ELI Webinar: "Flattening the Classroom: Building Collaborative Learning Environments"
Join us September 23-24 for "Flattening the Classroom: Building Collaborative Learning Environments," the 2009 ELI Online Fall Focus Session. Hosted in Adobe Connect, this virtual event will be much more than just a "usual" online seminar. We'll explore an approach to learning that engages students in the active construction of collective knowledge, empowering them to build meaning together, and challenging them to examine issues from multiple perspectives. We will work together to:
- Develop an understanding of what it means to effectively collaborate in the classroom
- Create a framework for the design of meaningful and purposeful activities in the classroom
- Reflect on the potential for social learning to promote critical thinking and spark student discussion
- Explore emerging practices for designing collaborative environments in physical spaces and virtual environments
- Consider assessment strategies for collaborative activities
Event is in 572 Bond Life Sciences Bldg. See agenda. RSVP to etatmo@missouri.edu.
What Should I Know About the TEACH Act?
Current copyright law gives educators the ability to use certain copyrighted works for educational purposes without securing permission or license. The Technology, Education & Copyright Harmonization Act (or simply TEACH Act) is intended to carry the spirit of these exemptions into the digital age, making it possible for an instructor to provide any content online that would otherwise be provided in a classroom. Specifically main points of the act include:
- Both digital and analog transmission of a work will be covered by the educational exemption from copyright law.
- Current law requires transmission of a work to be sent to a classroom or other place normally used for instruction. The TEACH Act will simply require that the transmission be made by or at the direction of an instructor as part of a class.
- Transmissions of copyrighted works be limited to official course enrollees.
- An educational institution must have nonprofit status in order to take advantage of the exemptions.
More copyright and legal information is available in ET@MO's Teaching Toolbox. We also invite you to download a PDF of our Faculty Guide to Teaching with Technology.
Lecture Capture with Tegrity software now available
Tegrity is a web-based software that captures the screen and the instructor audio. Beginning this fall semester, MU instructors can access Tegrity and record lectures through their Blackboard course sites. Mizzou-specific help pages and documentation are available. Join ET@MO staff for an overview of how you might use Tegrity software to create course content on September 14 at 1:00 in S203 Memorial Union. No RSVP required.
7 Things You Should Know About Telepresence
Telepresence refers to the application of complex video technologies to give geographically separated participants a sense of being together in the same location. These systems use high-definition cameras feeding to life-size, HD displays with high-fidelity acoustics that, in many cases, localize sound to image, simulating the effect of each voice coming from the video display for each participant. In sophisticated telepresence rooms, the furniture and displays are arranged in ways that further enhance the simulation participants sit at a conference table and see high-resolution video of participants in remote locations at similar tables, allowing participants to imagine sharing a single table. MU's TelePresence System is in 106A Ellis Library. It is available free of charge, and more information about scheduling the room is available at the Division of IT Web site. 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. |