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From: Troy Ray Hutchings Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 2:17 PM To: Alice Penny Medina Subject: Position   Your position announcement for  Administrative Assistant #558621  has been finalized and posted to the Human Resources Employment Opportunities Web site as of December 17, 2010 . You can view this posting by clicking on the following link:  https://www.peoplesoft.nau.edu/psp/89prta/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL?Page=HRS_CE_HM_PRE&Action=A&SiteId=1   As a reminder, the hiring of the final candidate will be contingent upon the results of a background investigation.                                           The application deadline for your posting is : January 3, 2011 by midnight, this posting is open to all applicants . -- Dr. Troy R. Hutchings Faculty, Educational Leadership Director, Student Services College of Education Northern Arizona University (928) 523-6154  

Congratulations Ed tech graduates! Class 2010.

Announcing TCC WORLDWIDE ONLINE CONFERENCE

[Our apologies to those receiving multiple copies of this message.]   Sixteenth Annual TCC WORLDWIDE ONLINE CONFERENCE April 12-14, 2011 Pre-conference: April 5, 2011   EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES: MAKING IT WORK   Submission deadline: January 28, 2011 Homepage:  http://tcc.kcc.hawaii.edu   CALL FOR PROPOSALS   TCC 2011 invites faculty, support staff, librarians, counselors, student affairs professionals, students, administrators, and educational consultants to submit proposals for papers and general sessions. THEME The emergence of Web 2.0 created a global platform for communication, collaboration, and sharing. People, technologies, and perspectives have converged on the Internet that has spawned global communities and platforms such as Twitter and Facebook. The Internet has changed education. Many issues and concerns, however, have yet to be answered fully: How do faculty, staff, students and the communities served collaborate and innovate to produce positive le

Planning on signing up for a Spring 2011 ETC course?

Hi all, The College of Ed administration is looking at the current enrollment to make decisions on courses that will make or not.    If you’re planning on taking a course, you may want to sign up soon.  Don’t wait to sign up for a course only to find out that it has been cancelled.    Michael   ********************************************************************* J. Michael Blocher Ph.D.       (928)523-1897 - Office Associate Professor            Educational Technology  Northern Arizona University    michael.blocher@nau.edu P.O. Box 5774  Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5774       http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~mjb9 *********************************************************************  

Seeking 3rd & 5th grade teachers

We are looking for a 3rd grade teacher and a 5th grade teacher to start on January 3, 2010. As an alumnus of NAU's educational leadership program, I know that the College of Education produces graduates who are well-prepared to teach.   Please pass on news of this opportunity to your graduates and alumni.   Dishchii'bikoh Elementary is a great place to start (or continue) one's teaching career. We offer small class sizes (about 15 students), a strong curriculum, generous instructional support from our math and reading coaches, and extensive in-class help from teaching assistants and special education and Title I teachers. Additional amenities include financial support for continuing education, affordable housing on or near campus, and daily commuter shuttles from Show Low/Lakeside/Pinetop area.   The attachment provides more information about teaching in Cibecue.   Please encourage interested candidates to e-mail me their resumes and unofficial transcripts. I am

ETC674 Web 2.0 Presentation

Please join us TONIGHT for ETC 647 - Group 2's Web 2.0 in the Classroom training session 11-09-10. Invitation: http://agreatweb.edu.glogster.com/web-20-training/ Please RSVP to this email if you plan on attending: * Participants' names and e-mail addresses * Their technical backgrounds: such as: * Have you used Web 2.0 Tools in your teaching? Please name a few... Thank you, ETC 647 - Group 2

Today's Events: ETC Community: Learn Web 2.0 Technologies

Date: November 3, 2010, 6-7 pm Arizona Time ·          Title: Classroom Response Systems (clickers)/ Flyer ·          Speaker: ETC647 Team 5. ·          Where: Elluminate: ETC Virtual Space. Date: November 3, 2010, 6:15-7:15 pm Arizona Time ·          Title: Empower your students by incorporating Web 2.0 tools that engage them in 21st century learning skills/ Flyer ·          Speaker: ETC647 Team 2. ·          Where: Elluminate: ETC Virtual Space.  

