Harper College ITC

2012 Spring TechFest

2012-01-13T09:37:00.013-06:00

The 2012 Spring TechFest was a fabulous opportunity for faculty to share their ideas and innovations in using technology to enhance teaching and learning. If you missed this year's TechFest several of the presenters have shared their ideas below:

Terry Morris, Computer Information Systems
Provide Immediate Feedback with an Online Formative Assessment

Kim Fournier, Library
Digital Library Resources for Online Course Design.
Get access to the ebrary store of 250,000 titles--where you can select ebooks to be added to the library collection and your Blackboard course
*ebrary database
*streaming media databases

Steven Crow
Alternative Student Expressions: A video option vs. written paper

Dave Braunschweig, Computer Information Systems
Tablet Friendly Blackboard Course Design

dbraunsc@harpercollege.edu

Kathleen Reynolds, ESL/Linguistics
Fill It Up! Using Fillable Forms in Microsoft Word

Using fillable forms

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Joe Wachter, Chemistry
Lecture Capture Podcast Videos using PDF Annotator and Camtasia

Sunil Koswatta, Mathematics
Inline Mathematics Typesetting in Blackboard

Amy Kammerman, Library
Google Like You Mean It

Sue Bajt, Computer Information Systems
Wikibooks for Computer Information Systems

Mark Healy, Business and Social Science
Free screencast software--Jing and others

For information about presentations by our other participants, please contact the faculty member.

2012 TechFest

2012-01-03T14:13:00.005-06:00

The Spring 2012 TechFest, January 11, 2012, offers an opportunity for faculty to share their ideas and innovations in using technology to enhance teaching and learning.

The presenters and their e-poster session topics are listed below:

Cathy McCabe, ESL/Linguistics
Student Projects using Microsoft Photo Story 3
Jennifer Smith, Nursing
Nursing Informatics Project: An Interactive Electronic Medical Record Tutorial
Terry Morris, Computer Information Systems
Provide Immediate Feedback with an Online Formative Assessment
Kim Fournier, Library
Digital Library Resources for Online Course Design
Jennifer Bell & Devin Chambers, Adult Education/GED
Connecting to Students with Facebook and GoogleVoice
Stephen Crow
Alternative Student Expressions: A video option vs. written paper
Andy Geary, Mathematics
Communicating with JING
Dave Braunschweig, Computer Information Systems
Tablet Friendly Blackboard Course Design
Kathleen Reynolds, ESL/Linguistics
Fill It Up! Using Fillable Forms in Microsoft Word
Joe Wachter, Chemistry
Lecture Capture Podcast Videos using PDF Annotator and Camtasia
Sunil Koswatta, Mathematics
Inline Mathematics Typesetting in Blackboard
Pearl Ratunil, English
Start Texting in Class: Using Smartphone in Classroom Instruction
Amy Kammerman, Library
Google Like You Mean It
Sue Bajt, Computer Information Systems
Wikibooks for Computer Information Systems
Mark Healy, Economics
Screencasts using JING
Dominique Svarc, Accounting
5 Minute Lectures
Maggie Geppert, Physics
Chemistry Lab Craziness: A Physicist in Crisis
Karen Chandra, Nursing
Teaching Innovations: Fostering Students Creativity and Learning
Shante Bishop & Stephanie Whalen, Reading
Module Guides

ITC Brown Bag Session: Communicating With Your Students Using JING

2011-11-10T10:30:00.001-06:00

DATE: Wednesday 11/16/11

TIME: 10:30-11:15AM

LOCATION: F124

TITLE: Communicating With Your Students Using JING

PRESENTER: Jason Andrew Geary, Assistant Professor of Mathematics

DESCRIPTION: Here's the challenge. . . you have received a student question through e-mail. While the answer is simple enough, it will require either a long explanation via e-mail alone or could easily be explained by including a short conversation. Wouldn't you prefer to send along an explanation, possibly accompanying a chart, graph, or pictorial representation to your student via e-mail? You can do exactly that using JING. Please join us in a brief conversation with Andy Geary about how to accomplish this with ease.

SPONSORED by: The Instructional Technology Committee

Registration/RSVP: Not required

Free Universal Design Webinars for Illinois Faculty

2011-11-03T08:19:00.002-05:00

Free Universal Design Webinars for Illinois faculty and instructional staff are offered at 2pm every third Thursday of the month, until May of 2012. The webinars are sponsored by the Illinois Board of Higher Education and the Great Lakes ADA Center. To register for the November 17, 2011 session, or to find out more about the series, visit http://www.adaconferences.org/IBHE/.

