EDUCAUSE | Collaboration, Presentations/Speeches, and Presented at NERCOMP Conferences

Using Wikis for Collaborative Group Work

drupal — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:15:01 -0500

Discover how Bridgewater State College's new wiki web tool provides collaborative group space for academic and administrative group projects, as well as how this tool was implemented using the Mediawiki open source platform.

Collaboration Beyond the Brick Walls

drupal — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 09:42:47 -0600

Framingham State College and Bryant University have successfully implemented cross-campus collaboration projects to place library resources and services at the forefront of research and teaching. They will share the ideas, steps, and outcomes of using course management systems in partnering with faculty to reach on-campus and distance learners.

Leveraging IT Through Strategic Collaboration

drupal — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 09:42:47 -0600

Medaille College in Buffalo chose to provide constituent services in partnership with Drexel University in Philadelphia. Drexel hosts SCTBanner, WebCTVista, e-mail, and portal for Medaille. Drexel installed systems in nine months, providing training, support, and business process reengineering. Drexel continues to support and mentor Medaille to improve the quality of service and efficiencies.

Scientists as Writers: Using a Content Management System to Promote Collaborative Writing in the Sciences and Beyond

drupal — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 09:42:46 -0600

A team of faculty, technologists, librarians, and writing specialists at Vassar explored the use of the Plone content management system as a tool for collaborative writing in a senior-level science course. We present an assessment of our experience and plans to extend the use of this technology beyond the sciences.

Scalable and Sustainable Training and Development Solutions for Busy Faculty

drupal — Wed, 28 Apr 2004 12:27:04 -0500

A wealth of information on individual development programs geared toward the successful integration of communication and information technologies into academia is available, yet it tends to be dispersed and campus or university specific. This session will provide a framework and templates for creating a comprehensive, collaborative, and sustainable program for faculty development. While highly practical in focus, this session will include areas where technology may be used most effectively.

Helping Faculty Hurdle Barriers: How Two Disparate Departments Collaborate to Support Teaching with Technology at UNH

drupal — Wed, 28 Apr 2004 12:14:52 -0500

According to Butler and Sellbom (2002), the three most common barriers faculty face when attempting to adopt technology are unreliability, learning curve, and impact on learning. Learn how the University of New Hampshire works to overcome these barriers by using a synergistic relationship between technical support and instructional design services.

Kick Starting Collaboration: The Goddard Collaborative

drupal — Thu, 22 Apr 2004 10:23:51 -0500

The collaboration was kick started by the diversity and passion of a heterogeneous group including museums, K–12, educational networks, and colleges/universities interested in Internet2 connectivity and the buildout of a shared regional network infrastructure. The presentation will review the operational startup of the organization, development of subgroups, and growth of partnership opportunities from grants to shared bandwidth to the potential for content collaboration.

Networks, Town, and Gown: Collaborating with the Community

drupal — Mon, 03 Jun 2002 16:27:03 -0500

The session will discuss Bridgewater State College's $1 million networking project with the Town of Bridgewater. This partnership demonstrates higher education's mission of regional service and our commitment to town/gown collaboration. We will discuss goals, technologies and services deployed, project management, lessons learned, and ideas for how other colleges might partner with their local cities and towns.