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The fourth workshop in the CTC series entitled " Creating Your Professional Social Network Presence" is:

If you have any questions about this workshop or how to incorporate the resources contact Melissa McDowell at melissa.mcdowell@shu.edu

Beyond the social networking functionality of Twitter, the popular micro-blogging service can also be utilized as a method for keeping tabs on new product releases, press releases from governmental agencies, and keeping up to date with breaking news.

If you are interested in learning more about Twitter, during the week of November 16th - 19th, the CTC will be presenting a workshop series entitled Creating Your Professional Social Network Presence which includes: Twitter: What do so many people have to say?

As a starting point, here is a list of four Twitter feeds of interest that have more than one million followers:

CDC Emergency

http://twitter.com/CDCemergency
CDC Emergency Preparedness and Response: increasing the nation's ability to prepare for and respond to public health emergencies
http://emergency.cdc.gov/

cnnbrk
http://twitter.com/cnnbrk
CNN Breaking News
CNN.com is among the world's leaders in online news and information delivery.
http://cnn.com/

Downing Street
http://twitter.com/DowningStreet
The official twitter channel for the Prime Minister's Office based at 10 Downing Street.
http://www.number10.gov.uk/

The White House
http://twitter.com/Whitehouse
Official WH twitter account. Comments & messages received through official WH pages are subject to the PRA and may be archived. Learn more at http://wh.gov/privacy
http://www.whitehouse.gov/

click here for a list of additional interesting Twitter feeds to follow.

On Wednesday and Thursday, July 29-30, 2009, the TLT Center hosted its weekly Summer Series event. This week's event was entitled "Electronic Survey Research Days" and involved hands-on workshops on creating an electronic survey in Asset, the online survey creation tool available at SHU. During the first day, participants learned about some of the features of Asset and other online survey tools. Dr. Wendiann Sethi, director of Developmental Math, also provided some tips and best practices for creating electronic surveys, including question types, survey methods, sample considerations, and question content. Participants were given the opportunity to create their own electronic survey in Asset, and share it with others. Finally, participants were led through the process of exporting their data from Asset into Excel and SPSS for further statistical analysis.

The second day of this week's event was focused on analyzing survey data using Excel and SPSS. Dr. Wendiann Sethi led the session and guided participants through the process of using SPSS to conduct statistical analyses with data collected through Asset or another survey research tool. We hope you will join us next week for a session on DyKnow, a software tool that fosters interaction through collaborative note taking, student response tools, content replay, and anywhere, anytime access to course content.
Resources used in the Electronic Survey Research Days event:

Asset User's Manual

Asset Quick Start Guide

The TLT Center Summer Series 2009 Schedule

Monday, May 18th
Developing Your Online Course: Are You Ready?
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM BECK Rooms (Ground floor of Walsh)
Register HERE!

Tuesday, June 2nd
Sakai@SHU
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM CTC (Ground floor of Walsh)
Register HERE!

Tuesday, June 9th
Web 2.0 Tools for Blog, ePortfolio and Website Design:
What's Writing Got to do With It?
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM CTC (Ground floor of Walsh)
Register HERE!

Tuesday, June 16th
SHU Tube & iTunes U
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM ITV Room (Ground floor of Walsh)
Register HERE!

Wednesday, July 1st
Microsoft Day: Office 2007, Outlook 2007 & Live Resources
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM CTC (Ground floor of Walsh)
Register HERE!

Wednesday, July 8th
Web 2.0 Storytelling: The Tools, The Ease, The Magic
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM CTC (Ground floor of Walsh)
Register HERE!

Wednesday, July 15th
Standout in a Crowd: Creating Effective Posters & Presentations
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM CTC (Ground floor of Walsh)
Register HERE!

Wednesday, July 22nd
Assessment Day
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Beck Rooms (Ground floor of Walsh)
Register HERE!

Wednesday, July 29th & Thursday, July 30th
Electronic Survey Research Day 1 Register for Day 1 HERE!
Electronic Survey Research Day 2 Register for Day 2 HERE!
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM CTC (Ground floor of Walsh)

Tuesday, August 4th
DyKnow
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM ITV Room (Ground floor of Walsh)
Register HERE!

Tuesday, August 11th
What's New in Blackboard 9?
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM CTC (Ground floor of Walsh)
Register HERE!

