It’s that time of year again – Academic Technology Expo time! Last year’s event was an overwhelming success, and we expect nothing less this time around. We will have more presentations, more topics, more interaction, and a keynote presentation...
We are just wrapping up the inaugural semester in The Core, the new active learning classroom in the Stephenson Research and Technology Center. This fall we had five courses in The Core, with subjects as varied as biology, business,...
In case you missed it, Dr. Mark Morvant, the executive director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at OU, lead a discussion about textbook alternatives on November 27th. The goal of the discussion was to open a dialog with...
It’s been a busy couple weeks for Academic Technology at the University. Last week CTE Director Dr. Mark Morvant presented on digital textbooks and iTunes U, a presentation that was subsequently picked up by the Norman Transcript (iTunes, the...
I was fortunate enough to attend the recent Educause conference in Denver. This annual event is an excellent opportunity to connect with other universities, and to learn about and discuss technology in higher education. My educational goal this year...
The University of Oklahoma Libraries is in the process of creating a strategic plan to guide our future endeavors, and we would like to hear from faculty in all department through a series of town hall meetings. These sessions will be...
In one of my first posts to this blog, I discussed scholarly communication and how faculty can contribute to OU’s institutional repository. Closely related to the topic of scholarly communication is the topic of open access (OA), and next...
Last month we looked at Web of Science as a way of determining who is citing your research. In this post, I will tell you a little bit about using Google’s freely available tools, Google Scholar’s Citations and Metrics...
To new faculty on campus – welcome to OU! In an effort to make your teaching experience as meaningful (and painless) as possible, we’ve consolidated various information regarding campus learning spaces on our website. Here is a guide to...
Apple’s iTunes U guru Steve Wilson will be on campus next week. Web Communications and OU IT are hosting a special presentation by Steve for anyone interested in learning more about iTunes U as a way to communicate, market...