Recognizing Data Privacy Day
How many times have you started an online account and took the time to read through the privacy settings? If not, do you really know how your personal information is used, collected or shared through your favorite apps and online platforms? Data Privacy Day aims to change how all users think about privacy and protection. Observed internationally …
Read MoreWhat to expect with this week’s Moodle upgrade
This Friday, from 6 a.m.-10 a.m., Elon will upgrade to Moodle version 3.5. During this time Moodle will be unavailable to all users. All existing Moodle course data will be backed up and restored during the upgrade. This mandatory vendor upgrade will update existing features, introduce minor look and feel changes, and provide users with a few …
Read MoreVirtual tables at Job and Internship Expo broaden horizons for students
For the fifth consecutive year, Elon Information Technology (IT) supported the Student Professional Development Center by providing “virtual tables” to the Job and Internship Expo. Using the video chat software WebEx, these virtual tables connect potential employers who cannot be physically present with interested students.
Read MoreStefanie Poe receives Acorn Accolade
Stefanie Poe, Campus Technology Support Lead for Elon, is the July recipient of the Acorn Accolade. This award is given to an outstanding member of Elon’s Instructional and Campus Technologies team each month. Stefanie Poe has been an integral part of Elon’s technological development for the past two decades, and continues to push our institution forward while …
Read MoreMarch Acorn Accolade awarded to programmer Terrance Copling
Terrance Copling received this month’s Acorn Accolade—an award that recognizes Instructional and Campus Technologies (I&CT) employees for their exemplary service to Elon University. Copling has been a programmer in Elon’s Administrative Computing department for nearly three years, and has made significant contributions to several projects. See the full story here.
Read MoreCIO Waters accepts leadership position with national IT organization
Christopher Waters, CIO at Elon University, was recently appointed to a one-year term as Director-at-Large for the Association for Communication and Information Professionals. His appointment came during the association’s annual conference, held this year in Dallas, Texas, where he was already giving a presentation on managing information technology in higher education. This opportunity will give …
Read MoreTeaching Courses Online: Myth vs. Reality
Cheri Crabb and Ben McFadyen, academic technology consultants in Teaching and Learning Technologies (TLT), and Victoria Shropshire, an English instructor, led a “myth-busting” session about teaching online courses at the Lilly South Conference in Greensboro earlier this month. Their session addressed some of the common questions and concerns that faculty have in teaching online, provided guidance …
Read MoreElon’s outstanding classroom technology featured in EdTech magazine
EdTech, a magazine focused on technology applications in education, features Elon University in its September/October edition. The article, titled “Building the Smarter Classroom,” says that Elon is “taking instructional technology to the next level,” with “pioneering collaborative classrooms and teaching students real-world skills.” EdTech notes that about 200 of Elon’s classrooms are equipped with technology beyond …
Read MoreTLT hosts annual CCUMC conference
Elon University Teaching and Learning Technologies (TLT) hosted the annual Consortium of College and University Media Centers (CCUMC) conference held October 15-19, 2009. The 750 members of CCUMC represent higher education institutions of varying sizes that provide media/instructional technology-related support services, as well as companies providing related products. TLT staff members Mel Byerley and Scott …
Read MoreTLT supports Summer Online
Teaching and Learning Technologies (TLT) collaborated with Frances Ward-Johnson to create her first Elon summer online course, titled African Americans and Mass Media. Through participation in online course design working groups, discussions with faculty instructional consultants and taking to heart words of wisdom from veteran online faculty; Frances created a stellar course which has …
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