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Wikis within EDUCAUSE Connect will serve as the primary workspace for the Top Challenges in Teaching and Learning with IT, 2009. Wikis are collaborative web pages that grant access to multiple authors, allowing greater community input and the practice of collective intelligence. Each Challenges wiki has a specific workspace manager that can answer general questions about the wiki. They will also be helping to organize content and ensure that each wiki meets content specifications.To post to the wiki, you need an EDUCAUSE profile, which can be set up for free by EDUCAUSE members at: http://www.educause.edu/createprofile. If you do not have an EDUCAUSE profile, you can also submit your content to the workspace managers for posting.

Community Guidelines

(Adopted from:http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Guidelines)

The Challenges project is an open, collaborative endeavor. By submitting content to the wikis, you are taking part in a project in communitycontent building. Know that your content will be read, edited, and built upon by other users. Take the opportunity to build upon their work, as well.
The wikis are public spaces.Before posting content, remember that your contributions will be public. Take care to ensure your work is factual and does not contribute to a personal attack on a person or product.
This is not an encyclopedia.The things you write do not have to be backed up by fact or citations. However, if you are writing something that is clearly opinion, sign your name to it.
Vandalism will be deleted.Vandalism is any addition, deletion, or change to content made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of this wiki.
This is not a marketplace. The Challenges project is an effort to share community solutions to the Top Challenges in teaching and learning with technology. Advertisements will be deleted. People can mention products, vendors, or services related to the mission of the wiki, but if an opinion is stated, then it must be signed.
Respect copyrights. Please ensure you have permission to post a content item. Any copyrighted material that is found to have been posted without permission will be deleted.

Posting Guidelines:

To keep the wikis well organized and succinct, different types of content will be organized into sections. Please review the sections below for posting guidelines specific to each section.

Campus Snapshots

Includes: A quick snapshot that demonstrates what your campus is doing to meet one of the Challenges.

Content Guidelines: Content should be limited to one paragraph of 75 words or less and should include a brief overview of the project, including the relevant context. (The type of institution and scale of the project.)

Posting: Content should be limited to one paragraph of 75 words or less. Should include a title, the institution, description, a link to relevant Web sites, and a contact person for more information.

Example under Challenge No. 4: Encouraging Faculty Adoption and Innovation in teaching and learning with IT:

Brown Bag Lunches for Faculty Development, University of Southeastern Florida

Since August, faculty at the University of Southeastern Florida have been sitting down with technologists for brown bag lunches on topics from wikis in the classroom to blog integration. www.website.com To learn more, contact: June Summers, University of Southeastern Florida, jsummers@usf.edu

Community Solutions

Includes: One page case studies further exploring an institutional response to one of the Challenges.Content Guidelines: Each case study should incorporate the following structure:

Introduction: A brief description of the environment. Where did the project take place? Who was involved? How long did it take? What motivated the project? What did the project entail?
Implementation: What was the timetable for the project? How many people were involved and at what cost? What worked well? What didn't?
Conclusion: How sustainable is the solution? Was it a one-shot deal or more cyclical? Could it work at other institutions? What were the implications for your institution?
Contact information for more information.

Posting: The title of the case study should be hyperlinked to a location on the Web. The posting should also include the institution, author, and author email address. Members can also host their content in the EDUCAUSE Connect library by emailing the document and a brief abstract to: contribute@educause.edu.

Example under Challenge No. 2: Developing 21st Century Literacies Among Students and Faculty:

Deploying a Visual Literacy Course, University of Southeastern Florida, Lucy Thomas, lucy_thomas@usf.edu

Multimedia

Includes: Videos, Photos, and Podcasts

Content Guidelines:

Multimedia should be limited to five minutes or less and 640 by 480 resolution.
Pieces should either explore how a Challenge is impacting an institution or profile a solution in action. The creator might interview people on campus or produce a profile of a solution.
On the wiki page, each piece should include the following searchable metadata:
- Keywords
- Creative Commons license
- Source - author, producer, affiliation
- Date of recording or photo
- For interviews: Name of interviewer, name of interviewee(s), affiliation of interviewee(s)

Posting: The content should be hosted on a freely accessible server and a link provided in the wiki. The title should hyperlink to the resources on the Web, followed by the institution and author.

Example under Challenge No. 2: Developing 21st Century Literacies Among Students and Faculty:

Information Fluency and the Net, Digital Media Lab, University of Central Florida

Tools in the Field

Includes: A short review of an emerging technology, vendor, or open solution based on a single institution's response.

