Technologies Showcase May 7, 2009 Hands-on Instructional Technology

Technologies Showcase - May 7, 2009

9:30 to 10am Coffee, register and meet and greet. Poster sessions available in the courtyard of the ILC

Poster Sessions will be available in the ILC courtyard from 9:30am to Noon.

10:00 to 10:50 am-Concurrent sessions

Hands-on Using D2L to Teach Online

This workshop helps you get started creating an online course. Workshop leaders will share examples of how others have used D2L to facilitate online teaching and learning. Participants who sign-up early will have a chance to try out a variety of D2L tools (survey, self-assessment, chat, dropbox, content, news, discussions) during the workshop. All participants are welcome to participate in conversation.

D2L hands on location Main Library Elec, off the ILC courtyard

Presentation Classics Instructional Technology Tools (CITT): A model for using technology resources to design and manage medium to large (30-1000+ student) lecture courses and language courses at all levels. Prof. van den Berg, Assistant Professor, Department of Classics.

The presentation will report on current development and implementation of CITT, the "Classics Instructional Technology Tools" as they pertain to Classics 221 Spring 2009 ("The Scandals, Deaths, and Afterlives of Rome").

I focus primarily on the employment of "Desire 2 Learn" (D2L) in the context of General Education courses. The Department of Classics has begun to develop D2L tools for large, interdisciplinary, multimedia courses that efficiently and effectively meet the needs of a large number of undergraduates. The demonstration itself will not be overly technical, but will instead assess logistical and pedagogical constraints and opportunities for technology in the UofA environment. I will also address the future directions of this project and its potential applicability on a larger scale across campus and beyond.

Issues discussed include:

1) Extensive use of D2L's Question Library (including sharing across courses, instructors, and departments).

2) Quiz and Exam creation and administration for large numbers of students and for language courses.

3) D2L's advantages for assisting DRC students and managing group projects.

4) Effective application of D2L technology to smaller courses, to language courses, outside of the UofA, and with colleagues at other institutions.

Presentation Classics is located at ILC Room 119

Presentation Overview of the Mosaic Project's new Business Intelligence Systems. Mosaic Training Team (UITS Workshop and Training Team)

Oracle Business Intelligence (OBI) is the University's new web- based reporting tool that is being implemented as part of the Mosaic Project. Come to this one-hour presentation to see OBI in action and get a taste of what it can do for you.

Presentation Overview of the Mosaic is located at ILC Room 125

11:00 to Noon-Concurrent sessions

Hands-on Using D2L to Teach Online

D2L hands on location Main Library Elec, off the ILC courtyard

Hands-on Mosaic Project Open Lab

Mosaic training team will provide an overview of the new Research Administration, Human Resources and Financial Systems being implemented by the Mosaic team.

This hands-on open lab will let you preview some of the applications being implemented as part of the Mosaic Project. You'll be able see what online training will look like for the Financial System, Human Resources and Research Administration. In addition, you'll have a chance to have hands-on time with the Oracle Business Intellegence system and check out the new Mosaic Community online and join our professional network to stay up to date on the latest news and network with your colleagues.

Hands-on Mosaic is located at ILC Room 125

Presentation Blogs for Instruction, Jay Rochlin Assistant Professor, Journalism.

In this session, Jay Rochlin will discuss how he uses student-created blogs to augment the teaching of abstract skills and values (truth telling, ethics, and critical thinking) as well as practical skills (the integration of multimedia into news story telling) that are necessary for new professionals in journalism as well as many other fields.

Rochlin is an assistant professor of practice in the University of Arizona School of Journalism. He teaches a senior level course whose students produce Border Beat, an online publication that covers the U.S. Mexico Border. In addition to writing and producing news for the publication in a variety of formats, each student is required to select a border-related topic and create a blog about that topic and update it weekly.

In 2007, Border Beat was recognized by the Online News Association (ONA) as the best student produced online news publication in the country.

Presentation Blogs is located in ILC Room 119

UITS Open House 1:00 to 3:00pm

A flyer of all the stations for the open house. [pdf]

Map of where UITS is located.

A lot has changed at the Computer Center; we're not CCIT anymore.

Spend the afternoon getting to know the people and services of University Information Technology Services. Refreshments will be served and enjoy informal chats with UITS personnel and find out more about what we can do for you.

Tours will include information on:

Gear-to-Go OSCR offers a variety of equipment (referred to as Gear-to-Go) that can be checked out by UA students for course projects. All OSCR equipment must be used for a learning endeavor that does not involve for-pay work. Most of the equipment is checked out through the Gear Center. http://www.oscr.arizona.edu/gc

AZ Live AZ-LIVE is a room where university researchers, faculty and students can be immersed in a three-dimensional, computer-generated world. The environment combines 3-D computer graphics, stereoscopic projection technology, acoustical tracking devices and four-channel audio to create the illusion of being present in a virtual world.

Virtual Reality Annex The Virtual Reality Annex is one of OSCR's Multimedia Labs. You can check out VR Gear-To-Go and request VR content for any academic endeavor that would benefit from this technology. We can show you how to create both object and panorama VR movies or, in some cases, we will do the work for you. And it's all free to any Student, Faculty or Staff at the U of A. Virtual Reality Annex

Research Computing Research Computing Services provides leading edge, central, shared use resources and support for faculty, staff and students of The University of Arizona involved in research. The Research Computing resources include computing systems, high-end visualization systems, specialized video conference systems and statistical consulting. Research Computing

Access Grid Video Conferencing System Collaboration among institutions geographically distributed around the globe is becoming more and more popular not only because it is cost effective, but also because it is time efficient. There are currently 240 Access Grid nodes listed in this global node listing, across 26 different countries.Access Grid Video Conferencing System

The Learning Technologies Center The LTC connects UA faculty, instructors, TAs and staff to the latest advancements in Instructional Technology. Our staff provides guidance, training and production assistance to turn "ideas" into "reality." Come see how we've helped faculty transform their own ideas into reality. Learning Technologies Center

The Multimedia Learning Lab The MLL features open-access lab hours, and is also reservable for instruction. OSCR multimedia consultants at this location can assist with the software and equipment in the lab. See the services we offer.

Podcast Producer Creating podcasts is getting easier, and one of the systems that enables easy podcast creation and publishing is Podcast Producer. Record and broadcast your lectures quickly and easily with this service.

CERCLL The Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language and Literacy (CERCLL) supports the educational community and the nation by providing resources and research focused on culture, language and literacy in less commonly taught languages. CERCLL is located in room 337 of the Computer Center.