WITS Tech Fair 2007 and TGIF

February 9, 2007
Collins Legal Center 1st Floor
4-6 p.m.

Presentations:   Spreading the Word: Remote Learning Solutions Warren H. Binford Warren Binford, a Willamette University Assistant Professor of Law, will discuss her experience working with remote learning technology.  Professor Binford has firsthand knowledge of the process of designing and implementing and working with a remote learning solution for her class last semester.  Find out what worked and what didn't.   Collaborative Research Cheryl Cramer and Kelsey Herb Whether it's a joint student project or shared research with faculty at far-flung institutions, on-line resources, including blogs, wikis, bookmarking, tagging, and Blackboard, can be used to facilitate collaborative research and writing. Cheryl Cramer, WITS User Services Consultant, and Kelsey Herb, FAST student, will demonstrate how this technology can be used and what makes it so useful to faculty and students.   Audio Cookbook: Recipes for Creating and Sharing Audio FAST Students This session will provide a step-by-step demonstration of the tools and techniques required to create unique audio objects and to make them available to classes.   The WITS Help Desk: Mitch Jones and the Help Desk Staff Visit with the members of the Help Desk and discover the services that they can provide for you and your students.   FAST: The Faculty Assistance Services Team Natalia Shevchenko and the FAST Staff FAST is a team of WITS student workers who have the skills and training to help faculty design and develop original course-related learning resources and utilize technology in teaching and research. Student members of FAST will be on hand to explain the program and demonstrate some of the the projects they have been working on.   WITS Production Chris Gramlich and the Production Staff WITS Production is a fee-based graphics and multimedia design team helping the Willamette Community. Come and see examples of posters, mailings and brochures created for campus events and talk with the designers about their work.

The Tech Fair is a project of the
WITS Instructional Support Group, which includes:

Cheryl Cramer
Diana Cureton
Paul DeStefano
Chris Gramlich
Mitch Jones
Robert Minato
Marti Morandi
Natalia Shevchenko
Vany Xiong