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New Voice Dominates 2012 Faculty Idol

Respondus

Re-Thinking the Way you Teach? Consider “Flipping your Classroom”

Upcoming Faculty Development EventsLunch and Learn Series

Emerging Technologies to Enhance Pedagogy: iPadsRequest for Proposals

2012 Technology Showcase

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Instructional Technology

New Voice Dominates 2012 Faculty Idol

FALL 2012

by Darcy Goshorn

At the second annual Faculty Idol competition on Friday, October 26, the atmosphere was heavy with tension and delicious fried foods, as both veteran faculty and newcomers gathered with one dream: become the 2012 Faculty Idol. Despite a solid veteran performance, the audience liked the sounds of a new faculty voice, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Ian Rottenberg, who snatched the �rst place title of 2012 Faculty Idol by sharing a lesson activity that he uses. Students in his class must argue the importance of a

philosophical topic, while Rottenberg takes the “Devil’s advocate” approach, thereby forcing students to think critically, even about topics with which they may not necessarily agree.

The runner-up second place prize was awarded to Assistant Professor of Economics, Ryan Murphy for sharing his use of memes as a learning tool. Check out the Economics Memes website at http://economicsmemes.com to see how he is engaging students, and be sure to Like the Econmemes Facebook page for updates.

Third place was a close-call grab by Assistant Professor of Theology, Thomas Humphries. Students in Humphries’ classes use the Educreations app on their mobile devices to analyze images, apply knowledge, and collaboratively present their �ndings. Check out http://educreations.com and see if this free tool can engage your students in your lessons.

Other faculty idol contestants included Assistant Professor of Sociology, Janis Prince Inniss and Associate Professor of Religion and Philosophy, Randal “Woody” Woodard, who both shared engaging lesson ideas with the crowd.Our congratulations to all of our 2012 Faculty Idol contestants for rocking the academic environment and catapulting your students to amazing feats of learning!

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Instructional Technology Fall 2012

Respondus is a Windows-based tool that makes it easy to create and manage exams for eCollege and other learning systems. To install the campus-wide version of Respondus, contact Jamie Verge, Instructional Technology Learning System Technical Specialist, who will provide you with the download and activation information for Respondus.

Respondus

Upcoming Faculty Development EventsLunch and Learn Series Lunch and Learn presentations are short, informational presentations that easily �t into a lunch hour, and are delivered by those who are involved in creating a learning campus community at Saint Leo University.All sessions meet in SAB 117 unless other speci�ed.

Wednesday, November 28, 201211:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.How to Organize or Participate in a Study Abroad Program

Twenty-two featured technologies lit up this year’s Technology Showcase held in the Donald R. Tapia School of Business. Members of the Instructional Technology Department, alongside spotlighted representatives, gave hands-on demonstrations as the Saint Leo faculty and sta� circulated the building on Thursday, August 16th. Technology featured at the showcase included Prezi, VoiceThread, Clickers, Grammarly, Turnitin, Respondus, LibGuides, Blackboard Collaborate, and much more. In addition, representatives from eCollege, Pearson, Mimio, NBC Learn, SMART, and Smarthinking were present and available to answer questions and provide live demon-strations. Simultaneously, tours were given in the Broadcast Studio, which allows for professional broadcasting and recording at the university.

The overall goal of an event showcasing technology is to give Saint Leo educators direct contact with the resources available to them-resources that can support best teaching practices in a 21st century classroom. Exploring the possibilities builds excitement, promotes inspiration, and shows how faculty can further enhance their instruc-tion to support our student-centered mission.

Door prizes were sponsored by the Instructional Technology Depart-ment; thirty-four faculty and sta� members walked away with a prize in hand. Instructional Technology would like to thank all who helped make this year’s showcase a success and look forward to hosting new and exciting technologies at our upcoming showcase that will be held on Thursday, January 3rd. As part of Faculty Development Day, the spring showcase will be held from 9:00 to 11:00am in the Donald R. Tapia School of Business.

If you have any questions regarding the technology featured at the fall showcase or upcoming spring showcase, please contact Claudia Ruiz , Assistant Director of Instructional Technology.

2012 Technology Showcase by Stephanie Parisi

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Instructional Technology Fall 2012

Re-Thinking the Way you Teach? Consider “Flipping your Classroom”

Emerging Technologies to Enhance Pedagogy: iPads

Right at the start of the fall semester, the department of Instructional Technology sponsored a webcast covering the Flipped Classroom pedagogical model which is based on the premise of lecturing less, and in using more class time to engage students in active learning instead. If you were not able to attend this learning opportunity, there are 7 things you should know about Flipped Classrooms .That is, according to an article published by Educause Learning Initiative. You may also want to review some of the lessons learnedby other faculty using this approach, or perhaps assess if the Flipped Classroom is right for you In any case, you think you want to

give this teaching method a try, but you are not sure where to begin, make sure to contact Claudia Ruiz or Darcy Goshornto get you started!

As a participant in this pilot study, faculty participants are expected to:

Attend monthly (one-hour) meetings where participants will share experiences and ideas.

Provide regular contributions to the study wiki.

Maintain a personal log of uses, ideas, challenges, and solutions during the period of the study.

Provide progress updates as reasonably requested.

Participate in an end-of-project (possible a round-table) o�ered to the SLU community.

Contribute to a report to be written about the study.

Proposals will be accepted from November 26 to December 2 with decisions to be made by December 10.

For more information, or to request a proposal form and sample, please contact, Claudia Ruiz, Assistant Director of Instructional Technology.

Request for ProposalsThe KRA on Mobile Technology has established a pilot program for the use of iPads for academics. An initial pilot group started this fall with six faculty members who are currently working with residential freshmen in implementing lesson plans that integrate the use of an iPad.

Instructional Technology is once more accepting proposals from faculty to implement Emerging Technologies to Enhance Pedagogy: iPads. The goal of the program is to supply pedagogical and technical support for projects using the iPad that will enhance student learning.

All faculty who teach at University Campus are invited to submit a proposal.Faculty who submit a comprehensive proposal will be provided with an iPad as well as technical and pedagogical support to use the iPad. A member of the Instructional Technology Sta� will work closely on each project with the faculty member(s). Faculty participating in this pilot study will implement lesson plans that integrate

the use of an iPad. Students in their classes will be active participants in the process by using the device itself or by engaging in learning activities facilitated with an iPad. -Data collection instruments will vary and will range from surveys, performance comparisons, written papers, and structured interviews.

Proposals will be reviewed by a committee based on: project description; project plan; likelihood of in�uencing student learning; and plan for assessing student learning. Projects should begin during the 2013 Spring Term.

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