Dillard University CTLAT Blog: 07/14/11

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Dillard University Faculty/Staff Institute Needs Assessment - Fall 2011

Dear Faculty and Staff Members of Dillard University:

We are about to begin another exciting academic year in the Fall of 2011. I am requesting your input in the planning of the topics for the Faculty/Staff institute scheduled for August 17th and 18th, 2011. The Office of Academic Affairs created a planning committee for the Institute this year and we are requesting that you complete a survey to let us know what you consider to be important topics for presentation and discussion.

Please click on the URL web link below to begin the Dillard University Faculty and Staff Institute Fall 2011 Needs Assessment Survey. Thanks so much for your participation. The planning committee wants to know your opinions and needs concerning the information shared at the Institute.

http://skylight.wsu.edu/s/d726f3cf-6824-4c9d-ad6f-8b8c71860739.srv

Thanks,
Dr. Keith Wismar
Interim Coordinator for Academic Assessment

“20 Best Blogs in Instructional Technology”

by Tim Handorf

Technology, when applied creatively and effectively, punches up lessons for students of all ages and abilities. In the hands of a savvy enough teacher, gadgets and digital services alike can increase their engagement and better encourage learning and retention. Obviously, the Internet serves as an excellent hub for educators worldwide to meet up and exchange ideas, insights and opinions regarding strategies, emerging technologies and every other relevant topic out there. Instructional technology blogs are exceptionally common, with far, far more than these 20 contributing something valuable to the discussion. Use them as starting points before branching out and discovering what other professionals have to offer.

Campus Technology: Advanced Tips and Training for Web Accessibility

U Washington technology accessibility specialist Terrill Thompson offers tips for improving accessibility on education portals and rich Internet applications.

By Dian Schaffhauser 07/14/11

A Message from Joyce Roche’, Chair of the Dillard University Presidential Search Committee Search Update

July 13, 2011

Dear Dillard Community:

The following is an update on our Presidential Search.

Isaacson Miller, our search firm, has covered considerable ground over the past few months in broadcasting the opportunity, networking and screening prospective candidates. They have reached out to a broad group of Presidents, Provosts and some Deans at colleges and universities across the country to develop a diverse pool of candidates. They are also seeking out candidates with non-traditional backgrounds and experience in Higher Education. That being said, they have many more sources to tap and potential candidates to assess in more detail.

The search firm has indicated that the market feedback to our opportunity has been very positive and that people have a great deal of respect for Dillard’s history and reputation. The Search Committee had a meeting with the firm last week to review the first group of potential candidates to discuss which sets of experiences we found most compelling and to guide the firm’s continued networking and candidate assessments. We were very pleased with this initial group and the firm has advised us that the pool will continue to grow and deepen over the next few months.

I want to assure you that the search process is on schedule and we are confident that we will find the right person to serve as Dillard’s next President.

Sincerely,

Joyce M. Rochѐ

Chair, Presidential Search Committee

The TLT Group, A Non-Profit Organization - Members Only Summer Series: Why is MERLOT still the best kept secret for improving higher education?

Codex: the Journal of the Louisiana Chapter of the ACRL

A peer-reviewed journal examining academic libraries and librarianship!

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Campus Technology: IT: A Turbocharger for Mass Higher Education

We have moved away from a defining model of scarcity and can expect fundamental change in the availability and delivery of higher education in the US.

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The Dillard University Center for Teaching, Learning and Academic Technology (DUCTLAT) http://www.ductlat.blogspot.com/ is essential in helping faculty effectively manage technology on and off campus. An important aspect of this initiative is achieved by bringing groups of faculty members together to learn the technology necessary to develop electronic resources for their courses and themselves, while planning and beginning the development of shared curricular materials. Cultivating faculty success at all levels reinforces the University's commitment to build premier faculty learning communities. All faculty, deans and academic administrators play a critical role in creating competitive and productive academic units in which expectations for faculty performance are clearly articulated and professional achievements are recognized and rewarded.

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