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i>clicker2: Classroom Response System Lunch & Learn
On Wednesday, April 24th from 12:00pm to 1pm the CHSS E&IT Lab will be holding a Lunch & Learn titled “i>clicker2: Classroom Response System” sponsored by i>clicker. This 60-minute interactive lunch and learn session will focus on the use of the i>clicker2 classroom response system. Initially developed to electronically collect student feedback in large, lecture-hall classes, i>clicker2 is also well-suited for a variety of uses including small or intimate group settings. Whether you’ve heard about i>clicker2 or…
March 17th Deadline – #ELD13
The submission deadline for the Emerging Learning Design 2013 Conference is March 17, 2013. (http://eld.montclair.edu/call-for-proposals/) The VERY EARLY BIRD registration pricing is also set to expire on the 17th. (http://eld.montclair.edu/registration/) Select proceeding from the conference will be published in the new Journal of Emerging Learning Design (ELDJ). The paper for the proceeding is NOT due at the time of submission for this call. Papers accepted into the proceedings would be due late summer/early…
Discontinuation of Service: NetWare Based Services including iPrint Printing
As of March 8th, 2013, the Division of Information Technology will discontinue all previous NetWare based services including file sharing, NetDrive and the iPrint printing services throughout campus. At this point all faculty/staff should be printing through MSUPrint or direct IP Printing. If you believe that you are still utilizing the iPrint Service for printing, please reach out to the University Help Desk at 973-655-7971, option 1 or contact your local technology support team….
Improving Web-Based Evaluation Response Rates
A number of you have asked how to improve the response rate from your students for the Hybrid Online Course Evaluations. In order to give you real world examples we turned to faculty who have had good success in this area. Hopefully you will find some of these suggestions helpful. Dr. Jason Dickinson, from the Psychology Department, uses a three step approach when letting his students know about the importance of the online…
ELD13 Very Early Bird Registration, Call for Proposals, and Peer-Reviewers
On June 7th, 2013, the Emerging Learning Design Conference will once again be held here at Montclair State University. This limited-capacity conference will focus on teaching and learning using technology, hybrid and online instruction, and emerging instructional technology. The Call for Proposals in open (see below) and acceptance is on a rolling submission basis. The earlier you submit, the better your chances of being included in the program. VERY EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION Like previous years…
College of Humanities and Social Sciences – October Newsletter
It is exciting to be a part of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. As I begin my fourth year as Dean, I am amazed at the range of activities going on in the College and the quality of faculty, staff and student efforts. With thirteen departments and many more majors and programs, we offer a broad range of learning possibilities and some of the best teaching and most exciting faculty research…
University Closed Mon. Oct. 29 & Tues. Oct 30.
In recognition of the anticipated impacts of Hurricane Sandy, Montclair State University will be closed Monday, October 29 and Tuesday, October 30. Day and evening classes on both dates are canceled. All performances, conferences, lectures, athletic events and all other activities scheduled for Monday and Tuesday are also canceled. Commuter students should not come to campus on either day. All residence halls will be open for resident students, and dining services will be…
Archiving BB courses
From Yanling Sun, Director of Teaching, Technology, and Integration in the MSU Office of Information Technology. ***** Dear Faculty, The time has come again to archive your courses in Blackboard. We are requesting that you archive your Winter 2011, Spring 2011 and Summer 2011 courses only. The archiving operation allows you to save your Bb courses to your local computer so that you can have access to them at a later date. We will be deleting the…
Free Stock Photos
Christopher Pappas posted the following blog which, as he says… In this post I will present you The Ultimate list of Free Stock Photos Sites for eLearning. If anyone of you have used one or more of the above Free Stock Photos Sites I will very much appreciate if he/she share with us his experience! http://elearningindustry.com/subjects/free-elearning-resources/item/223-free-stock-photos-sites-for-elearning
LAB CLOSED 9/28 to 10/1
Due to the pending power outage and some maintenance, the E&IT Lab will CLOSE at 2:00pm on Friday September 28th and will reopen at 8:30am on Monday, October 1st.