Center for Teaching & Learning tag:ctl.blog.uvm.edu,2008://1 2008-03-20T14:25:50Z Movable Type 3.34 Working Together to Promote a Safe & Healthy Campus Community tag:ctl.blog.uvm.edu,2008://1.101 2008-03-20T14:10:27Z 2008-03-20T14:25:50Z April 15, 12:15 - 1:45 pm, Livak Room, Davis Center The tragic events at Virginia Tech, and more recently at Northern Illinois, have had a profound impact on the way colleges and universities are viewing and responding to campus health... wendy The tragic events at Virginia Tech, and more recently at Northern Illinois, have had a profound impact on the way colleges and universities are viewing and responding to campus health and safety issues.

This panel presentation, including student, staff and faculty representatives from departments including Police Services, the Center for Health and Wellbeing, the office of the Dean of Students and the General Counsel’s office, will examine the ways in which the University of Vermont is responding to these issues here on our campus, and will also consider broader national trends and challenges. The presentation will provide an opportunity to reflect upon the changing roles and responsibilities of faculty and staff, best practices around campus health and safety issues, legal and privacy concerns, and evolving standards and practice around managing high risk campus behavior. ]]> The Blackboard Jungle: Navigating Race, Gender and Sexuality in the New Classroom Culture tag:ctl.blog.uvm.edu,2008://1.99 2008-02-27T20:30:07Z 2008-02-28T15:41:42Z

The Office of Multicultural Affairs is sponsoring this symposium on March 28th and 29th for UVM faculty. This event will address "the challenges that emerge when gender, race and sexuality intersect and shape how students learn and how we... inés Blackboard Jungle The Office of Multicultural Affairs is sponsoring this symposium on March 28th and 29th for UVM faculty. This event will address "the challenges that emerge when gender, race and sexuality intersect and shape how students learn and how we teach."

To learn more and register, contact Janet.S.Green@uvm.edu or call 802-656-0856.
Download the program here [PDF].

]]> CFP: Social Linking Track at Hypertext 2008 tag:ctl.blog.uvm.edu,2008://1.97 2008-01-30T13:29:20Z 2008-01-30T13:35:23Z The ACM Conference on Hypertext and Hypermedia is the acknowledged venue for high quality peer-reviewed research on linking. The web, the semantic web and the Web 2.0 are all manifestations of the success of the link. ... One of... steve The ACM Conference on Hypertext and Hypermedia is the acknowledged venue for high quality peer-reviewed research on linking. The web, the semantic web and the Web 2.0 are all manifestations of the success of the link. ... One of the most exciting recent developments in Web science is the rise of social annotation, by which users can easily markup other authors' resources via collaborative mechanisms such as tagging, filtering, voting, editing, classification, and rating. These social processes lead to the emergence of many types of links between texts, users, concepts, pages, articles, media, and so on. We welcome submissions on design, analysis, and modeling of information systems driven by social linking.

ACM Hypertext 2008 will be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 19th-21st 2008 and is hosted by the University of Pittsburgh's School of Information Sciences. The conference is co-located and scheduled directly after ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (http://www.jcdl2008.org/).

Details may be found at http://www.sigweb.org/ht08/home/soclinking.html

Image from Howard Rheingold, Friendster (Beta): Social Network Web of Trust. The Evolution of Reputation, December 26th, 2002. http://www.smartmobs.com/2002/12/26/friendster-beta-social-network-web-of-trust/]]> Blogging the sabbatical tag:ctl.blog.uvm.edu,2008://1.96 2008-01-25T22:29:28Z 2008-01-26T06:17:25Z

We were all delighted to see Shirley's (Shirley Gedeon, the CTL's former director) blog about her sabbatical in Bosnia - a lively read and vicarious getaway. Wow, Shirley, you GO.... inés (Shirley Gedeon, the CTL's former director) blog about her sabbatical in Bosnia - a lively read and vicarious getaway. Wow, Shirley, you GO. ]]> Better: Blog Comments or Peer Review? tag:ctl.blog.uvm.edu,2008://1.95 2008-01-22T13:43:26Z 2008-01-22T13:52:37Z Jeffrey Young asks "What if scholarly books were peer reviewed by anonymous blog comments rather than by traditional, selected peer reviewers?" And continues: "That's the question being posed by an unusual experiment that begins today. It involves a scholar studying... hope http://chronicle.com/free/2008/01/1322n.htm ]]> Debate: "Social Networking: does it bring positive change to education?" tag:ctl.blog.uvm.edu,2008://1.94 2008-01-16T14:52:05Z 2008-01-16T16:06:44Z The Economist (Economist.Com) is sponsoring a series of debates on the future of education. Each debate topic considers the educational impacts of technology, globalization, and changing nature of social relationships. The third (and final) debate, which runs from from January... steve The Economist (Economist.Com) is sponsoring a series of debates on the future of education. Each debate topic considers the educational impacts of technology, globalization, and changing nature of social relationships. The third (and final) debate, which runs from from January 15th through January 25th, focuses on "social networking," specifically on the proposition :

