The Faculty Resource Center (FRC) is offering a number of workshops this summer. Topics include using eLearning, tech resources for various disciplines and teaching activities, and tools such as CPS clickers , Turnitin, and Tegrity. For a complete list and to register, visit the FRC website.

The Tegrity company will be performing Tegrity system upgrades beginning at 11:00 PM Wednesday June 4th that should be completed at 3:00 AM on June 5th. The Tegrity system will be unavailable during the upgrade period. Once the system is available again users may notice slight changes in functionality and appearance. Please contact eTech if you have any questions.

Jeffrey Young of the Chronicle of Higher Education reports on the use of lecture recording solutions such as Tegrity and how many institutions, including the University of Alabama, are using the technology for the benefit of instructors and students alike.

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A workshop for anyone interested in using the Tegrity course capture system will be held Monday, June 2, from 9-11AM in 232 Gordon Palmer. Tegrity is a web-based tool that automatically records classroom lecture audio and synchronizes it with any visuals displayed through a classroom projector. Students can then view recordings using a link in the eLearning course management system.

Tegrity was used to record 1,168 lectures in 84 course sections in the Spring 2008 semester. The recordings were viewed 44,957 times by 10,777 users for a total of more than 15,000 hours.

Contact eTech at 348-4832 or etech@as.ua.edu to register or for more information.

At the request of several faculty members, the Faculty Resource Center has created the Faculty Idea Exchange, an interactive forum where faculty can share ideas and questions about new and emerging technologies, discuss ideas and issues related to instructional technology, and and demonstrate how they are using technology. To join the Faculty Idea Exchange in eLearning, please contact Rachel Shuttlesworth at rshuttle@frc.ua.edu.

From the Faculty Resource Center:

During the 2008 Interim term, the eLearning system will be undergoing application enhancements. This will cause some downtime and limit the availability of eLearning during the interim term; more information will be shared when available. We are currently scheduling the implementation of the eLearning enhancements. Please contact Rachel Shuttlesworth in the Faculty Resource Center at rshuttle@frc.ua.edu if you plan to use eLearning during the interim term. If you know which eLearning tools you may be using, please include that information in your message.