TechFest Plus

Resources from the 8th annual Technology Festival, including Monday's Tech Fair, Tuesday's NITLE workshops, Wednesday's Digital Sandbox, plus our local workshops, are archived here.

While you're thinking about it, please let us know how we're doing in providing technology development events, workshops, and online training;Â tech teaching or meeting installations; and consultative services. And the next time you have a few minutes to spare, we hope you'll take five with one of our top five.

TechFest Plus: Monday

TechFair*: Read Dean Lehr's introductory comments; view the Networked Student.
- Dean Lehr also noted NMC's Horizon Report, which is one of ed tech's top five.
- Marilyn Mayer presented her experiences blogging with students about the natural world
- Amy HauberÂ presented her experiences with students and multimedia blogs
  - You'll find the IT blog for blogs or Amy's self-starter blog especially useful for getting started
  - Support for this and other technology in the curriculum is available through our TECprogram
- Rebecca Daniels presented her experiences with digital narrative in a theatre and technology course (blog)
- Matthew Smith presented his experiences in participant-observation research within an online virtual world
Take the SLU geocache (GPS treasure hunt) challenge! You'll find more geocache challenges here.
Catch up with the local conversation on digital resources and media scholarship at digital.stlawu.edu.
Are you using an eSpace without taking full advantage of the technology installed there?Â Request a tutorial now.
The key to unlocking the potential of Office 2007 is in using these features.

*The TechFair faculty showcase is always a highlight; some have been reproduced as Best Practices ... in Technology projects. Submit your proposal today! Looking for funds to support technology in the curriculum? Technology grants are available through the Center for Teaching and Learning.

TechFest Plus: Tuesday

We've all experienced information overload, but what to do about it? NITLE workshop-to-go materials will post here.
Web 2.0 storytelling makes for some exciting pedagogy with much less technical overhead than traditionally experienced through creating digital narrative. Check out these resources from this workshop-to-go.

TechFest Plus: Wednesday

Library and gallery professionals share expertise, including how to cover your copyright bases, along with image collections available to you at St. Lawrence.
Explore the elements of digital image editing beyond Photoshop.
Digital Sandbox: our photo gallery and prize winner list tells the story.

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