Technology Grants Available

2011-08-31T12:35:00.006-05:00

Submit your Technology Grant Applications soon for consideration at the ITC's September meeting. There are three outstanding national conferences this fall that should be quite useful to faculty.

Harper College full-time faculty are invited to submit an application for a Technology Grant. Technology Grants are available for discipline-specific, technology-related professional development projects as well as for information gathering as to how to utilize technology as a tool in the teaching and learning process, such as attending related conferences or taking related courses.

Here's a quick list of conferences related to teaching, e-learning, and instructional technology that are on the horizon:

STEMtech Conference
League for Innovation in the Community College
Indianapoils, Indiana
10/2/11 - 10/5/11
http://www.league.org/2011stemtech/

SLATE Conference
Midwest Blackboard Users Group
Chicago, Illinois
10/13/11 - 10/14/11
http://slategroup.uchicago.edu/slateconference.html
2011 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10/18/11 - 10/21/11
http://www.educause.edu/E2011
17th International Conference on Online Learning
SLOAN Consortium
Orlando, Florida
11/9/11 - 11/11/11
http://sloanconsortium.org/aln

eLearning 2012 Conference
Instructional Technology Council
Long Beach, California
2/18/12 - 2/21/12
http://www.itcnetwork.org/elearning-conference/general-information.html
Midwest 2012 Regional Conference
EDUCAUSE
Chicago, IL
3/26/12 - 3/28/12
http://www.educause.edu/MWRC12
9th Annual Sloan-C Blended Learning Conference and Workshop
SLOAN Consortium
Milwaukee, WI
4/23/12 - 4/24/12
http://sloanconsortium.org/blended

ITC Brown Bag Presentation: Applying Online Course Design Review

2011-04-18T20:13:00.002-05:00

Art History Instructor Karen Patterson will discuss her experiences in Matt Ensenberger's graduate class, Applying Online Course Design Review, at an ITC Brown Bag Lunch Session on Thursday, 4/21, in F124 at 12:30pm.

Karen will explain the process of applying the course design rubric to her online ART 105: Introduction to Arts class. She will also describe how her course changed and improved due to the process of peer review.

ITC Brown Bag Session: New Learning Module Feature in Blackboard 9.1

2011-04-18T08:24:00.001-05:00

Join us on Tuesday, April 19 at 11:45 in F-124 as Dave Braunschweig, Computer Information Systems Associate Professor, shares his experiences with the new Learning Module feature in Blackboard.

ITC Brown Bag on Wednesday, April 6 at 12:45 in F-124

2011-04-02T18:44:00.002-05:00

Join us on Wednesday, April 6 at 12:45 in F-124 as Amy Kammerman discusses "Images as Information". This is a presentation on combining visual literacy with information literacy practices. She will also talk about ways libraries have worked to incorporate active learning exercises into library instruction to encourage student involvement and participation.

Webinar: Digital Skills in Higher Education

2011-04-01T15:14:00.004-05:00

This Adobe webinar, Digital Skills in Higher Education, features analyst Ellen Wagner who discusses research about the expansion of technology in higher education. There are evolving expectations for all students and faculty to have digital technology skills that previously were only expected for those at art/design schools.

Teaching the iGeneration

2011-02-18T07:41:00.003-06:00

Insightful talk by Bill Ferriter, author of Teaching the iGeneration. Also check out the supporting materials for Ferriter's book.

Full Recording Available

Spring Technology Grants Available

2011-02-09T11:53:00.006-06:00

Submit your Technology Grant Applications by 2/12 for consideration at the ITC's 2/16/11 meeting. There is an outstanding locally held national conference in March-- the Sloan-C Blended Learning Conference Oak Brook, Illinois that should be quite useful to faculty.

Harper College full-time faculty are invited to submit an application for a Technology Grant. Technology Grants are available for discipline-specific, technology-related professional development projects as well as for information gathering as to how to utilize technology as a tool in the teaching and learning process, such as attending related conferences or taking related courses.

