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June 2009 Newsletter

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Articles include: BuzzLions, CoffeeReads, ETS ID-authored EDUCAUSE paper, Effectiveness of programming sprints, Turnitin updates, Podcast on Google Wave's potential for education, ETS Faculty Fellow podcast series, Five Questions about Network of Trainers Summer Social, and more.

TLT CoffeeRead for 6-1: Young journalists move beyond the printed page

TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.

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Jun 01, 2009

ETS ID co-authors paper in EDUCAUSE Review on faculty adoption of technology

Erin Long, instructional designer with Education Technology Services at Penn State, is one of a group of learning technology experts who were published in the EDUCAUSE Review. The article is on encouraging faculty adoption and innovation in teaching and learning with information technology.

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Jun 02, 2009

TLT CoffeeRead for 6/3: iPhone to replace register at Japan university

TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.

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Jun 03, 2009

Programming sprints speed software projects to completion

Sprints allow software developers to focus intensively on a project in a non-traditional work environment, greatly increasing productivity.

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Jun 05, 2009

BuzzLion for the Week of May 31

A weekly look at what TLT people are thinking, doing, writing, and creating

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Jun 05, 2009

TLT CoffeeRead for 6-8: Oakland U students prefer real classroom to virtual

TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.

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Jun 08, 2009

All Turnitin services to be unavailable on July 11, 2009 and August 8, 2009

Turnitin will be unavailable on Saturday, July 11, 2009 and Saturday, August 8, 2009.

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Jun 08, 2009

Turnitin to no longer support Internet Explorer versions prior to 7.0

Turnitin will no longer support versions of Internet Explorer earlier than 7.0.

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Jun 08, 2009

ITS Training Services reports for spring, Summer-Fest show strong interest in tech training at Penn State

Reports from ITS Training Services also show customer satisfaction, wide-ranging learning options, and training sessions being held across the Commonwealth

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Jun 09, 2009

TLT CoffeeRead for 6-10: Class minus the "brick and mortar"

TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.

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Jun 10, 2009

Daily Buzz Podcast: Cole Camplese discusses Google's new Wave

Google Wave, a communication and collaborative tool (and possibly much more) was previewed recently at Google I/O. Cole Camplese, director of Penn State's Education Technology Services, offers his thoughts and peers into the future, including how Google Wave just may change a lot of what we do in educational technology.

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Jun 11, 2009

BuzzLion for Week of June 7

The BuzzLion is a weekly look at what Teaching and Learning with Technology staff are thinking, writing, doing, and creating

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Jun 12, 2009

TLT CoffeeRead for 6-15: Google Wave has great potential for education

TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.

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Jun 15, 2009

Five Questions About.....Network of Trainers Summer Social

Chris Lucas, assistant trainer of ITS Training Services, answers five questions about the Network of Trainers Summer Social, an informal event that will be held August 12, with the goal of connecting Penn State's training providers and learning professionals across the Commonwealth.

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Jun 16, 2009

TLT CoffeeRead for 6/17: 'Storm computing' gathers just beyond the cloud

TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.

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Jun 17, 2009

Summer 2009 TLT Faculty Fellows begin investigations into teaching tools

Four Penn State faculty members are working with TLT staff to explore technologies and their potential for learning.

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Jun 18, 2009

BuzzLion for Week of June 14

The BuzzLion is a weekly look at what Teaching and Learning with Technology staff are thinking, writing, doing, and creating

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Jun 18, 2009

TLT CoffeeRead for 6/22: Twitter feeds educational needs

TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.

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Jun 22, 2009

Penn State on iTunes U now directly accessible on the iPhone and iPod Touch

Penn State on iTunes U is now directly accessible via cellular and Wi-Fi networks.

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Jun 23, 2009

TLT CoffeeRead for 6/24: British report criticizes lack of real-world tech in classroom

TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.

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Jun 24, 2009

TLT Faculty Fellow kicks off Digital Dialogue Podcast series

Digital Dialogue podcasts are produced by Chris Long, associate professor of philosophy and TLT Faculty Fellow. In Long's words, Digital Dialogue podcasts are "designed to generate discussion around questions concerning but not limited to the nature of digital dialogue, its political possibilities, the excellencies associated with it and the impact is might have on our pedagogical practices."

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Jun 25, 2009

BuzzLion for the Week of June 21

The BuzzLion is a weekly look at what Teaching and Learning with Technology staff are thinking, writing, doing, and creating.

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Jun 26, 2009

TLT CoffeeRead for 6/29: The Evidence of Online Education

TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.

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Jun 29, 2009
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