tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73597753375104292212024-02-19T02:19:32.113-08:00Media Resources Center: WSUUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359775337510429221.post-4121159084636646782012-02-13T14:23:00.000-08:002012-02-13T14:23:00.366-08:00Clickers in the ClassroomLooking to make your classroom a more interactive environment? Come see how Turning Technologies can help you achieve this with clickers in the classroom. The Media Resources Center is hosting a representative from Turning Technologies for a demonstration and to answer your questions. This event will be held in the FLS 35 room at the Media Resources Center from 2:00 to 3:30 on February 23rd.Chad Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17558775846501373717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359775337510429221.post-43233172826077329722012-02-13T14:20:00.000-08:002012-02-13T14:20:26.797-08:00Demo of SMART Board and PodiumJoin us for a SMART technologies demonstration of the <a href="http://smarttech.com/us/Solutions/Education+Solutions/Products+for+education/Interactive+whiteboards+and+displays/SMART+Board+interactive+whiteboards/600+for+education">SMART Board 600</a> and <a href="http://smarttech.com/us/Solutions/Higher+Education+Solutions/Products+for+higher+education/Interactive+whiteboards+and+displays/SMART+Podium+interactive+pen+display">SMART Podium interactive pen display</a> as well as an ultra-short throw projector. There will be two sessions on Feb. 27 at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. in Wallace Hall 113A – COE Dean’s Conference Room. Space is limited. Please RSVP to Chad Sloan (<a href="mailto:chad.sloan@wichita.edu">chad.sloan@wichita.edu</a>, x. 7730).Chad Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17558775846501373717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359775337510429221.post-12368718808263949752012-01-27T09:41:00.001-08:002012-01-27T09:41:48.815-08:00elearning Roundtable Discussion<div class="p1">"Most of us are, presumably, the products of compulsory educational practices that were developed during the Industrial Revolution. And the way most of us teach is a relic of the steam age; it is designed to support a factory system by cultivating 'attention, timeliness, standardization, hierarchy, specialization, and metrics,' [Cathy] Davidson said [at a keynote speech for the Humanities, Arts, Sciences, and Technology Advanced Collaboratory]…. Human beings don't function like machines, and it takes a lot of discipline—what we call "classroom management"—to make them conform. Crucial perspectives are devalued and rejected, stifling innovation, collaboration, and diversity.</div><div class="p1"><br />
</div><div class="p1">"Now the Internet offers a radical expansion of… liberation: It challenges institutional authority, it's uncontrolled, and it has the potential to disrupt existing hierarchies, opening up new fields of vision, and enabling us to see things that we habitually overlook." - William Pannapacker, "Invisible Gorillas Are Everywhere," <i>The Chronicle of Higher Education</i>, January 23, 2012.</div><div class="p1"><br />
</div><div class="p1">Come discuss these ideas along with the rest of the article (<a href="http://chronicle.com/article/Invisible-Gorillas-Are/130391/"><span class="s1">available by following this link to the <i>Chronicle of Higher Education</i></span></a>) in our first elearning Roundtable, Wednesday, February 1, 12:00 PM – 12:50 PM in the Flexible Learning Space 35 in the Media Resources Center.</div>Chad Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17558775846501373717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359775337510429221.post-28914907418150205132011-12-05T13:58:00.000-08:002011-12-05T13:58:14.827-08:00Spring Training Schedule Announced<div class="p1">The Media Resources Center has announced their spring semester training schedule. Some new topics are being offered, including for the Blackboard Rubric tool and Panopto Unison. Other trainings being offered include a variety of Blackboard topics, Panopto Focus and Respondus. Please visit the <a href="http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=mrcweb2&p=/elearning_home"><span class="s1">elearning Resource Hub</span></a> and click on the Training and Events Calendar to see the entire schedule and find information on how to register. </div>Chad Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17558775846501373717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359775337510429221.post-68256569879391582372011-12-05T13:56:00.000-08:002011-12-05T13:56:34.140-08:00Panopto Unison<div class="p1">A new tool allowing the uploading of videos and then streamed is now available for faculty and staff. Panopto Unison is a powerful video content manager that accepts most popular video formats and allows for easy linking or embedding in Blackboard or a website. To learn more please visit the MRC's <a href="http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=mrcweb2&p=/elearning/panoptounison/"><span class="s1">Panopto website</span></a> or contact Chad Sloan at <a href="mailto:chad.sloan@wichita.edu"><span class="s1">chad.sloan@wichita.edu</span></a>. </div>Chad Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17558775846501373717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359775337510429221.post-6640384729648605192011-12-05T13:54:00.000-08:002011-12-05T13:54:22.193-08:00Application to Teach in FLS 35We are looking for faculty/instructors who wish to take advantage of both the technology and the flexible environment in their teaching and student learning by having classes meet in the Media Resources Center’s new Flexible Learning Space 35.<br />