Here's a quick list of conferences related to teaching, e-learning, and instructional technology that are on the horizon:

Cyberlearning Tools for STEM Education
San Francisco, California
3/8/11 - 3/9/11
http://cyberlearningstem.org
EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference
Chicago, Illinois
3/14/11 - 3/15/11
http://net.educause.edu/content.asp?page_id=1351&bhcp=1
CUE Computer-Using Educators Conference
Palm Springs, California
3/17/11 - 3/19/11
http://www.cue.org/conference/
TCC Online Conference
4/11/11 - 4/13/11
http://tcc.kcc.hawaii.edu/2011/tcc/welcome.html
Sloan-C Blended Learning Conference
Oak Brook, Illinois
3/28-11 - 3/29/11
http://sloanconsortium.org/blended
Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning
Madison, Wisconsin
8/3/11 - 8/5/11
http://www.uwex.edu/disted/conference/

TechFest Video

2011-01-24T18:38:00.006-06:00

Thank you to Chris Dobson for taking photos of the 2011 Spring TechFest. It was held on January 14, 2011 and provided faculty a way to share their ideas and innovations in using technology to enhance teaching and learning.

The presenters and their e-poster session topics are listed below:

Gary Anderson, Management
Business Quotations for First Class Meeting
Joan Carlson, Nursing
Nursing Students Teaching on the Web
Karen Chandra, Nursing
Using Wikis for Student Success
Kim Fournier, Library
Got eBrary? “Free” eBooks
Jim Gramlich, Sociology
You Learn Quick: Adapting to Homelessness
Laine Gurley, Biological Sciences
Concept Mapping with CMap Tools
Terry Morris, Computer Information Systems
Reach Out to Students with Text Messages and Twitter
Kelly Page, Physical Science
Providing Class Content for Mobile Devices
Michele Ukleja, Library
Streaming Media
James Vitullo, English and Humanities
Leadership Principles and Techniques Applied to Student Assignments

Spring 2011 TechFest Sponsored By

Center for Innovative Instruction & Instructional Technology Committee

TechFest Subcommittee and Volunteers:
Sue Contarino, Chris Dobson, Marie Eibl, Joan Fiske, Barb Hardy, Sam Levenson, Terry Morris, Kimberly Polly, Sarah Stark, Darice Trout, Michele Ukleja

Spring TechFest on Friday, January 14

2011-01-12T06:34:00.005-06:00

The Spring TechFest is an annual event for faculty to share how they've used technology to enhance teaching and learning. Our 2011 TechFest will be held on Friday, January 14, 2011 in room Y203F. The presenters and their e-poster session topics are listed below:

Gary Anderson, Management
Business Quotations for First Class Meeting
Read and chat about various “business quotes” the presenter has collected. These quotations pertain to the business world and relate to management issues in today’s dynamic, global business environment. Find out how this information is creatively incorporated in the classroom.

Joan Carlson, Nursing
Nursing Students Teaching on the Web
Find out how students can develop wikis using the PBworks website. The presenter will show how students in NUR 201 Child Bearing Concepts use technology to create web-based teaching projects for patient education.

Karen Chandra, Nursing
Using Wikis for Student Success
Did you know wikis can provide an innovative teaching strategy that promotes collaboration, teamwork and learning among group members? Learn how the presenter has used wikis to foster critical thinking skills among students in specific courses, and how this enhanced student success in the care of oncology patients.

Kim Fournier, Library
Got eBrary? “Free” eBooks
Find out about the eBook pilot in our library. The presenter will share her experience with experimenting with eBooks as supplementary classroom textbooks. Learn how to expand and make better use of the library’s eBook collections, thus assisting students with textbook costs and introducing them to more options.

Jim Gramlich, Sociology
You Learn Quick: Adapting to Homelessness
This is a short (20 minute) documentary film developed through CII and CML faculty fellowship. Designed as a classroom resource, it focuses on four individuals recalling their transition frmo living in a home to homelessness. The film was shot entirely on an HD Flip camera.

Laine Gurley, Biological Sciences
Concept Mapping with CMap Tools
Get an explanation of the basics of concept mapping as a learning strategy. Listen and learn as the presenter illustrates how to create concept maps using CMap Tools, a free downloadable tool.

Terry Morris, Computer Information Systems
Reach Out to Students with Text Messages and Twitter
Support student success by sending students timely reminders! Students don’t always access their online courses or check e-mail. However students always seem to be on their cell phones! Find out how you can push course reminders to students using text messages and Twitter!

Kelly Page, Physical Science
Providing Class Content for Mobile Devices
Learn ways to connect students to your class material using mobile Internet-capable devices. Listen as the presenter shares his experiences integrating Blackberries and iPhones into the classroom.

