eSchool News This Week: May 7, 2012

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In this week's top news: An initiative to increase student academic achievement, gender issues in college computer classes, our May eSchool of the Month winner, experts campaign for mobile learning, educational gaming on the rise, and more. Leave your thoughts on any of these stories online, or eMail me at ldevaney@eschoolnews.com. Cheers, Laura Devaney, Managing Editor Question of the Week: What are some great resources for special education that you'd recommend? This can include tech and non-tech resources. Please send your response to Online Editor Meris Stansbury at mstansbury@eschoolnews.com. Your response may be chosen to be included in a thought round-up to be published by eSchool News. Please send your response by Friday the 11th. Did you miss this story? Parents want more from assessment   Top Articles from April eSN Digital Schools see cloud computing as energy-saving option Free video lessons offered by global thought leaders District, ACLU reach settlement in filtering lawsuit School program makes use of new skills, old computers Ravitch warns of ed-tech's 'perils'   Top Story of the Week Ed-tech group IDs ways to help boost achievement An initiative that uses research to identify ways to use educational technology successfully soon will launch a professional learning community with resources and collaborative opportunities to help school and district leaders better prepare students for a global economy. [ Read More ] Week's Top Headlines AP surges as a tool for schools raising standards Inspiring young minds to innovate Nobel Peace nominee: Pay teachers more, focus on mobile technology Groups advocate for mobile learning, 21st century education Personalized instruction provides HOPE to Colorado students 'Brogrammers,' 'hogrammers,' and the gender gap in college computer courses Educational gaming on the rise, but funding remains a challenge 10 books for high school summer reading Six lessons learned as a grant reviewer Follow us on... Grant Alert of the Week Up to $500K for RTI programs   Innovative educators wanted for Microsoft! Microsoft’s global educator recognition program–Microsoft Partners in Learning 2012 US Forum– aims to seek out and showcase innovative K-12 U.S. [ Read More ]   Attend Alan November’s premier ed-tech conference and get $50 off the cost of registration! Hosted by November Learning, the Building Learning Communities conference is designed to have an immediate and long-term impact on improving teaching and learning. This year’s conference will feature a keynote speech from Chris Anderson, curator of the TED Talks that share wisdom from thought leaders worldwide. For more information about BLC ’12, to be held in Boston, July 15-20, click here. Get $50 off when you register by entering this discount code: eSchoolMedia12. For more information on the conference, be sure to check out this video from Alan November. Most Popular News Articles New education platform from TED could help power 'flipped learning' Students create their own 3D content 10 books for high school summer reading Why Khan Academy is so popular--and why teachers shouldn't feel threatened Rise in autism increases calls for awareness Students want personalized learning, mobile technology Special Reports eSN Publisher's Report: Visibility within the cloud With earlier technologies, the term "cloud computing" was an apt description: As users connected to the cloud, the system couldn't "see" the type of device they were using--so it delivered the same experience whether they were using a desktop, laptop, or mobile device. Now, that's starting to change. eSN Publisher's Report: Creating a safe and positive learning environment School bullying is now at crisis levels in the U.S., and it's one of the primary challenges that school leaders face in managing the learning environment. As school leaders look for ways to deal with this problem, some are turning to a promising new technology platform for help Whitepaper Library Mobile Device Management and Bring Your Own Device in Education Environments Provided by: Kaseya How a self-service portal automates service requests, budget authorizations, billing, and more Provided by: Embotics Corporation How enterprise-grade Wi-Fi supports interactive learning Provided by: Aerohive Why top-flight data management enhances achievement and avoids disasters Provided by: SAS 10 Steps for Migrating Curriculum to Common Core Provided by: Acheive3000 Using Student Response Systems to Improve Student Learning Provided by: Mimio Chief Provides Flexible, Engaging Classroom Solution Provided by: Chief Best Practices in IT Management for Schools Provided by: IPswitch Ed-Tech Partners Press Releases Blackmagic