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<b>About the space:</b><br />
The Flexible Learning Space is configurable and suitable for webinars, HD videoconferencing, trainings, meetings, group work and more. The space holds approximately 35 participants though the capacity may be slightly more depending on seating and/or need for seating at tables. The room may be configured or customized by the user as desired.<br />
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For more information about the furniture and equipment visit: <a href="http://www.wichita.edu/fls">http://www.wichita.edu/fls</a>.<br />
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<b>How do I apply?</b><br />
To apply, applicants may simply email a one page description of how they would utilize the space to Corey Ray (corey.ray@wichita.edu). Particular attention to technology and furniture “teaching scenarios” should be included in the description. Applicants should highlight why the space would offer more to them than a traditional Master or Projector Plus Classroom.<br />
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<b>Deadline for Application is December 22, 2011.</b><br />
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<b>What are the requirements?</b><br />
Class participants (students and instructors) will agree to be surveyed 2 times by the MRC (middle and end of semester). The MRC may also request to record or photograph sessions to capture the experiences of participants. Additionally, faculty/instructors will be asked to provide a 1-2 page summary report about their experience which may be shared with future applicants and used to improve future experiences in the facility.<br />
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<b>When is the space available?</b><br />
For the purposes of this program, the space is available from 8-5, M-F. Other times may be available via request. Contact the MRC for more information.<br />
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<b>I don’t want to teach all my classes there, but I am interested in some.</b><br />
Preference will be given to those applications requesting regular class schedules. Requests for a limited number of uses or a one-time-only use will be considered on a space available basis.<br />
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The room is capable of supporting personal equipment via digital/analog connections. iPads may also take advantage of apps to connect wirelessly to the room desktop as a remote kiosk.<br />
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Support will be provided for room technology and space configuration. Faculty will be given training and an overview of how the room works and can be configured and may choose to teach with or without room-based support as desired.<br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Join us at the Media Resources Center for our Open House. See our new space and find out how we are pushing the limits of what is possible at Wichita State and beyond.</span></div>Chad Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17558775846501373717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359775337510429221.post-70803128941122311872011-09-23T10:48:00.000-07:002011-09-23T10:48:56.178-07:00Panopto Unison<div class="p1">Panopto Unison provides hosting, editing, remixing, captioning, and streaming of high-quality video from an array of sources such as Flip cameras with a YouTube style upload. It utilizes the same security and integration with Blackboard as Panopto Focus as well as the ability to share securely with WSU users, the public or as an embed in websites/courses. Ideal for past recordings, student interviews, student teaching recordings, public speeches and more. It is currently available to use. </div><div class="p1"><br />
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<div>This upgrade will prompt users to upgrade their recorder the next time Panopto is opened.</div><div>Some of the changes included a new recorder interface, improved editing, subfolders, auto-syncing of class' lists.</div><div><a href="https://helpdesk.panopto.com/entries/20276023-panopto-4-0-0923-change-log">Click here to see all of the changes coming with this new Panopto upgrade.</a></div><div>There will be two sessions going over some of these upgrades on Wednesday, August 17th from noon to 1pm and Thursday, August 18th from 10am to 11am in the Wireless Learning Space at the MRC. No registration is required.</div><br />