Michele Ukleja, Library
Streaming Media
Learn about the streaming media options available through the library databases. The presenter will demonstrate how to create playlists, film clips, and how to link to streaming videos in Blackboard.

James Vitullo, English and Humanities
Leadership Principles and Techniques Applied to Student Assignments
Are you frustrated by a lack of student accountability for assignments? Listen and learn from the presenter’s insights about leadership and management. Find out how to construct student assignments that engender accountability.

Spring Technology Grants Available

2010-12-14T08:18:00.002-06:00

Technology Grants Available!
Harper College full-time faculty are invited to submit an application for a Technology Grant. Technology Grants are available for discipline-specific, technology-related professional development projects as well as for information gathering as to how to utilize technology as a tool in the teaching and learning process, such as attending related conferences or taking related courses.

Here's a quick list of conferences related to teaching, e-learning, and instructional technology that are on the horizon:

eLearning 2011
St. Petersburg Beach, Florida
2/19/11 - 2/22/11
http://www.itcnetwork.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=214
International Online Conference for Teaching and Learning
Typically held in March
http://www.internationalonlineconference.org/
Cyberlearning Tools for STEM Education
San Francisco, California
3/8/11 - 3/9/11
http://cyberlearningstem.org
EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference
Chicago, Illinois
3/14/11 - 3/15/11
http://net.educause.edu/content.asp?page_id=1351&bhcp=1
CUE Computer-Using Educators Conference
Palm Springs, California
3/17/11 - 3/19/11
http://www.cue.org/conference/
TCC Online Conference
4/11/11 - 4/13/11
http://tcc.kcc.hawaii.edu/2011/tcc/welcome.html
Sloan-C Blended Learning Conference
Oak Brook, Illinois
4/19/10 - 4/20/10
http://sloanconsortium.org/blended

Nominations are Open for the Glenn A. Reich Memorial Award for Instructional Technology

2010-10-13T08:03:00.004-05:00

Glenn Reich believed in a humanistic, collaborative approach to instructional technology. He believed that "technology could enrich the teaching and learning process; it could open the doors for new opportunities and new ideas."

This award was established in 1999 by Lori Reich in memory of her late husband, Glenn Reich, former Director of User Services at Harper College. Glenn wanted to share his love of computers with students and faculty members. He encouraged faculty and staff to invest their energy in the technology that he knew would dramatically affect our world. Glenn believed every academic discipline should expose students to technology and assist them to become more comfortable with it. This award is devoted to realizing and carrying forward that vision.

Award Recipients

2000-2001 Mark Healy
2001-2002 Sunil Koswatta
2002-2003 Terry Morris
2003-2004 Deepa Godambe
2004-2005 Kenneth Hyde
2004-2005 Timothy Prentiss
2005-2006 Judith Zaplatynsky
2006-2007 Julie D'Agostino & Denise Dudzinski
2007-2008 Jeff Przybylo
2008-2009 Dave Braunschweig
2009-2010 Jennifer Bell

Glenn A. Reich Award nominations are accepted until November 1, 2010.

What's New? Tablet PCs!

2010-09-09T11:26:00.014-05:00

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Andy Geary's Introduction to the Tablet Computer workshops have been filling fast with engaged and enthusiastic Harper College faculty members who are using tablet notebook PCs in a pilot program this semester. The workshop provides a demonstration of the use of the tablet and pen; along with an overview of several applications, including Windows Journal, Microsoft OneNote, and PDF Annotator. Andy Geary has pioneered the use of a tablet PC at Harper College in his mathematics classes.

Instructional Uses of Tablet PCs

There are many instructional uses for tablet PCs. For example, connected to an overhead projection system a tablet PC offers flexibility to classroom instructors, providing the ability to easily add annotations to PowerPoint presentations.

Beyond PowerPoint

Microsoft OneNote documents can be created for display with key concepts and blank areas for in-class diagramming or graphing. Unlike a whiteboard, which cannot be easily saved and distributed to students, the class notes created on a tablet PC can be exported to PDF format and distributed to students for reference and study.

Providing Feedback to Students

PDF Annotator can be used by instructors to provide more personal, handwritten feedback on student writing assignments.

Workshop Information

Check out the Center for Innovative Instruction's blog at http://harperdoit.wordpress.com for workshop dates and times.

