CIT April-June Training
If you are interested in signing up for a class, first visit the CIT Training calendar and check on the date that it is being offered, and then register online.
What's New?iPad3 Innovative Teaching Program
Applications for the CIT’s Innovative Teaching Program will begin April 2nd. Interested faculty can choose to participate for the summer 2012 program which includes an iPad3,12 hours of instruction, and collegial conversations on innovative teaching strategies. Workshop topics include: learning how to operate an iPad, apps for classroom use, designing instruction on the iPad, iBooks Author and eTextbooks, and innovative teaching on the iPad.
Register today.
DonsApps Certificate added to the CIT Certificate Program
A new certificate has been added to the
CIT Certificate Program. Individuals wanting to develop mastery using USF’s DonsApps version of GoogleApps should consider registering to earn a DonsApps Certificate. The new certificate includes a series of classes to help with the utilization and integration of email, calendaring, docs, sites and forms. Complete all five classes and a final project to earn a certificate.
CIT June Intensive
The annual CIT June Intensives program will launch during the first two weeks of June.
Register for extended hands-on workshops that allow more time to learn new techniques and develop skills. A sampling of the workshop titles include: 21st Century Teaching & Learning, Digital Storytelling, Social Media and Education, Instructional Design, Photoshop Elements, the Flipped Classroom, and Tech Tools for the Classroom.
Blackboard Turnitin and Grademark
It is very easy to add a Turnitin Assignment to any Blackboard course site.
Simply select any
Content Area (like Assignments) and in the toolbar options, choose
Create Assessment. Then select the
Turnitin Assignment and follow the prompts to create your Turnitin Assignment.
Click here to watch a short video on creating a Turnitin Assignment.
Student submissions are found in the course
Control Panel >
Course Tools >
Turntin Assignments. After the students have submitted their assignment, instructors can review the submission and offer online feedback to the students using Turnitin’s GradeMark feature.
ECHO Personal Capture- Capturing content on your own computer
ECHO360 is installed in a number of classrooms on campus to allow faculty to schedule recordings of their lectures that could include video of themselves, screen capture and audio. But what if you would like to pre-record a lecture or additional content for the students? Now available to all faculty, staff and students to record content on their own Mac or PC is ECHO Personal Capture. Using a laptop with a microphone and a webcam, you can record a video of yourself (an optional choice), capture whatever is showing on your screen as well as any actions and finally, record your voice narrating the content. For more information,
check out our page on the CIT site.
Apple Joins the eBook Revolution
In the previous newsletter we had discussed how major textbook publishers are collaborating with eBook developers to publish major titles from their libraries, underscoring the trend toward a more interactive experience for students. Apple has arrived on the eBook scene by announcing iBooks Author.
Instructors may benefit from this application by being able to publish their own material in an eBook format.
GarageBand and iMovie are two popular applications that give individuals the opportunity to self-publish, and it seems that iBooks Author was developed with the same philosophy in mind. In the spirit of creativity, we hope that instructors at USF will seize upon this opportunity to create interactive learning environments using iBooks Author and share the experience with their colleagues. Click here to view video.
Tips on AppsFlipboard - iPhone, iPad, and iPhone Touch
Price: Free
FlipBoard was named one of TIME's Top 50 innovations. It is a social magazine capable of personalizing content in an attractive page layout. It connects with your social networks such as Facebook and Twitter and displays feeds, photos, messages, and anything your friends want to share. In addition, you can also handpick from Flipboard's own collections from the web. Use your fingers to swipe through the pages just like flipping through a book! Display languages in English, French, Chinese.
LAB RESERVATION POLICYThe CIT's classrooms are designed to provide instructors and their students with access to technology that is an integral part of the course. If your course format does not require students to use computer technology during class time, we recommend that you reserve a standard USF Smart Classroom. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. For lab information and reservation, please click here.