Proposition: Social networking technologies will bring large [positive] changes to educational methods, in and out of the classroom. .

The debate is based on an online variant of the Oxford Debate rules - each speaker has three chances to advance his view - an opening statement, a rebuttal, and a final summary. Observers (who must register) may participate, mainly though a discussion with the moderator who will raise relevant points to the debaters. In addition, Observers may also vote for the side of the proposition they most agree with. ]]> Speaking to the Affirmative: Ewan McIntosh, National Adviser on Learning and Technology Futures for Learning and Teaching Scotland. Mr McIntosh writes for The Guardian newspaper and the BBC on social media and learning issues, speaks internationally and consults for organisations on how social media can be harnessed for to improve learning in the organisation

Spealing to the Negative: Michael Bugeja, Director of Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication, ISU. Mr. ,Bugeja is the author of 21 books, with research often being cited by NYT and IHT to name a few, Dr Bugeja was among the first to analyse the use of Facebook before many professors realised that most of their students were already registered and of Second Life before many students had ever heard of it.

Moderator: Robert Cottrell, Deputy Editor of Economist.com. Mr Cottrell has been deputy editor of Economist.com for the past two years, and online editor of Intelligent Life magazine since its re-launch this year. He is based in New York.

Image source: BBC News, Ban Foxhunting? - Oxford Union says no, Thursday, October 22, 1998 Published at 20:23 GMT 21:23 UK. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/198249.stm]]> UVM Member of Educause's Learning Initiative tag:ctl.blog.uvm.edu,2008://1.93 2008-01-02T17:40:21Z 2008-01-02T20:44:00Z

The University of Vermont is now a member of Educause's Learning Initiative (ElI). ELI explores the interaction among learners, learning principles and practices, and learning technologies. Membership benefits include reduced rates on ELI events and access to all resources on... wendy Educause's Learning Initiative (ElI). ELI explores the interaction among learners, learning principles and practices, and learning technologies. Membership benefits include reduced rates on ELI events and access to all resources on their web site, including archived web seminars and podcasts. There are three upcoming events that may interest you: January 14: Teaching and Learning with Web 2.0 (online event) January 28 - 30: ELI 2008 Annual Meeting - Connecting and Reflecting: Preparing Learners for Life 2.0 (San Antonio, TX) March 18 - 19: Real World and Technology-Rich: Learning by Doing, Learning in Context (Raleigh, NC) To access ELI resources and register for events, you will need to set up a member profile that connects you as an UVM affiliate. Go to the the Educause home page and follow the directions in the "Manage your personal profile" (under the "What would you like to do?" section). We hope that you will explore the resources on the ELI site. If you find these resources valuable and/or are interested in attending an event, please let us know. ]]> What do Students Want? Thoughts about Course and Library Portals. tag:ctl.blog.uvm.edu,2007://1.92 2007-12-11T15:14:29Z 2007-12-11T15:52:17Z The Chronicle of Higher Education Wired Campus blog links to an article in the journal portal exploring student information seeking activity. Oregon State University librarians Jane Nichols and Margaret Mellinger studied student attitudes, knowledege, practices, and skills in an... steve The Chronicle of Higher Education Wired Campus blog links to an article in the journal portal exploring student information seeking activity. Oregon State University librarians Jane Nichols and Margaret Mellinger studied student attitudes, knowledege, practices, and skills in an effort to determine if and how students would use a proposed subject based library. Their study, Portals for Undergraduate Subject Searching: Are They Worth It? The short answer, "probably not."

Among the findings:

  • undergraduates seek information based on course assignments, rather than broad subject areas

  • library arrangement of resources does not match students' expectations of how to access or find information

  • faculty arrangement of course materials in Blackboard is also confusing and inconsistent

  • students were unlikely to personally customize library, course, or even commercial sites they use. (The survey, however, was pre-Facebook.)

