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Island Voices: Capturing Student Testimonials in FIT Live Action Studio
25 Jan
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Island Voices: Capturing Student Testimonials in FIT Live Action Studio

As much time as I’ve spent in the FIT Studio since it opened in 2014, I’d avoided wandering all the way back to the Live Action Studio for fear that I was far from qualified to enter its soundproofed walls. Then this past fall, circumstances compelled me to overcome my reluctance and take on a project that would make use of FIT’s Video Recording and Production services. As it turned out, no expertise on my part was required. All I needed was a vision of what I wanted the project to accomplish. The crack FIT team enabled me to turn that vision into reality. Read more about Island Voices: Capturing Student Testimonials in FIT Live Action Studio …

Spring Opportunities
20 Jan
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Spring Opportunities

Welcome to the Spring 2016 semester at CI. We are excited for the students to arrive back on campus and for classes to start. In an attempt to better support your teaching and learning needs, T&L Innovations has partnered with Faculty Development and others across campus to create an announcement about faculty opportunities happening this spring. Take […]

Are You Teaching with VoiceThread?
13 Jan
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Are You Teaching with VoiceThread?

How can technology improve relationships and provide for humanized learning experiences that transcend or take the place of a physical classroom? Ask one of the 3,521 CI students or 142 CI faculty who have used VoiceThread, an asynchronous conversation tool that is integrated into CI Learn. Some of the ways CI faculty are using VoiceThread […]

Get Your Custom Course Banners for CI Learn!
05 Jan
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Get Your Custom Course Banners for CI Learn!

As you prepare for the upcoming semester, be sure to request your set of custom course banners/graphics for your courses in CI Learn! While a clear, consistent course navigation is essential in the online component of a course, we are here to help you take your course design to the next level!  The aesthetics of […]

Newsletter
07 Dec
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Newsletter

Finals are upon us at CI and the Fall semester is coming to a close. In between grading and finalizing the details for the semester take a few minutes to read our Fall 2015 Newsletter.  You will find information about opportunities for spring, new tools and our FIT Studio/ Faculty Development calendar. Fall 2015 Newsletter

Virtual Reality & Online Teaching: Are we coming full circle?
30 Nov
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Virtual Reality & Online Teaching: Are we coming full circle?

vir-tu-al re-al-i-ty (noun) technology that replicates an environment that simulates physical presence in places in the real world or imagines worlds and let the user interact in that world.  A few weeks ago, I came across an interesting article* about Virtual Reality (VR) and Facebook’s purchase of Oculus Thirst, maker of the soon to be first consumer […]

So thankful
24 Nov
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So thankful

I can hardly believe that it is that time of year already with only five more weeks remaining until the new year! If you are like me, you find yourself spending a fair amount of time this week not only being thankful but also reflecting on all that has happened this year. For example, I am very thankful […]

The Unplugged Professor
02 Nov
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The Unplugged Professor

   On any given week, in my “traditional” face-to-face classes I use the computer available in the classroom and many digital tools: Google Docs to facilitate class discussions, readings  and analysis done by students; the criticized PowerPoint; Voice Thread; YouTube videos; CD player or the Internet to find relevant data. The class is usually fluid, […]

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