The Educational Technology Center is Northeastern's hub for the exploration, development and dissemination of technology to enhance teaching, learning and research goals. The Center is also an agent of change, helping to formulate policy on technology-supported teaching and learning.
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The Office of the Provost, the EdTech Center, CIETL and Information Services seek proposals from departments and programs interested in piloting student response systems (clickers) during Fall 2009. The pilot will run September 1 through November 20. The committee has chosen two vendors, iClicker and Turning Technologies, that meet faculty requirements and should be further explored. RFPs are due July 20, 2009 Read more »
Thinking about integrating technology into your Fall curriculum but not sure where to start? The EdTech Center can give you the skills and products to get you moving! Submit an RFP for a project or student assignment idea for Fall 2009 and attend one of our Summer Workshops. If your project is approved, you will receive a digital camera or voice recorder to develop it. Once the project is completed, you may keep the digital camera or voice recorder to develop future curriculum products! Read more »
Northeastern's fifth annual Teaching with Technology mini-conference was a success.
Participants heard how fellow Northeastern faculty are using technology in their courses and learned about a variety of technology related to effective teaching strategies.
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The Educational Technology (EdTech) Center's 2007-08 Annual Report outlines the Center's expanding role within a University that is enhancing its Web presence for an international community of scholars and students. The Annual Report provides an introduction to the EdTech Center's staff and their areas of expertise, as well as to the many services provided to University faculty and administrators. This year the EdTech Center's comprehensive approach to providing services that meet the university's teaching, research and learning objectives resulted in the design and development of 54 websites for the University's research centers, academic departments, advising programs, and community-based initiatives; the offering of more than 35 workshops, demonstrations and conferences; and participation in 6 major grant-funded projects. Outlining the Center's core beliefs, services, and recent projects, this document serves as our invitation to the University community to take advantage of the broad range of services offered by the EdTech Center. View the EdTech Annual Report »
The Educational Technology Center and Marketing & Communications have completed phase one of Northeastern's presence in Second Life. Second Life is a online 3d immersive experience used by many businesses and educational institutions for meetings, demonstrations, conferences, research, collaboration and an array of other creative endeavors. Learn more »
Northeastern's Island: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Northeastern/116/107/23 (NOTE: you need to download and install the second life browser to use this link).
Second Life for Architectural Planning: A Case Study
The EdTech Center has worked with University architects and academic partners to design space that will house the EdTech Center and Center for Innovation and Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CIETL). To test the design, multimedia designer, Seth Merriam built the space to scale, including furnishings, in the virtual world, Second Life (SL) and invited colleagues, both at our institution and others, to visit and make comments. Based on those comments (and our own experiences using the virtual space), we have made substantial changes to the design. The next step is to show the plan to contractors before they begin building the space, which is slated for completion in late June.
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Brudnick Center
The mission of the Brudnick Center for the Study of Violence and Conflict at Northeastern University is to seek solutions to problems of hostility and hatred based on group differences. Involving faculty from a range of disciplines, the Center will initiate research projects and educational endeavors in the area of inter-group conflict and violence (e.g. Learn more about Brudnick Center »
The use of electronic portfolios to collect, reflect on, and display student work is growing at all levels of education. For students, eportfolios provide a means to reflect on their educational experiences and to showcase their best work in a digital repository. For faculty, eportfolios provide concrete evidence of student learning. For institutions, eportfolios are used to evaluate progress on meeting institutional goals. The artifacts and student reflections serve as a vehicle for assessing learning outcomes at the course, program and/or institutional level.
New Home »
Come visit the EdTech Center in our new home in 215 Snell Library.
We've set up a Flickr photostream so you can see the construction and the final result.
Summer Interactive Course Development Project »
Opportunity to receive digital recorder or camera for participating!
Attend one of our Summer Workshops and submit a RFP for a project or student assignment for Fall 2009. If your project is approved, you will receive a digital camera or voice recorder to develop it.
Explore a Virtual World - Walk Through Second Life
Wed, Jul 08
11:00 - 12:00
Educational Wikis and Blogs
Wed, Jul 15
01:00 - 02:00
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Teaching online and in the classroom: The benefits of teaching in two environments »
If you’ve thought of joining the swelling ranks of faculty who teach both online and in the classroom, recent research on the pedagogical rewards of this experience may just convince you to take the plunge.
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