May 2011 Commencement

Hi all, Are you planning on graduating and attending Commencement this Spring? If so, please be aware of the commencement changes due to the Dome being renovated in the forwarded email below.   Remember, that you need to have your graduation application submitted to the graduate college by the 2/11/11 deadline.  However, you need to make sure that you give your adviser time to review your application.  In other words, make sure you get your graduation application documents to your adviser in plenty of time for  him/her to review and submit it though to our Department Chair. The Graduation Application Materials need to include the following: 1.        Graduation Application [retrieve at… http://home.nau.edu/gradcol/graduation.asp ] 2.        Unofficial Transcript 3.        Completed Program of Studies [fill out the semester and date for each course taken] Michael ********************************************************************* J. Michael Blocher Ph.D.    (928)523-1897 -

Flagstaff Campus May 2011 Commencement

From: NAU Office of Academic Affairs [mailto:Tracie.Hansen@NAU.EDU] Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 3:54 PM To: ALL-L@list1.ucc.nau.edu Subject: Flagstaff Campus May 2011 Commencement     Date: October 27, 2010 To: NAU Faculty and Staff From: Debra Larson, Nicole Morrow, Jane Kuhn, and TC Eberly Subject: Flagstaff Campus May 2011 Commencement The May 2011 commencement season has been presented with a number of challenges due to the renovation of the Walkup Skydome and the many other construction projects underway in May. After examining many different alternatives and conducting many stakeholder conversations, it was decided that the best option was to rent and construct a high-quality temporary facility.  Structure: The commencement structure will be located in parking lot P62B. P62 will be reserved during commencement for VIP and handicap parking. Lot P62B will be closed on May 2 to accommodate construction. All ot

ETC Community: Learn Web 2.0 Technologies

ETC647 students are providing Web 2.0 Technology Training on Nov, 1, 3, & 4.  Please join us to learn new Web 2.0 technology for teaching and learning. All training sessions are hosted on Elluminate.  All sessions will be recorded.  You do not need to sign up for the sessions. The sessions are open for all ETC members to participate.  Feel free to share these events with your colleagues. List of previous recorded sessions Date: November 1, 2010, 5-6 pm Arizona Time ·          Title: Augmented Reality/ Flyer ·          Speaker: ETC647 Team 1. ·          Where: Elluminate: ETC Virtual Space.   Date: November 3, 2010, 6-7 pm Arizona Time ·          Title: Classroom Response Systems (clickers)/ Flyer ·          Speaker: ETC647 Team 5. ·          Where: Elluminate: ETC Virtual Space. Date: November 3, 2010, 6:15-7:15 pm Arizona Time ·          Title: Empower your students by incorporating Web 2.0 tools that engage them in 21st century learning skills/ Flyer ·  

Euminate Session: USING SOCIAL TAGGING TO CREATE AN ONLINE LEARNING COMMUNITY

The COE Faculty Research Center Proudly Presents . . . A Brown Bag Discussion Presented by:   Dr. Chih-Hsiung Tu     “Using social tagging to create an online learning community” A discussion of recent research   This is the second in a series of Brown Bag Discussions on: Ideas for engaging students in our web courses   In Person: Where : COE Room 150 When : Wednesday, November 3 rd from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.   Statewide & Remote Access: Elluminate: http://elm.elluminate.com:80/NAU-Institution/join_meeting.html?meetingId=1247975419984 Meet Me Phone Line: 928-523-9119   Faculty, Staff, and Students are encouraged to attend  

Research Assistantship Opportunity!! 10 hours a week!

Please read below and reply to Michael.Roberts@nau.edu if you are interested.   Temporary Graduate Student Wanted for CTE SLCD Project   Job Title: Graduate Research Assistant   No. of Openings: 1   Hours Per Week: 16-24 for 8-12 weeks   Wage: $12.50/hour   Employment Start Date: Immediate through December/January   Employment Location: Flagstaff Mountain Campus   Job Description: The CTE SLCD project includes a discovery phase to study student demographics, skill sets, needs, and program expectations. The GRA will coordinate with the Research Specialist from the Office of Academic Assessment and CTE faculty to collect data from various sources including Peoplesoft. GRA will also work with the COE faculty research center developing surveys to collect data from current and former students.   Qualifications: 1. Must have prior research or assessment e

Ed Tech Program Survey

Dear Ed Tech Student:   In an effort to improve our program, we are asking you to participate in a SHORT and ANONYMOUS survey to evaluate the effectiveness of the Ed Tech programs (master’s and certificate). This survey will take you between 5-10 min. to complete. At the end of the survey, you will have the opportunity to enter your email ONLY if you wish to participate in a phone or online interview. Other than that, there are no identifiers in the survey.   This is the address to the survey:   http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5J9NCGC     Thank you so much for your participation and candid input.   Sincerely,   Dr. Laura Sujo-Montes  

ETC Community Series: Capstone Proposals: 9/8, 7pm

Title: How to write capstone proposals Date/Time: September 8, 2010, Wednesday, 7-8 pm Arizona Time. Speaker: Dr. Chih-Hsiung Tu Sponsor: ETC Community Where: Elluminate: ETC Virtual Space. This presentation will give students an opportunity to get updated on the ETC program news; & to learn about writing proposals, such as capstone project proposals, course project proposals etc.  There will also be time at the end for questions and discussion. Contact information: Chih-Hsiung Tu This session will be recorded and available later at: http://sites.google.com/site/etccommunity/Home   Place: NAU Elluminate . Who should attend?  All ETC students since all ETC students must write effective project proposals.  This talk would help you to gain a better understanding about proposal writing, prepare your project goals, activities, and assessments etc. Be sure you have reliable Internet access, speakers, headset etc to participate in this talk.

