CITations
September 11, 2009
No. 247
CITations is a report featuring information technology-related news of interest to UNC-Chapel Hill faculty members, graduate instructors and the staff who support them. CITations, published twice a month, is an electronic service of the ITS Teaching and Learning division.
2010 Lilly Conference Call for Presentation Proposals
Talk on Facebook and Learning Management Systems
Games4learning Explores Characteristics Affecting Motivation
Security and Secrecy Lecture
September CTC Meeting
Materials from CDLA Talk Available
August 2009 Issue of TL Infobits
Library E-Research Tool Spotlight
Information Aesthetics Talk at Duke
Digital Literacy and Social Equity Talk at Duke
Location Change for Technology and Social Change in NC Meeting
GIS Short Courses
HSL Fall Classes
CFE Workshops
OASIS Workshops
Blackboard Workshops
ITS LearnIT Workshops
2009 CITations Publication Schedule
How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to CITations
2010 LILLY CONFERENCE CALL FOR PRESENTATION PROPOSALS
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro will be hosting the Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching at Greensboro for the sixth year. Last year, 400 individuals attended the conference representing 70 different institutions.
Proposals for presentations are now being solicited. The deadline for proposal submission is November 9, 2009. Proposals may be submitted at https://freyr.uncg.edu/conference/lillyconference/form.jsp.
Lilly Conferences are retreats that combine workshops, discussion sessions, and major addresses, with opportunities for informal discussion about excellence in college and university teaching and learning. The 2009 Conference theme is "Evidence-Based Learning and Teaching."
Internationally-known scholars join new and experienced faculty members, teaching assistants, and administrators from all over the world to discuss topics such as diversity in learning, incorporating technology into teaching, encouraging critical thinking, using teaching and student portfolios, implementing group learning, and evaluating teaching.
When: Friday-Sunday, February 5-7, 2010
Where: Koury Convention Center, Sheraton Greensboro Hotel at Four Seasons, Greensboro, NC
More details and deadlines are available at http://www.uncg.edu/tlc/lillysouth/.
-- Ray C. Purdom, Director
University Teaching and Learning Center
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
tel: 336-334-5108
email: rcpurdom@uncg.edu
TALK ON FACEBOOK AND LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
The next ConsiderIT session will feature Vinodh Venkatesh, Department of Romance Languages, giving a presentation titled "A Study of Facebook and Learning Management Systems for Course Management." He will talk about how Web 2.0 technologies can enhance learning inside and outside the classroom.
When: 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Where: Toy Lounge, Dey Hall
The event is free but registration is required. Go to http://tinyurl.com/itstl091609-unc-edu to register.
ConsiderIT, presented by ITS Teaching and Learning, is a free series highlighting the ways Carolina instructors are using technology for education inside and outside the classroom and presenting new technologies that offer promise for teaching and learning on our campus. For more information see http://its.unc.edu/considerit/.
GAMES4LEARNING EXPLORES CHARACTERISTICS AFFECTING MOTIVATION
Video games have been suggested as a method to improve adherence to programs as well as to make learning more appealing and enjoyable. Little is known, however, about how games motivate players and how motivation may differ across games. Join Elizabeth Lyons for an overview of current theory and research into how personal and game characteristics affect motivation and how motivation affects gameplay.
When: 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Where: Toy Lounge, Dey Hall
More details: http://its.unc.edu/Games4Learning/calendar/index.htm#2009-09-22
The event is free but registration is required. Go to http://tinyurl.com/itstl092209-unc-edu to register.
SECURITY AND SECRECY LECTURE
Tom Blanton, director of the National Security Archive, will present "The Secrecy Hangover" at the annual Lucile Kelling Henderson Lecture hosted by the School of Information and Library Science. Blanton will talk about issues of government secrecy and the challenges facing the Obama administration on transparency. A reception will follow the lecture, and a special screening of the award-winning documentary "Secrecy" will be shown immediately after the reception.
When: 2:00 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009
Where: Auditorium, Frank Porter Graham Student Union
The lecture, movie, and reception are free and open to the public; however, seating is limited. Please send your RSVP via email to mpenny@email.unc.edu or call 919-962-8366.
For more details about the speaker, the lecture, and parking, go to http://sils.unc.edu/news/releases/2009/08_hendersonlecture.htm.
The Lucile Kelling Henderson Lecture Series was established in 1990 to honor the memory of Lucile K. Henderson, SILS faculty member (1932-1960) and dean (1954-1960).
SEPTEMBER CTC MEETING
The results of a year-long study of energy and carbon-saving opportunities as part of the Presidents' Climate Commitment will be presented by Daniel Arneman from Energy Services at the September meeting of the Carolina Technology Consultants. The study's findings focused on carbon and cost savings in IT operations. This meeting is also a chance to share what you are doing in your departments to reduce energy expenditures and carbon impact as well as to get ideas from other areas of IT. Please bring your questions and ideas for this important topic.
