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February 2008

What is a Wiki?
Wiki means “quick” in Hawaiian, and wiki software allows multiple people to create web pages and edit them on demand, quickly and collaboratively building a website based on shared knowledge and effort. Users don’t need to have web markup experience, and need only internet access and a web browser. Wikis enable multiple users to do and see all this on their website:

•    Create and edit pages
•    Embed multimedia
•    Link within and outside the wiki
•    View a site map of the wiki as it evolves
•    Track history of who made additions or changes and when
•    Control access for viewing, creating and editing pages
•    Lock pages so they cannot be edited (e.g., the About page or rules of engagement page)
•    Add comments without editing content

Wikiwikiweb was the first no-frills wiki, introduced in 1995 to support shared software development. Today, Wikipedia is the most well-known example of a public wiki.

Why use a Wiki for Teaching?
Instructors and students can use the wiki format to collaborate as a whole class, in small groups, or both. Wikis advance active learning in the following ways:

•    Providing a place for collaborative development of a project
•    Sharing knowledge and resources
•    Documenting planning as it evolves
•    Inviting critical thinking and reflection
•    Promoting development of collaboration skills
•    Building a research repository

Wikis that are used for teaching are often limited to class participants. Find out more about wikis in teaching from Educause Learning Initiative’s (ELI) 7 Things You Should Know About Wikis at www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7004.pdf.

PILOT SEASON...

Classroom Capture Pilot
Faculty Support Services has been working with a team composed of representatives from the College of Engineering, the Law school, and other areas of CIT to implement classroom capture technology in an array of different room types.  For the purpose of this pilot, we have chosen the Echo360 (formerly Apreso) product, and will be reviewing the technology for ease of use and end-user experience. A sampling of rooms in Upson Hall and 301 College Ave. have been selected for the pilot, and additional information will be gathered from non-project installations of the product in other areas of campus.

What is Classroom Capture Technology?

Classroom capture technology will allow users to record audio, video, and supplemental digital material (e.g. PowerPoint and document camera input) and put it online with minimum post-processing. The recording sessions may either be scheduled or started manually. The output is automatically indexed so that viewers can skip to a part of the presentation based on the digital image that was concurrently being displayed.

What else should I know?

Although the Echo360 product is being used for this pilot, it is not necessarily the product that will be selected if this project goes beyond a pilot phase.

CIT will work with the colleges to develop a support and training plan. Our goal is to make this technology easy for faculty and students to use without placing a burden on college staff.


Cornell IPTV Pilot
We’re piloting a new service this spring – Cornell IPTV!  During this pilot, you will be able to watch a selection of satellite TV stations including Scola, the Research Channel, NASA TV, the New York Network, and Central China TV-4 directly from your computer.
 
By installing the free, downloadable VLC Media Player, you will be able to access Cornell IPTV either using a web browser with the VLC plugin or by using the standalone VLC viewer. A playlist and a set of program guides are available on our website.

For more information about Cornell IPTV, visit confluence.cornell.edu/display/FSSDOC/Cornell+TV/.


Blackboard: Knight Institute link
undefinedIn collaboration with the Knight Institute for Writing in the Disciplines, we have enabled a link to their website from a Blackboard course. Any new courses created in Blackboard will now have an additional content menu labeled “Writing Walk-In” which will direct the user to the following website: www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute/.

If you have an older course and would like to add this link to your course menu, please follow the instructions below.

1. Go to course Control Panel
2. Select Manage Course Menu
3. Add External Link by clicking on the External link tool at the top of the page
4. Set the following properties for Knight Institute link:
Name: Writing Walk-In
URL: http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute/
check 'Open in a new window' option and 'Available for Student users'
5. Click Submit

Course Web Site Services Expanded
For the past several years, Faculty Support Services has hosted approximately 1900 course web sites on our “instruct” servers. As part of the effort to upgrade our web services, we have added technology to allow hosting of dynamic web sites using PHP and the MySQL database. Our support staff are available to assist with uploading and installing your PHP/MySQL applications on our server.

We support web sites for research and instructional purposes. To learn how to use web authoring software (such as Dreamweaver) and the Cornell Identity web templates, please email us at atc_support@cornell.edu.

Faculty Support Services Documentation Update
In the last few months, Faculty Support Services staff have been busy updating documentation for the products and services that we support.  During this process, we have been moving the documentation from our web site to Cornell’s Confluence wiki.  Making this change will help us keep the information up to date and will make it easier for you to find the information you’re looking for.

