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November OATmeal on Deep Learning

Monday, December 13, 2010

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November OATmeal on Deep Learning

A couple weeks ago we hosted a "Buck Lunch" on the topic of Deep Learning. Lead by Randy Meredith, we opened up the format to create a more conversational setting.

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October OATmeal on Copyright & Fair Use

Monday, October 25, 2010

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October OATmeal on Copyright & Fair Use

Last Wednesday, OAT hosted the first OATmeal of the semester.

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November OATmeal focuses on Grade Center

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

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November OATmeal focuses on Grade Center

One of the major updates to that came along with the Blackboard 9 upgrade this summer included a transformation from what used to be called the Grade Book to what is now called the Grade Center. Director of Academic Technology at Spring Arbor University and Professor Randy Meredith has been teaching workshops, giving personal training [...]

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OAT Podcasts

Monday, June 22, 2009

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The Office of Academic Technology releases regular podcasts to profile new technologies as well as interview faculty to see how they are using technology in their teaching. The podcasts can be played below in iTunes. You can subscribe to the podcasts by clicking on the “subscribe via iTunes” link below. ETC: The Educational Technology Coffee [...]

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OATmeals

Monday, June 22, 2009

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The Office of Academic Technology in partnership with the Office of Academic Affairs is pleased to present OATmeals:  a faculty buck lunch.  OATmeals are a one-hour interactive lunch in the Ralph Carey Forum in lower Kresge.  Each month features presentations from fellow faculty as well as OAT staff.  All faculty and faculty support staff are [...]

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Last OATmeal Reflects on Past, Looks Toward the Future

Thursday, June 11, 2009

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The final OATmeal faculty buck lunch of the 2008-09 academic year is finished.  But not without a tease about what is to come.  About twenty faculty joined OAT staff in the Ralph Carey Forum to celebrate the past year and look toward the future. Jason Archer reviewed key messaging conduits for faculty to interface for [...]

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March OATmeal Features Partnership and Resourcing for Research and Writing

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

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As a faculty member it’s hard to get all students on the same page with regard to best practices for research.  It’s even harder to help students systematically arrive at a level playing field with regard to writing standards.  Dr. Terri Pardee partnered with Karen Parsons to create an interactive tool to serve all students. [...]

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Ellis Previews Blackboard Content

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

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Smarter, Not Harder Curt Ellis, Associate Professor of Graphic Design, loves to innovate.  Many of his face to face courses are hybrids with interactive learning objects in Blackboard.  He has integrates video, Flash, Keynote, as well as Photoshop and Illustrator files.  Each section utilizes the same elements which have to be copied over to the [...]

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December 2008 OATmeal Recap

Thursday, December 4, 2008

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Finishing The Office of Academic Technology is finishing 2008 strong.  This month focused on the theme of community.  Dr. Robert Moore-Jumonville shared his experiences of seeing community taking place by his students and his response to keep up with the need.  He said it started online when he saw some students using YouTube as a [...]

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December OATmeal Features Mojo

Monday, November 24, 2008

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Tuesday, December 2, from 12-1 in the Ralph Carey Forum, is the next OATmeal buck lunch, sponsored by the Office of Academic Affairs. To participate, go to the Office of Academic Affairs in upper Kresge.  Sign in for the OATmeal, get a ticket, bring it to the Dining Commons, pay your dollar for lunch, grab [...]

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