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Luke will graduate from Wichita State University this spring with an MFA in Creative Writing. While taking classes, he has been a Graduate Teaching Assistant, teaching English Composition and Introduction to Creative Writing. Luke describes himself as, “…primarily a prose fiction writer,” having published short stories in literary journals including Hayden's Ferry Review, Gargoyle, Pank, and Jabberwock Review. He was awarded the Stephen C. Barr Endowed Fellowship at WSU and will begin his Ph.D. in English and Creative Writing at the University of Cincinnati in the fall.<br />
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Luke’s screenplay is set in the iconic Brill Building, in New York City, during the early Sixties. The central characters are part of the pop music scene, creating, “…shooby doobies and da do ron rons.” There’s tension in the air as the writers and producers sense a change in musical tastes. New sounds are coming out of Greenwich Village.<br />
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“Luke Geddes has a clear sense of character and place,” said Mike Wood, director of the Film Studies Certificate Program at WSU. “His dialogue is some of the most natural that I’ve read.” <br />
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This is the ninth time that the award has been given. It is made possible by an endowment from Eldon and Carol Holman. Mrs. Holman was the director of WSU’s Media Resources Center from 1956 to 1978. <br />
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Carol Holman was, for 22 years, the founding director of WSU’s Media Resources Center. Following the deaths of Carol and her husband Elton, their estate established an endowed fund for the MRC, and the decision was made to recognize their contributions to education and the arts by creating a Screenwriting Competition. While Mrs. Holman began the MRC with an inventory of 16mm film projectors—modest in comparison to today’s collection of DVD players, plasma screens, and laptop computers—she would recognize that a solid script is still the foundation for effective storytelling, no matter what the medium.<br />
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Mark received a Bachelor of Music in Composition from Brigham Young University, and a M.A and Ph.D. in Musicology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has taught music courses at BYU, UNC, Muskegon Community College, and University of Dayton. He received an Online Teaching Certification from the Educational Teleconsortium of Michigan in 2006 and has had training in instructional design from Florida State College Jacksonville.<br />
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You can reach Dr. Porcaro at 316-978-7787 or by email at mark.porcaro@wichita.edu.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359775337510429221.post-8531109262481959092010-08-09T12:32:00.000-07:002010-08-09T12:32:19.891-07:00Blackboard 9 TrainingWichita State will upgrade to Blackboard 9 for the spring 2011 semester. The MRC and New Media department will begin offering trainings on Blackboard 9 beginning in September. The majority of the trainings will focus on the overall changes and look of Blackboard 9, but we will also be offering sessions on the Grade Center, Content Management, and the Assignment Tools. Please visit the <a href="http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=mrcweb2&p=/elearning/Blackboard9" linkindex="42">my9 webpage </a>to learn more about Blackboard 9 and more information about the upcoming trainings.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359775337510429221.post-37004189795983125662010-08-05T14:39:00.000-07:002010-08-05T14:39:39.021-07:00Panopto AnnouncementPanopto has been chosen as the new lecture capture software for the Wichita State campus. Panopto is available now for faculty and staff to use. Panopto is replacing Tegrity, with access to Tegrity ending in December 2010. For more information on Panopto and to learn about training opportunities please visit <a href="http://www.wichita.edu/panopto" linkindex="40">www.wichita.edu/panopto</a>. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359775337510429221.post-27229254758998296522010-07-08T09:14:00.000-07:002010-07-08T09:14:41.573-07:00Renovations at MRCAfter 20 years of service, the ITV room at the MRC is being renovated. The room will be transformed into a bigger and better video production studio and become the new home of <a href="http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=mrcweb2&p=/studiob_facility/" linkindex="54">Studio B</a>. <br />
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The current Studio B will be renovated into a new interactive classroom and space in the Spring semester of 2011. This new space will be the new home of many of the activities that the ITV room hosted.<br />
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The ITV room first opened in 1990. It was home to many ITV classes, videoconferences, webinars, general use meetings, and countless other events. The room served as a valuable resource for the MRC and campus community, but we are excited about the renovations and are looking forward to our new rooms.<br />
