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iPad iDeas for Learning

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iPad iDeas for Learning

(an iPad expo co-sponsored by CTL, ITS and Library members of the Instructional Technology Workgroup)

Wednesday, September 12
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Johns Hall 101

Furman faculty and staff are invited to engage with Furman faculty who will share their experiences using iPads for teaching and learning. This interactive session features several Furman iPad initiative participants, and will be a great way for you to add to your collection of apps for organization, scholarly pursuits, teaching, learning and general productivity. Seating is limited. RSVP to Jean Childress to reserve your seat today. Don’t miss this opportunity to optimize your iPad experience.

Light refreshments and door prizes.

Open Content for Open Minds EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative 2011 Online Seminar

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Professional Development Lab, room 042, lower level of the Duke library

November 1, 2011 • 1:00–4:00 p.m. ET (UTC -4)

Malcolm Brown, ELI director, and Veronica Diaz, ELI associate director, will moderate this seminar with Judy Baker. Openly licensed educational content, commonly referred to as open educational resources (OER), offers educators an unprecedented opportunity to reexamine how they teach and how students learn. OER and open textbooks have served as catalysts for dramatic pedagogical innovation involving collaborative teaching and learning. Such rapid growth of a knowledge-sharing culture is not without challenges, however. Concerns include quality, sustainability, cost-shifting from students to institutions, and co-optation of the open education movement by entrepreneurs. After reviewing terminology, showing examples, and discussing the benefits and disadvantages of OER, we will explore the meaning and utility of open-licensing options for educators’ use of learning materials and textbooks and discover how to find, vet, use, and develop OER in ways that augment, and ideally enhance, our existing teaching strategies. Use this seminar to help you decide if the OER movement is mostly hype or truly transformative.

http://net.educause.edu/ELI118

Thanks so much for joining the 11/1 ELI online seminar, we hope you’ve found it useful and relevant to your work. Here is the link to the seminar recording: http://educause.adobeconnect.com/p93kiaknxm7/ and the presentation slides are attached. If you haven’t already done so, please take a moment to complete this short evaluation: http://survey.educause.edu/eli118/. Your feedback is very important to us. Finally, if you’re interested in the topic of Openness, you may find this content useful:

*   2012 online focus session proceedings: http://www.educause.edu/Resources/Browse/ELIFF11/41728

Educause 2011 Annual Conference ONLINE

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EDUCAUSE 2011 is the best thinking in higher education IT.

Wednesday, Oct 19, 7:45 a.m. – Friday, Oct 21, 12:00 p.m.

  • NEW! A virtual convention center that will include an online networking lounge and virtual exhibit hall.
  • Streamed sessions from the face-to-face meeting including all general sessions as well as a selection of featured and themed sessions.
  • Exclusive interactive discussion sessions with experts on current topics.

A searchable program is available by clicking

http://www.educause.edu/E2011/Program/Online