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Now accepting nominations for Excellence in Teaching with Technology award

Are you or someone you know using technology at MU to enhance the student learning environment? ET@MO's annual Excellence in Teaching with Technology Awards recognize members of the MU community who use technologies in the classroom that exemplify excellence in teaching. The awards are presented in four categories: undergraduate teaching, graduate teaching, staff support, and graduate instructor/teaching assistant. MU faculty, staff and students are eligible to submit nominations. Self nominations are also accepted. To find out more, and submit nominations go to ET@MO's website.

Using open content resources

Open Content is a general term for data (text, images, audio, video, maps, etc.) that is published with the intention of making the works available for anyone to copy, modify, or repurpose. Read more.

Portable audio resources for teaching and learning

Today's popular MP3 players have the ability to carry students' music and their homework on a single, easy-to-carry device. The mobility and ease of using MP3 players like the iPod expands students' opportunities for anywhere/anytime learning and practice. ET@MO has staff, facilities, and equipment available to help MU faculty examine the possibilities of iPods and podcasting for their courses. Read more.

7 Things You Should Know About Alternate Reality Games

Alternate reality games (ARGs) weave together real-world artifacts with clues and puzzles hidden virtually any place, such as websites, libraries, museums, stores, signs, recorded telephone messages, movies, television programs, or printed materials. On campus, ARGs can mimick real-world professional environments, where students will be expected to solve complex problems by taking necessary raw materials from multiple resources, thinking critically and analytically, and putting their individual skills, interests, and abilities at the disposal of a group dedicated to a common goal. Download the PDF of this full article. This information is provided by the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative's (ELI's) 7 Things You Should Know About… series which provides concise information on emerging learning technologies and related practices.

CAMPUS NEWS

Conversations on College Science Teaching
The Conversations on College Science Teaching series provides a forum for faculty and graduate students in the sciences to discuss issues of teaching and learn new instructional strategies. It is a biweekly luncheon conversation series led by science and education faculty on campus which includes pizza, presentation, and discussion. The session on February 5 from 11:30 - 1:00 includes Mary Patton, English and Peter Motavalli, Soil Sciences discussing "Informal writing in science classrooms." Jointly sponsored by the MU Southwestern Bell Science Education Center and the division of Biological Sciences. All sessions in Room 572 Bond Life Sciences Center.

Do you advise students?
The Advisors Forum is open to all faculty and staff who serve in an advising role. Each forum topic varies but is related primarily to undergraduate student advising and services. The forum is 9:30 - 11:00 on February 26 in N201/202 Memorial Union.

Tell Us About Your Latest Publication!
The scholarship and creativity of our faculty and staff nourishes the cultural life of the University of Missouri. That's why University Bookstore hosts an annual reception to celebrate your accomplishments. If you have authored a domestic trade or university press publication between April 2008-April 2009, please let us know. We'd like to include your work at the Celebrating Campus Authors event held on April 9th, 2009. Submit your book information at the University Bookstore Web site.

EDUCATION NEWS

Duke University Digitizes Yearbooks
Duke University has digitally published almost 50 years of its yearbook, The Chanticleer, online in a joint project of the University Archives and the Duke Library's Digital Collections program. Issues between 1912 and 1960 have been scanned and posted in multiple formats, including PDF and text, as well as a flip book format that allows readers to browse through the volumes quickly and do text and photo searching.