EDUCAUSE | Faculty and Presented at Midwest Regional Conferences

Deploying Videoconferencing a New Way: Action Research for Collaboration Technologies

drupal — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:23:24 -0500

A new "action research" model for fostering the use of videoconferencing for faculty collaboration will be demonstrated and described. The project team provided behavior models that engaged the faculty directly rather than focusing on training and techniques. Evaluating the project's success using survey and interview data will also be presented.

How to Use What We Know: 21st-Century Faculty and Students

drupal — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:35:40 -0500

What do faculty really want from faculty development efforts designed to help them teach with technology? How can institutions best meet faculty needs in this area? This presentation will share results from longitudinal studies of faculty, students, and technology at the University of Minnesota and will discuss the impact of these results on our faculty development efforts.

Library Course Pages: Customized Library Resources for Learners

drupal — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:29:57 -0500

Providing library resources to the learner, at the point of need, is the focus of the University of Wisconsin Colleges Library Course Page Project. Each course has a dynamically created library course page, which provides learners with these materials. We will present features and implementation information, as well as how the program has been received.

A Tale of Two Worlds: Academia and the Information Technology Unit

drupal — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:58:14 -0600

Faculty liaisons regularly deal with the conflicting world views of the academic and IT units. This presentation explores how these units view each other and the world, and will discuss ways of increasing understanding between the two cultures in order to benefit both groups and the university as a whole.

OSU:profiles--A Data Integration Tool for Tracking Faculty Expertise

drupal — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:58:14 -0600

OSU:profiles is a Web-based strategy designed to facilitate collection, tracking, and reporting of the teaching, research, and service efforts of faculty and professional staff across a university. Our novel methodology leverages authoritative campus data systems to provide a comprehensive dashboard view of faculty information.