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To learn more about the StudyMate app click <a href="http://newsletter.respondus.com/april-2010/iphone-studymate-class/" linkindex="37">here</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359775337510429221.post-54483863856496456232010-05-10T08:38:00.000-07:002010-05-10T08:38:33.660-07:00Blackboard 9 is coming to Wichita StateMRC New Media staff are busy making preparations to upgrade Blackboard from version 8 to version 9.1 in late December 2010.<br />
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There are many new features including built-in wikis, blogs and drag-and-drop capabilities.<br />
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To learn more about all the new features and the transition schedule, visit the <a href="http://www.wichita.edu/my9" linkindex="18">my9 webpage</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359775337510429221.post-34169053409093260272010-04-27T07:21:00.000-07:002010-04-27T07:21:38.586-07:00New HD videoconferencing roomThanks to a grant from NSF Epscor, the Media Resources Center has a new High-Definition videoconferencing room. The VC Meeting room is equipped with a Polycom HDX 9002, HD projector, and stereo sound.<br />
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To learn more about this room and other videoconference rooms available at the MRC, visit our <a href="http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=MRCWEB2&p=/vid_sat_conferencing/" linkindex="44">videoconference page. </a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359775337510429221.post-60213320966782697552010-04-26T14:33:00.000-07:002010-04-27T06:54:36.488-07:003rd Reboot Camp Starting SoonFourteen faculty members will take part in the 3rd Reboot camp starting May 24th.<br />
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Reboot Camp helps faculty members turn their traditional face-to-face courses into online courses. They learn about Blackboard and other online tools they can incorporate into an online course.<br />
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Professors from Liberal Arts and Sciences, Fine Arts, Engineering, Business, Education, and Health Professions will be participating.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359775337510429221.post-16294933371394698472010-04-26T14:26:00.000-07:002010-04-26T14:26:31.126-07:00iLearn on an iPadCome see a demonstration of using Apple's new iPad or the iTouch for elearning such as accessing Blackboard via the new Mobile Learning app, using the StudyMate app to view the interactive self-assessment activities, viewing library resources, and more.<br />
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This is open to faculty, staff and students and will be held in the Wireless Learning Space at the Media Resources Center on April 29th at 1pm.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359775337510429221.post-89444797278615899402010-01-07T09:17:00.000-08:002010-01-07T09:17:54.690-08:00ReBoot Camp starting at MRCThirteen Wichita State faculty will be attending five days of Reboot Camp, beginning January 11th. They will be converting a course from face-to-face to online delivery.<br />
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MRC Staff and others will provide tips and insight on how to transfer their content to an online class. ReBoot campers will learn more about Blackboard and other online tools.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359775337510429221.post-35374037497318233792009-12-23T10:01:00.000-08:002009-12-23T10:05:04.848-08:00Tegrity UpdatesHere are some of the new features in Tegrity's December update.<br />
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<b>Tegrity Connect</b> - lets students exchange knowledge with other students in real-time.<br />
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<b>New iPhone application</b> - newly designed native iPhone application with media rich interface supporting the search and review of class recordings.<br />
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<b>Major Performance Enhancements</b> - index thumbnails load up to 800% faster, and search results appear up to 400% faster.<br />
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<b>Usability Enhancements</b> - clearer indication of "Pause" and "No Audio" on the Tegrity recorder and shorter URL's for class recording links.<br />
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<b>Upgraded Tegrity Recorder for Mac</b> - enhancements include full 64-bit Snow Leopard support, the ability to upload recordings in the background, and auto-updates.<br />
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<b>Improved Windows 7 support</b> - support for 64-bit machines running Windows 7.<br />
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To learn more about Tegrity, visit the our <a href="http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=mrcweb2&p=/elearning/Tegrity/" linkindex="189">Tegrity information page.</a> <br />
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