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As technological changes impact traditional processes and practices at liberal arts colleges, opportunities are emerging. Yet while many feel a need to innovate, developing new approaches while also maintaining existing models and practices is truly difficult. What works and what doesn’t in integrating inquiry, pedagogy, and technology? Which solutions offer strategic advantages? To answer these questions, NITLE Labs provides liberal arts colleges with a “safe zone” for exploration, experimentation, and innovation.

  • High-Definition Videoconferencing, Shared Academics and the Liberal Arts College
    April 21
    Eric Jansson presents research into high-definition videoconferencing—or “telepresence”—and its potential use in expanding the curriculum in liberal arts.
  • 2012 Innovation Scholars Announced
    February 20
    Fourteen people have been selected as the first cohort of Innovation Scholars: Kirk Anne, SUNY Geneseo; Jon Breitenbucher, The College of Wooster; Beth Du Pont, Skidmore College; Kathryn Frederick, Skidmore College; William (Tandy) Grubbs, Stetson University; Jennifer Jarson, Muhlenberg College; Diane Klare, Wesleyan University; Anne Marchant, Shenandoah University; Jay McDaniel, Hendrix College; Cristián Opazo, Vassar College; Veronica Pejril, DePauw University; Jeff Rosedale, Manhattanville College; Mark Sullivan, State University of New York at Geneseo; and Karen Warren, Wesleyan University.
  • Nomination Deadline for Innovation Studio: January 24
    January 13
    The deadline for NITLE’s Innovation Studio has been extended to Tuesday, January 24 at 5 p.m. CST. Nomination letters from senior academic leaders such as the president, provost, dean, or director of libraries or IT are due by that date. Letters should describe the qualifications of the candidate and affirm support for his or her participation in the Studio. Nominees must also complete an online application form. NITLE especially seeks nominations of mid-career professionals who think in creative ways about academic problems.
  • Announcing the NITLE Innovation Studio
    December 14
    The Innovation Studio offers a continuous experience in four discrete stages, blending online engagement with intensive face-to-face work at the NITLE Symposium. (The Symposium takes place on April 16-17, 2012, in Alexandria, Virginia.) Throughout this structured process, mentors provide guidance to selected participants, helping them define problems, develop innovative solutions, validate solutions, create business models, build prototypes, and devise strategies to promote their innovations. Read more about what to expect, how to apply, and anticipated outcomes.
  • Telepresence: Navigating the Landscape
    June 7
    As they expand into shared academics, campuses are experimenting with telepresence. With these tools, one size does not fit all. Campuses must first focus on the specific, academic requirements of the use case, then determine which tools to use. In this paper, Ruben Ruiz outlines four possible use cases, each with different social characteristics, and analyzes their relationship to possible solutions.