National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education: Welcome to NITLE

...meetings, conferences, training

9:00am - 4:30pm: Web 2.0 Storytelling
For faculty, technologists, and librarians from Kenyon College and Ohio Wesleyan University interested in effective writing for web 2.0-based narratives.

9:00am - 4:30pm: Visual Literacy: Tools for Teaching with Images
For faculty, technologists, and librarians from Hobart and William Smith Colleges and other colleges who want to use visual resources and open-access solutions for teaching and learning.
12:00pm: Incorporating E-readers: Kindle Pilots at Two Campuses
In fall 2009, Grinnell College and Macalester College piloted Kindles on campus. Librarians and instructional technologists involved will share stories of what they did, what happened, what they learned, and what comes next.

(Until 1:00pm on January 15th)

...notes from NITLE blogs

...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

NERCOMP partners with the Boston Library Consortium and NITLE to present the “New Discovery Tools Symposium” on February 1st.
NITLE’s Advisory Board met recently in St. Louis to provide guidance on how NITLE can best fulfill its mission. Several key themes emerged.
Programming is taking on personal meaning for Stetson University’s sophomore students, who are changing the way people interact online with campus.