Faculty First Grant Recipients Announced
Congratulations to the Faculty First grant recipients!

• Amelia Bell, College of Communication
  & Information, School of Information Sciences
• Chandra Dunn, College of Arts & Sciences, Africana Studies
• Susan Edmundson & Sébastien Dubreil, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Modern Foreign Languages & Literatures, French Program
• John Haas, College of Communication & Information, School of Communication Studies
• Karen Kalck, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Large Animal Sciences
• Barbara Kaye, College of Communication & Information, School of Journalism & Electronic Media
• Tricia McClam, College of Education, Health, & Human Sciences, Department of Educational Psychology & Counseling, Grief Outreach Initiative
• Suzy Prentiss, College of Communication & Information, School of Communication Studies
• Brad Vander Zanden, College of Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
• Brian Whitlock, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
• Dolly Young & Jason Pettigrew, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Modern Foreign Languages & Literatures, Spanish Program

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Mark Your Calendar: IT CoP Brown Bag in March
Our February meeting included open discussions on departmental moves, adaptable teaching spaces, and successful online course delivery with Centra. Bring your lunch and join colleagues in conversation about trends and issues in instructional technology on Thursday, March 24 from 12:30-1:30 in Hoskins 191. For more information, or to be added to the IT CoP mailing list, contact Christina Goode at [log in to unmask] or 974-6470. 

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GTA@OIT Grant Recipients Announced
OIT's Spring 2011 GTA@OIT Grant recipients are excited for the opportunity to learn new strategies for enhancing their courses and engaging their students via [log in to unmask] Each semester OIT invites Graduate Teaching Assistants/Associates with full responsibility for teaching a course to apply for the GTA@OIT Grant. OIT's Instructional Development Team assists grant recipients in the redesign and development of the GTA’s course or course component for online delivery. The assistance includes one-on-one instructional design consulting, Technology-Enhanced Classroom training, and consulting on the use of Online@UT features including communication, assessment, and evaluation. Recipients are also awarded $500 to be used for travel and/or professional development purposes.

This semester's recipients are:

Liahna Guy, Graduate Teaching Associate, School of Music: College of Arts and Sciences
Proposal Title: "Music Dictation: A Blackboard Course for Student Practice."

Trent Hoy, Graduate Teaching Associate, Dept. of Modern Foreign Languages and Literature: College of Arts and Sciences
Proposal Title: "Fostering International Communication and Understanding in Lower-Division Foreign Language Course Through Mobile- and Social Media-Based Games."

Learn more about GTA@OIT:
https://itc.utk.edu/services/gta/

Banner System: Send us Your Feedback
Have you used Banner this semester to view your teaching schedule and class lists, to manage wait lists, and so on?

If so, please take 5-10 minutes to tell us about your experience. We’ll use your feedback to ensure the system meets your needs.

The form can be found here:
http://oit.utk.edu/bannerfeedback

More Technology Training Workshops for You
and Your Students

Offerings in March include:

Student-Focused

• Creative Design: Photoshop
• Web Site Design: Web Page Design with HTML, Dreamweaver
• Office: PowerPoint, Word, Excel

• Turning Point Clicker Technology

• Introductory SharePoint for Faculty and Staff
• SharePoint for Team Site Administration

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.

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Survey Helps OIT Plan for Future
Given the financial constraints we all face, it is important that we understand your information technology needs. We need your input, so please complete this brief survey to help us serve you better. The survey will take about five minutes to complete. Please use the forward/backward buttons on the survey rather than the arrow keys in your browser.

Your responses are anonymous and will only be shown in summary reports. After completing the survey, you can choose to enter a drawing for $100.

Click on the following link to engage the survey (some participants might need to cut and paste the link into their browser):
http://survey.utk.edu/mrIWeb/
mrIWeb.dll?I.Project=OITTECHNOLOGYSUR

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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)".

February 2011
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Total: 100%
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Faculty
Spotlight

Register for a Workshop

Turning Point Clicker Technology
Clicker Technology, or audience response systems, are used by educational institutions nationwide to enhance student engagement, gather data, and provide instant feedback and assessment.
  • Thu, 3/10, 9:30am-12:30pm
  • Wed, 4/13, 1:00pm-4:00pm

Hands-On with Camtasia
Learn how to create instructional screencasts on Windows PC.
  • Wed, 4/4, 1-3:30pm

Advanced Uses
of Clicker Technology
Strategies for deeper learning, classroom engagement, data gathering, and more.
  • Wed, 4/6, 9:30am-12:30pm

Introduction to LiveOnline@UT
Learn how to manage your virtual classroom through live audio, text chat, real-time polling, and content sharing.
  • Thu, 4/7, 2-4pm

Give PowerPoint a Voice:
Narrated Presentations
Add value to PowerPoint as an effective teaching and learning tool by adding audio to your slide presentations.
  • Mon, 4/11, 10:30am-noon