- The Technology Learning Center (TLC) is located in Bent Hall,
Room 447 and provides assistance to faculty on email, the use of
St. John's Central, and other technology-related issues. They can
be reached at ex. 6402.
- The University
Libraries web site is the portal to a host of online resources.
There is also a web page with links to resources of particular
interest to faculty.
- eReserve
is the University Libraries electronic reserve system. It is a
wonderful resource. It makes it easy for faculty to make print
materials available to students electronically. The Libraries
website also has information on copyright
guidelines.
- The Technology Learning Center
(TLC) provides courses dealing with the various
components of Microsoft Office and with webpage development.
-
St. John's Central is the University's web portal. Each faculty
member has a personalized homepage and course homepages for each
course they teach. Through the course homepage you can easily email
your students, manage a discussion board, and post your syllabus.
If you need information on St. John's Central, just call the
Technology Learning Center (TLC) at ext. 6402.
- If you would like a more sophisticated course management tool
than that provided through St. John's Central, the University also
provides Blackboard CE 6 (formerly WebCT). You can get information
on
Blackboard CE 6 by calling the Technology Learning Center (TLC)
at ext. 6402.
- Portable Professor workshops provide
instruction for full-time faculty in the use of a variety of
electronic tools and help them to get the most out of their
laptops. A new series of workshops is now being offered on
teaching with blogs and wikis, and also on several online
communications tools.
- There is now an Electronic
Grade Book function in Login UIS (also
called Banner), the University's administrative information
system.
- The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) offers Faculty Growth Grants of
$1500 to support the efforts of full-time faculty in developing
innovative teaching approaches, including those involving
technology.
- The CTL also sponsors a Fellowship Program
in Technology and Teaching, in which full-time faculty
participate for two years in a project involving the development of
technological initiatives in their teaching.
- There is a Where
to Get Help webpage which provides contact information for many
technology-related issues.
Laptops and Teaching
All full-time undergraduates now have laptops. Also our campuses
are wireless, so we have a great opportunity to use technology
effectively in our teaching. This does NOT mean that students
should be allowed to use their laptops at all times. You can
determine when use is appropriate, and also ask students to close
their laptops if you find them using them inappropriately.
To give you some ideas on how laptops can be used in teaching,
here are some good resources:
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Resources on the Web