Webinar: Student Engagement in Online Courses and Jing Tool Tech Ed Conference Review

2010-09-02T19:33:00.001-05:00

Instructional Technology Committee (ITC) is sponsoring a webinar during September:

Student Engagement in Online Courses and Jing Tool
Tech Ed Conference Review

Date: available online during month of September
Time: at your convenience
Location: visit http://www.harperdoit.net/pmitchell/player.html at your computer
Presenter: Pardess Mitchell (WHP faculty)
Registration: none required

Technology Grants Available!

2010-08-16T16:49:00.008-05:00

Harper College full-time faculty are invited to submit an application for a Technology Grant. Technology Grants are available for discipline-specific, technology-related professional development projects as well as for information gathering as to how to utilize technology as a tool in the teaching and learning process, such as attending related conferences or taking related courses.

Here's a quick list of conferences related to teaching, e-learning, and instructional technology that are on the horizon:

EDUCAUSE Annual Conference
Anaheim, California
10/12/10 - 10/15/10 (an online option will be held 10/13/10 - 10/15/10
http://www.educause.edu/E2010
SLATE Conference (Blackboard Users Group)
Chicago, Illinois
10/21/10 - 10/22/10
http://slategroup.uchicago.edu

League of Innovations STEMtech Conference
Orlando, Florida
10/31/10 - 11/3/10
http://www.league.org/stemtech
Virtual Conference: http://www.league.org/stemtech/online
Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning
Orlando, Florida
11/3/10 - 11/5/10
http://sloan-c.org/aln
Virtual Conference: http://sloanconsortium.org/aln/2010aln_virtualoption

eLearning 2011
St. Petersburg Beach, Florida
2/19/11 - 2/22/11
http://www.itcnetwork.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=214
International Online Conference for Teaching and Learning
Typically held in March
http://www.internationalonlineconference.org/
Cyberlearning Tools for STEM Education
San Francisco, California
3/8/11 - 3/9/11
http://cyberlearningstem.org
EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference
Chicago, Illinois
3/14/11 - 3/15/11
http://net.educause.edu/content.asp?page_id=1351&bhcp=1
TechEd - CUE Conference
Palm Springs, California
3/17/11 - 3/19/11
http://www.techedevents.org/future/
TCC Online Conference
Typically held in April
http://tcc.kcc.hawaii.edu
Sloan-C Blended Learning Conference
Oak Brook, Illinois
4/19/10 - 4/20/10
http://sloanconsortium.org/blended

See Faculty Development for information on Technology Grant applications and deadlines.

E-Learning Tools & Technology Course

2010-07-30T07:45:00.003-05:00

The EIT 200 E-Learning Tools & Technology course will be offered online in the Fall 2010 semester. In this survey of e-learning tools, EIT 200 students will build a foundation in the tools and technologies used to develop and support e-learning in business and education environments. Students will explore a wide variety of Web 2.0 technologies that can be used to enhance online and classroom courses, including technology tools for presentations, assessment, collaboration, creative expression, brainstorming, review games, social networking, and more.

The EIT 200 course could be useful for faculty members or any individual interested in exploring technology use in supporting educators or trainers, teaching online, corporate e-learning/training, and enhancing the classroom experience. More information about EIT 200 E-Learning Tools & Technology.

Flip Video Camera Featured at ITC Brown Bag Lunch

2010-04-27T16:46:00.002-05:00

Leslye Hess, Harper College Health Careers faculty member, presented a session about using the Flip Video Camera in her classes at the ITC Brown Bag Lunch on 4/27/10.

Good ideas for use were exchanged and several people gave the Flip a whirl! Contact the Center for Innovative Instructions (Cii) at Harper College for assistance with Flip Video.

SoftChalk Featured at ITC Brown Bag Lunch

2010-03-31T07:51:00.003-05:00

Mary Hood, Harper College Health Careers faculty member, shared her experiences creating interactive review and self-assessment activities with SoftChalk LessonBuilder at the ITC Brown Bag Lunch on 3/30/10. Contact the Center for Innovative Instructions (Cii) at Harper College for assistance with using SoftChalk.

Resource Links:

Sample SoftChalk Lessons

Softchalk Video Tutorial

SoftChalk Tutorials by Task

Universal Design for Learning

2010-03-03T07:32:00.024-06:00

Universal design for learning sounds impressive — so, what exactly is it? Well, let's start with the term universal design. The Center for Universal Design defines universal design as "the design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design."

