Summer 2013 Laptop Incentive Program

The deadline for signing up for the next Laptop Incentive Program is this Friday, June 7!

The 12-hour training program will be taking place on Tuesday, June 11, Wednesday, June 12 and Tuesday, June 18th.

Training topics include:

• Teaching in Smart Classrooms (SMART Podium and Eno Interactive Whiteboard)
• Blackboard Collaborate virtual classroom solution
• Engaging and Assessing Students with Blackboard
• Introduction to Clickers

Full-time faculty members who complete the program receive a free laptop.

For more information on the Laptop Incentive Program, please see our website. To sign up, email fitl@poly.edu today.

The Release of Blackboard Collaborate™ 12.5

Blackboard Collaborate™ 12.5  has been released and it includes FIVE of the most-requested features for Blackboard Collaborate web conferencing:

• New user interface

• Mobile web conferencing

• Easy MP4 creation

• Echo cancellation

• Seamless phone integration

Please refer to this video for more information

If you have not yet explored Blackboard Collaborate, this is a good time to do so.

Visit our training page to see when the next workshops will be available.  For immediate demonstration of Collaborate, feel free to request a consultation or workshop.

Upcoming Technology and Academic Conferences

Do you know about FITL's Conference Grant program? Every academic year, three faculty members who have actively participated in the Center's activities will be awarded funding to a technology-related professional conference of their choice.

Here are some upcoming conferences that may provide professional development opportunities:

ASCUE 2013 - Academic and Administrative Technology Issues & Innovation in Higher Education
June 9-13 – Myrtle Beach, SC
https://ascue.org/taxonomy/term/10

UBTech2013: A National Summit on Higher Education Technology and Leadership
June 10-12 – Orlando, FL
http://ubtechconference.com/

E-Learning Symposium 2013
June 12-13 – Austin,TX
http://els.elearningcouncil.com/

CSCL 2013: 10th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning
June 15-19 – Madison, WI
http://www.isls.org/cscl2013/

LINC 2013: 5th International Conference of MIT's Learning International Networks Consortium
June 16-19 – Cambridge, MA
http://linc.mit.edu/linc2013/default.htm

mLearn Con: Mobile Learning Conference & Expo
June 18-20 – San Jose, CA
http://www.elearningguild.com/mLearnCon/content/2702/mlearncon-2013-conference--expo---home/

17th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference
June 18-20 – Washington, DC
http://gcande.org/

ISTE 2013 - International Society for Technology in Education
June 23-26 – San Antonio, TX
http://www.isteconference.org/2013/glance/

American Society for Engineering Education: 120th Annual ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition
June 23-26 – Atlanta, GA
http://www.asee.org/conferences-and-events/conferences/annual-conference/2013

10th Annual Sloan-C Blended Learning Conference and Workshop
July 8-9 – Milwaukee, WI
http://sloanconsortium.org/conference/2013/blended/welcome

American Association of Physics Teachers 2013 Summer Meeting
July 13-17 – Portland, OR
http://www.aapt.org/Conferences/sm2013/

WORLDCOMP'13 - The 2013 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing
July 22-25 – Las Vegas, NV
http://www.world-academy-of-science.org/worldcomp13/ws

FECS'13 - The 2013 International Conference on Frontiers in Education: Computer Science and Computer Engineering
July 22-25 – Las Vegas, NV
http://www.world-academy-of-science.org/worldcomp13/ws/conferences/fecs13

EEE'13 - The 2013 International Conference on e-Learning, e-Business, Enterprise Information Systems, and e-Government
July 22-25 – Las Vegas, NV
http://www.world-academy-of-science.org/worldcomp13/ws/conferences/eee13

FCS'13 - The 2013 International Conference on Foundations of Computer Science
July 22-25 – Las Vegas, NV
http://www.world-academy-of-science.org/worldcomp13/ws/conferences/fcs13

Blended Learning Course Design: A Boot Camp for Instructors
July 29-30 – Madison, WI
http://www.teachingprofessor.com/workshop/blended-learning?campaign=tpwblended042413calp

Campus Technology 2013: 20th Annual Education Technology Conference
July 29-August 1 – Boston, MA
http://events.campustechnology.com/Events/CT-Summer-Educational-Technology-Conference/Home.aspx

Math Fest 2013
July 31-August 3 – Hartford, CT
http://www.maa.org/mathfest/

Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning
August 7-9 – Madison, WI
http://www.uwex.edu/disted/conference/

CEWIT2013: 10th International Conference & Expo on Emerging Technologies for a Smarter World
September 21-22 – Melville, NY
http://www.cewit.org/conference2013/

To apply for a conference grant, contact Yona Jean-Pierre.

