practices within widely disparate experience groups only increases that challenge. Creativity, innovation – and skill – can grow organically with “passionate users”… Continue reading →
Comparator research was the focus of InTRO’s efforts during February. Initial findings indicate that peer institutions centralize the services that deliver instructional technology and digital learning to a much greater extent than UO. Organizational structures and objectives differ to some degree, but the majority of our peers have initiated innovative digital education programming through strategic… Continue reading →
UO faculty, instructors, and GTFs can join training sessions to gain an understanding of creating, developing, and implementing course sites in Canvas, the new Learning Management System going live in Spring 2015. There are multiple workshops for creating a course from scratch and for migrating a course from Blackboard to Canvas. Register today for this… Continue reading →
An initial timeline for the UO Canvas migration has been made available. While the schedule remains subject to change, the timeline is quite helpful for planning purposes. Faculty and staff interested in becoming an Early Adopter can signup with Academic Technology to get a jump on the use of this new system during the upcoming… Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
With the start of Fall 2014 term, InTRO has been officially launched: Message on Behalf of Doug Blandy ~ Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce a new program designed to help faculty find easier access to instructional technology resources. The Instructional Technology Referral Office (InTRO), is a first-stop resource designed to facilitate faculty implementation of… Continue reading →
The InTRO program at UO has formed partly to inventory the resources for instructional technology around campus. As we talk with faculty and staff, I think it is useful to realize that the challenges faced by UO about these issues are reflected at institutions throughout the country, and make up part of a national media… Continue reading →
