LTDC Online News

The UWS LTDC (Learning Technology Development Council) is proud to announce a new online series to showcase notable accomplishments and best practices on using technology in teaching and learning. This series features past LTDC’s Curricular Redesign and Emerging Technology grant awardees presenting the outcomes of their grant projects, as well any faculty from UW campuses willing to share their expertise and experience. Any faculty interested in presenting on a technology topic is cordially invited to contact the campus LTDC representative.
View the e-pedagogy sessions at: http://www.uwsa.edu/olit/ltdc/epedagogy/index.html

UW La Crosse LTDC representative, Jim Jorstad’s article Educational Technology in a Challenging Economy — An Inside View was published in the prominent educational technology publication Educause Quarterly. Key points from the article are:

• Technology in higher education can be a double-edged sword, with the potential for transforming learning but sometimes at an unexpectedly high cost.
• Different perspectives from technology practitioners and stakeholders help us better understand our pursuit of technologies that can transform teaching and learning from passive to active engagement.
• Adopting targeted technology strategies, to explain or change perceptions through effective communications with constituencies, can help institutions not just grow, but thrive.

Read the full article here

Colleagues,

The LTDC Communications Committee is working on updating the LTDC Blog and would like your input. If you have specific ideas on what content you would like to see, or features you would like added please let us know.  We greatly value your input.

The first group workshop on Quality Matters will be held at UW-Oshkosh on Friday, Dec 12, 2008. Certified trainer Cassie Caster will faciliate the training. All UW campuses are invited to attend. However seats are limited. Please contact your local campus LTC representative on details to register for the session.

Lorna

I would like to let all my LTDC friends know that I am settling in at my new role as the Interim Director of Learning Technology Development at UWSA. I am in the office that Alan used to occupy at 1654 Van Hise Hall. I am still learning who everybody is in the neighborhood, but the view from the 16th floor is quite nice, compared to my previous view with the dumpster and bicycle rack. Commuting from Janesville turns out to be less of a challenge than I anticipated, at least for now.

I am learning the ropes and will be relying on the support and expertise from all the LTDC friends, especially during these budget tight years. Please do not hesitate to let me know of your ideas and suggestions. Together, we can accomplish worthwhile initiatives, make our work visible, and share our expertise in effectively incorporating technology in teaching and learning in these exciting years ahead.

Lorna

LTDC Communications Committee
December 10, 2007 – 10:00 a.m.
Teleconference

Members present: Jim Jorstad, Karen Ryan, Penny Ralston-Berg, and Pat Fellows. Carol Turner had a meeting conflict.

The question we addressed during the meeting was: “How do we explain to the world what the LTDC does?” We also talked about how to share our success stories more effectively.

• On the campuses they don’t know who we are, so how can we address this issue?
o Communications with Provosts as to what we are doing
o Emails to instructors, administrators, IT staff
o Utilize our D2L Portals
o Have a link or even a small banner or widget on the campus website at various times during the year re. the LTDC
o Newsletters – possibly created in HTML and emailed to instructors and others as mentioned above
o Print information
o Bi-Yearly communication of what the LTDC is doing

• How can we be more visible with UW System groups?
o Create a closer tie with OPID on our campuses and as a whole group
o Be more visible at the UW System Joint Meetings (ITMS, EMTC, CUWL, CWCW, etc.)
 Possible poster session at a reception after dinner at Green Lake?

• How can the LTDC members share what is happening on their respective campuses in more depth and detail?
o Passport to Technology – UW LaCrosse conference for faculty in January
o An online conference for UW System instructors, instructional designers, support staff
o Follow UW Madison’s Academic Technology model of WLW sessions one Friday a month
 Offer our own two weeks later at the same time….
 Have some of our instructors participate in Madison’s program (a UW Colleges faculty member has done this)

Action Steps for February meeting:
• Jim – work on how to better keep Provosts informed
• Penny – Create a Wiki for the Communications Committee
• Pat – Talk to UW System Joint Conference chair to begin plans for stronger LTDC presence
• Karen – Create a Template for LTDC’s and OPID to use on campus to promote the campus LTDC’s.
• Pat and Carol (?) – talk about how the LTDC can partner with Carol’s department to provide more visibility of what instructors across the state are doing that is innovative.

