TECHNOLOGY FOR FACULTY NOVEMBER 2010
F a c u l t y Te c h n o l o g y N ew s
A Newsletter sponsored by the Academic Technology Advisory Board (ATAB)
Edited by Peter Olivieri, olivieri@bc.edu
ACADEMIC TECHNOLOGY GRANTS HAVE RANGED FROM
$15,000 TO $50,000. SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL BY NOV. 15
OF SPECIAL
INTEREST
The Academic Technology Advisory Board (ATAB) reminds faculty
that the deadline is approaching for submitting Academic Technology Innovation Grant (ATIG) proposals. Application forms are now
available online (https://idesweb.bc.edu/atig/).
NEED HELP ?
• Contact your TC.
• Contact your FTC.
• Call the Help Center x2- HELP.
The purpose of the ATIG program is to fund projects that will bring
innovative instructional and research technologies to Boston College
or innovative approaches to teaching and research through technology.
• Walk in for help at O’Neill 248.
• Visit Hardware Repair in the
Service Building.
• Contact E-Teaching Services.
• Contact the Faculty Microcomputer Resource Center.
The deadline for proposals is Monday, November 15, 2010. Decisions will be announced in early December.
FREE SOFTWARE
Faculty and staff may download
and install Microsoft Office on
one personally-owned computer.
Anti-virus Software for home use
is also available. Download software from: bc.edu/software.
TRAVELING WITH
TECHNOLOGY
Based on user feedback and questions, Information Technology
Services has added new tips about
using technology, including
smartphones, outside the U.S. See
bc.edu/techabroad.
WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF GRANTS THAT
HAVE BEEN APPROVED?
To see a list of the recipients of ATIGs along with a brief description
of their project, click HERE . In addition, some videos clips and descriptions of completed ATIG projects can be seen HERE .
EXPLORATORY TEACHING GRANTS (ETG)
These grants of up to $3,000 seek to encourage innovation and exploration of technological ideas that might serve as a stand-alone activity, or as a foundation for a larger Academic Technology Innovation Grant. Response time on ETG applications is less than 3 weeks.
More information can be found at http://bc.edu/etg
FOR INFORMATION ABOUT TEACHING TOOLS
Blackboard Vista Course Management System
BCshare Web-based Collaboration Tool
iClicker Classroom Feedback System
iTunes University Podcasts
Lecture Capture of Audio, Video and Slides
MediaKron Tool for Presenting Multimedia Content
A NEWSLETTER TO PROVIDE FACULTY WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING AND RESEARCH
TECHNOLOGY FOR FACULTY
BC INVITED TO EXECUTIVE BRIEFING AT APPLE HQ
Mike Bourque, BC's vice president for information technology
services, and Beth Marshdoyle, BC's Apple account executive, invited
several faculty and administrators to an all day executive briefing at
Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, California. The group spent the
day learning about Apple's initiatives in higher education and recent
product developments in iTunes University and iPad and iPhone apps
development. John Couch, Apple's vice president of Education met
with the group for a general discussion about trends in higher
education. The high point of the day was a visit from Phil Schiller,
BC '82, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing.
From left to right: Scott Olivieri, ITS, Aaron Wyatt, ITS, Rita Owens, Office
of the Provost, Steve Ragalevsky, Apple, Beth Marshdoyle, Apple, John
Gallaugher, CSOM, Mike Bourque, ITS. Missing from the photo:
Evan Kantrowitz, Chemistry and Alec Peck, LSOE.
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Have you backed up your files recently?
Do you have a backup copy off-site?
Have you changed your passwords lately?
Have you deleted unwanted emails?
Have you cleared unwanted “cookies” from your internet browser?
NOVEMBER 2010
OF SPECIAL
INTEREST
LOTS OF FACULTY INTEREST IN eTEACHING DAY 2010
Faculty have expressed much
excitement about the successful
eTeaching Day held at the end of
last semester. You can view the
presentations and see what was
covered in the sold out workshops by visiting HERE .
iPAD APPS DEVELOPED
AT BC
Evan Kantrowitz, Professor of
Chemistry, has developed an
application for the iPad. The
Scientific Data Analysis app,
which was accepted by Apple
this past summer, is now available for free through the iTunes
store. The app allows for the
plotting and analysis of all types
of data that can be formulated as
x,y pairs. Evan's idea for this app
came out of his curiosity around
the iPad and how he might employ the device in his classroom.
He shared his idea with Rita
Owens, Executive Director for
Academic Technology at Boston
College, who realized that Evan
was onto something. She provided six iPads in order for Evan
to test out his app with some
graduate students in his Chemistry lab. To learn more about
Evan's app, click HERE
The Boston College iPhone app
provides news and information
about the University through 16
modules containing items ranging from a campus map to the
BC fight song. Click HERE for
information on how to get this
free app.
A NEWSLETTER TO PROVIDE FACULTY WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING AND RESEARCH