n o t e s&NEWS Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology
Volume 6, Issue 4 • March 2005
New Directions in a Changing Climate
by Dan Madigan
Since its inception in 1996, CTLT has experienced remarkable growth. Our first office was small—a converted faculty lounge in Olscamp Hall. Our mission at the time: to develop a faculty development center that specialized in helping faculty balance technology needs with their pedagogical needs. With a small amount of start-up funds to get “everything” up and running, including a lab and programs, we began. Today, we have meeting spaces that allow for all kinds of professional development support. For example, we have a state-of-the-art studio where faculty and graduate students can develop digital projects to complement and enhance their teaching. We have a conference room and other meeting areas where groups of colleagues can meet to discuss a myriad of topics related to teaching and research. We have a growing library of books, articles and tapes that reflect seminal research in the professional development area. We have come a long way since we first began 9 years ago. Yet we must continue to evolve within the changing university climate. With that in mind, CTLT is increasing its efforts to develop and deliver workshops and activities that are integrally linked to notions of student learning and the scholarship of teaching. In the future, we will emphasize even more activities, programs and workshops that support communities of scholars. For example, we want to make the learning community experience available to more faculty so we will develop creative ways to bring faculty together for extended periods of time. And, we want our technologyrelated workshops to reflect a blend that emphasizes not only the technology skills, but also how such new skills can be translated into best practices for teaching and research.
System support will be offered by ITS as they too evolve in response to our changing climate in higher education. In the future, CTLT will focus more broadly on technology/ pedagogical issues. We will continue to be leaders on campus in both pedagogical and technology innovation.
New Assistant Director CTLT is proud to announce the hiring of Carrie Rathsack for the position of Assistant Dirctor. Carrie is currently a biology teacher at Perrysburg High School whose interest is in student learning and computer technologies. She has a background in learning theory and has taught technology courses in the College of Education at BGSU. Carrie also has been involved in several large grant projects and has presented at numerous conferences on the topics of technology and student learning. Carrie’s background in the sciences will complement other staff members at the Center who have backgrounds in such fields as the humanities, arts and business. She is expected to work closely with faculty in investigating the way technologies can enhance student learning and teaching in general. Although her workshops, consulting and other activities will have a technology focus, they will be fully integrated into other workshops and activities that primarily focus on student learning and pedagogy. We look forward to Carrie joining our staff as we continue to evolve and move towards the future.
As we have evolved over the years, so our responsibilities have changed at the Center—especially in the area of technology support. Where we once did a lot of production work in our studio, we now concentrate more on helping faculty with their production work. And where we once were one of the key technical support units on campus for WebCT and Blackboard, that kind of Course Management
201 University Hall • (419) 372-6898 • http://ctlt.bgsu.edu
Spring Break Opportunity Digital Video Workshop Series
For those of you sticking around during the Spring Break, we are offering a series of workshops guaranteed to help you become more proficient in the realm of digital video. These modular workshops are designed for all faculty and graduate teaching assistants who want to incorporate video into their teaching and/or research. If you are interested in attending one or all of these workshops, please sign up soon by contacting Kris Sautter at ksautte@bgnet.bgsu.edu or 372-6898 as seating is limited. This workshop series covers pre-production and post-prodution of digital video and digital photography. Learn the basics of digital video cameras and techniques to help improve the way you incorporate photos into your digital video story. Our Digital photo workshops will cover both basic and advanced topics. This workshop will be offered in eight separate sections; feel free to pick and choose what areas interest you. Pre-production Monday, March 7, 9:00-11:30 AM Covers basic video camera usage and how to plan out a video project, using scripts, story-boards and other techniques. Final Cut Express Overview Monday, March 7, 1:30-4:00 PM For use in sophisticated home movies complete with transitions and effects or pro-level videos for your class, Final Cut Express provides the capabilities you need to express your creativity. This workshop will cover importing video and editing in Final Cut Express. Lighting & Audio Tuesday, March 8, 9:00-11:30 AM Tired of low quality audio and visual movies? Learn how to properly light and record audio for video with this hands-on workshop.
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Kara Fraley is new to the CTLT staff. She is majoring in Visual Communication Technolgoy. While at CTLT Kara assists with the following: •Database input •Newsletter •Managing workshop schedule
Kara Fraley
workshop SCHEDULE
All workshops will be held on site at 201 University Hall. Register for workshops online at http://ctlt.bgsu. edu/workshops/registration.php or call 372-6898. For updated information on our workshops please visit http:// ctlt.bgsu.edu/workshops/list.php. Blackboard Gradebook
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Final Cut Express Filters & LiveType Tuesday, March 8, 1:30-4:00 PM Attend this session to make your video look more professional. Final Cut Express filters and the program LiveType will be covered to create sophisticated, professional-quality titles for your video projects. Digital Photo Basic Wednesday, March 9, 9:00-11:30 AM Become familiar with all the standard features of a typical consumer digital camera. Learn how to: choose the right camera, use automatic camera features, use the flash, store your photos on a Compact Flash card, & upload your pictures to a computer for editing and exporting. DVD Studio Pro Overview Wednesday, March 9, 1:30-4:00 PM DVD Studio Pro is the most complete, flexible and creative tool for DVD authoring. Learn the basic features this powerful high-end program has to offer. Digital Photo Advanced Thursday, March 10, 9:00-11:30 AM Develop better digital photography skills by discovering how to use the manual settings, to white balance your camera, and to compose an intriguing shot. DVD Studio Pro Advanced Features Thursday, March 10, 1:30-4:00 PM Learn how to add subtitles to your video DVD, or include multiple angles of an action. This workshop will cover DVD Studio Pro’s more advanced features. Published by The Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology