What is Chat, Chow, & Web 2.0?
“Open locks, whoever knocks”
In observation of Disability Awareness Month, this session featured Karen Hemker, Director of Disability Services, and two of her student guests demonstrating how they use technology to ensure that educational resources and opportunities are open to all students at...
September 2013 Session
"Summer's lease hath all too short a date"This was especially true for the dedicated faculty who taught online classes this summer. Dr. Elizabeth Seebach (Psychology), Josh Lallaman (Biology), Dr. Valerie Edwards (Sociology), and Blake Pickart (Business) shared...
April’s Session
In response to the growing academic interest in MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), the Chat Chow team brought in educators from the University of Wisconsin, Lacrosse to talk about their experiences creating a MOOC for that institution. Mathematics...
March Session
The new Manager of Technology Support Services, Tianna Johnson, and Scott Cowdrey, CIO, were first on the bill. Cowdrey introduced Johnson to the group, and then they described several Technology Department initiatives including a new telephone...
February 2013 Session
The Chat Chow & Web 2.0 series opened its second semester sessions with a program on the "flipped classroom" presented by Dr. Janelle Schultz and Dr. Kristen Selke from the Mathematics Department. According to Educause, a flipped classroom is a "pedagogical...
November’s Session
Preston Lawing, professor of art and design, took the stage to first of all demonstrate Google's new "Art Project" and then to show how the art department is making use of phones and tablets in instruction. He described how his students are using a number...
October’s Session
Nathan Lien and Brett Bodsgard, both from the Chemistry Department, introduced the group to SmartWork, a program from publisher W. W. Norton that bills itself as the "most intuitive tutorial and online homework system available." The program comes bundled with a...
September Session
Chat Chow opened the new school year with a panel discussion by faculty who worked over the summer teaching online classes. Panel participants included Carolyn Ayers, Jeff Hefel, Derek Jackson, Brooke Lenz, Larry Price, and Chris Vondracek. Jason Spartz,...
2012 Fall Semester Programs
"Summertime and the livin' is (no longer) easy"Online summer school appears to be "here to stay." Chat Chow opens the new school year with a panel discussion by faculty who worked over the summer teaching online classes. Participants include Carolyn Ayers, Jana Craft,...
April’s Session
On the last session of the semester faculty and staff were invited to participate in a technology "petting zoo." Campus innovators were encouraged to bring in their mobile devices and their ideas about how to use them in the classroom. Bookstore staff...
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