CTAAR Newsletter
New Media 2008 Summer Conference, Princeton University
The New Media Consortium of educational institutions, museums, and technology companies held its annual summer conference this year at Princeton University from June 11-14.
Please visit our wikis for conference programs, streaming video and audio keynote addresses, notes, session information, and other great links:
Joe's conference wiki
Marcie's conference wiki
New Media Conference, Princeton, June, 2008
The New Media Consortium of educational institutions, museums, and technology companies held its annual summer conference this year at Princeton University from June 11-14.
Please visit our wikis for conference programs, streaming video and audio keynote addresses, notes, session information, and other great links:
Joe's conference wiki
Marcie's conference wiki
NEW Office 2007 Workshops
CTAAR is now offering workshops in Office 2007 for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. (Access 2007 will follow) New Office 2007 features will be demonstrated, including the new "ribbon" interface. Additionally, we will discuss the new file formats and compatibility with prior versions. These workshops will be held at the new Davidson Hall PC Lab on Busch Campus, room 172-A. Please visit the CTAAR workshop calendar to register and view detailed workshop descriptions.
"Designing and Assessing Core Curriculum" December 4, 2007
"Designing and Assessing Core Curriculum" will be the topic for luncheon discussion on Tuesday, December 4 in room 411 Rutgers Student Center with Bobbi Owen, Professor of Dramatic Art, Senior Associate Dean of the Office of Undergraduate Education in the College of Arts & Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Please join us for lunch and discussion!
Register at: http://ctaar.rutgers.edu/council/register
Dean Owen oversees a range of academic programs, scholarships, and services for undergraduate students. Among them are Academic Advising, Academic Services, the Honors Program and the Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence, First Year Seminars, Student Academic Counseling, Undergraduate Curriculum, and Undergraduate Research. These programs involve all aspects of undergraduate academic-based life at Carolina including:
* the new general education requirements that were effective for entering first year students beginning in Fall 2006
* orientation for new students, efforts to improve retention and increase the graduate rate at UNC-Chapel Hill
* the QEP (Quality Enhancement Plan)
* Making Critical Connections, that was developed as part of the recent reaffirmation of accreditation process.
"Designing and Assessing Core Curriculum" December 4, 2007
"Designing and Assessing Core Curriculum" will be the topic for luncheon discussion on Tuesday, December 4 in room 411 Rutgers Student Center with Bobbi Owen, Professor of Dramatic Art, Senior Associate Dean of the Office of Undergraduate Education in the College of Arts & Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Please join us for lunch and discussion!
Register at: http://ctaar.rutgers.edu/council/register
Dean Owen oversees a range of academic programs, scholarships, and services for undergraduate students. Among them are Academic Advising, Academic Services, the Honors Program and the Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence, First Year Seminars, Student Academic Counseling, Undergraduate Curriculum, and Undergraduate Research. These programs involve all aspects of undergraduate academic-based life at Carolina including:
* the new general education requirements that were effective for entering first year students beginning in Fall 2006
* orientation for new students, efforts to improve retention and increase the graduate rate at UNC-Chapel Hill
* the QEP (Quality Enhancement Plan)
* Making Critical Connections, that was developed as part of the recent reaffirmation of accreditation process.
CAAP Exam Registration
Selected first-year and senior students have been invited to participate in the voluntary CAAP examination to assess the university's progress towards student learning goals.
There are two registration pages:
- For Seniors, http://ctaar.rutgers.edu/students/seniorCAAP.html
- For First-year students, http://ctaar.rutgers.edu/students/firstyearCAAP.html
The exam takes place on Wednesday, October 24 at 8:45 A.M., in Lucy Stone and Beck auditoriums.
Faculty Conference on Undergraduate Teaching, Oct 12, 2007
The 2007 New Brunswick Faculty Council's annual Conference on Undegraduate Teaching will be held on Friday, October 12 in Trayes Hall on the Douglass Campus.
Registration, the schedule and additional information are available now at http://ctaar.rutgers.edu/council/.
For more information e-mail info@brokenmail.rutgers.edu please replace "brokenmail" with ctaar.rutgers.edu
Assessing First Year Programs, web seminar - Sept 21
The Center of Teaching Advancement and Assessment Research has arranged to participate in a web seminar,
Assessing First Year Programs
* Assessment defined
* Multiple lenses of assessment
* Astin's value-added framework
* Application to first-year seminars
* Direct vs. indirect measures
* Challenges with value added approach
* Creating learning outcomes
* Sharing and using the results
The web seminar will take place on Friday, September 21 from 1:00 PM to 2:45 PM. If you are interested in joining us, please write to info@brokenmail.rutgers.edu please replace "brokenmail" with ctaar.rutgers.edu for the location and other details.
A second part to this seminar, titled "Improving the First Year Student Experience" will take place on November 8, the location is still to be determined.
