Faculty Show Off their 2008 Vision Award Projects
Many College of Education faculty, staff, and students visited the LTC last Friday afternoon for the 2008 Vision Awards Showcase. While munching cookies, they chatted with faculty who described and demonstrated their Vision Award technology projects, which are created to support College of Education classroom instruction.

Consider Buying Mac Leopard OS before April 1 Price Increase
The Learning Technology Center's Laptop Initiative for Future Educators (LIFE) coordinator, Chad Fulton, would like all Professional Development Sequence students to know that the current discount on the Mac Leopard OS (10.5) at the Campus Computer Store, located in FAC, will end March 31. The current price of $34 will rise to $99 on April 1.

Use of LTC's e-Portfolio System Continues to Expand
The Learning Technology Center’s IDEA Studio continues to refine, improve, and expand the use of its e-Portfolio system this semester. Students in three College of Education teacher education cohorts are now using the system to store up to 1 GB of coursework files, create Web pages to organize and display their work, and invite others to view the resulting “online resumes.”

Content Management System for College of Education Web Sites Goes Live
The College of Education Web sites, including the Learning Technology Center and academic department Web sites are now based on a Content Management System that provides a structured format and allows the site to be more easily updated and managed.

STAC Seeks Student Input on College Technology
Replace all chalkboards in the College of Education with whiteboards. Provide every student 1000 pages of free printing each semester. Train faculty and students to use existing technologies more effectively. These are just a few of the ideas that students have suggested to the College of Education Student Technology Advisory Committee (STAC).

LTC Welcomes Students for Spring 2008!
The Learning Technology Center welcomes back all College of Education students for the Spring 2008 semester! As ever, the LTC provides lots of great technology facilities and services for Education students and faculty.