We currently have documentation for these products and services:  Acrobat, audio/video, Blackboard, blogs, the Confluence wiki, Cornell TV, discussion boards, Photoshop, PowerPoint, and the Checkbox survey program. Dreamweaver documentation will be added in the near future.

You can check out our new documentation at confluence.cornell.edu/display/FSSDOC/.

INNOVATIONS
If staying knowledgeable about current tech solutions is overwhelming, the idea of anticipating innovative technology trends seems impossible. That may have been the case until two organizations began collaborating to provide a long view down the road.

Since 2002, the New Media Consortium and EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative have distributed their annual Horizon Report that “charts the landscape of emerging technologies for teaching, learning and creative expression.” Designed to provide leaders and practitioners with a view of near, mid and far horizon technologies, the report provides succinct descriptions and references to examples. Content is the result of extensive research and conversations with many knowledgeable sources in industry, higher education and museums. An Advisory Board participates in the process and does the final vetting of the selected technologies, trends, challenges and issues.

Horizon Reports are being released with a Creative Commons License and may be freely replicated and distributed for noncommercial purposes provided that it is distributed only in its entirety. Current and past Horizon reports are available at www.nmc.org/horizon/.

Faculty Innovation in Teaching Speaker Series: Spring 2008

January 30, 2008
Annelise Riles
Law in Action
4:30 PM-5:30 PM, 279 Myron Taylor

February 8, 2008
Amy Newman
Email and Instant Messaging Simulation
12:00 PM- 1:30 PM, 396 Statler Hall- Beck Center

February 19, 2008
Raphael Littauer, Jeevak Parpia, Don Holcomb
Technology Resources for Physics 101-102
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM, 225 ILR

March 27, 2008
Hirokazu Miyazaki
Integration of Digitized Visual Images in Teaching
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM, 225 ILR

April 14, 2008
Marc Kraus
Interactive Modules (Cardiovascular Medicine)
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM, 229 ILR

April 28, 2008
Barbara Lust
A Virtual Research Environment (VRE) for Language Acquisition and Cognitive Science
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM, Rushmore Conference Room (MVR 114)

May 5, 2008
Graham McDougal on behalf of Elisabeth Meyer
Printed Matters
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM, 225 ILR

For more information on these speakers and their topics, go to innovation.cornell.edu/events.html.


About the Faculty Innovation in Teaching Program
The Faculty Innovation in Teaching program, sponsored by the Provost's office, is designed to allow faculty to develop innovative instructional technology projects that have the potential to improve the educational process. The program provides faculty with the technical staff and other resources necessary to plan and implement their projects. Find out more about this program at innovation.cornell.edu.

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Teaching with Technology QUICK REFERENCE
The Faculty Support Services Team is here to help you with instructional technologies:

Blackboard course management system
atc.cit.cornell.edu/blackboard/
Course web sites
atc.cit.cornell.edu/course/instructional/index.cfm
Audio and video on the web
atc.cit.cornell.edu/course/streaming/index.cfm
Course communication tools (such as discussion boards)
atc.cit.cornell.edu/course/communications.cfm
Web-based surveys & quizzes
atc.cit.cornell.edu/course/surveys/index.cfm
Assistance with creating course materials
atc.cit.cornell.edu/course/consultation.cfm

If you have questions about using course technology or would like an overview of which technologies are available for teaching and learning, please contact us:
See our website for more information
atc.cit.cornell.edu/
E-mail us for a consultation
atc-support@cornell.edu
Visit the Academic Technology Center
Computing & Communications Center
Room 124, Garden Avenue
Weekdays 9:00a.m. – 5:00p.m.
Cornell Teaching & Learning Consortium (CTLC)
website for teaching w/technology services
teachingconsortium.cornell.edu/
CIT services for faculty:

Software Licensing
cusoftware.cornell.edu/

CIT Public Labs for instruction
www.cit.cornell.edu/labs/

Audio/Video Streaming, Webcasting & Videoconferencing
www.cit.cornell.edu/services/av/

CIT OnSite Solutions
fee-based support for computers, networks, & security
www.cit.cornell.edu/services/onsite/
archived Teaching with Technology newsletters
atc.cit.cornell.edu/news/index.cfm