Diversity Web: An Interactive Resource Hub for Higher Education
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Inside Higher Ed: Improving Web Searches for Students
Publishers look to help students who use mainstream search engines for research to find more reliable academic content on the open Web. more
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
The IDEA Center: Effective Classroom Discussions IDEA Paper #49
William E. Cashin, professor emeritus • Kansas State University
A List Apart for People Who Make Websites: Modern Debugging Tips and Tricks
June 7, 2011
by Tiffany B. Brown
May 2011 - Invite to AHRC Web Workshop! Arts and Humanities Research Council
Invitation to AHRC web workshops
The Arts and Humanities Research Council is beginning the process of planning and redesigning a new website. As part of this process we would like to hear your ideas and views about the design, structure, and content of the new AHRC website.
We have organised three half-day workshops in June to identify and collect requirements for the site. The workshops will be a great opportunity to discuss your suggestions and areas for improvement for the website. You do not need any specialist knowledge, we just ask that you have recently visited the AHRC website.
The end result will be a site which meets your needs and the needs of our other valued stakeholders. We would very much appreciate your input and attendance at this crucial stage.
Each workshop will be for up to ten attendees including some AHRC staff, and will be facilitated by external web developers. In particular the workshops will cover:
• how we deliver content and information;
• the overall structure and appearance of the site; and
• how we use the site to communicate and interact.
The workshops will be held at the Medical Research Council's office in London from 09:30-12:30 on the following dates:
• 8th June 2011
• 9th June 2011
• 10th June 2011
Please email Tricia Brabham at t.brabham@ahrc.ac.uk if you are able to attend, and on which day. The places will be limited to 10 per workshop, but you will also have an opportunity to complete a survey even if you cannot attend a workshop.
P2PU
About P2PU
Mission
The Peer 2 Peer University is a grassroots open education project that organizes learning outside of institutional walls and gives learners recognition for their achievements. P2PU creates a model for lifelong learning alongside traditional formal higher education. Leveraging the internet and educational materials openly available online, P2PU enables high-quality low-cost education opportunities. P2PU - learning for everyone, by everyone about almost anything.
Academic Impressions Webinar: Making the Shift from Classroom to Online Course Design Online Course
MAKING THE SHIFT FROM CLASSROOM TO ONLINE COURSE DESIGN
Session 1: (Re)Mapping Course Design
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 :: 1:00 – 2:45 p.m. EDT
Session 2: Course Organization
Monday, September 12, 2011 :: 1:00 – 2:45 p.m. EDT
Session 3: Web 2.0 Technology Design
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 :: 1:00 – 2:45 p.m. EDT
Session 4: Interactive Learning Design
Monday, September 26, 2011 :: 1:00 – 2:45 p.m. EDT
IN SERVICE TO THE COMMON GOOD: REBUILDING OF NEW ORLEANS INSTRUCTS, INSPIRES YOUNG LEADERS ON A VOCATIONAL JOURNEY
Students Seeking Direction for Life's Next Step - Find Support for Countercultural Calling in Stories of Post-Katrina Renewal
WHAT: A diverse cross-section of college and seminary students from 40 U.S. states and Canada convene to explore vocation through the stories of community leaders who revived New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. They gather at the 2011 Fund for Theological Education (FTE) Leaders in Ministry Conference, "In Service to the Common Good." FTE is an ecumenical organization; it provides fellowships and leadership development for young people exploring a call to ministry.
WHERE: Dillard University, New Orleans
WHO: Nearly 100 top college juniors, seniors and seminary students from more than 30 different Christian denominations. Recipients of 2011 FTE Fellowships, they come from widely diverse social, economic and racial/ethnic backgrounds.
Interviews available:
•2011 FTE Fellow college graduates and seminary students.
•Rev. Gail Bowman, Dillard University chaplain, religion professor and FTE Fellow. Bowman helped students and campus neighbors cope with Katrina's impact on their families, faith and future.
•Rev. Lois DeJean, community activist, Baptist minister and Gospel singer led rebuilding efforts and advocacy to help displaced Gert Town residents return home after Katrina. DeJean's family and finances were uprooted by the disaster.
•Kim Hearn, FTE director of Ministry Fellowships, counsels students discerning their vocation: "Students are connecting decisions about what to do with their lives to a larger story—rebuilding entire communities through the church."
•Erik Schwarz, board member, HandsOn New Orleans, for volunteers engaged in Gulf Coast recovery; managing partner, Interfaith Works and co-director of the Institute for Faith and Service in Washington, D.C.
•Cory Sparks, New Orleans director, Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations. A nonprofit leader and FTE Fellow, Sparks worked for sustainable recovery of the Gulf Coast as pastor of congregations in Lafayette and New Orleans, including a church plant, Faith Community United Methodist Church.
WHEN: June 15-19 (9 a.m. to 7 p.m. EDT—schedules vary daily)
Interview/photo opportunities in Lower Ninth Ward and Church of All Souls (built on site of Walgreens destroyed by Katrina.) Thursday June 16 1:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
STORY IDEAS:
•Youth Build Lives of Meaning by Rebuilding Social Focus of Church: While one-in-four Americans ages 18-29 say they are not affiliated with any religion (Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life study), a segment of Gen Y is 'opting in' to church as a pathway to meaning and social engagement. Their take on the church's role in renewing communities—inspired by rebuilding efforts on the streets of New Orleans—may rewrite their own stories and the future of Christian congregations in North America.
•When the Church Shows Up: Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in August 2005, destroying neighborhoods and lives. Since then, churches and faith communities have been at the center of rebuilding efforts. A new generation of socially engaged faith leaders is coming to the Crescent City to learn from those who are on the front lines of the city's renewal. Students considering a call to ministry see their own stories and futures linked with social justice and an imperative for action that they don't want the church to lose.
ABOUT FTE
FTE supports the next generation of leaders among pastors and scholars, providing more than $1.5 million annually in fellowships to young people from all denominations and racial/ethnic backgrounds (http://www.fteleaders.org/ ).
ABOUT DILLARD UNIVERSITY
Dillard University was selected by FTE as the event host site because of its leadership role in recovery in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. After the storm, which left much of the university under water, Dillard offered students and their families special support on multiple levels to cope with the disaster. The University also completely restored and refurbished 32 campus buildings and three off-campus residential complexes, and built two LEED-registered (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) buildings. Dillard is a fully accredited private, historically black university. In 2010, U.S. News & World Report ranked Dillard among the nation's Top 10 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). As part of its engagement in the revitalization of New Orleans, Dillard is creating a Gulf Coast Public Policy Center to address key social issues.
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