Title III Lab Open House

Everyone is invited to an Open House in the Title III Lab to be held on Wednesday, March 7, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. The Lab, located in what had been the conference room behind BH174, provides a faculty work area for course technology development. During the Open House we will be demonstrating some of the lab equipment, including the digital still camera, video camera, and scanner. Light refreshments will be served.

Peoplesoft

On Feb 15th Department Chairs participated in a workshop in which they set the stage for automating the advising process. They examined current rules for prerequisites and consents that will be built into system. Minutes of meeting are available from Ethel Ragland.

On March 15th the Title III Academic Advising Focus Group will hold its third meeting. The group will evaluate how the realities of the system meet our expectations. Now that the system is rolled out, is it doing what we need and envisioned?

Benedictine Faculty

Jerry Kickul, Director of the Center for Instructional Delivery at the University of St. Francis, visited Benedictine University on Friday, January 26. He provided the first campus demonstration of DreamWeaver to faculty participating in the Title III program, met with members of the College of Business, Technology, and Professional Programs, spoke with Collegis's information technology group, and gave a public presentation on copyright issues connected with the internet.

On Friday, February 9, Burks Oakley (Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Illinois) visited campus and showed Title III faculty how to generate streaming audio files for use in conjunction with PowerPoint Presentations. After meeting with several of Benedictine University's deans and the academic vice-president, he gave a presentation on web-based instruction in the Krasa Presentation Room.

Coming Attractions

• The next round of faculty/staff workshops has been scheduled. Contact Eileen Clark if you need more information.

• We are in the process of arranging for a speaker whose area of specialization is alternative learning styles and their implications for effective use of new teaching technologies. Details will follow soon.

• On Friday, April 6, we will be holding a Technology Fair. Title III and other faculty will be demonstrating the course enhancements that they're developing this semester. Exact time and place will be announced.