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Is Twitter for the Birds? How to Use it meaningfully Without Wasting Your Life.
Presenter: Tracy Seeley, Professor, English
Thursday, February 16th, 12:00-1:00pm
Location: CIT Lab, room10, School of Education
Tracy Seeley will present a short primer on Twitter for novices and skeptics. Learn the most useful basics: How to make connections with professionals in your field and interest areas, how to use it for gathering resources and news, and even (gasp) for teaching. Plus, why it’s 2000 times better than Facebook.
iClicker and Tablet Technology
Presenter: Brandon Brown, Professor, Physics & Astronomy
Wednesday, February 29th, 12:00-1:00pm
Location: CIT Lab, room 10, School of Education
Join Professor Brandon Brown, Department of Physics and Astronomy as he discusses his use of tablet technology and iClicker in his Physics courses. Brandon will share how how he is using a WACOM Intuos3 tablet to support instruction and provide examples, as well as his use of iClickers to both engage students in lecture and also obtain instant feedback.
iBooks Author and iTunes U
Presenter: Jay Matheson, Apple
Wednesday, March 21st, 12:00-1:00pm
Location: CIT Lab, room 10, School of Education
Looking for ways to reach your students outside of the classroom? Want to create rich multimedia content for your latest class project? iTunes U and iBooks created with iBooks Author are a quick and easy way to deliver compelling teaching and learning content to mobile users. In this presentation, participants learn how easy it is to create iBooks using existing content. They’ll also see how easy it is for faculty and students to share these resources using iTunes U and access them on their iPod touch, iPhone or iPad.
USF Online Programs
Presenter: USF Staff
Wednesday, April 18, 12:00-1:00pm
Location: CIT Lab, room 10, School of Education
Have you thought of turning your course to the online arena? Join us at the Tech Talk to get an idea how to get started; and what are the pros and cons, and considerations needed to build a course online. Is this something you will endeavor?
Previous Tech Talks
Using Social Media in Education, Charlene Lobo Soriano, Associate Director of Academic Support Services; Shawn Calhoun (Associate Librarian, Gleeson Library); Ivy Gaysornmas (USF Graduate student, Digital Media and Learning)
Vodcast Link | Podcast Link
Electronic and Interactive Textbooks from Inkling, Inkling Staff
Vodcast Link | Podcast Link
Echo360 Lecture and Personal Capture, Wright, Assistant Professor, School of Management; John Bansavich and Ken Yoshioka (CIT Staff)
Vodcast Link | Podcast Link
Overview of the iPad , Dane Riley, Apple Higher Ed System Engineer
iPod and iPod Touch in Higher Education, Dane Riley, Apple Higher Ed System Engineer
Google Docs for Collaboration and Communication, Steve Morris, BPS
Mobile Student Response System: Interactive and Engaged Student Learning, Elissa Shaner, Turning Technologies
Flip Video in Education, Matthew Mitchell, SOE
Just-in-time Audio for Effective Student Learning, Susan Prion, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing and Mathew Mitchell, Professor, School of Education
Second Life, Jean Hewlett, Regional Librarian at the USF North Bay Regional Campus
Blogging 101, David Silver, Assistant Professor, Media Studies
Social Networking, JP Allen, Associate Professor, SOBAM