  • upper division students are more sophisticated in their use of library resources than lower division students

Overall, the study concluded that students were task and goal oriented, and not likely to use portal like features. They suggest an interesting alternative instead - building course specific library web pages reflecting the specific needs of the course. This approach would provide a degree of automatic customization and better present existing library and course resources. ]]> Sources:

Josh Fischman, For Students, It's About Courses, Not Subjects, December 10, 2007 http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/2601/for-students-its-about-courses-not-subjects

Jane Nichols and Margaret Mellinger, Portals for Undergraduate Subject Searching: Are They Worth It? Portal: Libraries and the Academy 7.4 (2007) 481-490. http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/portal_libraries_and_the_academy/v007/7.4nichols.html

Students using Card Catalog, University of Washington, Article: http://www.washington.edu/home/historical/insidelib.html, Image: http://www.washington.edu/home/historical/graphics/CardCat.gif]]> Focus the Nation on Global Climate Change tag:ctl.blog.uvm.edu,2007://1.90 2007-12-03T17:13:55Z 2007-12-03T18:12:27Z

UVM is participating in Focus the Nation, a national educational initiative of faculty, staff, students and community members at over a thousand colleges, universities, and high schools in the United States. The goal is to collaboratively engage in a nationwide,... wendy Focus the Nation, a national educational initiative of faculty, staff, students and community members at over a thousand colleges, universities, and high schools in the United States. The goal is to collaboratively engage in a nationwide, interdisciplinary discussion about "Global Warming Solutions for America."
UVM Focus the Nation events will take place Sunday, January 27 - Friday, February 1, 2008. Events will include faculty lead Teach-Ins, workshops, round table discussions, and visually engaging "Image Events" such as carbon calculators and art installations. UVM students are taking the lead on organizing these events - no small task! If you would like to develop a workshop or teach-in please email Samir.Doshi@uvm.edu or Valerie.Esposito@uvm.edu.
For a schedule of events (continually updated), please visit UVM Focus the Nation. ]]> Library: Get This Book tag:ctl.blog.uvm.edu,2007://1.89 2007-11-27T20:43:30Z 2007-11-27T20:53:16Z Just stumbled upon a new service at the Library. It's called "Get This Book." If you search for a book and the Library doesn't have it, but it is in the catalog of one of several university presses (including Oxford... hope library-logo-get-this-book.jpg

If you click on the logo the Library makes you this offer:
"Get This Book! is a service available to UVM students, faculty, and staff. Bailey/Howe Library does not currently own this book, but we want to purchase it for your use and the library's permanent collection. If you need the book immediately, we will do everything we can to have the book in your hands within 3 working days."

