IT News for June 2010
Reinhold
Steinbeck, learning designer and
international educational development
specialist from Stanford University,
opened this year's Summer Faculty
Institute at the University of Delaware
on June 1. Steinbeck presented his
keynote address,
“Design Thinking as
a Learning Process: Building Innovation
Capacity and Creative Competence within
a Global Context,†to an
audience of approximately 100.
Before Steinbeck spoke, Paul Hyde, event coordinator, told the audience, “We're trying a number of new things at this year's event. Most importantly, this program is based entirely on UD faculty proposals.†Hyde and his colleagues in UD's Information Technologies Academic Technology Services (IT-ATS) entered all session titles into an online analysis tool called Wordle. Patterns then emerged based on how often a word occurred. “When you ask UD faculty to talk about teaching using technology, the Wordle pattern clearly shows that the central element is students. For our faculty, there's a natural focus on students,†Hyde said.
Related IT Organization : ATS
|
As
of June 1, all UD undergraduate email
accounts have been moved to Gmail at
Google Apps @UDel.edu.
Students still log in with their UDelNet IDs and passwords, but all their mail is handled through Gmail. A new feature for UD students is that they will retain their @udel.edu email addresses after they graduate and be able to use Gmail to access that mail.
Related IT Organization : CS&S, MIS,
NSS
|
After
three days of intensive learning at the
University of Delaware Summer Faculty
Institute June 1-3, join us to share in
some fun and some ice cream from the
UDairy Creamery on Friday, June 4, from
10 a.m.-2 p.m., at the institute's
Technology Fair. The fair will be held
in Daugherty Hall of the Trabant
University Center.
This is the perfect opportunity to ask in-depth questions about various technologies. Whether you're on the cutting edge, or catching up, the Technology Fair is the place to have close-up, hands-on experience with emerging technology. From 3D video to Microsoft Office, high-speed camera applications to online content development, the Technology Fair is the place to get tech questions answered. If you don't see something you are interested in, ask about it to get the conversation started. The fair will emphasize “hands-on†technology stations for faculty members to become familiar with technology available for them to use in and outside the classroom.
Related IT Organization : ATS
|
