2010

Apr 26, 2010

The Shoes, the Shoes: DELTA Brings Home the Shoes

What is it about shoes that drives people to obsession?  Imelda Marcos’ obsession with shoes (reportedly 2,700 pairs) certainly contributed to the downfall to her and ole’ Ferdinand.  Obsession with shoes also didn’t work out too well with the Wicked Witch of the West, whose legions of flying monkeys were deployed with the singular purpose… 

Apr 26, 2010

DELTA to Release 2010-2011 IDEA Grant RFP

On April 27, DELTA will release the Request for Proposal (RFP) for this year’s cycle of IDEA Grants (2010-2011). DELTA’s Innovation in Distributed Education Applications (IDEA) Grants are a competitive awards program that promotes innovation in the use of instructional technology in online distance teaching and learning, builds expertise in this area, and enhances the… 

Apr 21, 2010

TLT Group’s Friday Live Webinar

The TLT Group’s Friday Live Webinar on Friday, April 23 at 2:00 pm will feature a presentation given at the Lilly South Conference by UNCG’s Jane Harris and Bonnie Canziani. The webinar is free and you can register at http://www.tltgroup.org/. Presentation info as follows: A Criteria-Driven Approach for Selecting Instructional Technologies Identifying instructional technologies that… 

Apr 9, 2010

Testing Services Experiences Unprecedented Demand

Not many people like to hear the words “more tests.” For students, these words mean more all-nighters, cramped hands, and waiting anxiously for grades. For instructors, these words mean grading even more 50-question, five-page tests filled with barely-legible responses. But for DELTA Testing Services, “more tests” means an exciting opportunity to implement innovative technology to… 

Apr 1, 2010

Lecture Capture – Annotated Bibliography

I recently worked on an annotated bibliography on lecture capture, as part of work I’ve done in partnership with others. I thought I would share in case others are interested. The introduction (overall highlights) from the annotated bibliography follows. (Please feel free to email me if you would like a copy of the full version… 

Mar 30, 2010

Apply Now for Summer Institute for Teaching and Learning with Technology

Apply now for the 2010 Summer Institute for Teaching and Learning with Technology. The application period closes on Wednesday, March 31. 

Mar 10, 2010

Spring TLTR Session: The Horizon Report 2010

The New Media Consortium’s (NMC) (http://www.nmc.org) Horizon Report 2010 describes emerging technologies likely to have an impact on teaching, learning or creative inquiry on college and university campuses. In this session, a panel of NC State faculty and staff who serve on the NMC’s Campus Leaders Advisory Board (C-LAB) will describe and discuss the six emerging… 

Mar 5, 2010

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Training Opportunity

For anyone who ever creates content for online consumption, understanding search engine optimization (SEO) will add value to every project you work on and every page of copy you write for web from that point on. 

Mar 5, 2010

2010 CHAT Festival: A Group Perspective

The first CHAT Festival ( http://www.chatfestival2010.com/ ) took place from February 16–20 at UNC-Chapel Hill and saw an interesting collection of folks involved in digital media gathering together for a few days of idea, technique, and technology sharing.  Participants spanned the gamut from students and educators, to musicians and DJs, to design firms and video… 

Mar 4, 2010

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Institute Offered

Our colleagues in the Office of Faculty Development would like to announce their first Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Summer Institute. This institute will provide an opportunity for NC State faculty to work collaboratively with peers and develop research projects focusing on teaching and learning. The SoTL Institute will meet for five days over the…