More information about the seminar is available at the following web site:
https://www.academicimpressions.com/web_conferences/0907-first-year-programs.php
Learning Portfolios - April 13
Learning Portfolios: Reflective Practice for Improving Student Learning
John Zubizarreta
Professor of English
Director of Honors Program and Faculty Development
Columbia College
Columbia, SC, USA
April 13, 2007 workshop 9 am to 12 noon, repeated 1:30 to 4:30 pm
The learning portfolio— grounded in a process of reflection, evidence, and collaboration— is a rich, flexible document that engages students in continuous, thoughtful analysis of their learning.
Abstract
Interested in discovering or sharing an alternative or complementary approach to improving and assessing student learning? Wondering how reflection, collaboration, and evidence promote higher-level learning? Come find out about the benefits and challenges of learning portfolios, the value of reflective practice in enhancing learning, and the diverse applications of student portfolios. Bring your experiences and your varied models for active conversation, for sharing of ideas and resources on learning portfolios, and for writing a plan for implementation of a learning portfolio in a course or for a program.
Tools and Strategies to Assess Student Learning - March 14
March 14, 2007 Rutgers Student Center Atrium Room (in the food court)
1:00 to 2:30 pm
Webinar by Magna Publishers with Linda Suskie of Middle States.
http://www.magnapubs.com/calendar/118.html
"What kinds of assessment tools give the most “bang for the buck”: the most information in proportion to the time spent developing and using them? In this fast-paced session, you’ll learn about the four key characteristics of effective assessment tools and strategies and how students’ assignments, tests, and self-reflection can provide helpful information on student learning with a minimum of extra work."
Developing Learning Goals - March 8
March 8, 2007 Rutgers Student Center College Avenue
There will be two opportunities to participate
Morning - 9 am to 12 noon
Afternoon - 1 pm to 4 pm
Lion Gardiner, Chair of the Graduate School Assessment Advisory Committee in Newark, will facilitate an interactive workshop on Learning Goals: issues, process, development and assessments.
Lion is a consultant to colleges and universities on student learning and assessment, defining and assessing student learning outcomes, and faculty professional development.
Both sessions will be held in Room 413. Please choose the session that best fits your schedule and reply to Monica Devanas (devanas@bademail.rutgers.edu cat.rutgers.edu). Additional details will be provided before the workshop.
Developing Learning Goals - March 8
March 8, 2007 Rutgers Student Center College Avenue
There will be two opportunities to participate
Morning - 9 am to 12 noon
Afternoon - 1 pm to 4 pm
Lion Gardiner, Chair of the Graduate School Assessment Advisory Committee in Newark, will facilitate an interactive workshop on Learning Goals: issues, process, development and assessments.
Lion is a consultant to colleges and universities on student learning and assessment, defining and assessing student learning outcomes, and faculty professional development.
Both sessions will be held in Room 413. Please choose the session that best fits your schedule and reply to Monica Devanas (devanas@bademail.rutgers.edu cat.rutgers.edu). Additional details will be provided before the workshop.
Conference Video Available
The presentations and discussion from the 2006 Faculty Conference on Undergraduate Teaching are now available, as Quicktime movies. The accompanying presentations are also available as powerpoint or PDF documents.
You will find the links to the movies and presentations on the 2006 Faculty Conference Video page.
2006 Faculty Conference
The 2006 Faculty Conference on Undergraduate Teaching will be held on September 22, 2006 in the Cook Campus Center, starting at 8:30 A.M.
More information and registration is available at http://cat.rutgers.edu/council/ and you can register for the conference online.
Apple Podcasting Seminar
OIRT is in the processing of finalizing an agreement with Apple Computer to use their "iTunes University" service. As part of that process, Apple Computer has scheduled a half-day seminar on what their service provides and how it has been used at other schools.
Podcasting on Campus (Apple Computer)
May 23, 2006
8:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.
Rutgers Student Center, Room 411
CAC
View the brochure (PDF)
To register, go to this page:
http://seminars.apple.com/goToEvent.html?id=47032
This event is open to all New Jersey educators, however seating is limited.
Feedback Devices in Effective Pedagogy
We are hosting the next in our series of web seminars, Feedback Devices in Effective Pedagogy, on February 2, 2006 from 1:00 P.M. to 2:30. Anyone who uses "PRS" or "clicker" devices for student feedback in the classroom or wants to know more about them is welcome to attend.
Please register online if interested.
More information is available on our events page.
Educational Gaming
The Center for the Advancement of Teaching (CAT) invites all faculty and instructors to a two-day video conference hosted by the New Media Consortium on "Educational Gaming" on Wednesday, December 7, from 12 noon to 5 pm at the Kreeger Center computer lab on the College Avenue Campus and Thursday, December 8, from 12 noon to 5 pm at Rutgers Student Center Room 407. Space is limited. Register online at http://cat.rutgers.edu/events/webconferences.html, by contacting the CAT at 732/932-7466, or curiosity at CAT.rutgers.edu
Full details on the conference program can be found at http://www.nmc.org/events/2005fall_online_conf/program.shtml. Additional information about the conference can be found at http://www.nmc.org/events/2005fall_online_conf/