February - March 2009
Faculty to Faculty – Tips For Teaching Online
This new segment features online teaching tips from some of the UF’s finest faculty. This edition of “Faculty to Faculty” features tips from Dr. Rusti Brandman, Professor Emeritus from the College of Fine Arts. Dr. Brandman has just finished teaching the online pilot of Dance Appreciation for the 21st Century which was re-designed through the Provost’s E-learning Initiative. More »
Teaching Excellence Workshop in Review
The Teaching Excellence Workshop sponsored by The Center for Instructional Technology and Training & Academic Technology was held February 3rd. In attendance were more than 50 faculty members representing various colleges from the University of Florida. Both faculty and instructional designers shared creative solutions on how to fully engage students with course material. Watch video of the workshop More »
Are You Legal? Copyright and Fair Use in the Classroom
Making use of other’s works for classroom use can raise questions regarding copyright and fair use. The most common questions usually surround copying articles from journals, images from the web, and excerpts from books. Copyright law gives legal protection to mostly all text, graphics, recordings, and other materials that might be desirable to use in class, even when the works do not include a statement regarding copyright. More »
CITT Spring Workshop Schedule: New Copyright Class
Want to learn more about copyright, intellectual property and fair use? CITT in collaboration with Library West faculty will be offering the workshop April 1st. Seating is limited and registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis so please register early. Questions you would like to see addressed in the workshop can be e-mailed to Debora Herrera, CITT Training Coordinator See you in class!
In the CITT Tools & Techniques Toolbox: Exams & Quizzes
An exam or quiz is a form of student assessment that measures knowledge, skills, and abilities. Generally, an exam is a culminating assessment that assesses a student over a large period of time and over a range of material. A quiz is generally short assessments that assess a student over a small amount of information and are given frequently. A quiz can also function as both an assessment and a formative feedback device. To find out more about exams, quizzes and free tools you can use, check out the toolbox. More information on Exams & Quizzes