Examples of universal design are all around us. The cut-outs on curbs also benefit a person pushing a stroller or doing a little roller blading. Doors that open automatically also benefit people carrying packages. A ramp is useful for a person dragging a rolling backpack or carry-on bag, and so on. Next, let's apply this to the field of education....

According to the ACCESS Project at Colorado State University,

Universal design for learning (UDL) is a set of principles and techniques for creating inclusive classroom instruction and accessible course materials. At its core is the assertion that when instructors increase the number of learning options available to students, everyone benefits.

What are the principles of universal design for learning?

The ACCESS Project describes three overarching principles to keep in mind:

Presentation
Offer learners various ways of acquiring information and knowledge.
Expression
Provide students alternative methods to demonstrate mastery of learning outcomes (what they know or what they can do).
Engagement
Tap into students’ interests, challenge them appropriately, and provide a environment that encourages their motivation to learn.

The idea is to be inclusive and provide for a variety of learning style preferences and instructional delivery methods. Think multi-modal delivery — provide content for students with different learning style preferences, such as visual, aural, read/write, and kinesthetic. Even when using text documents or PowerPoint slides there are methods to provide for accessibility. See Universal Design with Microsoft Word and Universal Design with Microsoft PowerPoint.

When you branch out beyond text materials keep universal design in mind so that you offer choices and options for all learners. For example, provide a text transcript for an audio MP3 or podcast. Locate a video with captions or work with Harper College Access and Disability Services (ADS) to add captions to an existing video. The transcript/caption benefits not only students with physical challenges but also students using a low bandwidth internet connection, students using a lab computer without speakers or headphones, and students who prefer to review the content in a text format.

What are Universal Design for Learning practices?

The ACCESS Project suggests that all universal design for learning practices have the following in common:

Reach and engage the maximum number of learners.
Recognize that students possess different skills, experiences, and learning styles.
Emphasize flexible and customizable curricula.
Use multiple modes of presenting content, engaging students, and assessing comprehension.

What's the next step?

Watch for future faculty development opportunities to promote and support universal design for learning. Want to get started exploring this topic right away? See the list of resource below:

Universal Design for Learning
Overview with resource materials and tutorials created by the The ACCESS Project at Colorado State University
What is UDL? (PDF created by The ACCESS Project)
Topics: UDL, principles of UDL, course materials, student resources
How Do You Teach? (PDF created by The ACCESS Project)
Quick checklist to help you determine if you are applying principles of UDL
Center for Universal Design
The source for information about universal design
Universal Design for Education
Overview with resource materials and slide presentations created by the ACCESS-ed project at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Sloan-C Guide to Creating Accessible Learning Content
Comprehensive and detailed guide; explores accessibility issues and provides guidance for creating usable content
Universal Design for Instruction (Harper College CII)
An overview of the topic and a collection of resources provided by CII's Chris Dobson
EIT 200 E-Learning Tools and Technology
A three-credit hour online course in which explores e-learning tools (keeping universal design in mind) for use in both the online and classroom environments.

Spring 2010 TechFest

2010-02-23T13:10:00.008-06:00

The Spring TechFest is a new event that provides faculty a way to share their innovative ideas about using technology to enhance teaching and learning. The Spring TechFest is sponsored by the Center for Innovative Instruction (CII) and the Instructional Technology Committee.
Over 15 faculty members from many different disciplines demonstrated and shared their ideas in casual e-Poster sessions at the 2010 event. A video with some highlights is below.

