ET@MO Tips & Tricks Newsletter

ET@MO Interim Director appointed

Dr. Danna Vessell has been named the Interim Director of ET@MO. Dr. Vessell has been with ET@MO since January 2000. She is currently responsible for planning and implementing campus-wide roll-outs of educational technologies such as Blackboard and the Open Source Portfolio (e-portfolios), as well as recently overseeing the conversion of WebCT courses to Blackboard. She also manages the learning technologies team at ET@MO, which assists faculty members at MU in making informed decisions about the educational technologies that are appropriate for their use, and provides technical and pedagogical support.

Put your MoCAT evaluation results to good use

Faculty who deployed their MoCAT evaluations mid-semester should have student feedback ready to view and analyze. When you view the results of a survey, each of the default questions has an icon which links to corresponding teaching resources compiled by MU’s Teaching and Learning Council. From those icons, you may also contact any of several MU units focused on teaching to interpret and address your survey results. Access MoCAT and resource information at http://mocat.missouri.edu.

7 things you should know about Data Visualization

Data visualization is the graphical representation of information. It offers one way to harness infrastructure to find hidden trends and correlations that can lead to important discoveries. Visual literacy is an increasingly important skill, and data visualizations also provide another channel for students to develop their ability to process information visually. 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.