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 ITCoP To Highlight Faculty First Grant
Faculty, staff, and GTAs experienced a great demo and discussion pertaining to iPad apps
for teaching and learning at the March IT Community of Practice meeting. Dr. Joanne Logan,
Biosystems Engineering and Soil Sciences, demonstrated classroom uses for Nearpod and
Doceri, and Dr. Dick Bennett, Engineering Fundamentals, shared OneNote as others livened
the discussion with various app uses and inquiries.
April's meeting will highlight OIT’s Faculty First Grant as past recipients briefly share their
projects’ impact on Teaching and Learning. The Faculty First Grant Program is a partnership
between a faculty member and OIT in the design and development of instructional materials
to reshape an existing course or course component. Presenters will be listed on the ITCoP website in early April. The meeting will be held Thursday, April 25, from 11:30 am-12:30 pm in the Practice Presentation Room in Commons North (220E), located in Hodges Library. Bring
your lunch and join the discussion and demo! OIT will provide coffee and something sweet;
looking forward to seeing you there!
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OIT Launches iPad Loaner Program
OIT will launch an iPad loaner program beginning with the mini-term. Faculty members may borrow an iPad for themselves for up to 4 weeks to explore the device and determine how it can support classroom teaching/learning experiences. Faculty may also borrow up to 20 iPads, for students to use in their classes, for up to 4 weeks (or 1st or 2nd summer session). For more information about this program, go to the iPad Loan Program webpage.
In addition to the Loan Program, OIT offers two levels of iPad training. You are encouraged to sign up for the class that will meet your needs prior to requesting loaner iPads. You can view a list of dates and times, as well as register, on the OIT website. For additional training or a consult, please contact the OIT HelpDesk at 865-974-9900 or complete the online form.
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 ATLAS.ti Site License Available
ATLAS.ti 7, developed by Scientific Software Development GmbH, is a software package that assists in qualitative data analysis. You can also use ATLAS.ti in conjunction with Microsoft Office Excel and SPSS for quantitative analysis of coding and variables. The logical organization of ATLAS.ti’s interactive interface enables students to easily find the options they need to organize and navigate data for dissertations.
One of ATLAS.ti's strengths is its ability to handle a variety of data types, such as rich text, images, audio, and video files. Click here for a list of features.
A site license is now available for ATLAS.ti. Students, faculty, and staff at all University of Tennessee campuses can download the software. Click here to download software.
ATLAS.ti is also available for use on the server at Apps@UT.
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2013 Summer Teaching Institute
OIT and the Tenn TLC will partner to facilitate the Summer Teaching Institute, which is sponsored by the Provost’s Office. Twenty-six faculty participants representing 15 departments have been selected for this year’s Summer Teaching Institute. The participants will receive authentic, hands-on learning experience and guidance to redesign and develop exemplary courses. These courses will be in one of the following three formats:
ONLINE: A course that is offered totally online in an engaging, interactive format.
BLENDED: A course that uses online technologies to replace a subset of face-to-face sessions (for example, one session a week is online and the others are face-to-face). The online time is instructor-designed and facilitated, with interaction between instructor and student, and student-to-student.
FLIPPED: A course that uses a pedagogical model, in which the typical lecture and homework elements are reversed. Lecture/content material is presented in an engaging online format so that class time can be spent on problem-solving, discussion, and group activities that produce higher levels of learning.
This year’s Summer Teaching Institute will be held from June 4 through June 21.
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OIT Announces Faculty Fellows
OIT is pleased to announce Dr. Elizabeth Hendrickson and Dr. John Koontz as Faculty Fellows for the 2013-2014 academic year. Both will work with the OIT’s Instructional Development and Training group. They will spend approximately 10 hours a week, during the upcoming academic year, on instructional technology projects to advance exemplary teaching and enrich the experience of students in their colleges and throughout the campus. We look forward to collaborating with them!
