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Upcoming instructional technology and development opportunities from MSU IT
This month, learn about grading in D2L Brightspace, content accessibility, and register for the 2024 MSU Educational Technology Summit. MSU Educational Technology Summit Held June 3-6, 2024, this event aims to familiarize instructors, staff, and students with campus technologies supporting teaching and learning. We are inviting you to present to your campus peers about the ways you use technology to enhance teaching and learning in your classrooms. To participate please
An Accidental, Systematic Attack on OER Sustainability Models
A few weeks ago I wrote about how organizations in the OER community whose advocacy is focused almost exclusively on the cost of course materials could hurt the work being done by the rest of the OER community: Many OER advocates are vocal critics of inclusive access and equitable access models, and the US Department of Education is poised to prohibit schools from automatically billing students for their course materials. However,
CCW Immersive Technologies Day
UAL Staff only… Join us in person or online to learn about Immersive Technologies. Date and time Tuesday, March 19 · 11:30am – 4pm GMT Get tickets
Starting 2024 with all kinds of academic cuts
In this new year of 2024, which colleges and universities are cutting academic programs and jobs? For a month I’ve been working on this post, accumulating information about different examples, but the instances have been coming in faster than I’ve been able to note them down. And my own schedule ramped up to a fever pitch again. Finally I’m drawing a line under stories so far, just to get this
Survey: Using AI in Course Design
I doubt many parts of learning and teaching have not already been touched by the advances in AI technology, from the ability to answer questions posed in a course as part of the end-of-course assessment to creating authentic and realistic videos of the educator, based on a short clip of their voice and appearance. While there are many people better than me looking at the ethics and impact of these
FREE BOOK: AI Conversations: Critical conversations about AI, Art and education
The aim of this book is to explore how AI is affecting teaching and learning in a arts based institution through challenging and provocative discussions about where we are going with AI and how we respond to this ever changing phenomenon. Invited subject specialists have conversations on topics such as gender and racial bias, ethical uses of AI, AI and creativity and whether we see a need for a whole
Two futures events today
Greetings from the last day of an incredibly busy February. Today’s post is about two futures events taking place or starting today, both of which I recommend. First, today Arizona State University is hosting an exciting event. It’s a design summit for the 100 Year EdTech project. Lots of people are gathering to share stories about education, technology, and the future. They are also working in groups to address some
Meet the Spring 2024 Bass Digital Education Fellows
Learning Innovation and Lifetime Education is excited to welcome the Bass Digital Education Fellows, a cohort of Duke PhD students who are participating in a co-curricular experience with our team, offered in partnership with the Duke Graduate School. Through the Bass Digital Education Fellowship Program graduate students collaborate on digital projects in partnership with Duke faculty and under the guidance of a Learning Innovation and Lifetime Education project advisor. These
March’s collaborative tools training opportunities
Check out the March training courses available at no cost to all MSU students, faculty, and staff. Visit SpartansLearn for more information and to register. Featured Course of the Month Microsoft Teams – SharePoint Site March 25, 1:30 p.m. Instructor –Todd Ring Embark on your journey of digital collaboration and dive into Microsoft Teams SharePoint Site. Unlocking a world where document libraries, site pages, and lists seamlessly converge to redefine
Looking for a more ambitious writing experience in an app: an exploration
For years I’ve written articles, interviews, chapters, and books using a combination of software tools. Now I’m looking for something more advanced. Currently my main writing application is Microsoft Word, as it is for many people. I also use Google Docs for short writing (chapter/article length), for collaboration, and for other sharing purposes. Over the past few years I’ve taken to drafting almost everything in Google Docs, as I habitually