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If you have difficulty viewing this e-mail, go to http://itc.utk.edu/newsletter_monthly/ December 2010 Call for Proposals: Faculty First Program 2011 Do you have an idea about incorporating new technologies in your classroom, but simply don't have the time, technical skills, or resources to implement it? Apply for the Faculty First grant administered by the OITs Innovative Technology Consulting. The primary focus of the Faculty First Program is providing design and development assistance in reshaping a course or course component to enhance the use of technology in the course delivery. You offer the content and serve as a subject matter expert, and consultants will do the development for you, incorporating the appropriate technology into your course. Grant proposals are due Monday, January 31, 2011. Read the full Call for Proposals https://itc.utk.edu/services/ff Join Our Team! Faculty Fellow Program Seeking Applicants The OIT Faculty Fellow Program contributes to the Innovative Technology Consulting focus of advancing exemplary teaching and enriching the experience of students. You can help us provide UT's learning communities with the support and resources to attain educational excellence through the appropriate use of technology. Pending budget approval, two Faculty Fellows will be funded for 2011-2012. The deadline to apply is Monday, February 7, 2011. Read the full description http://itc.utk.edu/events/fellow.shtml Community of Practice Update At our November 29 lunch we discussed student preferences for course- related communication and learned about new Turning Technologies clicker features (including an option that allows for self-paced testing). Brown Bag lunches will resume in Spring 2011; see our January eNewsletter for the schedule. For more information, or to be added to the IT CoP mailing list, contact Gina Phipps at [log in to unmask] or 974-7912. Clicker Roundtable Wrap Up Representatives from our clicker vendor, Turning Technologies, visited campus on December 1 for an end-of-the-semester feedback session. Turning Technologies Distinguished Educator Will Schleter, UTK Engineering Lecturer, shared his team-teaching strategies with clicker technology. During the open discussion and lunch, novice and advanced users shared their clicker technology experiences as well. The session proved to be an enlightening and engaging learning opportunity for all involved. OIT will offer introductory workshops to assist faculty in preparation for the Spring 2011 semester. To attend a clicker workshop, visit http://itc.utk.edu/workshops to register. If you will be using clickers for Spring 2011, be sure to contact the UT Bookstore to place your clicker order. For more information on clicker technology, contact the OIT Helpdesk at help.utk.edu or 974-9900. Online@UT Support in December Online@UT consultants will take a break from Commons coverage from December 13-23. During this time you are welcome to come to Stokely Management Center (SMC) 2nd floor for Online@UT assistance. For all other assistance requests, please continue to contact the OIT Helpdesk at help.utk.edu or 974-9900. We will return to the Commons South on January 3 with extended hours for the first few weeks of spring semester. View December Commons Schedule Spring 2011 Workshop Registration Registration for Spring 2011 instructional technology workshops is now open. Check back on January 3 to register for SharePoint, Researcher- Focused, and Student-Focused sessions. Register for a Workshop https://itc.utk.edu/workshops/register/ Check Out IT Weekly! If youd like to receive weekly updates on timely information about IT and reminders of upcoming workshops, you can subscribe to IT Weekly, which is emailed on Fridays. To subscribe, go to the IT Weekly listserv page and click on "Join or leave the list (or change settings)". Learn more about all of our services and events at our Website, http://itc.utk.edu . November 2010 Scheduled Uptime: 100% Total Uptime: 100% Learn more Faculty Spotlight Dr. Craig Wrisberg Instructional Technology Dec/Jan Workshops Register for a Workshop Turning Point Clicker Technology OIT is providing training for all current and interested clicker technology faculty. Tue, 1/4, 1-4pm Wed, 1/5, 1-4pm Thu, 1/6, 9:30am-12:30pm Fri, 1/7, 9:30am-12:30pm Tue, 1/11, 9:30am-12:30pm Give PowerPoint a Voice: Narrated Presentations Add value to PowerPoint as an effective teaching and learning tool by adding audio to your slide presentations. Wed, 1/5, 9-10:30am Introduction to Online@UT Access your online course site, receive an overview of instructor development tools and resources, and learn to upload a variety of document types. Wed, 1/5, 1-3pm Mon, 1/10, 10am-noon Using the SMART Classrooms Learn how to use the projectors, VCRs, DVD players, and other equipment in the Technology Enhanced Classrooms. Thu, 1/6, 10-11am Fri, 1/7, 1-2pm Mon, 1/10, 1-2pm Tue, 1/11, 10-11am Using the Smart Board/Sympodium System Get hands-on experience with the Smart Board (a touch-to-click interactive whiteboard) and the Sympodium (an electronic lectern). Thu, 1/6, 11am-noon Fri, 1/7, 2-3pm Mon, 1/10, 2-3pm Tue, 1/11, 11am-noon Online@UT Assessment Tools Learn to create, manage, deploy, and grade online assessments. Develop question pools, surveys, and more. Thu, 1/20, 9-11am LiveOnline@UT Surveys and Evaluations Take quick in-class surveys of your students and share the results; then build engaging evaluations and reuse them in other classes. Tue, 1/25, 9-11am SafeAssign in Online@UT SafeAssign is a software resource designed to help students avoid plagiarism and improper citation. Tue, 12/14, 9-11am Tue, 1/25, 1-3pm Adobe Captivate: Going Beyond PowerPoint Use Adobe Captivate (Windows only) to create an interactive learning module with slides, images, video, captions, hyperlinks, and quiz sections. Wed, 1/26, 1-3:30pm Blogs and Wikis in Online@UT Explore Online@UT blogs and wikis, configure these tools for different purposes, and discuss their instructional uses. Fri, 1/28, 9-11am Grade Center Best Practices Discover new and redesigned tools for managing grades online using the Online@UT Grade Center. 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