Learning Technologies News
Welcome new Department of Learning Technologies Staff Member
We are very pleased to share that Michael Lampe has joined the department as Instructional Design Specialist. You may remember Michael's excellent work with the Title III Grant/Active Learning Initiative last year. Michael will be working with the UPOnline Course Consultation program and helping to support faculty with the use of classroom technology; as well as providing learning technologies consultation for individuals and groups.
To kick off the new support for faculty on campus, Michael will be leading the following workshops for the Spring Semester:
My Instructional Challenges: What Can Be Done?
Tuesday March 8th at 3:30pm (ADMIN 104)
This workshop is all about you as the instructor of your course! Let's have a conversation about what you are seeing with your students, classroom strategies, and technologies with faculty around you. Michael Lampe will also provide the latest trends going on in higher education and how you could possibly implement one or two new ideas in your course instruction!
What In The World Does INTERACTION Mean?
Tuesday April 5th at 3:30pm (ADMIN 104)
This workshop is all about defining interaction in your course and classroom. How do you define interaction between faculty and students? How does interaction change when introducing technology in the classroom? Does this change when I teach course content online? Explore these questions and research relating to classroom interaction.
TGIS - Thank Goodness It's Summer: Let's Reflect
Tuesday May 3rd at 3:30pm (ADMIN 104)
The best way to debrief, destress, and re-engage in the planning stages of your course is by reflecting on how things went this semester. Learning Technologies is inviting you to stop by and talk to other faculty about successes, challenges, and next steps!
Michael is working to significantly revise and re-organize our web information for the department to centralize our support and consultation information. The new site will debut fall semester 2016. Your input into that redesign would be greatly appreciated. Please take a few moments to respond to our brief survey:
**As always, individual and group consultation and customized
programming are available to meet your needs at your convenience.
Contact Cindy Jennings or Mike Lampe for more information.
Echo System Upgrade
Testing is currently underway for a significant upgrade of our Echo 360 system to the Echo Active Learning Platform. The system migration will take place over summer. Learn more about the new functionalities and get a first look:
Desktop capture and classroom capture will continue to be available with new and additional functionalities including classroom engagement tools like polling, learning analytics, and improved Blackboard integration.
We will be sharing more information as the testing progresses. Visit
Echo 360 on the web for more detailed information.
STEPUP2 Strengthening USC Upstate - Active Learning Initiative
We are pleased to announce selection of our third class of Active Learning Faculty Fellows:
- Jane Addison, Student Success Center
- Gale Ashmore, LLC
- Michele Covington, SCJWS
- Samantha Hauptman, SCJWS
- Sarah Hunt-Barron, SOE
- Melinda Keefauver, LLC
- Lisa Lever, NSE
- Allison Ludwig, FACS
- Karen Lounsbury, SOE
- Jessica McKinney, Psychology
- Calvin Odhiambo, SCJWS
- Monika Shehi, LLC
- Allison Suber, LLC
Two new active learning classrooms will be equipped over summer: HPAC 218 and Media 328.
Follow our Twitter hashtag: #su2sup for ongoing sharing and conversation about the project and active learning in general.
QEP Opportunities
Invitation to Apply for 5th and Final QEP Faculty Cohort
Summer 2016 - May 16 – 20
The deadline to apply is
Monday, April 4; with notifications by April 22.
The QEP Advisory Board is
pleased to invite applications for the fifth and final faculty
cohort to join the Student Technology Enrichment Program and to participate in
the QEP Faculty Development Institute (FDI).
The 2016 FDI is scheduled for Monday, May 16 - Friday, May
20 – 8:30 – 5:00 each day.
We will ‘retreat’ to
lovely space downtown at The George.
The Faculty Development
Institute offers an exciting immersion experience for participants that focuses
on tools and skills to design Technology Intensive Courses to then be offered
as a part of the QEP. The experience includes time for critical reflection,
hands-on practice, and collaboration with colleagues in guided course
re-design. Participants will develop technology intensive (TI) courses during
the institute and over summer for offering during the 2016 - 2017 academic
year.
Faculty accepted into the QEP
STEP-UP Faculty Development Institute will receive $1500 compensation and funds
to purchase technology for course development and implementation.
The invitation is open and
the application online: QEP
FDI Application
You will be prompted to log in. Use your campus network user ID and password to
proceed.
You should discuss your plans
with your department head prior to submission.
A message will be generated to your department head requesting the additional
required approvals once you click Save & Submit.
QEP Technology Sympsoium - SAVE THE DATE!
Teaching & Learning with Technology: Exploring the Role of Mentors and Models
May 11 - 12, 9:00 - 4:00
CLC Ballroom+
With a special Pre-conference Workshop on May 10 on Video for Teaching & Learning
This day-long immersion experience will include opportunity to select a track focusing on instructional video creation or student multimedia projects with hand's on practice and creation in the afternoon. Projects will be shared at the Symposium.
Stay tuned for more details coming soon.
Another *new* feature of the symposium program this year is the inclusion of 4 virtual plenery session speakers - one to kick off each morning and afternoon,