ETC Community: The Winners are...

Dear ETC Students & Alumni,   Thanks for your support in the event of “To Win a Book.”  We have many valuable postings.  Be sure to read the postings shared by students.  It will help you to prepare the courses you intend to take.   We will conduct the event on the regular bases in the near future.  Do visit ETC Community on Facebook for the updates in ETC Community ( http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flagstaff-AZ/ETC-NAU/105567158813?v=app_2373072738 ).  Do you Tweet?  Follow ETC Community on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ETCCommunity ETC Community: http://sites.google.com/site/etccommunity/   Thanks for ETC faculties’ book contributions from their book collections.   The winners please e-mail me the three choices of the books ASAP. Book List: http://delicious.com/tag/ToWinBooks+ETCNAU   1.        Murray Jones 2.        Jan Coolman     Regards, Chih ****************************************************************** Chih-Hsiung Tu, Ph.D. Associat

Participate in Blackboard Vista Replacement Decision

#ETCNAU 2010/04/27 LMS DECISION PROCESS NAU has launched the process for selecting a new Learning Management System (LMS) to replace Blackboard Vista, our current LMS. The Provost's Academic Computing Advisory Committee (PACAC) invites your participation in the decision process. Now is the time to indicate how and to what extent you wish to participate in the selection of the successor to Blackboard Vista! This email briefly outlines how you can be involved in the decision process. After reading the rest of this email, please spend a couple of minutes filling out the interest form to indicate your desired level of participation. FLASH - Attend a webinar, Friday April 30th 10:00am-11:30am, offered by e-Learning to discuss the two options, Blackboard Learn and Moodle. This is but one of many coming opportunities to learn about these options. (To resister see  http://www.nau.edu/~d-elearn/training/sche

To win Ed Tech Books: 4 more days to go

Have you participated the “To Win Educational Technology Books” event?! It will end April 30, Friday. #ETCNAU Please share your experiences with other ETC students to win education technology books. Join ETC Community on Facebook Page and share your learning experiences with other ETC students.  The more you share; the better chance to win; the more books you can win. For more information see: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flagstaff-AZ/ETC-NAU/105567158813?v=app_2373072738   ·          What books can I win? ·          http://delicious.com/tag/ToWinBooks+ETCNAU   ·          Course experiences that I had were from last year? Count? ·          Yes! Wish to be removed from ETC Listserv.  

ETC Community Series: Integrating Second Life in Teaching & Learning Foreign Languages #ETCNAU

Guest Presenters:  Drs. Hong Zhan, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott & Hsiu-Jen Cheng, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan. Date/Time: April 23, 2010, Friday, 7-8 pm Arizona Time Location: ETC Community Elluminate. Second Life (SL), a 3-D virtual world, has been found beneficial to foreign language education because of its immersive and interactive environments. The presenters will share an on-going study exploring integrating SL into teaching and learning Mandarin Chinese. The presenters will describe the process of the collaborative study involving a teacher training program in Taiwan, an undergraduate degree program in the US, and an information technology institute in Taiwan. The presenters will demonstrate SL teaching and learning task design samples and show SL video clips demonstrating how teaching and learning Chinese can take place in the 3-D virtual environment. Results of their pilot study will be also shared. Wish to be removed from ETC Listse

To Win Educational Technology Books

Have you joined ETC Community on Facebook yet?  Our “To Win Educational Technology Books” event is back and in the process now.  Please share your experiences with other ETC students to win education technology books. Join ETC Community on Facebook Page and share your learning experiences with other ETC students.  The more you share; the better chance to win; the more books you can win. All postings should be posted to ETC Community Facebook Page between April 1 and 30, 2010.  For more information see: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flagstaff-AZ/ETC-NAU/105567158813?v=app_2373072738 To be eligible to win books ·          Become ETC Community Fans ·          Post your course experiences to ETC Community Page. Be sure to check out these recommendations before you enroll in any ETC courses. **************************************************************************** Event Facilitator: We need a student facilitator to facilitate this event. Duty: Facilitate the discussion