For the past seven years, Educause and the New Media Consortium have surveyed and studied technologies that could impact higher education teaching, creativity and research and predicted their adoption on a timeline from less than one year to five years.
This year's six are presented in this slide show. The full report can be accessed from the link on the title slide:
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Friday, January 23, 2009
CMC Professional Development Events from February - April
Greetings, All,
The Office of Innovations will offer a series of professional development events that are available from your desktop with internet, wherever you are.
To view the full schedule of events, click on the schedule image to enlarge it and read topic and registration info.
So join in! And please don't hesitate to call or email questions about these sessions to Alice Bedard-Voorhees at 970.947.8375 or avoorhees@coloradomtn.edu
The Office of Innovations will offer a series of professional development events that are available from your desktop with internet, wherever you are.
To view the full schedule of events, click on the schedule image to enlarge it and read topic and registration info.
So join in! And please don't hesitate to call or email questions about these sessions to Alice Bedard-Voorhees at 970.947.8375 or avoorhees@coloradomtn.edu
Thursday, January 22, 2009
CMC Faculty Professional Development Fund Update 2010
Greetings All,
Interested in conference funding as part of your professional development? If you have been a full-time faculty for one year, or an adjunct faculty for two semesters, you have the opportunity to submit a proposal for such a funding opportunity.
What is it and what's involved?
CMC College-Wide Faculty Professional Development Fund
One of the ways Colorado Mountain College supports faculty development is through a college-wide College Professional Development Fund. Full-Time Faculty and Adjunct Faculty who have taught for two semesters at CMC qualify to submit proposals. The maximum award per person per fiscal year is $1500 (July 1, 2009—June 30, 2010).
This slide show provides an overview about the fund and the opportunity it provides:
FPDCOverview0809.ppt
Application Due Dates (Due at Central Services on this date):
January 15: Events taking place in March, April, May, and June
April 15: Events taking place in July, August, September, October
September 15: Events taking place in November, December, January or February
How to Apply:
Begin by reviewing the information below and contacting your campus representative for assistance with completing the paperwork and deliver the completed, signed copy to him or her by the due date:
•Alpine – Steve DeLong
•Aspen – Lorraine Miller
•Summit – Laura Pless
•Timberline – Susanna Spaulding
•VEV – Steve Lee
•West Garfield – Kristin Georgine
•Roaring Fork – Christie Smith
•Adjunct - Susan Herman
Submission Checklist:
Submission Checklist
Application:
Current Application
Committee Members' Rubric for Application Review:
FPDCevaluation%20rubric0809.doc
Additional Questions? Contact your campus rep or Alice Bedard-Voorhees (avoorhees@coloradomtn.edu).
Interested in conference funding as part of your professional development? If you have been a full-time faculty for one year, or an adjunct faculty for two semesters, you have the opportunity to submit a proposal for such a funding opportunity.
What is it and what's involved?
CMC College-Wide Faculty Professional Development Fund
One of the ways Colorado Mountain College supports faculty development is through a college-wide College Professional Development Fund. Full-Time Faculty and Adjunct Faculty who have taught for two semesters at CMC qualify to submit proposals. The maximum award per person per fiscal year is $1500 (July 1, 2009—June 30, 2010).
This slide show provides an overview about the fund and the opportunity it provides:
FPDCOverview0809.ppt
Application Due Dates (Due at Central Services on this date):
January 15: Events taking place in March, April, May, and June
April 15: Events taking place in July, August, September, October
September 15: Events taking place in November, December, January or February
How to Apply:
Begin by reviewing the information below and contacting your campus representative for assistance with completing the paperwork and deliver the completed, signed copy to him or her by the due date:
•Alpine – Steve DeLong
•Aspen – Lorraine Miller
•Summit – Laura Pless
•Timberline – Susanna Spaulding
•VEV – Steve Lee
•West Garfield – Kristin Georgine
•Roaring Fork – Christie Smith
•Adjunct - Susan Herman
Submission Checklist:
Submission Checklist
Application:
Current Application
Committee Members' Rubric for Application Review:
FPDCevaluation%20rubric0809.doc
Additional Questions? Contact your campus rep or Alice Bedard-Voorhees (avoorhees@coloradomtn.edu).
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Participating in History 2.0
CNN streamed into Facebook as updates rolled; Twitter sent messages about which way to enter the Memorial areas, and the Presidential Inauguration Committee invited people to send photos as they observed President Obama's Inauguration.
I'm including just one link here--the inaugural address from the committee's blog:
President Obama's Inaugural Address
Just as social networking was used during the campaign to invite participation, it was used on a grand scale today to allow participation.
I'm including just one link here--the inaugural address from the committee's blog:
President Obama's Inaugural Address
Just as social networking was used during the campaign to invite participation, it was used on a grand scale today to allow participation.
Friday, January 9, 2009
We’ll Meet You Online
The Virtual Library’s Ask A Librarian service now includes Instant Messaging and Skype options.
http://www.coloradomtn.edu/library/ask.shtml
Instant Messaging
IM service allows you to chat with a CMC librarian to receive an immediate response to your question.
Skype
Skype is a free Internet telephony service. It allows you to talk or chat with a librarian without leaving your computer.
http://www.coloradomtn.edu/library/ask.shtml
Instant Messaging
IM service allows you to chat with a CMC librarian to receive an immediate response to your question.
Skype
Skype is a free Internet telephony service. It allows you to talk or chat with a librarian without leaving your computer.
Creating Expectations for the Classroom Community
As we begin another term, thoughts about classroom community are with a number of us. So how does the role of human behavior contribute to or detract from from an effective learning experience? What can we do to create the expectation for a positive learning community?
Something I've tried in the past was to write a section in the syllabus titled something like "The Community You're Entering." It remarked on some positive behaviors: respect for taking chances, respect for differing ideas, respect by way of punctuality, attention, and lack of disruption.
In doing a search on what other practioners would advise, I came across this instructor's practice which was to ask the class to list and discuss what made a good instructor, and then what made a good student--it underscores the partnership in creating that community of learners:
http://www.oncourseworkshop.com/Getting%20On%20Course015.htm
Bottom line, our roles not only include a welcome to the class and a positive wish for accomplishment, it includes shaping the environment. And creating the expectation by talking about it in a conscious way.
We'd welcome hearing about the practices you put into place and wishing you a most positive term.
Something I've tried in the past was to write a section in the syllabus titled something like "The Community You're Entering." It remarked on some positive behaviors: respect for taking chances, respect for differing ideas, respect by way of punctuality, attention, and lack of disruption.
In doing a search on what other practioners would advise, I came across this instructor's practice which was to ask the class to list and discuss what made a good instructor, and then what made a good student--it underscores the partnership in creating that community of learners:
http://www.oncourseworkshop.com/Getting%20On%20Course015.htm
Bottom line, our roles not only include a welcome to the class and a positive wish for accomplishment, it includes shaping the environment. And creating the expectation by talking about it in a conscious way.
We'd welcome hearing about the practices you put into place and wishing you a most positive term.
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