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Technology Training Room
Student
Direct Access Moves Forward The big news on the access side is BenU Live! - the real time information resource on course availability and location for faculty and students along with class schedule access for students. Faculty have commented on how this helps them in advising undergraduate students in the week prior to the start of the term and during drop/add week. Students find that it saves them the time of standing in line at Ben Central if they need schedule information. You can access BenU Live! from the quickjump menu on the BU website.
Technology in the Classroom Electronically Equipped Classrooms (EEC's), Computer Classrooms, and Computers On Wheels (COW's) have been relocated into Kindlon, Birck, Krasa and Benedictine Halls. As in past terms classes have been scheduled into these rooms, and COW's can be reserved through the HELPDESK. There is also one new opportunity
for scheduling technology. Birck 236 is a Computer Classroom for AD
HOC USE. This room holds 20 student PCs but NO permanently installed
projection system. This room will be dedicated to solving the problem
of "I only need to use a computer classroom for 1 week of the term"
or "I just need to use a computer classroom for 2 class periods to
show my students how to...". Classes will NOT be scheduled for the
entire term in this room - only occasional use (think of it a as field
trip...). You may reserve this room by e-mailing Janet Hulsey (or Chris
Damon if Janet is not available). If you want to use this room and need
a projection system, reserve one via the HELPDESK. Literature and Rhetoric Courses on the Web Larnell Dunkley has developed
WebCT enhancements for two literature courses LITR 255 - American Literature
I, LITR 291/391 - African American Autobiography, and RHET 101 - Argumentative
Writing. To view information pages for these courses, and for login instructions,
go to http://owl.ben.edu:9000 and
click on the See courses on this
server link. Scroll down and click on the Literature (LITR)
or Rhetoric (RHET) category. On the page that loads, click
on School of Education Web Site
Teaching and Learning with Technology Summer Institute In July of this past summer, Jon Lewis attended Syllabus Magazine's annual "Teaching and Learning with Technology Summer Institute", held in Santa Clara, CA. Jon enrolled in a full day workshop led by two members of the TLT Group (Teaching, Learning, and Technology). Participants learned about the Flashlight Current Student Inventory Kit and other TLT products and services designed to determine whether technology is being used effectively in advancing student learning. One of the two TLT presenters is listed in the grant as possible guest speaker, and we are trying to bring him to campus this fall. Jon also participated in a half-day workshop entitled, "Developing Effective Faculty Development Institutes", run by two faculty from Southeast Missouri State University. This meeting brought together a much larger group of people who listened to Southeast Missouri State's method of organizing summer and inter-semester technology institutes and then described how their own campuses handled faculty training. One recommendation reiterated by several individuals was the value of devoting a relatively small amount of time to training faculty in the use of one software program rather than longer periods covering several programs. In addition to these two workshops, Jon attended other conference sessions and toured the vendor displays. We are acquiring several items from those vendors, including Quicktionary's language translation pen, Handiscope's hand held microscope, and materials for assisting in the development of 360 degree panoramic photos and virtual object manipulation. Upcoming Events September, 2001 faculty/staff training has been scheduled. Details can be found at http://www.ben.edu/ithome/training.asp. An Open House showcasing our newest technologies is planned for November, exact date still to be determined. We're also hoping to arrange for Stephen Ehrmann of the TLT Group to come to campus to discuss organizing syllabi to help make technology work in our courses. |
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