SYLLABI RESOURCES

Here are some links for creating effective Syllabi:

http://www.mdfaconline.org/modules/module_a10/module_a10.html
Topic A10: Creating An Effective Online Syllabus (Maryland Faculty Online)

http://www.niu.edu/facdev/resources/idea/syllabus/index.htm
Creating and Effective Syllabus (Northern Illinois University)

http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/learnshops/teachlearn/index.html
From Syllabus to Assessment (Maricopa Center for Learning & Instruction)

http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/teachlearn/tutorials/syllabus/index.html
Syllabus Tutorial (University of Minnesota)

http://www.englishraven.com/ttools_syllabus.html
Syllabus Design / Templates (Englishraven.com)

Technology Tuesdays

One of the things I will be doing for my job is coordinating a series of seminars called "Technology Tuesdays." These will be hour long sessions held each week for seven weeks to introduce faculty and staff to a wide array of tools and toys for enhancing teaching and learning. Some of the meetings will be designed to give participants specific information or skills in using things we currently have on campus. Other sessions will be intended to merely open discussion about technology application, exploring the opportunities and barriers.

Some of the topics I'm exploring for possible scheduling include:

Software to detect and deter plagiarism
Moodle Course Management
Use of Camtasia for Video Editing
Adaptive technology for students with disabilities

Those are just a start. I've sent out some e-mail enquiries to see what faculty and staff may be interested in. I may set up some vendor demonstrations. There are a lot of details yet to be sorted out. But it should be interesting to do and hopefully I'll learn some new stuff along the way.