This series of events is intended to give interested faculty the opportunity to discover how differnt types of technology are being used in higher education. The purpose of these events is not to show how to use certain technologies (except in the case of the workshops), but rather to provide a forum in which to think about technology in educational terms, get ideas and with talk with other educators with similar interests and concerns.

Thursday, August 30
Meet the Millennials:  Today’s Students and Technology
There is no doubt that technology is changing the habits of our students.  Are students using technology you have never heard of?  Have you given up trying to keep up with things like texting, Facebook and Twitter?  Does this situation make you feel out of touch with your students? Well, the first step to reaching them is understanding them.

Luckily, a panel of students has agreed to enlighten us.  The panel will discuss their favorite technologies and how, when, how often and why they use the technologies they do.  Their comments may surprise you.

2:30 – 3:30 in the Mark Twain Ballroom (Memorial Union 201/202)

Wednesday, September 12
ET@MO Event: Transformation...And Living to Tell About It
Past winners of Academic Transformation Grants will share the highlights of their technology-related projects.  This is a great opportunity to see innovations in other departments that might have relevance for your own.

1:00-2:30, Stotler Lounge 1 & 2

Wednesday, September 19 – Friday September 21
Hands-On Workshops
These workshops are intended to explore effective uses of technology in education.  Each workshop will include discussion about best practices as well as hands-on experience with appropriate software.  The workshops range from working with digital images and presentations to multimedia projects and podcasting to digital collaboration.   Although workshops will be conducted with Macintosh computers, experience with a Macintosh is not a pre-requisite.  The discussions and activities are applicable cross-platform.
Attendees may sign up for one, a few or all sessions, but seating is limited so registration is required in advance.
For the full schedule and to register, please visit: http://coas.missouri.edu/asset/workshops/WorkshopsSept07.html

Thursday, October 11
What Are Your Colleagues Are Up To?:  A Drop-in Showcase
Faculty from a variety of disciplines will show you how they use things like wikis, blogs, iChat, podcasting, pre-casting, Blackboard, etc. in their teaching.  Drop in and visit with as many presenters as you like as they show you how they used technology to address a classroom issue.  Plenty of educational technology helpers will be around to answer “how to get started” questions and give hands-on help, if desired.  Lunch will be provided.

11:00 am – 1:00 pm, Joplin/Boone Rooms (Memorial Union 222/223)

Thursday, October 25
Power Point or PowerPointless?
How many times have you seen a PowerPoint presentation and wondered what the point was of using it was?  PowerPoint presentations can be distracting, useless or even counterproductive.
During this presentation, you will see an example of a truly awful PowerPoint presentation, then examples of some good ones.  Attendees will also receive rules for creating useful PowerPoints.

3:00 pm, Agriculture Building 2-7

Tuesday, November 13
What Can You Do with Blackboard?
Find out what other faculty are doing with Blackboard.  During this informal drop-in session, get some ideas for using Blackboard more effectively or see some ways of using it that you have never thought of before. Plenty of educational technology helpers will be around to answer “how to get started” questions and give hands-on help, if desired.  Snacks provided.

1:00-3:00pm, Mark Twain Ballroom (Memorial Union N201/202)

Tuesday, November 27
iLife Competition Award Ceremony
See what our Freshmen have been up to. They have been involved with the iLife competition, which helps them learn valuable computer skills and teamwork, while letting their creativity run wild. You will be amazed by the quality of films they have put together. To see last year's winners and to find out more about the competition, visit: http://ilife.missouri.edu/

7:00 pm, Cornell Auditorium

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