When: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Thursday, September 24, 2009
Where: Room 08, Peabody Hall (tentative)
CTC is a cooperative organization of Information Technology professionals at UNC-Chapel Hill. The mission of the CTC is to provide resources to help IT professionals at UNC-Chapel Hill in their daily work and professional development through better communication and collaboration. For more information about the CTC, go to http://ctc.unc.edu/.
MATERIALS FROM CDLA TALK AVAILABLE
On September 2nd, Richard V. Szary, interim director of the Carolina Digital Library and Archives (CDLA), gave talk, "Shaping the Library's Digital Presence through Librarian-Scholar Collaboration." An audio recording and other materials from the event are now available online at http://its.unc.edu/TeachingAndLearning/aoe/learnit/Events/index.htm#2009-09-02.
AUGUST 2009 ISSUE OF TL INFOBITS
TL Infobits is an electronic service of the ITS Teaching and Learning division. Each month Infobits provides educators with brief notes on new and useful instructional technology resources. To subscribe go to http://mail.unc.edu/lists/read/subscribe?name=infobits.
Articles in the August 2009 issue (http://its.unc.edu/TeachingAndLearning/publications/tlinfobits/CCM3_007929) include:
Report on Online Education Study
Teaching with Web 2.0 Tools Mashups
Study Finds that Online Education Beats the Classroom
Future of Scholarly Publishing
All back issues of Infobits are available on the Web and are searchable athttp://its.unc.edu/tl/infobits/.
LIBRARY E-RESEARCH TOOL SPOTLIGHT
"Synthesis Lectures on Information Concepts, Retrieval, and Services" is a new e-research tool edited by Gary Marchionini of the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science. The series will publish 50- to 100-page publications on topics pertaining to information science and applications of technology to information discovery, production, distribution, and management. The resource is available at http://eresources.lib.unc.edu/eid/description.php?resourceID=211249&passthrough=no.
For links to other e-research tools, go to http://eresources.lib.unc.edu/eid/.
INFORMATION AESTHETICS TALK AT DUKE
As part of Duke's Information Science and Information Studies (ISIS) Tech & New Media Tuesdays, Victoria Szabo will give a talk "Information Aesthetics at SIGGRAPH 2009." This year Szabo chaired a new area at the annual conference for the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group on Graphics and Interactive Techniques (SIGGRAPH). This new area included a gallery space and two panels, as well as a Keynote devoted to the topic of "Information Aesthetics." This talk will describe the showcase, its origins, and its reception as a new area for discussion and research at SIGGRAPH and beyond. For more details, go to http://www.isis.duke.edu/events/techtuesdays.html#sep15_2009.
When: 12:00 noon - 1:15 p.m., Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Where: Room 240, John Hope Franklin Center, 2204 Erwin Road, Duke University, Durham, NC
The goal of the biweekly Tech & New Media Tuesdays lunch forum is to create a shared dialogue around innovative uses of technology that spans Duke's faculty, graduate student, and IT development communities. Each Tech & New Media Tuesday session features a 30 minute project presentation followed by an open discussion. Lunch is provided at each meeting. Parking vouchers are provided for the Medical Center parking decks. Please note: You can ride the Robertson Scholars Express Bus to Duke. The bus schedule is available at http://www.robertsonscholars.org/index.php?type=static&source=68.
DIGITAL LITERACY AND SOCIAL EQUITY TALK AT DUKE
The next John Hope Franklin Center's "Wednesday's at the Center" (WATC) talk will feature Dr. Allison Clark, University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne, in a presentation on digital literacy and social equity.
When: 12:00 noon, Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Where: Room 240, John Hope Franklin Center, 2204 Erwin Road, Duke University, Durham, NC
"Wednesdays at the Center" is a free series of lunchtime conversations co-presented with the John Hope Franklin Center for Interdisciplinary and International Studies at Duke University and organizational partners from the Duke community. The talks are open to the pubic. The complete Fall 2009 WATC schedule is available here: http://www.fhi.duke.edu/programs/wednesdays-at-the-center/.
Please note: You can ride the Robertson Scholars Express Bus to Duke. The bus schedule is available at http://www.robertsonscholars.org/index.php?type=static&source=68.
LOCATION CHANGE FOR TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN NC MEETING
The location for the September 16 NCTech4Good meeting that was announced in the August 7 issue of CITations (http://its.unc.edu/TeachingAndLearning/publications/citations/CCM3_007656#7) has changed to:
United Way of the Greater Triangle, 2400 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 150, Morrisville
For more details and to RSVP, go to http://www.meetup.com/NCTech4Good/calendar/11208665/.
NCTech4Good holds monthly meetings that focus on helping nonprofit organizations use technology to advance their missions. All interested persons are welcome to attend. For more information, go to http://www.meetup.com/NCTech4Good/.
-- Judy Hallman email: hallman@email.unc.edu
GIS SHORT COURSES
The following Geographic Information Systems (GIS) workshops have been announced. No registration is required.
