National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education: Welcome to NITLE

...meetings, conferences, training

4:00pm - 5:30pm: Spatial Statistics, Part 2: Exploratory Data Analysis
For GIS users: develop the skills and knowledge necessary to analyze, interpret, and present spatial data competently in order to support research or offer statistical advice to students or colleagues. (Times EST)

12:00pm - 1:00pm: Supporting Faculty Use of Video in the Curriculum
How are academic support staff ensuring faculty and student success with curricular video projects? Instructional technologists from Skidmore College & Colgate University will share stories from fall 2009 classes, discuss successful practices. (Times EST)

4:00pm - 5:30pm: Spatial Statistics, Part 3: Description & Prediction
For GIS users: develop the skills and knowledge necessary to analyze, interpret, and present spatial data competently in order to support research or offer statistical advice to students or colleagues. (Times EST)

...notes from NITLE blogs

Teaching writing in a social media age: one recent example

A writing instructor describes her recent exploration of increasing student...
Internet Explorer retains browser market lead

In the competitive world of Web browsers, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer...
Facebook as new reader: a new player in journalism?

Could Facebook become a leading portal for news consumption? One...

...projects, initiatives, new tools

Internet2® & the Liberal Arts: Advanced Networking Applications

NITLE and Internet2 are partnering to explore how advanced networking technologies and infrastructure can apply to the liberal arts.
New Tech Fellow in Digitization Strategies, Technologies, and Practices

Jenifer Bartle, Wellesley College, joins James Gehrt, Mount Holyoke College, in working with the Decapod Project to develop a low-cost, portable digitization solution.
Using Manakin to Expand the Capabilities of DSpace Repositories

NITLE working with campuses to test how liberal arts digital repositories can use the Manakin technology.

...around the NITLE Network

Rosalyn Metz, systems administrator for curricular support at Wheaton College and NITLE technology fellow in cloud computing, conducted a survey on cloud computing in higher education and has blogged the initial results.
Washington and Lee University’s Repertory Dance Company is using Wii and Twitter to engage audiences. See the story on Wired Campus or follow @wludanceconcert, which will Twittercast performances on January 29 & 30, 2010.
Dan Lloyd, Brownell Professor of Philosophy at Trinity College, is converting brain scan data into “visualization with accompanying sonification.” Find out more via Trinity College’s website or Dr. Lloyd’s YouTube channel.