Microsoft Teams is a program for engaging with students both synchronously and asynchronously, allowing for chatting, video and audio calls, and even sharing presentations with students while on a call. However, according to Sam Williams, academic technology and innovation, because of the many features it has, it can be a bit intimidating to get started […]
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New Academic Technology Services & Innovation Site
Academic technology services & innovation (ATSI) has launched a new site to help communicate its many services to the academic community, according to Sam Williams, ATSI. You can find the site by visiting pilots.up.edu and clicking on “Academic Technology Services & Innovation” in the left navigation. The new URL for the site is https://pilots.up.edu/group/atsi. Visit to learn about services we […]
Untethered Lecture Capture Project: Submissions Welcome
Faculty members are invited to submit an application to participate in the 2017-2018 Untethered Lecture Capture (ULC) multimedia teaching project. The Office of the Provost is sponsoring this project in partnership with Academic Technology Services and Innovation (ATSI), the Office of the CIO, and the School of Nursing. Untethered Lecture Capture provides an innovative, single-solution […]
Video Platform Kaltura Showcases Innovative Uses at UP
Kaltura Inc. is a leader in video hosting solutions for higher education. To find out more about the ways University of Portland has been leveraging its platform, Kaltura sent a film crew to campus this past fall. This resulted in three case studies highlighting the innovative work at UP. The “Ticket to the Flipped Classroom” has […]
Smartcatalog Training for Bulletin Editors, March 15
There will be a user’s training session for the Smartcatalog tool used to update the University Bulletin on Wednesday, March 15, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in Buckley Center room 15. While the session is meant primarily for new associate deans in the College of Arts and Sciences, all new users are welcome to […]
Academic Technology Roundtable Call for Proposals
The academic technology services office is seeking proposals for the 2015/16 Academic Technology Roundtable, according to Sam Williams, information services. The Academic Technology Roundtable is open to all full-time faculty at the University of Portland. The roundtable will collaboratively research emerging and existing technology tools and plan for the implementation of academic technology for the […]
Faculty Speaker Series: Peter Pappas, March 23
The next installment in the Faculty Speaker Series will take place on Monday, March 23, at 3 p.m., in the Clark Library classroom. Peter Pappas, education (pictured), will showcase a variety of innovative technology projects geared to build a network of learning resources beyond the classroom. Some of the student projects covered in the presentation […]
Faculty Speakers Series: Jennette Lovejoy, Feb. 26
The next guest of the Faculty Speaker Series will be Jennette Lovejoy, communication studies, who will present “Social Networking in the Classroom” on Thursday, February 26, at 3 p.m., in the Clark Library classroom. Lovejoy will give a talk about an innovative project she piloted recently using Cel.ly. She challenged her students to communicate solely […]
Tech Talk Podcast: Transcontinental Tutoring
The University recently expanded its study-abroad options for engineering majors from a short week during the summer term to a full spring semester in Salzburg, Austria. Engineering students have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the culture and language of Austria while staying on track to graduate with their classmates by taking advantage of courses […]
TLC from the TLC
This week’s teaching resource is about the Virtual Learning Center. Academic Technology Services has put dozens of well-indexed, brief instructional videos for subjects including online tutorials, workshops, webinars and online courses that cover every technological tool available to support excellent teaching. Use your coffee coupon and take ten minutes to scroll through the offerings. For more […]