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Navigating U of I's Decentralized EdTech Campus Resources by Robert Baird Develop Your Course Workshops The Develop Your Course Workshops focus on becoming a power user of Illinois Compass. Join us for advanced workshops intended for instructors who already have some experience using Illinois Compass and want to explore more advanced uses in their classes. All sessions are held in 23 Illini Hall and registration is required. Please visit our calendar to register. Lunchtime Learning Featured Events Creating and Using Question Test Banks for Exams, Quizzes, and Other Activities February 2, 2006 12:00 P.M. ~ 1:00 P.M. Do you use Microsoft Word or any other software to create and print your exams? Do you save these exams to disk? Do you eventually type exams over and over again as textbooks change? We have the answer for you. Respondus and StudyMate software can make your jobs much easier. More... Getting Started with Blogs February 14, 2006 12:00 P.M. ~ 1:00 P.M. Join us as we review popular and influential blogs, explore various types of blogs, and provide hands-on blogging practice with Blogger's free service. In the hands-on portion of the workshop we will build a new blog, apply a style template, create our first blog post with hyperlinks, images, and more. Quick Uses of Media Resources to Enhance Course Sites February 16, 2006 12:00 P.M. ~ 1:00 P.M. We will demonstrate some of the straight forward ways course designers may enhance their Illinois Compass course site through the use of various forms of multimedia. More... Space is limited for these sessions. Please visit the EdTech calendar to register. Partner Events September 12, 2005 Online Assignments: Faster, Frequent Feedback September 14 , 2005 Are the Students Getting It? Using Surveys, Self-Tests, and Quizzes September 16 , 2005 Before, During, and After the Lecture: Use of Online Discussions September 20, 2005 Quick Uses of Media Resources to Enhance Course Sites September 22, 2005 Respondus and StudyMate September 28, 2005 Managing Large Enrollment and Multi-Section Courses in Illinois Compass View the EdTech Workshop Offerings for more information about the above workshops. Resources CITES Educational Technologies http://www.cites.illinois.edu/edtech/ Illinois Compass Login http://compass.uiuc.edu Course Site Requests http://www.cites.illinois.edu/edtech/teaching_software/compass/siterequest.html CITES Classroom Technologies http://classtech.cites.uiuc.edu/ CITES Help Desk http://www.cites.illinois.edu/help/ Center for Teaching Excellence http://www.cte.uiuc.edu/ Blackboard http://www.blackboard.com Educause Learning Initiative http://www.educause.edu/eli	Emerging Technology Term WEB 2.0 The term blog is a shortened form of weblog or web log. A blog uses a conversational style of documentation in which journal entries are posted on a regular basis and displayed in reverse chronological order. September 21, 2005 Facilitating Over the Shoulder Learning presented by Michael Twidale 12:00 P.M. ~ 1:00 P.M. 130 Wohlers Contact Us CITES Educational Technologies 2304 Digital Computing Lab (DCL) 1304 W. Springfield MC-256 Urbana, Illinois 61801 (217) 244-7000 edtech@uiuc.edu This list is used by CITES Educational Technologies for the sole purpose of updating Teaching with Technology users about upcoming events.
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University of Illinois

Monthly Announcements

Navigating U of I's Decentralized EdTech Campus Resources
by Robert Baird

Develop Your Course Workshops

The Develop Your Course Workshops focus on becoming a power user of Illinois Compass. Join us for advanced workshops intended for instructors who already have some experience using Illinois Compass and want to explore more advanced uses in their classes. All sessions are held in 23 Illini Hall and registration is required. Please visit our calendar to register.
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Lunchtime Learning Featured Events

Creating and Using Question Test Banks for Exams, Quizzes, and Other Activities

February 2, 2006
12:00 P.M. ~ 1:00 P.M.

Do you use Microsoft Word or any other software to create and print your exams? Do you save these exams to disk? Do you eventually type exams over and over again as textbooks change? We have the answer for you. Respondus and StudyMate software can make your jobs much easier. More...

Getting Started with Blogs

February 14, 2006
12:00 P.M. ~ 1:00 P.M.

Join us as we review popular and influential blogs, explore various types of blogs, and provide hands-on blogging practice with Blogger's free service. In the hands-on portion of the workshop we will build a new blog, apply a style template, create our first blog post with hyperlinks, images, and more.

Quick Uses of Media Resources to Enhance Course Sites

February 16, 2006
12:00 P.M. ~ 1:00 P.M.
We will demonstrate some of the straight forward ways course designers may enhance their Illinois Compass course site through the use of various forms of multimedia. More...

Space is limited for these sessions. Please visit the EdTech calendar to register.

Partner Events

September 12, 2005
Online Assignments: Faster, Frequent Feedback

September 14 , 2005
Are the Students Getting It? Using Surveys, Self-Tests, and Quizzes

September 16 , 2005
Before, During, and After the Lecture: Use of Online Discussions

September 20, 2005
Quick Uses of Media Resources to Enhance Course Sites

September 22, 2005
Respondus and StudyMate

September 28, 2005
Managing Large Enrollment and Multi-Section Courses in Illinois Compass

View the EdTech Workshop Offerings for more information about the above workshops.

Resources

CITES Educational Technologies
http://www.cites.illinois.edu/edtech/

Illinois Compass Login
http://compass.uiuc.edu

Course Site Requests
http://www.cites.illinois.edu/edtech/teaching_software/compass/siterequest.html

CITES Classroom Technologies
http://classtech.cites.uiuc.edu/

CITES Help Desk
http://www.cites.illinois.edu/help/

Center for Teaching Excellence
http://www.cte.uiuc.edu/

Blackboard
http://www.blackboard.com

Educause Learning Initiative
http://www.educause.edu/eli

Emerging Technology Term

WEB 2.0

The term blog is a shortened form of weblog or web log. A blog uses a conversational style of documentation in which journal entries are posted on a regular basis and displayed in reverse chronological order.

September 21, 2005
Facilitating Over the Shoulder Learning
presented by
Michael Twidale
12:00 P.M. ~ 1:00 P.M.
130 Wohlers

Contact Us

CITES Educational Technologies
2304 Digital Computing Lab (DCL) 1304 W. Springfield MC-256
Urbana, Illinois 61801
(217) 244-7000
edtech@uiuc.edu

This list is used by CITES Educational Technologies for the sole purpose of updating Teaching with Technology users about upcoming events.

Subscribing

This e-newsletter is sent to Teaching and Learning with Technology users who have received consulting or training from CITES Educational Technologies.

Please forward this message to anyone interested in Teaching and Learning with Technology.

To subscribe or unsubscribe from the list, please email us at edtech@illinois.edu