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 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 →
Kassia and Lindsey were in Portland last week for the NorthWest Academic Computing Consortium‘s annual Instructional Technology Roundtable. The downtown Portland setting was an energizing one–it gave Lindsey, InTRO’s NYC refugee, a little taste of home! The roundtable is a small regional conference geared towards instructional technology practitioners. While overall numbers are small–roughly fifty people… Continue reading →
InTRO hosted its first on-campus event as an office at the end of October: we coordinated the University of Oregon’s participate in the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI)’s Fall Focus webinar, which were all about active learning spaces and creative classroom technologies! “Reimagining Learning Spaces: Design, Technology, and Assessment” was a two-day webinar featuring speakers from… Continue reading →
The InTRO team had a number of “firsts” in October, including… Traveling to our first conference, Hosting our first on-campus event, and making an initial report of our office’s early findings to UO’s educational technology committee. We also doubled our referrals in October–going from six projects open to twelve! As of this date, half of… Continue reading →
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 →
There’s still time to register for one or both days of this EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative webinar. Join the Instructional Technology Referral Office (InTRO) at the Baker Downtown Center for two mornings of engaging presentations and discussion on this important topic! Some of the sessions we’re excited about will cover… Learning Space Design: University-Wide Design Coordination Active… Continue reading →
The entire InTRO team headed up to Forest Grove last week for the Seventh International Conference on e-Learning and Innovative Pedagogies, sponsored by Common Ground Publishing and hosted by Pacific University. Pacific’s beautiful tree-filled campus was a wonderful setting for a couple of days of listening, conversing and thinking. e-Learning and Innovative Pedagogies was a… Continue reading →
Here’s what the InTRO team got up to in September! In mid-September the InTRO team joined a number of UO technology service providers for a day trip to Corvallis. We toured the brand-new business school building, talked about LMS migration, and had a lovely McMenamin’s lunch. We were particularly impressed with the innovative learning spaces… Continue reading →
The Instructional Technology Referral Office (InTRO), in partnership with Academic Extension and the UO Libraries, invites you to an EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative webinar, followed by a discussion, the mornings of October 28 and 29. Join us to discuss the design and outfitting of 21st-century learning spaces! A light breakfast and lunch will be provided both… Continue reading →