Neat!]]> Are Large Lecture Classes Harmful ? tag:ctl.blog.uvm.edu,2007://1.88 2007-11-27T15:14:39Z 2007-11-27T16:16:35Z On Sunday (November 25, 2007), Justin Pope interviewed a number of university faculty to explore how faculty and students are handling the large lecture class. He begins his article with some telling comments with Carl Wieman, University of Colorado... steve On Sunday (November 25, 2007), Justin Pope interviewed a number of university faculty to explore how faculty and students are handling the large lecture class. He begins his article with some telling comments with Carl Wieman, University of Colorado Nobel Laureate (Physics, 2001) who observes:
Students often tune out and are turned off. Charismatic lecturers get good reviews but, the data show, are no more effective than others at making the most important concepts stick. Most remarkably, when it comes to teaching not just "facts" but conveying to students the scientific approach to problem-solving, research shows that students end up thinking less like professionals after completing these classes than when they started. "In a very real way, you're doing damage with these courses," Wieman, now a leading voice for reform, said in a recent interview."
The article then provides a nice exploration of the scope of the issue as well as how several colleges are dealing with the recognized problems in the lecture format class through a variety of pedagogical, technological, and institutional reforms. Thanks to Beverly Wemple, Department of Geography, for suggesting this article. Article: Justin Pope, Colleges Cope with Bigger Classes, The Associated press. http://www.abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=3908417 Image: Steve Helber, Students use computers in the Virginia Tech Math Emporium in Blacksburg, Va., Thursday, April 5, 2007. AP Photo. http://www.abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=3908417 ]]> Lights, Camera, Learn! Workshop resources tag:ctl.blog.uvm.edu,2007://1.87 2007-11-16T15:47:19Z 2007-11-16T16:08:10Z We hope you have enjoyed participating in our workshop today. iMovie is one of our favorite software packages to learn. Below we have included a list of for the workshop for Educational Value as well as general How To's. Feel... Will Webb Click Here to take survey Thank you! Paul Martin's iMovie about Podcasting for YOU! iMovie in education Apple iMovie HD Resource Page Hot Tips for imovie hd from i life 06 keyboard shortcuts for iMovie HD Digital Storytelling in the classroom with imovie iMovies in K-12 Education from Springfield Public Schools Example iMovies from K-12 Education Apple Learning Interchange Educause Connect]]> For faculty interested in service learning: tag:ctl.blog.uvm.edu,2007://1.85 2007-11-07T20:28:52Z 2007-11-07T20:35:18Z The Faculty Fellows for Service-Learning Program recruits faculty members from across UVM to participate in a seminar each Spring on how to build service-learning pedagogy into courses. Faculty members must apply and be accepted into the Program, are given a... inés http://www.uvm.edu/partnerships/?Page=ffsl2.html Application Deadline: November 9, 2007 Seminar Dates: January 8-10, 2008 ]]> Compose & Edit Audio Files for the Web tag:ctl.blog.uvm.edu,2007://1.84 2007-11-02T14:01:26Z 2007-11-02T16:42:03Z November 2nd, 2007 Here is a collection of resources both used in today's class as well as additional resources Flickr: Search on "Vermont" under creative commons license Flickr search results In addition to the resources we have discussed today in... Will Webb Flickr: Search on "Vermont" under creative commons license Flickr search results In addition to the resources we have discussed today in our audio editing workshop, I have created this post with links to resources that we have collected that have helped us in the past with audio editing and podcasting. This is a mixture of articles, how to's and ways to use podcasts in education. We hope you find these links useful. Cheers, Will]]> Podcasting Resources: Articles: Podcasts: Improving Quality and Accessibility, from the Journal Legal Guide: Podcasting Legal Guide by Creative Commons Faculty Examples: Charlie Rathbone's Wiki Space Paul Martin's Podcast for YOU! Websites: Will Richardson's Blog, author of Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms Poducate Me Podcasting for Professors Podcasting for Teachers Yahoo Search Engine Podcasts Directory Odeo.com, listen to a huge variety of podcasts for free iTunesU University of Vermont, iTunesU site How to's: Directions for making a podcast with Audicity or GarageBand by Yahoo GarageBand tutorials, from the Apple website Software: GarageBand, by Apple Computer (comes pre-loaded with a Mac Computer) Audacity, a free audio editing program Odeo Studio, create your on free podcast with the easy Odeo Studio interface RSS feed readers for Podcasting Doppler, subscribe to RSS feeds for your favorite podcasts Publish to UVM Zoo files (Web Access) https://uvm.edu/files/ In addition, could you all please take a few moments to give us feedback by filling out our ONLINE SURVEY. Click Here to take survey THANK YOU VERY MUCH!]]> Merging K-12 and Higher Education Conferences tag:ctl.blog.uvm.edu,2007://1.83 2007-09-24T19:51:41Z 2007-09-24T19:52:56Z Why don’t we see more crossover between higher education and K-12 professional and academic conferences? My feed reader brought me news last week of the upcoming Open Minds Conference: Open Source in K-12 Education: The Open Minds Conference is the... justin http://greengaloshes.cc Why don’t we see more crossover between higher education and K-12 professional and academic conferences? My feed reader brought me news last week of the upcoming Open Minds Conference: Open Source in K-12 Education:

The Open Minds Conference is the first national K-12 gathering for teachers, technicians and educational leaders to share and explore the benefits of open source in education. Virtual Learning Environments that provide 24X7 access to teaching and learning resources, cutting-edge and easy-to-use desktop applications, coupled with powerful management tools and low-cost computer strategies make the classroom of tomorrow available today!

This would be an interesting conference to attend from a higher education perspective. It’s not just that many of the tools to be discussed there are those that work just as well in a collegiate environment - in fact, most probably got their start in higher education. The real benefit for those in academia will be the insight into how our future clients (students) are using these tools, and how that shapes incoming student expectations, learning styles, and attitudes. I wonder what other K-12 conferences are out there that might provide more of this type of insight.

The presentation list for the K12 Online Conference doesn’t look all that different from the 2007 EDUCAUSE program. I do recall the annual Blackboard conference having k-12 tracks - however what few sessions there were seemed more product specific. Are there K-12 conferences out there with higher education tracks? What about other events that serve both groups?

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