If you have any questions, please contact Melissa McDowell at mcdoweme@shu.edu or Ext. 6173

Earlier this week, the TLT Center hosted a Google Day Workshop where we looked at a number of topics including: Google Alerts; Google Books; Google Scholar; Google Docs; and Google Sites.

A number of additional Google Tools are currently available. A comprehensive list is available via Google's Website.

The Google Day agenda is available: click here

Video Resources:
How to create a Google Alert: click here
What is Google Mail: click here
Google Docs in Plain English: click here
Google SketchUp Concepts: click here
1-800-GOOG-411: Google's 411 service: click here

Additional Resources
Discover Ancient Rome in Google Earth

Google Earth: Whats new in v5.0

The Teaching, Learning and Technology Center is once again holding its Winter Workshops in January 2009. This year we will be offering Web 2.0 Tools, Digital Storytelling, and Blackboard. Follow the links below to register for a workshop:

Web 2.0 Tools for 21st Century Teaching & Learning
Tuesday, January 6th 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: CTC (Ground floor of Walsh)
Click HERE to register for this workshop

Digital Storytelling
Wednesday, January 7th 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Location: ITV Room (Ground floor of Walsh)
Click HERE to register for this workshop

Preparing your Blackboard Course for the Spring Semester
Thursday, January 8th 9:00 am - 10:30 am
Location: CTC (Ground floor of Walsh)
Click HERE to register for this workshop

Blackboard Grade Center
Thursday, January 8th 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Location: CTC (Ground floor of Walsh)
Click HERE to register for this workshop

Blackboard Open Lab
Thursday, January 8th 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Location: ITV Room (Ground floor of Walsh)
Click HERE to register for this workshop
**Please bring your laptop to this session**

The TLT Center will be hosting a Web 2.0 half-day workshop entitled: Web 2.0 Tools for 21st Century Teaching & Learning. It will take place on Tuesday, November 11th from 12:00 - 3:00 PM. This workshop is great for faculty who are looking to incorporate Web 2.0 technologies into their courses. Following is a description of the workshop:

Web 2.0 has produced an explosion of innovative and exciting online technology tools that can be implemented by both educators and students. This course will provide participants with an abundance of the coolest and the newest online tech tools to date. A variety of tools will be explored (both demonstration and hands-on) including those that may be used for personal productivity, social networking and collaboration, online organizing, multimedia creation, editing and presentation.

Click HERE to register today!

The Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center held its 2nd Annual Boot Camp in September to kick off Faculty Development for the Fall 2008 semester. This year we provided 12 different technology workshops over the course of two weeks. A total of 80 unique faculty members attended Boot Camp, with 46 of them attending at least 1 workshop, 20 attending 2 workshops and 14 attending 3 or more workshops. Prizes were given to the top attendees, who won a Flip Video recorder. The winners were Nancy Cherilus, Shigeru Osuka, and Rev. Forrest M. Pritchett. Here is how they plan on incorporating the video recorder in their course:

Nancy Cherilus, Mentor
Freshman Studies
University Life: CORE 1001 AB, AG, BL, and CA

"My students are currently working on their portfolios. One of the items that they will include is a page titled My Thoughts. This page is a reflection of their first semester experience. I would use the camcorder to capture either video or still photos of each individual class to be shared and posted on the page. Each student will then write a brief reflection of their own experiences in my class.

Shigeru Osuka, Associate Professor
Asian Studies
Japanese Language & Japanese Graduate History and Culture

"For Japanese language courses, I would like to record my teaching and student's Japanese presentations. Each summer, moreover, I am taking SHU students to Japan where I would like to use the camcorder for recording Japanese society, custom, food, and cultural events for both of my courses. I will post the videos/photos into my private personal homepage."

Rev. Forrest M. Pritchett
University Life, African Religions, African Cultural Philosphy, The Black Church, Peoples and Cultures of America

"I will use the camcorder for photo journalism"

Become a "Fan" today at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/ePirate/24356802799

By becoming a "Fan" of the Epirate page, you can keep up with our latest events, faculty development oppourtunities and follow our blog. We look forward to seeing you on Facebook! Also look out for our upcoming Facebook classes on October 28th and 30th. Click here to register.

Conference 2008: Leading and Inspiring Change for Successful Learning!

