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
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 Conference Summary: Instructional Technology Roundtable, Portland (NWACC)
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 Webinar Summary: Reimagining Learning Spaces (EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative)
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 InTRO Happenings, October 2014
Our own UO Libraries Digital Scholarship Center will be hosting a Fall Faculty Open House next week! Tuesday, November 4 4:00-6:00 PM 142 Knight Library Here’s a handy map! Beer, wine, and light refreshments will be served. If you’re a member of the UO faculty, we hope you’ll take advantage of this opportunity to speak about energizing and… Continue reading Digital Scholarship Center’s Fall Open House
In the October issue of eCampus News there’s a very nice summary of a study conducted by Dr. Kristen Betts of Drexel University on the faculty of Armstrong Atlantic State University. This study built upon a 1997 study conducted at George Washington University, updating the original GWU survey instruments in order to capture usefully comparable… Continue reading Faculty Participation and Retention in Online & Blended Learning
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 Fall Technology Workshops for CAS Faculty
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 REMINDER! RSVP Now for Re-Imagining Learning Spaces: an ELI Online Fall Focus Session
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 Conference Summary: e-Learning & Innovative Pedagogies, Forest Grove (Pacific U)
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 Photoblog and Monthly Report: InTRO Happenings, September 2014