Have you ever worked with an instructional designer to improve a course? According to a recent study released by Inside Higher Ed, the chances are good that you haven’t. Fewer than half of faculty participants in the study have experience working with instructional designers, but those who have reported that they “overwhelmingly appreciated the experience” – a full 93 […]
Academic Technology Services
“Taking On The Digitocracy” With UPCrossroads
“Taking on the Digitocracy” is the theme for the new season of UPCrossroads, the thought-provoking discussion series that tackles topics at the intersection of teaching and technology. Anne Santiago, political science, will lead a roundtable exchange on “Media Literacy and Digital Citizenry” on Friday, October 26, at 3 p.m., in the Digital Lab of the […]
Check Out Offerings By Academic Technology Services & Innovation
Academic Technology Services & Innovation is pleased to offer professional development and training opportunities for faculty to successfully integrate technology into the classroom and beyond. Supported tools and services include: Moodle training & professional development Instructional Design consultation Screencasting/instructional videos TechSmith Relay, Camtasia, & Snagit MediaSpace streaming video Office 365 Microsoft Teams WordPress for professional sites […]
New PilotsUP Portal Starts August 10
Web and enterprise services is excited to announce the rollout of the new PilotsUP portal beginning August 10. The new version of PilotsUP features a clean, mobile friendly design, enhanced search and navigation, and a configurable display for accessing your most frequently used web resources. Sites for the registrar, financial aid, the provost’s office, and […]
New Professional Development Workshops Available
Academic technology services & innovation is pleased to offer a catalog of on-demand professional development workshop opportunities, available on your schedule, and designed to help faculty develop the skills to successfully integrate technology into their practice. The Spring 2018 catalog has been updated with new offerings including training on Moodle, Office 365, WordPress, Padlet, Skype and […]
New Resources From Academic Technology Services & Innovations
To better serve the academic community, Academic Technology Services & Innovation will not offer drop-in workshops this term, according to Ben Kahn. Instead, ATSI is pleased to offer a catalog of on-demand professional development opportunities, available on your schedule, and designed to help faculty develop the skills to successfully integrate technology into their teaching. Our […]
TLC Teaching Tip of the Week: Digital Tools in the Classroom
The Digital Lab welcomes faculty looking to increase their students’ multimedia skills to arrange a consultation with the lab’s coordinator (and TLC member) José Velazco, velazco@up.edu. Recent collaborative student projects include: Interactive Digital Presentations: Apple’s iBooks Author (or Adobe’s InDesign) allow students to create and send interactive presentations complete with photographs, audio and video. Class members studying […]
Teaching With Technology Workshops: They’re All That!
The Office of Academic Technology Services & Innovation is hosting a number of Teaching with Technology Workshops this September. Topics will include: What’s New in Moodle Snagit for Capturing Screen Shots Creating Video Lecture for Flipped Learning VoiceThread for video-based instruction, discussion, and feedback Office 365 Basics Microsoft Teams and Planner And much much more. All […]
UP Crossroads Speaker Series Welcomes Dan McGinty, Sept. 19
The UP Crossroads speaker series kicks off a new season with the theme of “Ethics and Technology” for the 2017-2018 academic year. The engaging series features an informal roundtable discussion hosted by a guest speaker on a topic at the intersection of technology and teaching. Dan McGinty, Dundon-Berchtold Institute, will start the first conversation on September 19 at 3 p.m. in the Digital Lab. […]
An Added Dimension for TLC: Student Mental Health
This year the Teaching and Learning Collaborative is hoping to add some information to its usual good fare about ways faculty and staff on the academic side of the University can attend to student mental health. As an opening foray, Andrew Guest (chair of the Department of Psychological Sciences) writes on the TLC blog with […]