Posting: Should include the name of the tool, the institution and reviewer, a short description of its use on campus (less than 100 words), and a place to contact the reviewer for additional information.

Example under Challenge No. 3: Reaching and Engaging Today's Learner

NuBlogs, University of Southeastern Florida, Carla Brunte

In September, USF starting using NuBlogs, an open source resource for blogging to provide students with a university blogging service. Students like the familiar interface and social networking tools but faculty found it difficult to integrate with our CMS. We also ran into problems protecting student information. To learn more, contact: cbrunte@usf.edu

Experts List

Includes: People who are willing to be contacted to share resources, consult, or speak on the a topic within within a specific challenge. Note: some topics might span more than one challenge, therefore you should post in each challenge wiki as appropriate.

Posting: Should include the name, institution, and email address of the person, as well as their topic(s) of interest.

Example under Challenge No. 3: Reaching and Engaging Today's Learner:

Carie Page, EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, cpage@educause.edu, Topic(s): Classroom activities to engage Net Gen Learners

Key Readings

Includes: Articles, web pages, or digital resources that offer a deeper understanding of a specific Challenge.

Posting: The title and date of resources should be included and, if available, hyperlinked. The author or organization should also be noted.

Example under Challenge No. 5: Advancing Innovation in Teaching and Learning with Technology in an Era of Budget Cuts:

Professional Development on a Shoestring (2007), Texas Collaborative for Teaching Excellence

Community Contributors for this Resource

Joyce Aarsvold, Gustavus Adolphus College
Chris Clark, University of Notre Dame
Elizabeth Evans, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Patrick Faverty, University of California-Santa Barbara
Eva Fernandez, Queens College
Scott Hamlin, Wheaton College
Angie Hammons, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Carol Henrichs, Texas A&M University
Lisa Hinchliffe, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Kathy Hoellen, Clemson University
Bill Knapp, Ferris State University
Jessica Knott, Michigan State University
Laura Little, Marshall University
Gail Matthews-DeNatale, Simmons College
Karin Moyano Camihort, University of Massachusetts
Laura Little, Marshall University
Jeff Russell, University of Indianapolis
Beth Secrist, Association for Research Libraries
Janet Sedgley, University of Montana
Sheila Sicilia, Onondaga Community College
Diane Williams, University of South Florida
Julie Little, ELI
Carie Page, ELI