Introduction to ArcGIS Software I
This course will provide an overview of ArcGIS software to beginners. Data resources from the UNC Libraries will be introduced, and the core functionality of the software will be demonstrated and explored with hands-on exercises.
When: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Where: Room 01, Manning Hall
Introduction to ArcGIS Software II
This course will build on the introduction provided by ArcGIS I. Participants will gain hands-on experience joining tables, creating thematic maps, building queries, and more.
When: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Additional information is available at http://www.lib.unc.edu/reference/gis/short_courses_fall09.html.
-- Amanda Clarke Henley, GISP
Geographic Information Systems Librarian
Davis Library
tel: 919-962-1151
email: amanda.henley@unc.edu
HSL FALL CLASSES
The Health Sciences Library (HSL) is offering the following classes during the fall semester:
RefWorks
September 16
October 14
November 12
What is RefWorks and How Can it Help Me? An introductory hands-on workshop on using RefWorks to store citations downloaded from a variety of sources, and to format citations and bibliographies
EndNote
October 8, 2009
November 4
This hands-on workshop will provide an introduction to EndNote, including how to create a library of references and use it to automatically format your bibliography.
For class details and to register for one of the sessions, go to http://www.hsl.unc.edu/Services/Classes/classregistration.cfm.
CFE WORKSHOPS
The Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) invites you to join us for our fall 2009 events. We offer workshops throughout the semester, addressing a wide variety of teaching topics. Workshops coming up in September and October include:
Creating Active Classrooms
September 17
More details and to register: http://tinyurl.com/neuq4m
Organizing Your Research Literature
September 18
More details and to register: http://tinyurl.com/mpyqkp
Integrating Homework and Textbook Readings and Class
September 24
More details and to register: http://tinyurl.com/njs359
VoiceThread: Multimedia Projects Made Simple
September 28
More details and to register: http://tinyurl.com/nqjj3t
Teaching with Primary Sources
October 2
More details and to register: http://tinyurl.com/nu4kuc
For more information about other Center activities and services, go to http://cfe.unc.edu/.
OASIS WORKSHOPS
The College of Arts and Sciences' OASIS group offers individual, one-on-one consultations as well as workshops on a variety of technical topics. For more information on the OASIS training services and the workshops listed below and to register, go to http://oasis.unc.edu/training/.
Intermediate Audio Editing
September 15
Basic Video Editing (Premier Pro)
September 16
Basic Video Editing (Final Cut)
September 17
Using Apple's iLife Application Suite (beginner)
September 17
Beginning Plone - Introduction to Content
September 18
Plone for Administrators - Portlets, Rules, Groups & Users
September 18
Create Simple Websites: Faculty
September 21
Set up your Personal/Family Blog
September 21
Introduction to Digital Video Cameras
September 22
Introduction to Digital Still Cameras
September 23
Python for Programmers
September 24
Introduction to Audio Recording & Editing (podcasting)
September 24
Photoshop Basics
September 29
Using PowerPoint to Your Best Advantage
September 30
Web Programming With Python
October 1
BLACKBOARD WORKSHOPS
There are still spaces available in the following Blackboard workshops. To read a workshop description or to register for any of these workshops, go to http://learnit.unc.edu/workshops.
When multiple dates are listed, the workshop is offered on each of those dates.
Introduction to Blackboard 8
September 24
September 30
Blackboard8: Assignment Tool, Test and Quizzes
September 15
October 6
October 20
Introduction to Blackboard Grade Center
September 22
October 22
October 28
ITS LEARNIT WORKSHOPS
There are still spaces available in the following LearnIT workshops. To read a workshop description or to register for any of these workshops, go to http://learnit.unc.edu/workshops. For links to other campus training opportunities, go to the LearnIT website.
If multiple dates are listed, the workshop is offered on each of those dates.
ConsiderIT: A Study of Facebook and Learning Management Systems for Course Management
September 16
Games4Learning: Learner Motivation in Games
September 22
Finding Funding for Teaching and Learning Projects
September 29
Games4Learning: Authentic Learning in Virtual Worlds
October 6
Privacy, Confidentiality, and Security on the Internet
October 15
ConsiderIT: Spanish 101 Course Redesign: Moving From Face-to-Face to Hybrid to Online
October 19
Games4Learning: Digital Storytelling and Collaboration Skills
October 27
Professional Reputation Management
November 6
2009 CITATIONS PUBLICATION SCHEDULE
January 9 & 23
February 6 & 20
March 6 & 20
April 3 & 17
May 8 & 22
June 5 & 19
July 10 & 24
August 7 & 21
September 11 & 25
October 9 & 23
November 6 & 20
December 4 & 18
CITations welcomes announcements from all UNC-Chapel Hill campus organizations involved in instructional and research technology. To have an announcement considered for publication in CITations, send email to Carolyn Kotlas, kotlas@email.unc.edu, or call 962-9287. The deadline for submissions is 11:00 a.m. the day before the publication date.
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