Learning Technologies News

Blackboard Integrated with Campus Systems

Blackboard has now been integrated into the campus identity management system, the campus portal (NEIUport) and the student information system (CARS).  Blackboard courses will now be created automatically prior to the start of the semester and students and instructors will be enrolled automatically into courses.
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Heydenburg Recipient of SLATE Star Award

Paul Heydenburg, Specialist in Learning Technologies, was honored as the 2006-07 recipient of the SLATE Star Award at the SLATE conference at the University of Chicago Gleacher Center.  Supporting Learning And Technology in Education (SLATE) is comprised of technology professionals at more than 50 public and private colleges and universities.
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Piña Installed as AECT DL President

Anthony Piña, Coordinator of Learning Technologies, was installed as 2006-07 President of the Division of Distance Learning of the Association for Educational Communications & Technology at AECT's Annual Convention in Dallas, TX. AECT is the major professional association in the field of instructional technology in higher education.
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Piña Keynote Speaker at GSU Technology Institute
 

Anthony Piña, Coordinator of Learning Technologies, was the keynote speaker at the Teaching with Technology Institute held at Governors State University on June 13, 2006.  His presentation was titled "A Journey Through the Evolution, Growth, Quality and Development of Online Learning"
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Learning Technologies Team Publications and Presentations

Journal Publications

Piña, A. A. (2007). Course Management Systems: Overview and Implications for Libraries. Library Hi Tech News 24(5)

Harris, B. R. & Piña, A. A. (2007).  Development of an Undergraduate and Graduate Program in Instructional Design and Development: A Comparison.  Midwest Journal of Educational Communications and Technology 1(1).

Conference Presentations

Heydenburg, P. (2007, October). Learning Objects for Curriculum Alignment. Supporting Learning and Technology in Education (SLATE) Conference, Chicago, IL.

Piña, A. A. & Peller, J. E. (2007, October).  Creating Multimedia-Enhanced Instruction: From Simple to Sophisticated.  Supporting Learning and Technology in Education (SLATE) Conference, Chicago, IL.

Piña, A. A., Schroeder, R., McCurdy, S. & Scheinbuks, J. (2007, October).  Creating a Culture of Technology Through Inter-Institutional Online Teaching Partnerships.  Association for Educational Communications & Technology Convention, Anaheim, CA.

Heydenburg, P., Sadowski, K., Gage, K. & Shelton, K. (2007, July) Using Blackboard in Your Campus Emergency Response Plan.  Blackboard World Conference, Boston, MA.

Piña, A. A. & Savitt, C. M. (2007, May).  Giving a Voice to Your PowerPoint.  State Universities of Illinois Faculty Summer Institute, Urbana, IL.

Piña, A. A. & Peller, J. E. (2007, May).  From Simple to Sophisticated: Enhancing Online Instruction with Lectora.  State Universities of Illinois Faculty Summer Institute, Urbana, IL.

Piña, A. A., Schroeder, R., McCurdy, S. & Scheinbuks, J. (2007, March).  Spotlight Session: Building Virtual Bridges: Implementation of a Collaborative Online Teaching Partnership.  Technology in Education (TechEd) Conference, Ontario, CA.

Piña, A. A. & Eggers, M. R. (2007, March).  Do Course Management Systems Facilitate or Hinder e-Learning?  Technology in Education (TechEd) Conference, Ontario, CA.

Piña, A. A. & Peller, J. E. (2007, February).  From Simple to Sophisticated: Enhancing Online Instruction with Lectora.  Illinois Online Conference for Teaching and Learning.

Feedback from NEIU Faculty About  FSI

Jane Peller, CTL Faculty Liaison, surveyed NEIU faculty who attended the FSI. 

Below is a summary of responses:

• Overall the participants were very satisfied with all aspects of the FSI conference;

• All participants found that it was easy to learn the technologies in the workshops;

• All participants found the FSI content to be either very or extremely timely to their goals for learning;

• There was mixed reviews of the learning teams which was a new concept to this years FSI;

• Many of the NEIU participants involved themselves in content pertaining to use of multi-media;

• Participants are clearly thinking about and making connections about how to use what they learned at FSI to their responsibilities at NEIU.

Recommendations from the faculty:

• Increase the number of participants from NEIU to FSI

• Make FSI conference more visible on the NEIU campus by:

  • Have a CTL bulletin in fall on the highlight or experts from participants. Perhaps short articles from each participant talking either what they learned or how it effects their role at NEIU

  • Advertise FSI many months prior to the request for participants.

  • Ask FSI alumni to recruit colleagues to attend FSI

  • If less people attend offer money for purchase of related technology programs or equipment

  • Have participants present something at a NEIU event

  • Have a meeting of all participant prior to the event for orientation

  Click here to see the complete results of the survey