Community Community		Wiki_Guidelines Wikis within EDUCAUSE Connect will serve as the primary workspace for the Top Challenges in Teaching and Learning with IT, 2009. Wikis are collaborative web pages that grant access to multiple authors, allowing greater community input and the practice of collective intelligence. Each Challenges wiki has a specific workspace manager that can answer general questions about the wiki. They will also be helping to organize content and ensure that each wiki meets content specifications.To post to the wiki, you need an EDUCAUSE profile, which can be set up for free by EDUCAUSE members at: http://www.educause.edu/createprofile. If you do not have an EDUCAUSE profile, you can also submit your content to the workspace managers for posting. Community Guidelines (Adopted from:http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Guidelines) The Challenges project is an open, collaborative endeavor. By submitting content to the wikis, you are taking part in a project in communitycontent building. Know that your content will be read, edited, and built upon by other users. Take the opportunity to build upon their work, as well. The wikis are public spaces.Before posting content, remember that your contributions will be public. Take care to ensure your work is factual and does not contribute to a personal attack on a person or product. This is not an encyclopedia.The things you write do not have to be backed up by fact or citations. However, if you are writing something that is clearly opinion, sign your name to it. Vandalism will be deleted.Vandalism is any addition, deletion, or change to content made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of this wiki. This is not a marketplace. The Challenges project is an effort to share community solutions to the Top Challenges in teaching and learning with technology. Advertisements will be deleted. People can mention products, vendors, or services related to the mission of the wiki, but if an opinion is stated, then it must be signed. Respect copyrights. Please ensure you have permission to post a content item. Any copyrighted material that is found to have been posted without permission will be deleted. Posting Guidelines: To keep the wikis well organized and succinct, different types of content will be organized into sections. Please review the sections below for posting guidelines specific to each section. Campus Snapshots Includes: A quick snapshot that demonstrates what your campus is doing to meet one of the Challenges. Content Guidelines: Content should be limited to one paragraph of 75 words or less and should include a brief overview of the project, including the relevant context. (The type of institution and scale of the project.) Posting: Content should be limited to one paragraph of 75 words or less. Should include a title, the institution, description, a link to relevant Web sites, and a contact person for more information. Example under Challenge No. 4: Encouraging Faculty Adoption and Innovation in teaching and learning with IT: Brown Bag Lunches for Faculty Development, University of Southeastern Florida Since August, faculty at the University of Southeastern Florida have been sitting down with technologists for brown bag lunches on topics from wikis in the classroom to blog integration. www.website.com To learn more, contact: June Summers, University of Southeastern Florida, jsummers@usf.edu Community Solutions Includes: One page case studies further exploring an institutional response to one of the Challenges.Content Guidelines: Each case study should incorporate the following structure: Introduction: A brief description of the environment. Where did the project take place? Who was involved? How long did it take? What motivated the project? What did the project entail? Implementation: What was the timetable for the project? How many people were involved and at what cost? What worked well? What didn't? Conclusion: How sustainable is the solution? Was it a one-shot deal or more cyclical? Could it work at other institutions? What were the implications for your institution? Contact information for more information. Posting: The title of the case study should be hyperlinked to a location on the Web. The posting should also include the institution, author, and author email address. Members can also host their content in the EDUCAUSE Connect library by emailing the document and a brief abstract to: contribute@educause.edu. Example under Challenge No. 2: Developing 21st Century Literacies Among Students and Faculty: Deploying a Visual Literacy Course, University of Southeastern Florida, Lucy Thomas, lucy_thomas@usf.edu Multimedia Includes: Videos, Photos, and Podcasts Content Guidelines: Multimedia should be limited to five minutes or less and 640 by 480 resolution. Pieces should either explore how a Challenge is impacting an institution or profile a solution in action. The creator might interview people on campus or produce a profile of a solution. On the wiki page, each piece should include the following searchable metadata: Keywords Creative Commons license Source - author, producer, affiliation Date of recording or photo For interviews: Name of interviewer, name of interviewee(s), affiliation of interviewee(s) Posting: The content should be hosted on a freely accessible server and a link provided in the wiki. The title should hyperlink to the resources on the Web, followed by the institution and author. Example under Challenge No. 2: Developing 21st Century Literacies Among Students and Faculty: Information Fluency and the Net, Digital Media Lab, University of Central Florida Tools in the Field Includes: A short review of an emerging technology, vendor, or open solution based on a single institution's response. Posting: Should include the name of the tool, the institution and reviewer, a short description of its use on campus (less than 100 words), and a place to contact the reviewer for additional information. Example under Challenge No. 3: Reaching and Engaging Today's Learner NuBlogs, University of Southeastern Florida, Carla Brunte In September, USF starting using NuBlogs, an open source resource for blogging to provide students with a university blogging service. Students like the familiar interface and social networking tools but faculty found it difficult to integrate with our CMS. We also ran into problems protecting student information. To learn more, contact: cbrunte@usf.edu Experts List Includes: People who are willing to be contacted to share resources, consult, or speak on the a topic within within a specific challenge. Note: some topics might span more than one challenge, therefore you should post in each challenge wiki as appropriate. Posting: Should include the name, institution, and email address of the person, as well as their topic(s) of interest. Example under Challenge No. 3: Reaching and Engaging Today's Learner: Carie Page, EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, cpage@educause.edu, Topic(s): Classroom activities to engage Net Gen Learners Key Readings Includes: Articles, web pages, or digital resources that offer a deeper understanding of a specific Challenge. Posting: The title and date of resources should be included and, if available, hyperlinked. The author or organization should also be noted. Example under Challenge No. 5: Advancing Innovation in Teaching and Learning with Technology in an Era of Budget Cuts: Professional Development on a Shoestring (2007), Texas Collaborative for Teaching Excellence Community Contributors for this Resource Joyce Aarsvold, Gustavus Adolphus College Chris Clark, University of Notre Dame Elizabeth Evans, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Patrick Faverty, University of California-Santa Barbara Eva Fernandez, Queens College Scott Hamlin, Wheaton College Angie Hammons, Missouri University of Science and Technology Carol Henrichs, Texas A&M University Lisa Hinchliffe, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Kathy Hoellen, Clemson University Bill Knapp, Ferris State University Jessica Knott, Michigan State University Laura Little, Marshall University Gail Matthews-DeNatale, Simmons College Karin Moyano Camihort, University of Massachusetts Laura Little, Marshall University Jeff Russell, University of Indianapolis Beth Secrist, Association for Research Libraries Janet Sedgley, University of Montana Sheila Sicilia, Onondaga Community College Diane Williams, University of South Florida Julie Little, ELI Carie Page, ELI Login or register to post comments
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