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Fall 2006
Executive Editor:
Regina Frey Director,
The Teaching Center
Editors:
Kathy Atnip, Director, Web
Applications and Support, A&S Computing; Beth Fisher, Assistant Director, The Teaching
Center; & Liz Peterson, Associate Director, The Teaching Center
Published in the fall semester
each year by The Teaching and Technology Partnership: Olin Library, The
Teaching Center and A&S Computing. Comments to
iteach@artsci.wustl.edu
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FEATURE STORIES |
Geospatial Information Systems Q&A
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Much more than just another acronym in an alphabet soup of
technology terms, GIS (Geographic or Geospatial Information
Systems,) is quickly developing into a critical teaching and
research tool at Washington University. T.R. Kidder, Professor of
Anthropology, answers questions about GIS and associated resources
on campus.
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Clicking in the classroom?
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A personal response system in
education can be defined as an instructional technology tool
consisting of a software application running on an instructor’s
computer, a wireless receiver and multiple handheld units assigned
to students to record and tabulate their responses to questions.
Think Who Wants to be a Millionaire when the contestant
decides to poll the audience for help and the results...
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FYI: ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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GIS Day, November 16, 2006
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The third annual
Washington University GIS Symposium will be held on November 16,
2006. The half-day event will take place in Olin Hall, room 142.
This symposium has become an excellent way for GIS users to gain a
better understanding of GIS technology and the application...
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Beth Fisher, new Teaching Center
Assistant Director
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In June, Beth Fisher became the assistant director
of The Teaching Center. Fisher directs Teaching Center programs
for graduate students, including the Teaching Citation program,
jointly administered with the Graduate School of Arts &
Sciences...
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DIGITAL SCHOLARSHIP &
COLLECTIONS |
Amanda Gailey, new Humanities Digital Workshop Associate Director
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In an effort to expand digital work in the humanities at
Washington University, Arts & Sciences has hired a new associate
director of the Humanities Digital Workshop this summer.
Amanda Gailey comes to WU from the University of Nebraska, where
she recently earned a...
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Digital Library Services debuts
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A new unit in the University
Libraries, Digital Library Services (DLS), was created in March
2006, dedicated to the development of digital library resources at
the University. The director of DLS, Andrew Rouner, comes most
recently from the University of Richmond...
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TECHNOLOGY & TEACHING |
ITeach symposium, January 2006 wrap-up
| The 2006 ITeach symposium was held
on January 12, 2006 in Eads Hall and Holmes Lounge. This one-day
event, titled Designing and Refining our Teaching
was third in a series of bi-annual symposia sponsored by Olin
Library, The Teaching Center and Arts & Sciences.
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New ITeach web site
to be launched Nov. 1
| A recently redesigned ITeach Web
site will be available at
http://iteach.wustl.edu on November 1, 2006. The purpose of
the new site is to provide easy access to a wide range of teaching
and technology materials, including presentations from past ITeach
symposia, and current and past issues of this newsletter.
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Graduate student summer workshops 2006
| The 2006 Graduate Student Summer
Workshops (GSSW,) were held May 15-18, 2006. The workshops have
been offered annually since 1997 with no cost to graduate
students. They are sponsored by The Graduate School of Arts and
Sciences and coordinated by A&S...
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TELESIS COURSE MANAGEMENT
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Getting help with Telesis and update
on use
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If
you’re considering using the Telesis course management system or
are a current user with questions, please send a message to
telesis@wustl.edu and request assistance. Other options
include the online documentation available by clicking the Help
button at the...
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