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If you have difficulty viewing this e-mail, go to http://itc.utk.edu/newsletter_monthly/ January 2011 2011 Project RITE Awards Congratulations to the Project RITE Grant Recipients for 2010 Comparison of Learning Outcomes: Student-Centered Activities vs. Traditional Lecture Joanne Logan Associate Professor, Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science Andrew Sherfy Lecturer, Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science John Cummins Research Associate, Plant Sciences Enhancing On‐Line Interaction with Graphical Tools Will Schleter Lecturer, Engineering Fundamentals The Use of Webinar Technology to Conduct Study Sessions Mickey Sims Professor, Comparative Medicine Visit the Project RITE Web site to read about past projects and to keep up with 2011 projects via research blogs. For more information about Project RITE, contact Gina Phipps at [log in to unmask] or 974-7912. Commons Hours During Semester Start Up Online@UT consultants are available at the Commons South on January 10-21 from 8am-4:30pm each day. Starting on January 24 you are welcome to visit Stokely Management Center (SMC) 2nd floor for Blackboard 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 at the end of the spring semester as classes are wrapping up. View January Commons Schedule Mark Your Calendar: IT CoP Brown Bag in January Bring your lunch and join colleagues in conversation about trends and issues in instructional technology on Thursday, January 27 from 12:30-1:30pm in Hoskins 110. For more information, or to be added to the IT CoP mailing list, contact Gina Phipps at [log in to unmask] or 974-7912. 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 OIT’s 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 on the web. 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 GTA@OIT Grants for Graduate Teaching Assistants OIT sponsors GTA@OIT Grants to encourage UTK Graduate Teaching Associates and Assistants (GTAs) to incorporate technology into their teaching. GTAs with sole responsibility for teaching a course are paired with OIT instructional design staff to accomplish their goals for technology use. In addition to mentoring, grant recipients receive a monetary incentive of $500 to purchase software, attend a professional conference, prepare a professional presentation or publication about integrating technology into a course, or use as a stipend. GTA@OIT Spring 2011 grant proposals are due Friday, February 18, 2011 by 5pm. For the GTA@OIT Spring 2011 Call for Proposals, visit https://itc.utk.edu/services/gta/ . For more information, contact Dr. Christina Goode via email ([log in to unmask] ) or phone (974-9670). More Technology Training Workshops for You and Your Students Offerings in January include: Researcher-Focused ArcGIS Basics MATLAB SPSS Basics SPSS Data Analysis SPSS Survey Design Student-Focused Creative Design: Flash, Dreamweaver Web Site Design: Web Page Design with HTML, Dreamweaver Office: Access, PowerPoint SharePoint: Introductory SharePoint 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 help.utk.edu or 974-9900. Check Out IT Weekly! If you’d 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 . December 2010 Scheduled: 97.8% Total: 97.8% Learn more Faculty Spotlight Dr. Craig Wrisberg Instructional Technology Jan Workshops Register for a Workshop 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, 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. • Mon, 1/31, 1-3pm 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