Design Announces ATEM 2 M/E Production Switcher Audio Mixer Software Blackmagic Design Announces Blackmagic Cinema Camera GuideK12 Selected in Top 10 Most Innovative Education Technology Products ABC-CLIO Solutions Database Suite Named Finalist in AEP's 2012 Distinguished Achievement Award Honoring Excellence in Learning Resources Connections Academy Student Scientist Team Makes History Mitsubishi Electric Upgrades Professional Projector Line with New WD720U and XD700U Models HATCH EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY HELPS FLOOD-DEVASTATED PRESCHOOL INCREASE KINDERGARTEN READINESS CUE and Partners Announce 5th Annual Leadership 3.0 Symposium BLC Conference 2012 CUE Board Members Vendors - Don't forget to submit your press release information online: http://www.eschoolnews.com/submitpr Educator's Resource Center Enhancing campus appeal with next-generation digital displays Campus appeal. Low TCO. Green design. When it comes to digital displays, can you have it all? Thanks to new and emerging technologies, the answer appears to be "yes." Helping Students Learn with Reliable Wireless Connectivity The explosion of mobile devices in schools underscores the need for fast, secure, reliable, and easy-to-manage wireless internet access—enabling students to learn anytime, anywhere, while letting school leaders focus on instruction rather than solving IT issues. Mobile Learning: Effective Anytime, Anywhere Education Mobile learning is growing by leaps and bounds, and mobile learning devices are no longer restricted to the classroom. Most students, including young students, own or have access to cell phones, iPods, tablets, or other handheld devices—and school administrators are quickly realizing that students can use those devices to access school websites, classroom assignments, and other educational resources from both school and home. Using 21st Century Tools for College Success Succeeding in college today can be a daunting challenge for students without the necessary study skills or those with learning disabilities. Students must adapt not only to a whole new learning environment, but also to a more rigorous and advanced curriculum. Virtualized Computing: Saving Time, Money, and Headaches Though the economy shows signs of improvement, schools and districts are still faced with budget shortfalls and funding dilemmas. But many school leaders are finding that desktop virtualization can help them save time and energy--while providing computers to more students at a fraction of the cost. Engaging Students with 'Flipped Learning' Flipped learning has taken the education world by storm. The newest teaching and learning method--in which students watch videos and learn course content outside of the classroom, and then come to class to complete "homework" with the help of instructors and peers--raises many questions about how instruction can be completely transformed to engage students more effectively.. Engaging Your Community with Effective Communication Engaging all stakeholders can boost your chances of success when it comes to academics--as well as fundraising. But in tough economic times, many schools must learn to do. Empowering Education with Video Communication has changed, and students and educators are increasingly using video technologies in all aspects of education. Get a Free Subscription 1. eCampus News - Stay up-to-date and educate yourself and your colleagues on how technology is constantly improving higher education. Get your free subscription here. 2. eClassroom News- eClassroom News is still written just for teachers and explores new curriculum and assessment tools, the latest professional development resources, case studies on how school are using multimedia in the classroom, the best new instructional resources on the internet and much, much more! Click here to subscribe. 3. eSchool News- This monthly print and digital newspaper keeps you informed with up to the minute news concerning K-20 educational technology. Click here to subscribe. Call for Submissions eSchool News is looking for articles from the field. If you have an ed-tech success story or advice for fellow educators, click here for details on our submission categories and how you can submit your article for consideration. You can also eMail Managing Editor Laura Devaney at ldevaney@eschoolnews.com for more information. Visit all of our education technology news websites: e School Media        eSchool News        eCampus News        e Classroom News eSchool News, 7920 Norfolk Ave Suite 900 . Bethesda, MD 20814 Phone: 301-913-0115 . Fax: 301-913-0119 www.eSchoolNews.com custserv@eSchoolNews.com Contents Copyright 2012 eSchool News. All rights reserved. You're receiving this newsletter because you've subscribed to our Newsletter.

