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Additional Curricular Technology Work Session

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We have scheduled an additional Curricular Technology work session before the holidays on the following date:

  • 10-11 am, Mon, Dec 19th, Library 105, Curricular Technologies Work Session (sign up)

Curricular Technology Workshops

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As the semester draws to a close, the Curricular Technology team has scheduled workshops and work sessions for faculty on various platforms that are available for teaching and learning. Workshops typically provide overviews of a given platform. Work sessions are designed to provide hands on support and consultation. Here is the schedule:

  • 2-3 pm, Thurs, Dec 8th, Library 105, Introduction to Moodle (sign up)
  • 3-4 pm, Thurs, Dec 8th, Library 105, Introduction to WordPress (sign up)
  • 3-4 pm, Tues, Dec 13th, Library 105, Curricular Technologies Work Session (sign up)
  • 2-3 pm, Wed, Dec 14th, Library 105, Curricular Technologies Work Session (sign up)

For more information about these workshops, see: Workshops

For information about all workshops offered by LIS in December see:
On-campus Workshops > Schedule

More Moodle Work Sessions

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We have scheduled more Moodle work sessions:

  • 3:00-4:30, Monday, Sept 12, Library 105
  • 3:30-5:00, Tuesday, Sept 13, Library 105
Feel free to drop by during these sessions to work on your Moodle site or just ask us questions.

WordPress / Course Hub Training Sessions

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The Curricular Technology team has organized training sessions on the Course Hub and WordPress, a popular platform that has been in use at Middlebury for a number of years now.  Below is more information on these sessions:

  • 11:00 am -12:00 pm, Wednesday, August 31, Library 105
  • 11:00 am -12:00 pm, Thursday, Sept 1, MBH 161 (Armstrong Library, Bi Hall)
  • 4:00-5:00 pm, Tuesday, Sept 6, Library 105
  • 3:00-4:00 pm, Wednesday, Sept 7, Library 105

These sessions have been scheduled before or after similar sessions on Moodle, Middlebury’s new learning management system (LMS).   Both of these platforms can be used for course sites.  To learn more about how they differ, see: Curricular Technologies Platform Overview

To attend one of these sessions, please fill out our sign up form, see:
WordPress / Course Hub Workshop Sign Up

Moodle / Course Hub Training Sessions

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The Curricular Technology team has organized training sessions on the Course Hub and Moodle, Middlebury’s new learning management system.  Below is more information on these sessions:

  • 1:00-2:00 pm, Thursday, August 25, Library 105
  • 1:00-2:00 pm, Friday, August 26, Library 105
  • 10:00-11:00 am, Thursday, Sept 1, MBH 161
  • 10:00-11:00 am, Friday, Sept 2, Library 105
  • 3:00-4:00 pm, Tuesday, Sept 6, Library 105
  • 4:00-5:00 pm, Wednesday, Sept 7, Library 105

To attend one of these sessions, please fill out our sign up form, see:
Moodle / Course Hub Workshop Sign Up

Moodle/WordPress training workshops – Language Schools 2011

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Dear Language Schools Faculty,

As you know, the current summer is the final semester in which you will be able to add new content to Segue. (After the end of this summer, Segue will become “Read-only”.)  Middlebury is in the process of transitioning away from Segue to other courseware.  In preparation for this, LIS is offering a series of training workshops for Language School faculty.  Moodle and WordPress will be covered in the sessions.  We will discuss background and theory (when to use what, how to transfer content, etc.), as well as offer hands-on training.

Several workshops will be offered in the Davis Family Library 105.

Week of July 4
Week of July 11
Week of July 25

Please use the signup sheet linked below. Exact times are listed on the signup sheet. There are 19 computers in the lab.

https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/middlebury.edu/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dG5TVUZFM1lZLVlTT2c1cHVVMmoxZWc6MQ#gid=0

LMS Pilot Training Sessions

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The CT team has organized a number of LMS training sessions for pilot participants, as well as any faculty or staff interested in learning more about the learning management systems (LMS) we are currently evaluating.  Here are details:

Moodle Workshops

2 – 3:30 pm, Thursday, January 13, Library 105 – Alex Chapin
2 – 3:30 pm, Friday, January 14, Library 105 – Alex Chapin

Sakai Workshops

10 – 11:30 am, Tuesday, Jan 18th, Library 105 – Shel Sax
2 – 3:30 pm, Thursday, Jan 20th, Library 105 – Shel Sax

WordPress Workshops

WordPress is another viable platform for course sites that will be included in the Course Hub.

2 – 3:30 pm, Monday, January 17, Library 105 – Alex Chapin
1 – 2:30 pm, Weds, January 19, Library 105 – Alex Chapin

Segue from Segue: Open Sessions

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The Curricular Technology team has scheduled a number of open sessions on the Segue from Segue project in Library 145.  Here are the dates and times:

  • 10:00 – 10:30, Monday August 2nd
  • 1:00 – 1:30, Tuesday, August 3th
  • 4:00 – 4:30, Wednesday, August 4th
  • 3:00 – 3:30, Thursday, August 5th

These sessions are an opportunity for you to tell us about the kinds of technologies for teaching, learning and research you think Middlebury should invest in.  We particularly encourage Language School faculty to stop by and give us feedback about your use of technology for teaching languages.

We will also discuss some of the ideas we have for alternatives to Segue including Moodle, Drupal, WordPress, Google Sites and MediaWiki.

Segue from Segue Advisory Group

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A Segue from Segue advisory group (SAG) has been formed that includes of the following participants:

  • Amy Morsman (Associate Professor of History)
  • Claudia Cooper (Director Education Studies Program, Visiting Assistant Professor of English & American Literature & Education Studies)
  • Sasha Woolson – (Visiting Lecturer in Spanish)
  • Ray Coish (Professor of Geology)
  • Erik Fendik ’12
  • Andy Cohen ’11

The purpose of this advisory group is to provide input and guidance to the Curricular Technology team that will help identify stakeholders and engage the college community in the process of selecting one or more replacements for Segue.

Segue from Segue Focus Group Sessions

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To help find platforms to replace Segue, the Library and Information Services (LIS) Curricular Technology team will be coordinating the formation of Segue from Segue focus groups.  The goal of these focus groups is to understand how faculty teach and how they use the technologies currently available to them at Middlebury and beyond.

To ensure focus group discussions are manageable and productive, each session will be limited to 8-10 participants and session registration is required.

Here is a list sessions currently scheduled:

Online Discussion

This group will focus on the role of online discussion in classes at Middlebury.

Register (required for participation)

10-11 am, March 8, Library 145 (cancelled)
3-4 pm, March 15, Library 145

10-11 am, March 17, Library 145

Assignments & Assessment

This group will focus on how assignments are “assigned” to students, how students submit their completed assignments, how they receive feedback on their assignments and other ways student performance is assessed (quizzes, exams, papers, projects, participation…).

Register (required for participation)

2:30-3:30 pm, March 9, Library 105

2:30-3:30 pm, March 16, Library 105

Websites & Media

This group will focus on use of course web sites, access to course sites and the use of media (e.g. images, audio, video)

Register (required for participation)

4:30-5:30 pm, March 10, Library 145

12-1 pm, March 18, Library 145