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January 2009
Have a great idea for one of your courses but don't have the time to
develop it? The ITC invites applications from individual faculty
members interested in receiving design and development assistance to
reshape a course or course component to enhance the use of technology in the course delivery.
The primary focus of the Faculty First Program is development and technical assistance. You offer the ideas and serve as subject matter expert, and ITC staff will do the development for you, incorporating the appropriate technology into your course.
Grant proposals are due Monday, February 2, 2009
by 5 p.m. For more information on the Faculty First program, read the full Call for Proposals on the web: http://itc.utk.edu/services/ff/
Are You a Graduate Teaching Assistant?
Submit a Proposal
The ITC sponsors the GTA@itc! Grant Program to encourage Graduate Teaching Assistants to incorporate technology into their teaching. In this program, participants meet with ITC graduate assistants and staff to accomplish their goals for technology use. Each Fall and Spring semester, as an extension of the GTA@itc! Grant Program, the ITC invites Graduate Teaching Associates and Assistants (GTAs) with sole responsibility for teaching a course to submit a proposal for the GTA@itc! grant.
In addition to mentoring, grant recipients receive $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@itc! Spring 2009 grant proposals are due Friday, February 6, 2009 by 5 p.m. For the GTA@itc! Spring 2009 Call for Proposal, visit http://itc.utk.edu/services/gta/.For more information, contact Dr. Christina Goode (cgoode@utk.edu) or Harriette L. Spiegel (hspiegel@itc.utk.edu); tel. 974-9670.
New Hours at the Commons
We have adjusted our hours and staffing at the Commons.
Staff are available to assist you daily from 10am-2pm.
View the complete schedule
Visit Us at our New Offices at Hoskins Library
The Innovative Technology Center has moved to the 1st floor of Hoskins Library, located at 1400 West Cumberland, next to the Law School.
We also have a daily presence on the 2nd floor of Hodges Library in the Commons South.
Come visit us in our new location at your convenience, or invite us to meet with you in your office.
Call 974-9670 to get immediate help.
Free Development Assistance
If you've always wanted to incorporate a new idea into your course, but are not quite sure how to make it work or lack the time to implement it, ask us to help. We'll partner with you on preparing your class for fall, whether it's creating an individual learning element or assistance with structuring a whole course in Blackboard. Asking for assistance is easy.
To begin the process, launch the online request form.
If you have any questions or comments, contact the ITC at itc@utk.edu or 974-9670. Learn more about all of our services and events at our Web site, http://itc.utk.edu.
January Workshops
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.
• Mon, 1/5, 1-3pm
• Tue, 1/6, 9-11am
• Thu, 1/8, 1-3pm
Introduction
to Online@UT OL
This version of the Introduction to Online@UT workshop provides training (and certification) in an online, self-paced format.
• Continuous enrollment
Introduction
to LiveOnline@UT OL
This version of the Introduction to LiveOnline@UT workshop provides training in an online, self-paced format.
• Continuous enrollment
Blogs and Wikis
in Online@UT
Explore Online@UT blogs and wikis, configure these tools for different purposes, and discuss their instructional uses.
• Thu, 1/22, 9-10:30am
• Mon, 1/26, 3-4:30pm
SafeAssign in Online@UT
SafeAssign is a software resource designed to help students avoid plagiarism and improper citation.
• Wed, 1/14, 9-10:30am
• Thu, 1/15, 3-4:30pm
The Grade Center
in Online@UT
Discover new and redesigned tools for managing grades online using the Online@UT gradebook.
• Tue, 1/13, 11:30am-12:30pm
• Tue, 1/27, 9-10:30am
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).
• Fri, 1/2, 10am-11am
• Fri, 1/2, 3pm-4pm
• Mon, 1/5, 10am-11am
• Mon, 1/5, 3pm-4pm
• Tue, 1/6, 10am-11am
• Tue, 1/6 3pm- 4pm
Using the SMART Classrooms
Learn how to use the projectors, VCRs, DVD players, and other equipment in the Technology Enhanced Classrooms.
• Fri, 1/2, 9-10am
• Fri, 1/2, 2- 3pm
• Mon, 1/5, 9-10am
• Mon, 1/5, 2- 3pm
• Tue, 1/6, 9-10am
• Tue, 1/6, 2-3pm
Let’s put the POWER
back into PowerPoint
Move away from typical slide show toward a thought-provoking, constructivist learning experience.
• Thu, 1/29, 9-10:30am
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