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I-Tech is brought to you by Educational Technology See our Workshops on Demand menu. Visit the Pew Faculty Teaching & Learning Center site. Be sure to check out the teaching resources! Check out the Institute for Higher Education Policy's Benchmarks for Success in Internet-Based Distance Education Check out North Central's Best Practices guidelines
The Seven Principles of Good Practice: Using Technology to Improve Learning Outcomes JOLT: Journal of Online Learning & Teaching 89 things Students need to know in the first 10 days of an online course |
Welcome to I-Tech!
Time for Spring Training
Spring is in the air, and what better way to celebrate the arrival of good weather than by planning some self-improvement? Check out the selection of training workshops that we'll be offering during the Spring and Summer. Can't fit a workshop into your schedule? We would be more than happy to plan a special training event right inside your department. For more information and workshop options, please visit our Workshops on Demand page.
Interested in teaching an online or hybrid course? Check out the coming dates for our Foundations of Online/Hybrid Course Development and Delivery workshop.
Need professional development opportunities that better fit your schedule? Consider the Sloan-C workshops (sponsored by IT and the Pew FTLC). Or are you looking to become more experienced with Blackboard? Take a look at additional Blackboard training opportunities.
The 11th Annual Teaching & Learning with Technology Symposium
On March 14th, Grand Valley hosted its 11th annual Teaching & Learning with Technology Symposium. Faculty from across the university came to Allendale to see the amazing ways their colleagues are putting technology to use in their courses.
- See a list of presenters and learn more at the Symposium 2012 website.
- See the schedule and list of presentations from last year's Symposium. While you're at it, watch the video to learn more.
Stay in the Know
Did you know...
- College students score higher in classes that incorporate instructional technology than in traditional classes
- Blackboard 9.1 has been certified for Accessibility by the National Federation of the Blind
- It's easy to avoid the 5 Most Common Mistakes in Using Blogs with Students
Are you curious about wikis, blogs, and Web 2.0?
Learn more through these explanations in "plain English":
Quick Reference!
Grand Valley handouts
Other Resources
- Educause: 7 Thing You Should Know About Twitter
- Educause: 7 Things You Should Know About RSS
- Educause: 7 Things You Should Know About Digital Storytelling
- Active Learning Strategies Enhanced with Technology (a bit dated, but still relevant information!)
- When Good Technology Means Bad Teaching (Article in the Chronicle - opens in separate window.)
These files are Adobe Acrobat files. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to access them. If you don't have the Reader on your computer, you can download it for free by clicking here.
Questions?
If you have any questions, please contact Kim Kenward at 331-2131; Glenna Decker at 331-2598; or Matthew Roberts at 331-9085.
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