When: Friday, November 14
Where: Montclair State University Conference Center

Early bird registration ends October 20, 2008

Why attend:
1. Keynote Speaker Curt Garbett Vice President from Spencer Johnson Partners,
Using principles and ideas from the bestselling book Who Moved My Cheese? offering a unique approach for individuals
and businesses facing changing times
2. Dynamic Presentations from faculty and colleagues on a) Technology Literacy, b) Social Networking and collaborative tools, c) Assessment and Digital Competencies, and d) Second Life
3. Networking opportunities
4. "Birds of Feather" round table discussions
5. Vendor displays
6. After party

For additional information, click here

Digital note taking and management reaches a new level! Microsoft OneNote 2007 allows for rapid content creation, organization, and distribution.

The Teaching, Learning & Technology Center, as part of the Fall Faculty Boot Camp, is offering two sessions on Microsoft OneNote 2007 - Wednesday September 17th from 9:00 - 10:30 and on Tuesday September 23rd from 9:00 - 10:30.

Please join us at one of these sessions as we discuss the many features of Microsoft OneNote 2007, including Digital Ink support for TabletPC users! We will also discuss potential methods for incorporating this technology into the classroom.

Handouts and Presentation material from the workshop are available for download:
Microsoft OneNote 2007:

• TLTC Bootcamp_OneNote Presentation.pdf


• TLTC Bootcamp_OneNote Handout.pdf


• OneNote 2007 Quick Reference Card (Custom Guides handout)


• Find your way around OneNote 2007 (Microsoft handout)


• Learn about the basics of using OneNote 2007 (Microsoft training)


• OneNote 2007 Tips and Tricks: Personal Usage and Collaboration (Microsoft video)

RSS (really simple syndication) allows individuals to 'subscribe' to informational sources, such as news outlets and blog sites, and have the content delivered to you!

The Teaching, Learning & Technology Center, as part of the Fall Faculty Boot Camp, is offering two sessions on RSS - Tuesday September 16th from 3:00 - 4:30 and on Thursday September 25th from 3:00 - 4:30.

Please join us as we discuss the basics of setting up an RSS Reader, locating RSS Feeds, and subscribing to RSS Feeds. We will also discuss potential methods for incorporating this technology into the classroom.

Handouts and Presentation material from the workshop are available for download:
RSS: Staying Current with the Professional and Educational Blogosphere

• TLTC Bootcamp_RSS Handout.pdf
• TLTC Bootcamp_RSS Presentation.pdf

The Fall semester is upon us and it's time to whip your course into shape! Get ready for the TLT Center's Fall Boot Camp 2008. This year's Boot Camp will take place September 15th - 18th and 22nd - 25th and will feature 12 unique sessions on topics that are relevant to teaching and learning. Each workshop will be offered twice to accommodate your busy schedule. Prizes will be given to faculty members with the highest attendance to Boot Camp! Follow the link below to see the full schedule and to register:

On Friday, February 29th faculty at Seton Hall participated in the "Leap into Second Life" workshop. Ten participants enjoyed a fun filled day learning about how to fly, walk, chat, change their appearance, make notecards and take pictures.

Who do you call on when you need help determining the best technology tool for a course project? Who can support you with the implementation process and see you through to the end? The TLT Center's Instructional Design Team! We are the primary point of contact for faculty technology projects, including support for teaching and learning initiatives. Each Instructional Designer is assigned to a number of departments. So, who's YOUR instructional designer?

The TLTC recently held a digital storytelling workshop. During the workshop, we were fortunate to have Dr. Cheree Quizon present a digital story that she created as an example for her class that will be creating cultural "textile stories" this semester. Dr. Quizon is working on this project as a recipient of a 2007-2008 Faculty Innovation Grant (FIG) and plans to have students conduct research on Southeast Asian communities using new online resources, track textile travel and history over time, interview the Southeast Asian community and, finally, document their research in the form of digital stories.

Digital Storytelling Adventures at SHU!

On Thursday, January 3, 2008, the TLT Center held a Digital Storytelling workshop for 12 faculty members from a variety of departments around campus. Digital Storytelling is defined as a process of using various multimedia tools and objects to create a personal story. These multimedia objects can include images, video, music, voice narration, and animation, to name a few examples. Digital stories can be focused on any topic or subject area and can vary in length (typically they are fairly short). Elements of a digital story might include interviews, personal narration, or clips from previously recorded audio or video.