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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Friday, Feb. 26 2010: TLT Group FridayLive! Online Communities - What's Happe-NING 2 Years Later


Friday, February 26 at 2:00 pm ET
Presenters: Bonnie Mullinix, TLT Group, Scott Simkins, NC A&T, and Ning SoTL Community
The TLT Group started using Ning back in February 22, 2008* for it's community building and conversation-promoting features. We have found that this platform is easy to manage and allows for asynchronous threaded discussion, attaching documents and rss/email notification. We will talk about our experiences and share and compare with others who have been experimenting with this free, easily accessible social networking tool for community building. Scott Simkins of NC A&T will share how this has been used to support a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Community (with over 150 members exchanging ideas and materials). We will discuss the possibilities and the challenges associated with establishing, promoting and maintaining such cross-institutional communities. Register @: http://tltgroup.roundtablelive.org/Default.aspx pageId=338009&eventId=113890&EventViewMode=EventDetails
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American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Publications for Educators

Assessing Outcomes and Improving Achievement: Tips and Tools for Using Rubrics
This publication provides practical advice on the development and effective use of rubrics to evaluate college student achievement at various levels. Also included are the rubrics developed by faculty teams for fifteen liberal learning outcomes through AAC&U's Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education (VALUE) project. These VALUE rubrics can be readily adapted to reflect the missions, cultures, and practices of individual colleges and universities and their specific programs.
Revising General Education - And Avoiding the Potholes: A Guide for Curricular Change

Strategies for curricular change in the reform of general education are as important as the substance of the change. Fifty pitfalls and common errors in the process of reform are enumerated in this practical guide essential for general education committees. Revising General Education provides practical advice for how to advance a successful general education reform process—including tips in the areas of task force objectives and procedures, concepts of general education, program planning, proposal approval, and program implementation. Ideal for general education reform committees and faculty senate curriculum committees.
Liberal Education expresses the voices of educators, faculty and administrators in colleges and universities nationwide who are working to enrich liberal learning and undergraduate education.
Peer Review provides a quarterly briefing on emerging trends and key debates in undergraduate liberal education. Each issue is focused on a specific topic, provides comprehensive analysis, and highlights changing practice on diverse.
Diversity & Democracy supports academic leaders and educators as they design and reshape their diversity programs, civic engagement initiatives, and global learning opportunities to better prepare students for principled action in today's complex world. 

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The IDEA Center - Nationally Normed Feedback Services for Higher Education Since 1975



The IDEA Center is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to serve colleges and universities committed to improving learning, teaching, and leadership performance. The Center supports the evaluation and development of both programs and people. To stay on the cutting edge, The IDEA Center's experts constantly evaluate and reevaluate our services. Extensive data collection, research, and feedback from our clients have resulted in continuous enhancement of our services. The emphasis of The IDEA Center always remains on improving teaching, learning, and the higher education process.

This Spring, staff from The IDEA Center will be traveling to a number of national conferences where they will be available to meet you, address your questions, and discuss the Center's products and resources. Here is where you can find us:
• January 20-23, AAC&U Annual Meeting, Washington DC
• February 11-12, Academic Chairpersons Conference, Orlando, FL
• March 15-18, The Chair Academy, Minneapolis, MN
• March 28-31, The League for Innovation, Baltimore, MD


If you won't be attending any of these meetings, please contact us and we'd be happy to talk to you (800-255-2757 or info@theideacenter.org).
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Meet Your Liaison Librarians At The Will W. Alexander Library Feb 2010

Check out this SlideShare Presentation:
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