Next meeting: 2nd week of February, 2008

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LTDC General Membership Teleconference
9-17-07 2:00pm
New officers announced:
Carole Turner- Secretary
Pat Fellows- President Elect
LTDC Conference in River Falls Oct. 11-12, 2007:
Jim has met with the Executive Board, Pod Casting Planning Group, and Karen Ryan, UW-River Falls
Podcasting agenda has been modified-will be finalized soon by Podcasting Planning Committee
Day 1 Approximate start at 9:00am (don’t forget hotels) Karen Ryan (host) will take care of registration,
Alan will take care of budgeting issues.
Podcasting workshop goes from 9:10-1:30- includes lunch, agenda will be formalized, Jim will e-mail out
invitation for participants for podcasting, Karen will send out conference invitation
Ron Legon, Quality Matters goes from 2pm-4pm
Tours to begin at 4:00pm4+
Dinner- to be arranged by host campus-UW-River Falls- Karen Ryan
Day 2 UW- System topics, CRD, Grants, reports
Campus reports should be sent to the list serve- Pat Fellows will follow up to make sure LTDC membership does this before the RF meeting.
Discussion on utilizing the LTDC.
Communications Planning Group identified: Carole Turner, Penny Ralston-Berg, Pat Eaton, and Jim Jorstad
Campus Reports:
Green Bay- Andy S.-education wiki, clickers,
Eau Claire- Donna R.- new faculty learning committees-certificate program includes25 new
faculty, assessment presentation
River Falls-Karen R- campus review NCA, faculty

Learning Innovations, Penny R-B- second life multi-user virtual environment, extension,
UW-EX, ICS, Rich- extend LMS, Breeze 500-1000 virtual licenses

UW-Stout- Margy- new faculty and staff, 42 participants, laptops 2 weeks, photographer
retiring, not replacing him
Colleges- Pat Fellows, ready to launch iTunes, Course casting- home grown, can lock down or
have open access, 6 campuses, library course pages tied into, integrated into D2L, rubrics,
UW-Milwaukee, Bob K- things going well, D2L, clicker, new person-ID person for 3-year grant,
2 faculty brown bags, podcasting and clicker
UW-Stevens Point, – Mary M.-clickers, gotten away from selling to leasing, telephone office (cell)
UW-Whitewater- Lorna- on vacation
UW-Superior-Lisa- new center for excellence and learning, advisory meeting, Provost
assessment workshops, rubrics in assessments, content mapping tool, wikis
UW-Madison Carole Tuner-, Learn at UW, centralized help desk, consultations, customized road
shows, D2L, grants applications, Madison, ELI proposals
UW-La Crosse-Jim J.- looking to fill our Sr. Video Producer Position, continuing with classroom
design, currently conducting a survey on technology development areas on LTDC
campuses- members are encouraged to submit their survey info, Jim will share results

LTDC individuals going to EDUCAUSE: Pat Fellows, Sharon McCarragher, Carole Turner, Alan Foley, Jim Jorstad- hope to convene a meeting place or time.

Meeting concluded 2:45pm

Learning Space Design is an important element when developing effective and innovative learning environments. A presentation entitled, “Innovation in Learning Space Design-Developing Collaborative Opportunities” showcases national and international trends in developing effective and engaging learning enivronments that enhance the teaching and learning process. Jim Jorstad, Director of Educational Technologies at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse provides a Mediasite presentation on Learning Space Design.
http://www.uwlax.edu/edtech/sat/learningspaces/

LTDC Executive Committee Meeting Notes September 12, 2007
Members Present:
Jim Jorstad, Pat Fellows, Carole Turner, Pat Eaton, Alan Foley
(Donna Raleigh e-mailed comments to Jim Jorstad beforehand)

- Selection/Election of president elect and secretary
- Finalize Podcasting expectations and workshop
- Finalize fall conference agenda
- Discuss and finalize logistical needs to be forwarded to Karen Ryan
- Additional items
- Selection/Election of president elect and secretary

Election of Secretary and President Elect

Secretary – Carole Turner
Pres-Elect – Pat Fellows

- Finalize Podcasting expectations and workshop, Finalize fall conference agenda

Podcasting agenda
Day One, October 11th

Balance the length of the podcasting session with the LTDC business

Do the walk-through late in the day.

Start at 9am, welcome by Provost, Karen, JJ

Have a podcasting handout and go right into the podcasting session
Podcasting session is three hours, plus one 15 minute break and one hour lunch (table topics). Podcasting committee can plan the time accordingly.
9:15am- start the podcasting session
includes short break 10:30am-10:45am
Make the move at lunch at 12:30-1:30pm, do podcasting topic tables or something. that the podcasting committee decides.
1:30pm short break
2pm Quality Matters
4pm Walk through, tour of River Falls

Dinner

Perhaps LTDC Executive Committee meets after dinner, or the next morning.

October 12th

Day Two
Start at 8:30am.
Topics: Update on System topics, Budget, Curricular Redesign, LTDC Tech Grants, 1 hour campus updates and sharing (Send documents beforehand).
JJ work with Karen on her topics (1/2 Hour or so) and the agenda for Day Two

Finalize fall conference agenda

Send out reminder: Make accommodations ahead of time. Please send out campus reports ahead of time. Post campus reports to the blog. (Carole to send out)

Registration, Karen should send something out about registration and dietary needs. (JJ to talk to KR)

Additional items

Blog, Faculty request.
Faculty has project where they buy publications for STEM, for schools. Has different faculty placed at higher educations? Want to share projects with LTDC. JJ post to blog.