eSchool News This Week: May 7, 2012

Turnitin FREE 30-Minute Webcast: More than Words: Using Voice Comments to Provide Effective Feedback

30-Minute Webcast Series More than Words: Using Voice Comments to Provide Effective Feedback DATE:  Tuesday, May 8, 2012 TIME:   10:00am PT / 11:00am MT / 12:00pm CT / 1:00pm ET    View Local Time PRESENTER: Meagan Kittle Autry is a researcher at North Carolina State University working on her PhD in Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media. Her research focuses on genre theory, rhetoric of science and technology, rhetorical criticism, environmental communication, and digital media. Meagan is currently conducting research under Chris Anson into the benefits of using audio comments and screencast technology to provide feedback to students. COST:  Complimentary Overview Join a lively, 30-minute discussion exploring the benefits—and the increased efficacy—of using voice comments to provide feedback on student writing. View all 30-Minute Webcasts The 30-Minute Webcast Series sponsored by Turnitin are for busy educators who want to stay current with the latest trends and technologies related to preserving academic integrity, preventing plagiarism, and improving the quality of student written work. Turnitin is a service of iParadigms, LLC 1111 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94607, USA   |   +1.510.764.7600   |   www.turnitin.com

Turnitin FREE 30-Minute Webcast: More than Words: Using Voice Comments to Provide Effective Feedback

DILLARD UNIVERSITY FACULTY GENERAL ASSEMBLY TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2012 10AM STERN HALL 112

FACULTY GENERAL ASSEMBLY

TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2012

10:00 A.M.

STERN HALL 112

THE FACULTY GENERAL ASSEMBLY

May 8, 2012

10:00 A.M.

PSB 131/135

Lovell Agwaramgbo, Ph.D., President of the Senate

Presiding

1.    Call to order

2.    Invocation: Rev. Gail E. Bowman

3.    Adoption of the Agenda

4.    Faculty Handbook Issues:  Vice President Legal Affairs: Ms. Debra Neveu

5.    International Students and Study Abroad             Director:  Dr. Dawson-Smith

6.    Report from the Curriculum Committee: Dr. Cleo Allen

7.    Other Business and Announcements

8.   Adjournment

Cynthia M. Carter

Administrative Specialist

Office of Academic Affairs

Dillard University

504.816.4662 (ph)

504.816.4144 (fax)

ccarter@dillard.edu

www.dillard.edu

DILLARD UNIVERSITY FACULTY GENERAL ASSEMBLY TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2012 10AM STERN HALL 112

University Business Issue Alert: May 2012

ISSUE ALERT The May 2012 issue of University Business is now online.

May 2012 Article Highlights How leading institutions are reaching their ambitious fundraising goals. The six best ways you can leverage social media to attract prospective students. What you need to know to implement effective identity management on your campus. The pros and cons of tablets, laptops and desktops, and the future of computing in higher ed. What innovative colleges and universities are doing for students with learning disabilities.

University Business Issue Alert: May 2012

UCD CFD Blog: A Graphic Syllabus Can Bring Clarity to Course Structure

Posted by judithcoe ⋅ May 4, 2012

In the May 2, 2012 edition of Faculty Focus: Focused on Today’s Higher Education Professional:
A Graphic Syllabus Can Bring Clarity to Course Structure
By Maryellen Weimer, PhD in Teaching Professor Blog

In her blog post, Weimer discusses the value and surprisingly creative and student-centered approaches that use concept/mind maps to visually/graphically represent student understanding as well as to foster creative bridge-building relationships and develop new lines of conceptuality between ideas that have been presented by an instructor and new ideas presented by students.
She talks about her ideas (which include encouraging student to think about the overall structure of a course right from the start) as prompted by Linda Nilson’s work – advocating a “graphic syllabus” – described as a “flowchart, graphic organizer, or diagram of the schedule and organization of course topics, sometimes with tests, assignments, and major activities included”. She also sees great value in faculty having to go through the process of creating a graphic course organizer – demonstrating linkage between content areas in courses that are” inextricably linked”.

