[ED-TECH] L&L - Wikis - Gina Maranto [Sept 13]

Ed-Tech list members,

[Sorry, I had August 13th rather than September 13th in the previous message.]

Gina Maranto, Acting Director of English Composition, is presenting a Lunch and Learn session on how she uses a Wiki to enhance student learning in her classes. Anyone who is interest in experiencing a Wiki and learning how it can be used by students in a course, will find this interesting. If you have an intensive writing ("W") class, be sure to attend. If you want to have your students interact with each others' writing, this is a chance to learn how Gina is doing it.

Pushing Transparency in the Classroom: The Wiki Way

Gina Maranto
Sr. Lecturer and Acting Director of English Composition

Wednesday, September 13, 2006
12:20 PM - 1:10 PM (Period E)
Whitten University Center
Room 226 A/B (Flamingo Ballroom A/B)

Lunch will be served. Registration is required. To register, go to http://snipurl.com/wikiway or go to www.miami.edu/iac and click on the "Lunch and Learn Series" menu item.

If you have a portable computer with wireless access, bring it along so that you can try out, live, some of the things that Gina will be demonstrating. There will be some computers available for use. Those who want extensive hands-on experience with a Wiki can stay until 2:00 PM.

Bill Vilberg

Assoc. Dir. of Instructional Advancement

305-284-3944

[ED-TECH] L&L - Wikis - Gina Maranto

Ed-Tech list members,

Gina Maranto, Acting Director of English Composition, is presenting a Lunch and Learn session on how she uses a Wiki to enhance student learning in her classes. Anyone who is interest in experiencing a Wiki and learning how it can be used by students in a course, will find this interesting. If you have an intensive writing ("W") class, be sure to attend. If you want to have your students interact with each others' writing, this is a chance to learn how Gina is doing it.

Pushing Transparency in the Classroom: The Wiki Way

Gina Maranto
Sr. Lecturer and Acting Director of English Composition

Wednesday, August 13, 2006
12:20 PM - 1:10 PM (Period E)
Whitten University Center
Room 226 A/B (Flamingo Ballroom A/B)

Lunch will be served. Registration is required. To register, go to http://snipurl.com/wikiway or go to www.miami.edu/iac and click on the "Lunch and Learn Series" menu item.

If you have a portable computer with wireless access, bring it along so that you can try out, live, some of the things that Gina will be demonstrating. There will be some computers available for use. Those who want extensive hands-on experience with a Wiki can stay until 2:00 PM.

Bill Vilberg

Assoc. Dir. of Instructional Advancement

305-284-3944

[ED-TECH] Faculty lunch @ the Toppel Center - Sept 5 or 6 - Noon

Ed-Tech list members,

The Toppel Career Center is hosting lunch on Tuesday, September 5, or Wednesday, September 6, at noon so that they can show faculty members the resources and services that they offer. For example, they will present to your classes on how to write a resume or polish interviewing skills. This can be a great way to keep from canceling class while you are attending a conference.

The complete details are below. To register, required, send an e-mail message to toppel-internships@miami.edu or call 305.284.1816 and indicate which day you would like to attend. This sounds like an excellent event.

Bill Vilberg

Assoc. Dir. of Instructional Advancement

305-284-3944

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From: Stewart, Jenna S
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 10:42 AM
To: Vilberg, William R.
Subject: Faculty lunch/Toppel

Faculty Lunch

The Toppel Career Center will host a faculty lunch to introduce interested faculty members to the resources and services offered through the Toppel Career Center.

Are you a faculty member who would like to learn how to better assist students in finding jobs and internships? Come join us! Do you often receive requests for letters of recommendation from students applying to graduate school? We can help facilitate the process. Have to miss a class and would like students to learn how to write a resume or polish interviewing skills? Don’t cancel-we can cover it! Learn more and enjoy a delicious lunch at the Toppel Career Center.

Two options to attend at the Toppel Career Center:

Tuesday, September 5 at noon or Wednesday, September 6 at noon

Seating is limited. Please RSVP by Monday, August 28 to toppel-internships@miami.edu or 305.284.1816 and indicate which day you would like to attend.

Jenna Stewart

Assistant Director

Internships and Graduate School Preparation

Toppel Career Center

University of Miami

P.O. Box 249175

Coral Gables, FL 33124-6930

305.284.1816 (P)

305.284.3668 (F)

www.miami.edu/toppel

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[ED-TECH] Topics for technology presentations

Instructional Advancement is determining which technology related sessions to offer this year. Would you please take one minute of your valuable time and tell us which of the 14 possible sessions interest you? Go to http://snipurl.com/topicsurvey to access the survey.

[This message is being sent to the Ed-Tech mailing list, but there are probably other people in your department, school, or college, that might be interest in attending these sessions. Please feel to share this request with others.]

Bill Vilberg

Assoc. Dir. of Instructional Advancement

[ED-TECH] Microsoft Campus Agreement - Student Option

Ed-Tech list members,

Great news! It looks like UM will be providing Microsoft Office 2003 to students this fall. That should make it easier for those of you who have students turn in papers electronically, since you won't have to deal with AppleWorks, Microsoft Works, Word Perfect, or any format other than Microsoft Word, if you so choose. And students can all have Excel, PowerPoint, and more. The details haven't been released, and the download site will probably appear later, but I thought this was so positive I should share it with you. I will provide more details in when I have them.

DISCLAIMER: I had nothing to do with this coming about. I didn't even know it was happening until today.

NOTE: When I say "all students" I don't know the details. It will probably be something like enrolled for credit, degree seeking students. But the exact details will be announced in the future.

MORE COMING: Stay tuned for more details.

Bill Vilberg

Assoc. Dir. of Instructional Advancement

305-284-3944

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From: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 11:51 AM
Subject: Microsoft Campus Agreement - Student Option

You are cordially invited to an information session regarding the new MS Campus Agreement Student Option the University has enrolled in. It will be held on Wednesday, August 9, from 2:00pm to 3:00pm in the Flamingo Ballroom C & D.

Thanks to Provost LeBlanc, Sr. Vice Provost Green and all the deans, we are able to offer Office 2003 (for both Windows and Mac) and Windows XP upgrade free to all currently enrolled, for credit, degree seeking students. This session is designed to describe the software deployment along with promotional materials we intend to provide and distribute during the “Back To School” period.

We apologize for such short notice but wish to inform and work with each of your areas to make this program a success for our students. If you cannot attend, please send someone in your stead. Also, feel free to invite any of your colleagues you deem necessary to attend. If it is impossible for anyone from your school/unit to attend, please let us know and we will make arrangements to work with you on an individual basis. Thank you in advance for your support and cooperation.

Walter Bechtel

Assistant Vice President, End User Support

Information Technology - University of Miami

1365 Memorial Drive, Ungar 347

Coral Gables, FL 33146

(305) 284-6246 phone/(305) 284-2840 fax

walt@miami.edu

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