FITS Newsletters

• April 16, 2007 - Volume 3, Issue 5

  Exploring the New Social Software in Teaching and Learning
  Calling All Bloggers
  Opportunities
  News From The Field: Immersive Learning Environment
  Staff Spotlight: Carol L. Smith

• March 8th, 2007 - Volume 3, Issue 4

  LMS Project Spotlight: Moodle
  News From The Field: 2007 Educause Learning Initiative Annual Meeting
  Winter Term FITS Workshops: The Pragmatics and the Utilitarians
  GIS “Quick Hits” During Winter Term
  Library / I.L.S. Open House 2007
  Staff Spotlight: Tara McCoy-Jones, Graduate Intern for Instructional Technology

• December 4th, 2006 - Volume 3, Issue 3

  How Are DePauw Faculty Members Using Digital Audio?
  Now Hear This: Emerging Audio and New-Media Technologies
  Blogs in Teaching & Learning: Three Faculty Members' Perspectives
  Blackboard & Course Management System Upgrade Project
  Staff Spotlight: Ronnie Pejril

• October 25th, 2006 - Volume 3, Issue 2

A Hewlett-Packard Grant to Evaluate the Impact of Pen-enabled Laptops at DePauw
Laptops in the Classroom: Two Students' Perspectives on the Laptop Initiative
Upcoming Faculty Workshop - "Laptops with Pens: Teaching and Learning with Tablet PCs and Related Devices"
News from the Field: NITLE ('nIt-lE) - The National Institute for Technology and
Liberal Education
Meet Your Colleague: Bob Hershberger - "On Becoming a Tenzer Family University Professor in Instructional Technology at DePauw University"

• September 11th, 2006 - Volume 3, Issue 1

Welcome Back from the FITS Team!
Faculty Instructional Techology Support (FITS) at DePauw: An Overview of Staff & Resources
Upcoming Faculty Workshop - "Beyond Good and Evil: Technology in the Classroom"
Instructional Technology News from the Field: EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Web Seminar
Eighth Annual FITS Summer Workshop

• May 12, 2006 - Volume 2, Issue 5

  Meet the New Associate Director of ITAP, Jennifer Stevens '03
  Learning Objects: What's all the Hype?
  Example of a Learning Object: Hiroko Chiba's "Introduction to Japanese Language"
  Breaking News: Frank Gilbert Moves to DyKnow
  Student Directors Work to Develop Student Programming and Improve Faculty Consultations
  Staff Spotlight: Alicia Louden, Coordinator of Student Technology Assessment, Resources & Training (START)

• April 4, 2006 - Volume 2, Issue 4

  8th Annual FITS Summer Workshop: May 30-June 5, 2006
  Student Laptops in the Classroom: Melanie Finney’s FYS Experience
  Laptop Plans for Fall
  What Can RSS Feeds Do for You & Your Students?
  New Laptop Security Devices Available at the Library
  Macromedia Studio 8 Available for Download
  Instructional Technology News from the Field: ELI's "7 Things You Should Know..." Series
  Staff Spotlight: Jin Kim & Emily Frame
  

• March 6, 2006 - Volume 2, Issue 3

  Introducing the New FITS Faculty Coordinator: Dr. Sherry Mou
  In Search of Good Matches- Sherry Mou
  Digital Audio Resources at DePauw
  Student Laptops in the Classroom: The January Faculty Survey
  Instructional Technology: News From the Field, "Emerging Learning Technologies: The 2006 Horizon Report"
  Staff Spotlights: Lynda LaRoche and Beth Wilkerson

• November 15, 2005 - Volume 2, Issue 2

  GIS: A Growing Technology at DePauw
  Faculty Feature: Ophelia Goma Builds Course Enhancements for Econ 100
  National CyberSecurity Awareness Week
  Staff Spotlight: Kristina Bradley

• September 29, 2005 - Volume 2, Issue 1

  Faculty Members Build Teaching Enhancement Tools during FITS Summer Workshop 2005
  Who Is Instructional and Learning Services?
  START Program Offers Support for Faculty & Students
  Staff Spotlight: Dave Diedriech, Technical Training Coordinator

• March 2, 2005 - Volume 1, Issue 2

  Feature Article: Laptop Computers -- Opportunities and Challenges
  FITS Resource: GIS Center
  FITS Resources: Blogs
  Staff Spotlight: Jenny Colvin

• October 27, 2004 - Volume 1, Issue 1

  Featured Article: New Spaces, Familiar Faces
  Project Spotlight
  FITS Resources: TWiki™
  FITS Resources: The NITLE News
  Staff Spotlight: Frank Gilbert