Three graphic syllabi from Mark Smillie at Carroll College (Helena, MT) provide an example. Villanova University describes this strategy ofincluding a “concept map” as part of the syllabus. They state, “There are a number of advantages to supplementing a traditional print syllabus with some graphic elements:

• Adding a graphic can make clear to students the logic of the way the course is organized.
• As we have pointed out elsewhere, our classes are filled with students who do not necessarily all have the same learning style as each other or the same style as their instructors. Adding different modalities helps us reach out to different types of learners, and a graphic representation of the course can be especially helpful to visual learners.
• Sometimes the effort of trying to show the logic of our course in a schematic way can help us, as instructors, rethink and reorganize our courses.

Check out a review of Linda Nilson’s book, The Graphic Syllabus and the Outcomes Map: Communicating Your Course (Jossey-Bass, 2007) by Frances S. Johnson, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Writing Arts and Director, Faculty Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning, Rowan University, published in The National Teaching and Learning Forum.
Check Weimer’s post for references – this is a great idea and solid pedagogical tool.

UCD CFD Blog: A Graphic Syllabus Can Bring Clarity to Course Structure

TLT Group FridayLive! FREE Webinar: May 11, 2012 Ethical E-Research: From Class Projects to Thesis/Dissertation Research

FridayLive! May 11 Ethical E-Research: From Class Projects to Thesis/Dissertation Research
11 May 2012 2:00 PM EDT

FridayLive!

Ethical E-Research: From Class Projects to Thesis/Dissertation Research

May 11, 2011 at 2:00 pm ET - free to all. 
Leader: Janet Salmons, PhD Capella University and Vision2Lead, Inc. Author and editor: Online Interviews in Real Time and Cases in Online Interview Research, both from Sage Publications

As social media, text, videoconferencing and meeting platforms become more common in personal, social and professional life, it is not surprising that researchers are finding that the same communication tools can be used for interview studies. Today's researchers can access diverse and geographically far-flung participants in convenient ways, and gather visually-rich data-- at little cost.
At the same time, when communications technologies are used for research purposes, there are many unique design and ethical considerations. In this session Janet Salmons will explore opportunities and caveats for online interview research, and share her "E-Interview Research Framework." She will suggest ways e-interview projects could enliven course work, as well as ways these approaches can be used in more formal research. Janet will discuss ways to teach or guide e-researchers to help them build the skills they need to succeed.

NOTE: Login instructions for the session will be sent in the Registration Confirmation Email. Please check your Junk folder as sometimes these emails get trapped there. We will also send an additional login reminder 24 hours prior to the start of the event.

More information and online registration: FridayLive! May 11 Ethical E-Research: From Class Projects to Thesis/Dissertation Research

Hope you can join us!

Sally

The TLT Group, A Non-Profit Organization 301-270-8312

TLT Group FridayLive! FREE Webinar: May 11, 2012 Ethical E-Research: From Class Projects to Thesis/Dissertation Research

Dillard University CTLAT and This Week's Workshops - May 7-11, 2012

Good Morning!

By now, everyone has received the information regarding next week's workshops. I will ensure that assessments are prepared, but please confirm - among the group - who will be on hand to create and manage sign-in sheets (and send a scanned copy to the chairs as well as Academic Affairs), greet the speakers, walk them to the location, introduce them, facilitate and wrap-up the workshops and escort our guests to their cabs. Thank you!

Dr. Carla L. Morelon

Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment

Office: Rosenwald 301

Phone: 504.816.4165
cmorelon@dillard.edu

The following information is being sent at the request of Provost Phyllis W. Dawkins:

Colleagues,

Fair Dillard is at a cross-road and it is our responsibility – as the engaged faculty that we are – to cement its legacy as one of the best liberal arts colleges in the country. Many of you work tirelessly to craft intellectually stimulating syllabi and classroom experiences that offer students a dynamic experience. As Provost, I aspire to ensure that the university provides the resources necessary to build upon your work, strengthen Dillard’s brand as a small college whose graduates leave large footprints for others to follow. With that in mind, the Center for Teaching, Learning And Technology (CTLAT) writes to share details regarding next week’s Professional Development workshops (as indicated on the university’s Academic Calendar). Deans are asked to ensure maximum faculty attendance and participation. Faculty are reminded to sign-in, as this will become a part of your portfolio regarding scholarly service.

