U-TELL

[Note: This UTELL is not the same as my U-TELL. Can it be that we came up with the same acronym for two different purposes? :) It's a nice acronym, don't you think?]

Dear members of the Educational Technologists Forum,

We hope you are able to attend the Educational Technologists Forum (ETF), Thursday, December 11, 2008, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in room 402 Walter Library. We encourage you to come at 3:00 for snacks and conversation with your fellow educational technologists. This time, the topic will be the educational potential of the Wii, an innovative gaming platform with a wireless controller that can better track movements in three dimensions. We will describe a few examples and give the audience the chance to experience Wii games. If you've never raced cows, you won't want to miss this one. Presenters are Kurtis Scaletta from the Digital Media Center and Chris Scruton from the Vice Provost's office for Distributed Education & Instructional Technology.

This will be last in our series of ETF activities. As leaders of the ETF, our goal was to give educational technologists across the University the opportunity to network and share their work. We feel that the ETF met both those goals, and we enjoyed some very successful meetings, but have now decided to merge the forum with University Technology Enhanced Learning Leaders (UTELL). Many of you are also UTELL participants, and we feel that the ETF and UTELL have largely the same goals. UTELL meetings are designed to help keep you informed about the latest in academic technologies at the U as well as provide an opportunity for you to ask questions, but there is ample time for networking and for sharing your own successes, tips and tricks with colleagues from across the University.

The next UTELL meeting is Tuesday, January 13th at 11:30 a.m. in 402 Walter Library. If you would like to participate and are not currently on the email list, please contact kcragg@umn.edu to add your name to the list.

Although the ETF is now merged with UTELL, we will continue to explore ways to support educational technologists across the campus, and would like to continue creating opportunities for networking and professional development, so please feel free to contact us if you have other ideas on how we can do this.

Thank you for your interest and participation in the Educational Technologists Forum (ETF) over the past few years, and we hope to see you on December 11.

Sincerely,

Kurtis Scaletta
Co-Coordinator, Educational Technologists Forum/Digital Media Center, Office of Information Technology

David Ernst
Co-Coordinator, Educational Technologists Forum/College of Education and Human Development, Academic and Information Technology Services

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Human Rights Education

Online via Moodle

Educational Policy and Administration
EdPA 5080: section 002 course number 91675
Approved Leadership Minor Elective
3 credits or 40 CEUs

Who protects and advocates for our Human Rights?
How urgent is the need for Human Rights Education?

The intent of this course is to foster enthusiasm and commitment to Human Rights and Human Rights Education. Human Rights Education will equip students with the pedagogies, methods, and strategies appropriate for teaching Human Rights. This course is designed for those who want to be teachers of and leaders for Human Rights in PK-16 education and community-based organizations.

For more information please contact the instructors:

Amy Garrett Dikkers, EdPA garre014@umn.edu
Kristi Rudelius-Palmer, University Human Rights Center krp@umn.edu

Click here for a video introduction.

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Language Center iTeach Workshop:

Cuaderno: Online Notebook and Writing Portfolio
Tuesday, November 18, 12:20-1:10 p.m.
Jones 35

Presenters: Frances Matos-Schultz, Pablo Viedma, and Jose Fernandez

The Spanish department has developed Cuaderno, a system for creating and managing web-based writing portfolios. Cuaderno is designed and programmed to be flexible and adaptable to different writing tasks and projects which both the instructor and learner are able to manipulate in a secure environment. Learners have access to multiple tools that enhance and facilitate their writing, such as multimedia, rubrics, tutorials and templates. The Cuaderno system is self-populating and scalable and requires minimal administrative intervention. Though initially developed for Spanish, the Cuaderno tools can accommodate different languages and levels. Come to this presentation to learn more about Cuaderno and how it might be useful in your language program!

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Please join us tomorrow for the second session of the 2008 Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL) Seminar Series. "iTunes U and Beyond: Perspectives of Faculty� will be moderated by Billie Wahlstrom, Distributed Education & Instructional Technology, SVPP and Ann Hill Duin, OIT. The session will take place in 101 Walter Library on November 4, 12:00-1:30 p.m. We invite you to attend and join in the discussions in person or online via UMConnect Meeting.

In preparation, check out http://dmc.umn.edu/spotlight/itunesu.shtml. Spotlight articles are published a few days before each seminar session. The page includes an overview of each topic with citations to related readings and information about relevant campus resources, plus instructions about how to participate via UMConnect Meeting. After each session, we will add on this page a link to the UMConnect recording of the event. The seminars also will be podcast after each event.

*iTunes U and Beyond: Perspectives of Faculty*

The TEL Seminar Series is sponsored by the Office of Information Technology (OIT) and cosponsored by the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost (SVPP) and the panelists’ units. All University faculty members, staff members, students, and members of the general public are invited to attend at no charge. For more information about the series, please see: http://dmc.umn.edu/spotlight/

Moderators: Billie Wahlstrom, Distributed Education & Instructional Technology, SVPP • Ann Hill Duin, OIT

Panelists: David Arendale, Postsecondary Teaching and Learning • Frank Barnwell, Ecology, Evolution and Behavior • Sehoya Cotner, Biology Program • John Finnegan, School of Public Health

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