Summary Throughout April, the InTRO team was actively collaborating with other units in the development of new campus resources. We also established concrete plans for continuing our comparator research, and began to collate data for our upcoming annual report. Highlights! 20 technology staff from across UO attended the first meeting of the UO Educational Technology… Continue reading →
Summary March was a transitional month for InTRO. We completed our initial round of comparator research, began sharing our findings with both internal and external audiences, and established a framework for our upcoming annual report. An opportunity to attend the UPCEA national conference provided context for our findings and showcased a wide variety of potential… 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 →
The beginning of winter quarter brought a number of new referral projects to InTRO, due in part to increased outreach efforts! Six new projects came our way this month. Four of these projects have been completed, one other has been referred out. One project, in progress, is waiting for responses to plan and proceed, Our referrals… Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