Wednesday, May 9 Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment “Share Out” Day, 8:30am – 12:00pm, Location TBA

Each academic and administrative unit will be given an opportunity to briefly report on the status of their goals, as they relate to the Strategic Plan. Presenters are asked to (1) open the “Share Out” attachment for the format, (2) enter the information and (3) email it to me by Tuesday, May 8.

· 8:30am Refreshments

· 8:45am Welcome and Importance of Assessment President, Development

· 9:00am - 9:25am Reports from Student Success Directors

· 9:30am – 10:05am Reports from Academic Affairs Directors

Inst. Assessment, Inst. Research, Undergrad. Research,

Deep South

· 10:10am – 10:35am Reports from Business and Finance Directors

· 10:40am – 11:05am Reports from Institutional Advancement Directors

· 11:10am – 12:00am Wrap-Up, Q&, 2012-13 Assessments IEA

Thursday, May 10 Course Re-Design and Internationalization, Mr. George Rehrey, 8:30am – 12:15pm, Location TBA

George Rehrey is Principal Instructional Consultant with Indiana University’s Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning, where he directs the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Program, advising and supporting faculty of all ranks as they conduct classroom research, form communities of inquiry and disseminate their work locally, nationally, and internationally. See the “Rehrey Bio” attachment for more details.

· 8:30am Welcome and Introductions

· 8:45am – 10:00am Workshop Begins

· 10:00am – 10:10 BREAK BEGINS

· 10:15am – 12:15am Workshop Resumes

· 12:15pm – 1:15pm LUNCH

· 1:30pm – 2:20pm Rehrey with General Education (Course Re-Design/Internationalization from GenEd Perspective)

· 2:30pm – 3:30pm Rehrey with Program Chairs (Course Re-Design/Internationalization from a Chair’s Perspective)

Friday, May 11 Dr. Peggy Maki (www.peggymaki.com), Developing and Assessing Meaning SLO’s, 8:30am – 12:20pm, Location TBA

Peggy L. Maki is a higher education consultant who specializes in assisting undergraduate and graduate colleges and universities, higher education boards, higher education organizations, and disciplinary organizations integrate assessment of student learning into educational practices, processes and structures. Her work also focuses on assessment within the context of accreditors' expectations for institutional effectiveness. See the “Maki Bio” attachment for more details.

· 8:30am Welcome and Introductions CTLAT

· 8:45am – 9:45am Share Out: Academic Programs Program Chairs

· 9:45am - 10:00am BREAK

· 10:00am – 12:20pm Workshop Resumes Maki

· 12:30pm – 1:30pm LUNCH

· 1:40pm – 2:25pm Maki with Program Chairs Maki

· 2:30pm – 3:30pm Maki with Assessment Committee Maki

Wednesday, May Dr. A. Kathy Burlew, SoTL Summer Research Institute (CTLAT Mini Grant Program), 1^st Floor Computer Lab, 2^nd Floor Distance Learning Center

16 – 18 Dr. Kathy Burlew is a Distinguished Psychologist of The Association of Black Psychologists and Professor (University of Cincinnati), Author, and former editor of The Journal of Black Psychology. Dr. Burlew research interests are HIV research with substance abusing populations ; Substance abuse prevention and treatment;
Issues in research, practice, and treatment with African Americans; and Health disparities research methods.

· Wednesday 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (2^nd Distance Learning Center)

· Thursday 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

· Friday 8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Barbara M. Albert
Executive Assistant to the Provost
Office of Academic Affairs
(504) 816-4216 (office)
(504) 816-4144 (fax)
balbert@dillard.edu

Dillard University CTLAT and This Week's Workshops - May 7-11, 2012