CIE’s books were previously located in the stacks area of the library, but they were a little out of the way there. They were not in a place where faculty could easily just pause and browse and maybe find something of interest. So we moved them to a much more central,...
Each year the CIE Board selects a book which has connections to the classroom but that also has ties to our personal and professional lives. The book for 2015-2016 is How We Learn. In the tradition of The Power of Habit and Thinking, Fast and Slow, comes a practical,...
In addition to continuing to offer popular programs such as Friday Forums (the first Friday of every month from 12:00-1:30 with lunch provided!), and the 20 Minute Mentor Coffee Club (the third Friday of every month at 10 am with coffee and pastries!), we are also...
Remember, summer course shells will be turned off to students on Aug 24. If you have a student with an incomplete at the end of summer semester, please submit a help desk ticket indicating which CRN (and course name) you need left open for student access. Looking...
After grades are submitted on August 12th, we’re planning to upgrade to Moodle 2.9, the most recent version of the course management system. We’re excited about the many new features that will be available following the upgrade, but we know you’ll have some questions....
As we plan for our students flocking back to campus this fall, accessibility needs to be woven into all of those plans. Today I want to share a series of videos produced by California State University. These videos are from the student perspective and also...
One of the most exciting things about the Open Educational Resources (OER) movement is that it allows talented and experienced teachers to create resources and share them with others in their fields. If an open textbook (or quiz, or video lecture or worksheet or...
In the Educational Media Technologies department we keep close tabs on versioning and we continually upgrade technologies used by our instructors and students. Why? Mainly to ensure that everyone has access to the latest and greatest features. Sometimes, however,...
"Don't Follow Your Passion": Ben Horowitz's Commencement Speech at Columbia University from a16z