iMacs Replace Older PCs as Summer Session Begins
Older Pentium 4 PCs have been replaced by iMacs in the SZB 439C PC Lab as the LTC greets summer students. The iMacs, which have also been installed in the Open Lab, are Core 2 Duos with 24" screens that can operate in either the Windows or Mac OSX platform.

IDEA Studio Develops New Features, Better Support for College e-Portfolio System
A 2008-2009 Technology Vision Plan project with $18,000 in funding has allowed the IDEA Studio to continue to improve the e-Portfolio system with expanded features and greater ease of use.

IDEA Studio's Open Websites Makes Creating Web Sites Easy
The IDEA Studio has developed "Open Websites," a Web application that makes Web sites easy to create and maintain. It was configured on the Drupal content management system and students can learn how to use the system in about 30 minutes.

21st Century Classroom Demonstrates Model Learning Environment
The next generation of students will be very different from those of today. They will have grown up using cell phones and laptops. Communicating with others through digital technologies will be as natural as breathing. How should schools tackle the challenge of teaching these “digital natives?”

LTC Hosts LIFE Faculty Showcase
The Learning Technology Center hosted the LIFE Faculty Showcase on January 15, 2009. Several LIFE instructors described for other faculty their projects to use technology in their teaching and discussed the impact of these methods on their students.

TLTC Distinguished Lecture Series Welcomes Steven Thorne March 27, 4pm, MEZ 0.306
Dr. Steven Thorne, of Pennsylvania State University, will speak on "Semiotic Flows, Bricolage, and Critical Language Awareness" on Friday, March 27, 2009 at 4:00 pm at Mezes 0.306.

TLTC Distinguished Lecture Series Welcomes Claire Kramsch Feb. 20, 4pm, MEZ 0.306
Dr. Claire Kramsch, of the University of California, Berkeley, will speak on "Authorial Intent and Cultural Authenticity in L2 Computer Mediated Communication" on Friday, February 20, 2009 at 4:00 pm at Mezes 0.306.

TLTC Distinguished Lecture Series welcomes Jim P. Gee Feb. 6, 4pm, MEZ 0.306
Dr. Jim P. Gee, of Arizona State University, will speak on "Learning, Games, and Language" on Friday, February 6, 2009 at 4:00 pm at Mezes 0.306. Professor Gee's most recent books deal with video games, language, and learning.