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 ITCoP:
Sharing Apps for Education
The February IT Community of Practice focused on using the SMART technology equipment found in OIT’s Technology Enhanced Classrooms throughout campus. OIT Faculty Fellow, Will Schleter,
demonstrated how to engage your class using the SMART Sympodium as well as a tablet PC and OneNote. For the March meeting, we will be "Sharing iPad Apps for Education". The meeting will be held Wednesday, March 20, from
12:30-1:30pm in the Practice Presentation Room in Commons North (220E) located in Hodges Library. Bring your lunch and join in the discussion and demo! OIT will provide coffee and something sweet; looking forward to seeing you there!
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 Mathematica
Site License Available
The Mathematica site license is now available. The Wolfram Mathematica License Agreement between OIT and Wolfram Research, Inc. provides Mathematica to students, faculty and staff
at UTK and UTSI. Mathematica is computational software used in science, engineering, finance and other diciplines that require mathematics. It is available for Linux, Mac and Windows on both 32-bit and 64-bit platforms.
View what is new in Mathematica 9.
Mathematica 9 can be installed on faculty, staff, or student personally-owned or UT-owned computers. To acquire software and an Activation Key for the three installation types at UTK, log in to the
OIT Software Distribution site and choose Wolfram Research Inc. Download and follow the Installation Instructions. Mathematica 9 is also available on the
OIT apps server with a maximum of 100 simultaneous users. For more information, call the OIT HelpDesk at (865) 974-9900.
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GTA@OIT
Grants Awarded
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. The Spring 2013 grant recipients are listed below. For more information, contact Christina Goode at
[log in to unmask] or 974-6470.
Krista E. Billingsley
Graduate Teaching Associate, Anthropology
College of Arts and Sciences
“Making Cultural Anthropology Accessible”
Landon T. Huffman
Graduate Teaching Associate, Recreation & Sport Management
College of Education, Health and Human Sciences
“The Art of Engagement Now and Beyond: Fostering Interactive Learning Environments”
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Fall
Clicker Technology Upgrade
UTK’s Clicker Technology Program will undergo a major upgrade beginning Fall 2013.
OIT staff are currently testing the software with our Bb Course Management System in preparation for the upgrade. We will notify all clicker technology faculty users when the software testing and training becomes available campuswide. In preparation for the
upgrade, our end-of-semester Clicker Roundtable will be held on Tuesday, April 16, 2013, with Turning Technologies providing a training session from 9-11:30am, a luncheon presentation from 11:45am-12:45pm, and a training session from 1-3:30pm.
Faculty are encouraged to attend either training session and lunch (place TBD). Turning Technologies will also provide training only on
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 from 9am-12pm and 1-4pm. Additional sessions will be provided throughout the summer by OIT and Turning Technologies staff. For more information and to reserve lunch, contact Dr. Christina Goode at 974-6470 or
[log in to unmask]. by Thursday, April 11, 2013.
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OIT's
Faculty First Participants Chosen
Congratulations to the UT faculty members who joined the 2013 Faculty First Program! The program creates a long-term partnership between a faculty member and the OIT Instructional
Support staff to design and develop instructional materials and courses as well as to explore innovative uses of technology in teaching.
Visit the Faculty First Program website to view the list of the 2013 Faculty First Program participants. If you have questions, please contact Iryna Loboda at 974-5735
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