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If you have difficulty viewing this e-mail, go to http://itc.utk.edu/newsletter_monthly/ April 2010 Faculty Fellow Program: Seeking Applicants The OIT Faculty Fellow Program assists in the Innovative Technology Consulting focus of advancing exemplary teaching and enriching the experience of students by providing UT's learning communities the support and resources to attain educational excellence through the appropriate use of technology. Pending budget approval, two Faculty Fellows will be funded for 2010-2011. The deadline to apply is Monday, May 3, 2010. Faculty Fellows will be announced by May 14, 2010. Read the Full Description http://itc.utk.edu/events/fellow.shtml Join us for the April 28 CoP Lunch At the March Brown Bag Lunch, participants shared additional examples of multimedia-based learning objects and discussed current and future initiatives in mobile learning. To get in on the conversation, bring your lunch and join OIT Faculty Fellows Trena Paulus and Terri Combs- Orme on Wednesday, April 28 from 12:15-1:15 in Hoskins 191. For more information or to be added to the mailing list, contact Gina Phipps at [log in to unmask] or 974-7912. Save the Date for Clicker Engagement! On Monday, May 3, 2010, OIT, along with Turning Technologies, will sponsor a clicker technology presentation featuring Dr. Derek Bruff, "noted professor and student response enthusiast." Dr. Bruff, assistant director at the Vanderbilt Center for Teaching and a senior lecturer in the Vanderbilt Department of Mathematics, is the author of Teaching with Classroom Response Systems: Creating Active Learning Environments. The presentation will be held in the Carolyn P. Brown University Center from 11:30am-12:30pm, followed by a Clicker Roundtable discussion for UTK faculty only. Seating is limited. For more information, contact Dr. Christina Goode at 974-6470 or [log in to unmask] More Technology Training Workshops for You & Your Students We have a variety of workshops scheduled in April. Our training covers: Productivity tools such as PowerPoint Creative design with Photoshop Website design using HTML Quick Classes on Access, Photoshop, and PHP Sessions on formatting your Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Introductory SharePoint and sessions for SharePoint Team Site administrators Registration is required for all workshops. To view descriptions and register for sessions, visit the OIT Training page. If you have questions or need help with registration for any of the workshops listed above, contact the HelpDesk at http://help.utk.edu or 974-9900. Student Engagement with Twitter Check out this brief article to learn how faculty across the country use Twitter in large lecture courses to increase engagement and build learning communities: "How Twitter in the Classroom is Boosting Student Engagement". Do you use Twitter in teaching? We'd love to hear about it. To share your story contact Gina Phipps at [log in to unmask] or 974-7912. Mobile Learning 2.0: On the Horizon In early March, members of the UT community attended the online Educause/ELI 2010 Spring Focus Session “Mobile Learning 2.0: the Next Phase of Innovation in Mobility,” hosted locally by the UT Libraries, and attended by hundreds of Educause and ELI members from across the country and around the world. Seventeen sessions over the course of this two-day event highlighted mobile learning projects, initiatives, and development activities currently underway in colleges and universities across the United States, and explored the emerging trends and likely development path of mobile technologies and mobile learning opportunities in the coming decade. Enroll in the ELI 2010 Focus Session to view the materials Learn more about all of our services and events at our Website, http://itc.utk.edu . March 2010 Scheduled Uptime: 100% Total Uptime: 100% Learn more Instructional Technology April Workshops Register for a Workshop Turning Point Clicker Technology ITC is providing training for all current and interested clicker technology faculty. • Thu, 4/8, 9am - noon Introduction to LiveOnline@UT Learn how to manage your virtual classroom through live audio, text chat, real-time polling, and content sharing. • Tue, 4/13, 1pm - 3pm • Fri, 4/23, 10am - noon Discover the LiveOnline@UT Recording Studio Learn how to use this off-line recording application developed by Saba Centra. • Tue, 4/27, 10am-noon Register for a Workshop -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= To view the ITC-FORUM archives or Join/Leave the list go to: http://listserv.utk.edu/archives/itc-forum.html