TechFest Participants

W01 Pearl Ratunil (English): Blogs and Classroom Instruction — This presentation will cover the following topics: using blogspot and wordpress, advantages of blogs vs. blackboard, blogs and group work, student interaction in the comments, feedback from a student survey on blog usage, and using the counter to track student usage.
W02 Collette Marsh (Physics): Flash Solutions to Reinforce Problem-Solving Techniques — An innovative method of providing solutions that emphasize problem-solving techniques has been developed using commonly available software for distribution to students. Problems are solved in a sequential manner and presented in a click-through-the-steps manner using Flash.
W04 Marjorie Allen (ESL): A Wiki Writing Case Study — Can using technology improve students’ writing? After hearing raves about wikis, blogs, and Facebook during a convention, the presenter decided to test the influence of some software tools on the length and quality of her students’ writing. The presenter will share a wiki project her students produced.
W05 Stephany Rimland (Art): Portable Lecture Series in Art Unit 1: “Perspective in Painting: Constructing and Deconstructing Pictorial Space.” — A portable multi-media learning object created for use in the classroom (targeted for Art and Humanities courses). Digital reproductions of canonical paintings in the Western tradition manipulated to illustrate the concepts of pictorial space through linear perspective, atmospheric perspective, focal point and abstraction.
W06 Bob Paul (Liberal Arts): 20th Century Chicago Stories: Deaf Lives and Experiences — A video collection of cultural and historical highlights of the Chicago Deaf Community in the early 20th century; it is an oral history in American Sign Language. The collection has been put to use for student/teacher use in our department as well as historical and linguistic research purposes in the professional community.
W10 & W11 Jennifer E. Bell (Adult ESL Literacy): There’s More to Social Networking than Facebook: How to Create a Educational Social Networking Site Using Ning — This session will showcase, Jennifer’s ESL Café, a customized and educational social networking site she created using Ning. Ning is just one of many Web 2.0 technologies which can be used as an online platform for teachers to create an interactive and private network for their students based on the subject area taught.
W12 Joe Wachter (Chemistry): Streaming Web Videos using PDF Annotator and CamStudio — PDF notes were created for students before class, which were completed electronically during class using PDF Annotator. The screencast was then recorded with audio using CamStudio, and the resulting video was posted on online video sites viddler.com and blip.tv.
W13 Shanté Bishop (Developmental Reading): In So Many Words…Microblogging for Developmental Students — The Microblog project used various forms of “TWITTER” type applications to get students to meaningfully articulate their understanding of narrative text using 200 characters or less. During the Fall semester, students were able to practice these skill sets in the computer labs and from home dialoguing around questions dealing with major and minor conflicts, theme, and character development. Their insights will be shared at this presentation.
W16 Elizabeth Pagenkopf (Health Careers): Online Case Studies — An interactive program for the internet that allows a student to ask certain questions of a patient and then decided on a course of care. It has the potential to work with several health care classes. This can work with Blackboard, especially with the discussion board.
W17 Kurt Hemmer (Liberal Arts): Janine Pommy Vega: As We Cover the Streets — A demonstration and discussion of how the documentary was made.
W18 Kathleen Montgomery (ESL): Writing and Performing Soap Operas in Language Classrooms — Students worked in groups to write, perfect, and perform a 10-15 minute “soap opera”. The goals of this project were for students to give opinions and agree and disagree to reach a consensus, to incorporate target speaking functions into the soap opera, and to have a chance to focus on and perfect their use of native-like language and grammar through revising the dialog. The soap operas were digitally recorded and later viewed, which provided incentive for the students to create a high-quality project.
W19 Sharon Page (Business Management): Small Business Planning — This project will showcase a multimedia, web tutorial titled, “Small Business Planning”, that was created with the staff of Harper’s College’s, Center of Innovative Instruction. The tutorial is used as a support tool by students to assist in writing three crucial sections of a business plan: Financial Statements, the Marketing Strategy, and the Business and Industry Profile.
W20 Stephanie Whalen (Post-Secondary Reading): Online Effective Reading Tutorials — Online Effective Reading Tutorials that Harper faculty can provide for student use to help students improve focus, comprehension, and retention as they read. These Effective Reading tutorials, created in Articulate, are housed on the CII server and can be provided as a link on any course site to improve students’ self-efficacy, efficiency, and completion of assigned reading in any course.
W21 Nathan Zak (Accessibility Solutions, MSF&W Consulting) and Krista McAdamis (ADS): BrowseAloud…Making Websites Talk — Free software that reads web pages out loud. It can help anyone who has difficulty reading online, including people with mild visual impairments, low literacy, English as a second language, or learning disabilities, such as dyslexia.
W22 Andy Geary (Mathematics): Cool Stuff I’ve Learned This Semester Presented Using Jing: An Intro to WolframAlpha, Jing and Scriblink—Introducing the sites www.wolframalpha.com and www.scriblink.com using presentations made with Jing. WolframAlpha is a very nice online computer algebra system that does more than just math. Scriblink is an online whiteboard with equation support, chat and more.
W23 Terry Morris (Computer Information Systems): Engaging Visual Learners with a Wordle — Engage your online or classroom visual learners with a Wordle — a cloud map of words. Wordles are easy and free to create. They have many applications, such as introducing a new concept, visually representing student written assignments, and wrapping up discussion questions.
W24 Michele Ukleja (Library): Online Research Guides — A presentation of online research guides the library has been creating for use in any discipline.

