Faculty Commons Events – Winter Quarter 2008

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• February
• March

March
Teaching Portfolios for Future Faculty (CTL)
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
11:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
301U Faculty Commons
Fourth workshop in this series for graduate students.
www.ohiou.edu/ctl • 740.593.2681 • ctl@ohio.edu

Blackboard 7.3 is coming to Ohio University! The Center for Academic Technology will begin piloting Blackboard 7.3 during winter term. Product enhancements include improved discussion forum tools, retention assistance tools, a plagiarism detection tool, and a suite of social learning applications – social bookmarking, wikis, blogs, and podcasts. For more information, contact Project Manager, Andy Kranyik, at kranyikt@ohio.edu or 597.1464.

Faculty Commons Listserv
Join our new listserv! Here’s how to subscribe.
1. Compose a new email message. In the “To” field, enter this email address: listserv@ohio.edu. Leave the “Subject” field blank. In the body of the message enter two lines of text: subscribe facultycommons end.
2. Send the message.
3. You should receive an email indicating that you have been successfully added to the facultycommons listserv. If you have problems or need help, contact the Office of Information Technology Service Desk at 593-1222 or servicedesk@ohio.edu

Would you like to join a Scholarly Learning Community sponsored by the Faculty Commons or start a new one?
Current Learning Communities include Appalachia, Clickers (Student Response Systems), and Second Life.

To join one of these groups, contact:
• Appalachian Learning Community, Merle Graybill, 593.2546 or graybill@ohio.edu
• Clickers Learning Community, Mike Roy, 597.2705 or roy@ohio.edu
• Second Life Learning Community, Marjorie DeWert, 597.2703 or dewert@ohio.edu

If you would like to start a new Scholarly Learning Community, please send an email to facultycommons@ohio.edu for additional information and the application form.