News and Notes

Fall is swiftly approaching and I know you are all immersed in teaching. This time of the year is full of interest in learning and everyone in education is focused on new beginnings. September's newsletter has an interesting article by Jeremy Miller and Marco Fornari (Physics), Minds-on Audio Guided Activities: Teaching the Coriolis Effect, about using iPods in their teaching. They also include an invitation to join their research. The review for September is of the book “Professors as Writers” by Robert Boice submitted by Catherine Riordan (Academic Affairs).

Additional information includes the monthly Blackboard Tip and invitations to two conferences: The Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching in Traverse City and the Michigan Blackboard User’s Group (MiBUG) state conference here in Mount Pleasant. As always, there are books to review and an invitation to join an ever-growing group of faculty who have contributed to this newsletter.

Until next time,
Ireta Ekstrom
FaCIT Instructional Designer