Spring 2010 TechFest Sponsored by CII and the Instructional Technology Committee TechFest Subcommittee: Sarah Stark, Terry Morris, Michele Ukleja, Stephanie Whalen, Barb Hardy, Marie Eibl, Matt Ensenberger

Technology Grants

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Technology Grant applications may be submitted by Harper College full-time faculty and must be for discipline-specific, technology-related professional development projects. Funding may be available for projects that utilize technology as a tool in the teaching and learning process, including the development of material that may be available via the Internet or by other means. Funding may also be available for information gathering as to how to utilize technology as a tool in the teaching and learning process, such as attending related conferences or taking related courses.

Special consideration will be given to first time applicants and successful, continuing projects.

No capital equipment and no maintenance of Internet sites will be funded through these grants. For information regarding reassigned time related to developing and teaching distance learning courses, please review your contract.

2009-2010 Technology Grant Recipients

Regina Rector: BIOSCI Concepts Workshop
Leslye Hess & Mary Hood: 2009 League for Innovation Annual Conference on Information Technology
Dominique Svarc: 2009 League for Innovation Annual Conference on Information Technology
Terry Morris: 2009 League for Innovation Annual Conference on Information Technology
Kathy Foldvary: 2009 League for Innovation Annual Conference on Information Technology
Andy Geary: American Mathematics Associateion of Two Year Colleges 2009 Annual Conference
David Clydesdale: Mathematics & Technology Workshop
Collette Marsh: Technology Tools for Online Learning (ION class)
Leslye Hess: Collaboration for the Advancement of College Teaching & Learning Conference
Pardess Mitchell: 2010 TechEd Conference: Improving Technology in Education
Karen Patterson: Applying Online Course Design Review
Stephanie Whalen & Marianne Farinas deLeon: Sloan Consortium on Blended Learning
Shante Holley Bishop: Sloan Consortium on Blended Learning

See Faculty Development for information on Technology Grant applications and deadlines.

Glenn A. Reich Memorial Award for Instructional Technology

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Award Recipients

2000-2001 Mark Healy
2001-2002 Sunil Koswatta
2002-2003 Terry Morris
2003-2004 Deepa Godambe
2004-2005 Kenneth Hyde
2004-2005 Timothy Prentiss
2005-2006 Judith Zaplatynsky
2006-2007 Julie D'Agostino & Denise Dudzinski
2007-2008 Jeff Przybylo
2008-2009 Dave Braunschweig
2009-2010 Jennifer Bell
2010-2011 Veronica Mormino

Glenn A. Reich Award nominations are accepted during the Fall semester.

The New ITC Blog

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The Harper College Instructional Technology Committee has a mission to promote the integration of technology into the teaching and learning objectives of the College. We plan to use this blog to share information about instructional technology, including events, awards, grants, and topics of interest. Use the comment form to contact us and let us know your suggestions for blog postings and for new uses of instructional technology at the college.

Harper College ITC

2012 Spring TechFest

2012 TechFest

ITC Brown Bag Session: Communicating With Your Students Using JING

Free Universal Design Webinars for Illinois Faculty

Technology Grants Available

ITC Brown Bag Presentation: Applying Online Course Design Review

ITC Brown Bag Session: New Learning Module Feature in Blackboard 9.1

ITC Brown Bag on Wednesday, April 6 at 12:45 in F-124

Webinar: Digital Skills in Higher Education

Teaching the iGeneration

Spring Technology Grants Available

TechFest Video

Spring TechFest on Friday, January 14

Spring Technology Grants Available

Nominations are Open for the Glenn A. Reich Memorial Award for Instructional Technology

Award Recipients

What's New? Tablet PCs!

Instructional Uses of Tablet PCs

Beyond PowerPoint

Providing Feedback to Students

Workshop Information

Further Reading

Webinar: Student Engagement in Online Courses and Jing Tool Tech Ed Conference Review

Technology Grants Available!

E-Learning Tools & Technology Course

Flip Video Camera Featured at ITC Brown Bag Lunch

SoftChalk Featured at ITC Brown Bag Lunch

Universal Design for Learning

What are the principles of universal design for learning?

What are Universal Design for Learning practices?

What's the next step?

Spring 2010 TechFest

TechFest Participants

Technology Grants

2009-2010 Technology Grant Recipients

Glenn A. Reich Memorial Award for Instructional Technology

Award Recipients

The New ITC Blog