Dr. Elizabeth Hendrickson, Assistant Professor,
School of Journalism and Electronic Media
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Dr. Hendrickson’s research interests include collaboration and communication in virtual newsrooms. A primary focus during her Faculty Fellow tenure will be the creation of a user-friendly process for apps development. |
Dr. John Koontz, Professor,
Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology
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Dr. Koontz has utilized OIT’s services for many years to incorporate technology into his teaching. Notable achievements include facilitating synchronous online courses, creating recorded lectures, and enhancing classroom engagement via clicker technology. His Faculty Fellow interests include mastering the creation and editing of course videos for pre-class delivery and as additional study resources in online and blended learning environments. Dr. Koontz is also interested in sharing his technology integrations with UTK faculty. |
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ChemBioDraw 13 on Apps Server
The ChemBioDraw® Ultra 13.0 suite provides scientists with an up-to date-collection of scientifically intelligent applications for chemical structure drawing and analysis. These applications are combined with customizable drawing tools for common pathway diagrams, as well as for biological and biochemical structures. Click here to learn more about ChemBioDraw.
Currently, ChemBioDraw is free, for installation on personal computers, to faculty, staff and students at the University of Tennessee Knoxville campus. Instructions for obtaining, installing and activating current and older versions of ChemBioDraw can be downloaded from OIT Software Distribution by clicking the vendor, “Cambridgesoft”, then clicking ”ChemBioDraw ultra 13.0 Installation Instructions”.
On March 13, 2013, ChemBioDraw became available from a server to all faculty, staff and students at the University of Tennessee Knoxville campus. Just go to Apps@UTK and log in with your UT NetID and password. |
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UTK’s Clicker Technology Program
Upgrade News, Upcoming Training, Clicker Roundtable
UTK’s Clicker Technology Program will upgrade to TurningPoint 5 beginning with the Summer 2013 mini-term. Faculty using clicker technology in courses offered mini-term and summer can begin testing on bblearn.utk.edu on May 1, 2013. All other clicker technology faculty users can begin testing the TurningPoint 5 software with Blackboard at online.utk.edu beginning June 15, 2013.
Turning Technologies will provide on campus training sessions Tuesday, April 16, 2013, from 9:00-11:30am and 1:00-3:30pm. Turning Technologies will also provide training on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, from 9:00 am-12:00 pm and 1:00-4:00 pm. In preparation for the fall, additional sessions will be provided throughout the summer by OIT and Turning Technologies staff. Check the OIT workshop calendar to view additional dates and times and to register for all classes.
Our end-of-semester Clicker Roundtable with Turning Technologies will be held on Tuesday, April 16, 2013, with a luncheon presentation from 11:45am-12:45pm in the Carolyn P. Brown University Center, Room 226. NOTE: the luncheon presentation is offered between the morning and afternoon training sessions. For more information and to reserve lunch, contact Dr. Christina Goode at 974-6470 or cgoode@utk.edu by Thursday, April 11, 2013.
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Blackboard Mobile™ Learn
Now available for free!
Blackboard Mobile™ Learn is now available for free to all UTK students, faculty, and staff. The site license was purchased by the UTK Technology Fee at the request of the Student Government Association (SGA) and the Technology Advisory Board (TAB). Everyone at UTK can now access and contribute to their courses wherever and whenever desired.
With an elegant and intuitive design specific for each mobile platform, students can check grades and assignments, view documents, create threaded discussion posts, comment on blogs and journals, upload content and view documents, and more. Instructors can also post announcements. For more information, check out these links: Mobile Support | Mobile Feature List
Extend and enrich your course experience! Download the appropriate app by clicking one of the following links and take your learning experience mobile: iOS®, and Android™ smartphones.
Blackboard Mobile™ Learn is now also bundled into Tennessee Mobile. |
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OIT's Instructor Led Workshops
Workshops for April 1, 2013 through May 3, 2013.
To learn more or to register.
Instructor Focused
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Introduction to the iPad
- Introduction to Online@UT
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Best Practices for Online@UT Assessment Tools
- Introduction to the iPad
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Blogs and Wikis in Online@UT
- Turning Point Clicker Technology
- Introduction to LiveOnline@UT
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Assignment Tools in Online@UT
- Engagement in the Online Classroom
- LiveOnline@UT: Plan and Publish
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Grade Center Best Practices
Researcher-Focused
- ATLAS.ti Advanced
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Utilizing the UT Google Search Appliance
- R (full day workshop)
- SharePoint
SharePoint Documents: Creating, Editing, Sharing, and CoAuthoring
- SharePoint Lists
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