Demo Fest Wrap Up

If you did not get a chance to attend the recent 2013 Teaching Technology Demo Fest hosted by FITL, please take a look at the article posted on poly.edu to see how the event turned out.

Our presenters did an amazing job demonstrating and showcasing some of the latest classroom technologies.  

We want to thank Professors Andrew Bates, John Di Bartolo and Daniel Katz for their participation and continued exploration of these technologies. We also want to thank our representatives Lori Cook and Lisa PaganoKuch from Smarter Systems and SMART Technologies respectively for their partnership.

We'll see you at the next event!

Faculty Drop-In Hours

Announcing the return of Drop-In Hours!

For when you don't have time to attend a whole workshop, want to ask a question or two, or just want to have a quiet place to work on your course before the end of the semester, drop-in hours are the place to be.

Starting April 29th and running through May 21st, FITL staff are available to provide support during these hours every week:

• Mondays 10am-11am
• Tuesdays 3pm-4pm
• Wednesdays 12pm-1pm
• Thursdays 10am-11am
• Fridays 3pm-4pm

We provide support for Blackboard, Blackboard Collaborate, Clickers, SMART Podium, Eno Board, and Maple TA.

Faculty, Staff, and Teaching Assistants are welcome to take advantage of drop-in.

Drop-in hours are located at the FITL Center in LC 444. To get to LC 444, enter Dibner Library on the 3rd floor and take the inside stairs to the upper level. Walk to your right and you will see our door marked 444 in the corner.

Teaching Technology Demo Fest

NYU-Poly's first Teaching Technology Demo Fest was a success! Hosted by the FITL Center, it was attended by faculty and staff representing 15 academic and administrative departments from NYU-Poly and NYU main campus.

The focus of the Demo Fest was on implementation of teaching technology by faculty, exploration of new technologies for teaching and learning, and expanding knowledge and purposeful use of the Smart Classrooms at NYU-Poly.

Professor Andrew Bates

During the first part of the morning, guests enjoyed coffee, tea and light pastries in seminar room LC433 while participating in engaging presentations by NYU-Poly professors Andrew Bates (Online Testing in Blackboard), John Di Bartolo (Peer Instruction in the Physics Classroom), and Daniel Katz-Braunschweig (Eno Interactive Board: Digitizing and Storing Lecture Content).

Following the faculty presentations, attendees convened in LC400 for the SMART Technologies showcase, where representatives from Smarter Systems and SMART Technologies demonstrated the use of the SMART Board 8055i and SMART Podium SP500, Meeting Pro software, and Bridgit, the real time conferencing and collaboration tool from SMART Technologies.

Demo Fest guests listen to the SMART Technologies showcase presentation

Stay tuned for a round up entry on the faculty and showcase presentations!

2013 Teaching Technology Demo Fest - Tuesday, April 23rd

Announcing NYU-Poly's 2013 Teaching Technology Demo Fest, Tuesday, April 23rd from 10:00am - 12:30pm!

Join NYU-Poly faculty as they demonstrate the teaching tools they use, and try them out yourself. Representatives from Smarter Systems, an educational solutions firm, will be showcasing the SMART Podium and SMART Board interactive displays.

Coffee, tea, and light snacks will be served.

10am - 11:30am | LC 433: Faculty Presentations

• Introduction to Demo Fest
• Online Testing with Blackboard – Andrew Bates, CUE
• Student Response System: Problem Solving Approach/Peer Instruction – John Di Bartolo, PH
• Eno Interactive Board - Digitizing and Storing Lecture Content – Daniel Katz-Braunschweig, CSE

11:30am - 12:30pm | LC 400: SMART Technologies Showcase

• Introduction to Showcase
• SMART Technologies Education Solutions
• Try-It-Yourself period and Closing

Please RSVP by Friday, April 19th.