Attend a Brown Bag Lunch and Learn about Instructional Computing
A regular series of lunchtime seminars called “Explorations in Instructional Technology" covers advances and issues in instructional uses of technology. Recent topics include:
- “Using Classroom Response Systems at MSU: A Report on Early Adoption” presented by John Merrill, MSU Biological Sciences Program, and Mark Urban-Lurain, MSU Division of Science and Mathematics Education.
- “Using the Camtasia Studio System to Record, Edit, and Publish Video in MSU Courses" presented by Dave Imig, MSU Family and Child Ecology, Troy Stein, Techsmith, and Ryan Yang, MSU Virtual University Design and Technology.
- "Creating and Guiding Self-Paced Online Courses in Education" presented by Steve Weiland, MSU College of Education.
- “Development and Use of the Sakai Course Management System at the University of Michigan" by Chuck Severance, Chief Architect of the Sakai Project at the University of Michigan.
Future sessions include one by Fred Jacobs on using LON-CAPA in accounting courses. The series covers all aspects of instructional technology, whether in the classroom, for online courses, or for blended in-class and online learning applications.
Byron W. Brown, Coordinator of Instructional Technology Support, Office of Libraries, Computing and Technology, and Professor of Economics, maintains a mailing list of people interested in learning about upcoming events in this series. To add someone to the list send e-mail to brownb@msu.edu.
The sessions usually take place in 105 Natural Science at noon on Fridays. The primary audience is MSU faculty, but as Dr. Brown says, “Everyone is welcome to this increasingly popular seminar series.”
Featured in photograph: Dr. Steve Weiland makes a point about his perspectives about online teaching.
