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
2014-15 Wayne Morse Chair for Law and Politics, Wendy Hui Kyong Chun, will lecture tomorrow on “From Publics to Networks.” Prof. Chun is professor of Modern Culture and Media at Brown University, and the author of Control and Freedom: Power and Paranoia in the Age of Fiber Optics (MIT, 2006) and Programmed Visions: Software and Memory (MIT 2011). Details: Wendy Hui Kyong… Continue reading Tomorrow: Wendy Hui Kyong Chun, “From Publics to Networks”
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
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
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
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
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