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October 3, 2008 ,
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Eastern
delivered online via MIV
For instructional technologists and others from participating colleges who, regardless of title, provide direct support and assistance to faculty members in using technology in teaching and learning. Also for those who manage the instructional technology function. An instance of the "Special Topics for Instructional Technologists" series featuring Michael Spalti, Associate University Librarian for Systems, Willamette University, and Stacy Nowicki, Library Director, Kalamazoo College. Delivered online via MIV. (1 program unit. Registration deadline: Friday, September 19, 2008.)
To have a successful participation experience, participants will want to use
Participants will also want to connect via a high-speed Internet connection. (Test your bandwidth speed at http://reviews.cnet.com/7004-7254_7-0.html: enter your telephone area code and your connection type, then click G0. Your bandwidth speed should be 500 kbps or greater.)
What is an institutional repository? Clifford A. Lynch states that, “A university-based institutional repository is a set of services that a university offers to the members of its community for the management and dissemination of digital materials created by the institution and its community members. It is most essentially an organizational commitment to the stewardship of these digital materials, including long-term preservation where appropriate, as well as organization and access or distribution.” (Clifford A. Lynch, "Institutional Repositories: Essential Infrastructure for Scholarship in the Digital Age" ARL, no. 226 (February 2003): 1-7.)
An institutional repository captures, stores, preserves, and indexes intellectual, scholarly, and academic output. However, with so much available, institutions often face the question of where to start. Michael Spalti, Associate University Librarian for Systems, at Willamette University, and Stacy Nowicki, Library Director, at Kalamazoo College will share how each institution has tackled this selection and prioritization process. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss ideas presented with time for questions and answers.
This professional development series, "Special Topics for Instructional Technologists," will take place regularly on the first Friday of each month at noon Eastern / 11 Central / 9 Pacific, except where a major holiday requires scheduling on the second Friday. Programs in the series will engage members of the instructional technology community at participating colleges in leading discussions of their projects, approaches, techniques, solutions, and successful practices via interactive videoconferencing. The format is designed to encourage interaction and promote network engagement. Recent topics have included "Social Software, Language Study, and Study Abroad," "Digital Gaming for Teaching and Learning," and "Helping Faculty with Issues of Copyright and Fair Use."
We welcome new ideas for individual programs in the series; individuals or groups wishing to propose programs are encouraged to send contact Nancy Millichap at nancy.millichap@nitle.org.
Interested faculty and staff from participating colleges: To participate in this program, please contact your liaison, who will let you know whether your institution has program units available to support your participation. If so, your liaison will contact NITLE to register you to participate. (Note that campus policies on the use of program units vary. Liaisons, please register participants by e-mailing participate@nitle.org.)
If no units are currently available, your liaison--following campus policy--may purchase them on your behalf or may recommend that you or your department purchase them. If you or your department chooses to purchase program units for your use, please make the purchase and register for this program by sending an e-mail message to participate@nitle.org, including the program title and your name, job title, and e-mail address. NITLE will send you an invoice and confirmation of your registration.
Interested participants responding to the DSpace/NITLE collaboration offer: Please contact Christina Richison at christina.richison@nitle.org to participate. When contacting Christina, please refer to the NITLE/DSpace Foundation collaboration.
For more information about this online program, please contact Nancy Millichap.
Please note that MIV is most effective with a 1:1 ratio between participant and MIV seat (each "seat" is equivalent to one laptop or desktop computer). Participants are therefore encouraged to join the program as individuals using their own computers.
To ensure a positive participation experience in this online program, participants who are new to multipoint interactive videoconferencing (MIV) are encouraged to pursue training in the use of MIV prior to participating in this program. Training options include:
Both training options will help new and newer users of MIV feel comfortable within the virtual MIV environment, learn how to use its interactive tools, and otherwise learn how to participate and contribute successfully within MIV.
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