CTAT’s Ed Tech Academy is right around the corner. This year’s great event is scheduled for May 19th & 20th. Academy details are in the works. Look for more registration information the first week of March.
Keynote Speaker for Ed Tech 2020 Confirmed!
CTAT is excited to announce that this year’s Ed Tech Academy keynote speaker will be Flower Darby, author of Small Teaching Online. Flower is passionate about increasing student success. She is well-known for creating and utilizing engaging, innovative teaching approaches and effective instructional design at her home institution, Northern Arizona University. As a faculty member and director of teaching for student success, Darby designs in-person, online, and blended classes that support students in their learning.
We are excited to welcome Flower to this year’s event!
CTAT Fall Open House
CTAT recently hosted our Fall Open House on the Oak Ridge Campus. We enjoyed getting to see, and speak with all of the faculty who attended this fun, informational event. If you were not able to attend the Open House, we are excited to put our materials online for you. You can view a recording of our sessions here.
If you are interested in scheduling training for department, or a one-on-one session, please contact us at ctatmailbox@roanestate.edu.
We look forward to hearing form you soon.
Faculty Course Developer Training Modules
Do you teach an online course? Are you a faculty member or an adjunct? If you answered “Yes” to both of these questions, then you are eligible to participate in Faculty Course Developer Training. Throughout the modules, you will complete various activities and assignments that focus on the design process, content creation, technology selection, Universal Design for Learning, assessment, and learning activities.
You will learn about multimedia principles, design theories, and how to implement pedagogical best practices within your online courses. The ideal completion date is 30 days. For more information, view the Initiatives Page – Course Developer Training. Please contact Dr. Susan Sutton suttonsr@roanestate.edu if you are interested in registering for this training!
New immersive technology – virtual reality drone and Merge Cubes!
The Merge Cube is a holographic toy that allows users to physically hold and interact with 3D objects using augmented reality (AR) technology. It is compatible with iOS and Android devices. It features dozens of educational games and experiences built for it. Merge Miniverse is a portal for virtual and augmented worlds. Merge makes both physical products and apps, and it also curates a library of family-friendly experiences like 360-degree videos, virtual and augmented reality apps, and games.
The Merge Miniverse allows AR and VR explorers to choose from hundreds of apps and experiences to use with the Merge VR/AR Goggles and Merge Cube, as well as with other AR/VR devices.
Faculty, if you are interested in checking out the virtual reality drone or Merge Cubes to use in your course, please contact CTAT at (865) 882-4556 or ctatmailbox@roanestate.edu.
Recently, CTAT was awarded the President’s Imagination Mini-Grant for “Learning in 3D: Adding a New Dimension to Learning”.
This project will focus on increasing student engagement in traditional, hybrid, and online learning environments through high-tech immersive technologies (drone with 4K camera with virtual reality capabilities).
The utilization of immersive technologies in the classroom can assist with engaging and connecting students to the curriculum by creating deeper and meaningful learning experiences.
Professional Development
Monday Morning Mentors!
Each Monday morning, get on-demand access to a new online “mini-seminar” that you can watch anytime during the week—when and where it’s convenient for you. At just 20 minutes, it is easy to fit into any schedule.
Each session includes a video presentation by our most popular presenters, plus supplemental materials, PowerPoint slides, and the complete transcript.
Additionally, there is a certificate you can print off after watching the video and great handouts that you will want to print for future use.
CTAT Training Room
Do you need a place to have your meeting or training session? The CTAT Training room is located on the first floor of the library (L-100). You can now schedule the CTAT Training Room by visiting the reservation page on the library’s website. After viewing the calendar to see when the room is available click on “Room Bookings” in the right-hand column to make your reservations.
This room is equipped with AirPlay, Two 60″ Samsung TV’s, DELL laptop cart, and an instructor station so that you can project and interact with material as needed.
Course Development Assistance
CTAT instructional designers will consult with you regarding face-2-face, online and hybrid course design. Also, we will assist you with developing multimedia materials including text, images, audio, video, animation, and interactive elements for use in instruction. If you need help with structuring your Momentum/D2L course or with hosting media files please contact us at ctatmailbox@roanestate.edu or phone (865) 882-4556.
Do you teach an online course? Are you a faculty member or an adjunct? If you answered “Yes” to both of these questions, then you are eligible to participate in Faculty Course Developer Training. Throughout the modules, you will complete various activities and assignments that focus on the design process, content creation, technology selection, Universal Design for Learning, assessment, and learning activities.
