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Learning management systems, such as Blackboard, are now ubiquitous on college campuses. But like all other aspects of technology in the Internet age, they change rapidly and need to be constantly evaluated for appropriateness. In the months ahead, Information Technology Services will lead a…

Educational Services for Students (ESS) and the University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education (UCITE) will collaborate to deliver a summer University 400C Future Faculty Certificate Program, which is series of six sessions for graduate and professional students considering careers as…

A bequest from the members of the family of the late Evan Nord makes it possible for the University Center for Innovation in Technology and Education (UCITE) to offer Nord Grants to faculty members. The grants are available for a wide range of activities. The next round of grants will begin July…

The next University Center of Innovation in Technology and Education (UCITE) session will focus on active learning, on Thursday, April 16, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Herrick Room of the Allen Memorial Library Building. Along with the creation of several high-tech classrooms that have the tools to…

The University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education (UCITE) will host this year’s Glennan Fellows Program on Thursday, April 9, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Herrick Room of the Allen Memorial Medical Library Building. At this session, the five faculty members who were selected in 2013 for…

The practice of having students work in groups in educational settings keeps growing—partly driven because students have to share resources or are working on projects too large to handle individually, and also because new advanced-technology classrooms like the ones that have been built on the Case…

As part of preparing for Case Western Reserve University’s accreditation review and site visit, the university and its academic departments focused on creating outcomes for courses and programs that can be used as measures of learning. However, the value of specifying such outcomes goes far…

The deadline for the signed nominating letters for 2015-2016 Glennan Fellowships has been extended to Monday, March 16. The nominee is then responsible for submitting a proposal to UCITE by Monday, March 23, once nominated. UCITE invites all faculty members to nominate a fellow faculty member whom…

The SAGES program at Case Western Reserve University has been a major part of the university’s effort to make students aware, from the moment they set foot on campus, of the benefits of a seminar approach to learning. But do students perceive the benefits of seminars? Do they understand why there…

Many factors go into creating a successful flipped classroom, including the creation and curation of materials and activities for students to engage with outside of class. Many students may not necessarily be prepared to best take advantage of these new ways of teaching and may need to be persuaded…