About the Summer TTI Experience

The experience of the Summer Teaching with Technology Institute is available to all full-time faculty. This annual event brings together faculty of diverse disciplines from across the university, providing support for the exploration of instructional technologies, and generates dialog on the pedagogically effective use of technology for teaching and technology.

Space is limited, so please register now with Noelia Mastromauro, Office of Academic Affairs, 516-299-2822, or via email at noelia@liu.edu.  You may also register on the web at http://tti.liu.edu/register.aspx.
PROGRAM

Monday, June 11, 2007

9:30 a.m. -10:30 a.m.- Check-In and Continental Breakfast, Hutchins Gallery, Library Lower Level

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.- Welcome and Remarks, Dr. Jeffrey Kane, Vice President for Academic Affairs; Dr. Lori Knapp, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Hutchins Gallery

10:45 a.m. -12:00 p.m.- Roundtable Discussions, Hutchins Gallery

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. –Luncheon with Invited Speaker, Malcolm Brown, Ph.D., Director of Academic Computing, Dartmouth College, "Designing Learning Spaces," Hutchins Gallery.

2:00 p.m.- 4:30 p.m. – Interactive Workshop and Film Festival: Shooting, Downloading and Editing Video Content for Your Courses Using Apple’s iMovie Software, Bibliographic Instruction Room/Faculty Technology Resource Center, Library First Floor

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

9:30 a.m. -10:30 a.m. – Continental Breakfast and Roundtable Discussions, Hutchins Gallery

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.- Introduction to Open Source Software, Dr. Betul Ozkan, Faculty Coordinator of Instructional Technology, Brooklyn Campus, Bibliographic Instruction Room

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. –  Moodle as a Course Management System: Examples from Smith College, Dr. Joanne Cannon-Carlson, Smith College, Bibliographic Instruction Room (tentative)

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.- Hot Lunch Buffet, Hutchins Gallery

1:00 p.m. -2:00 p.m. – Interactive Workshop: Fundamental Applications of Moodle, Dr. Betul Ozkan, Bibliographic Instruction Room

2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. – Interactive Workshop: Developing Individual Sites with Moodle, WebCT and/or Elgg for Your Courses, Staff, Bibliographic Instruction Room/Faculty Technology Resource Center

5:00 p.m. – PIZZA PARTY

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

9:30 a.m. -11:00 a.m.- Continental Breakfast and Roundtable Discussions with C.W. Post Campus Online Learning Group, Bibliographic Instruction Room

11:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.- New and Emerging Instructional Technologies: Presentations by Apple, Gateway, and Adobe, Bibliographic Instruction Room

12:00 p.m.- 1:30 p.m.- Lunch and Vendor Fair, Hutchins Gallery

1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.- Work on Individual Projects, Bibliographic Instruction Room

Thursday, June 14, 2007

9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. – Work on Individual Projects, Bibliographic Instruction Room (continental breakfast served)

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.- Small Group Discussions: What’s Next?, Bibliographic Instruction Room

12:00 p.m. -12:30 p.m. – Closing Remarks, Dr. Lori Knapp, Bibliographic Instruction Room; Raffle, Dr. Liz Ciabocchi
Goals for the Summer TTI
  • To provide participants with hands-on, experiential activities so they can initiate or develop technology projects and/or instructional design plans for the fall 2007 semester
  • To provide participants with information on resources, support structures, and funding to implement technology in their teaching.
  • To assist faculty in building a community of support for instructional technology use at the University
  • To facilitate the faculty's understanding of, and identify resources for, blended and online learning at the University