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Academic Excellence & Leadership Development  Connect with CTLT: CTLT Twitter | CTLT Blog | Blackboard Help | iTunes UIN THIS ISSUEAssociate Provost RemarksNotes from the Executive DirectorNew York Times Education Reporter Tamar Lewin and Virginia Tech’s W. Gardner Campbell toSpeak at Tenth Annual Faculty InstituteContribute Content to iTunes U at PaceProvost Grants for the ThinkfinityInnovation in Teaching: videos by Profs. Mary Minnis, Joan WalkerTech Tips: Do's and Don'tsDistance Education at a Glance: Trends from 2002-presentMaximizing the Use of the Library CatalogImprovement at Pace University as Evidenced and Informed by National Survey of StudentEngagement Data (NSSE) Associate Provost RemarksThis issue of Academic Excellence & Leadership Development is led byour Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology (CTLT) and thePforzheimer Center for Faculty Development, with contributions from theOffice of Planning, Assessment and Institutional Research (OPAIR) andthe University Libraries. As the Spring 2011 semester draws to a close,we are pleased by Pace’s progress including major efforts in advancingteaching, learning, and academic support services as showcased in thisissue. In addition to improved financial outlook, we also share with theUniversity community continued challenges to our academicundertaking. more » Notes from the Executive DirectorGreetings all, I am excited to share this issue of Academic Excellence &Leadership Development. As we enter into the last days of the SpringSemester we still have a number of events and happenings to sharewith you. We hope you enjoy reading this edition of the newsletter andwe have set this newsletter up as a blog platform allowing you to leavecomments or questions on each of the newsletter’s sections.Thanks andbest of luck as the semester comes to a close. more » New York Times Education Reporter Tamar Lewinand Virginia Tech’s W. Gardner Campbell to Speak atTenth Annual Faculty InstituteThe celebration of this year’s tenth anniversary Faculty Institute will takeplace Tuesday–Wednesday, May 24–25, on the New York City campus.This year’s Institute will look back at past achievements, address currenttrends and look forward to where we hope to be. For two days specialprogramming and keynotes are planned. Day one will celebrateinstitutional accomplishments over the past ten years. Day two willaddress the visionary trajectories that Pace anticipates will pave the wayfor the future of higher education. more » Contribute Content to the new "Pace on iTunes U"iTunes U is a free service for higher education from Apple that providesa means for managing, delivering, and accessing university-relatedcontent to all, whether on or off campus. Pace on iTunes U combinesrich new media with innovative teaching and research making it ispossible for every Pace faculty member and researcher to effectivelyand efficiently provide course material to students, colleagues, fellowresearchers, as well as the local and global community. If you think youhave content that is appropriate for Pace on iTunes U, contact JulioRodriguez. more » Provost Grants for the Thinkfinity InitiativeIt’s that time again! In the past three years over 60 grants have beenawarded providing over $500,000 in funding to faculty, staff, andadjuncts here at Pace. Applications for our next round of funding are dueon Monday, October 3, 2011. To apply pleasevisit www.pace.edu/ctlt/provosts-grants-thinkfinity-initiative. If youwould like further information contact Lindsay Bonilla . more » Videos: Innovation in TeachingTake a look at what Pace faculty are doing! Watch two short videos oninnovation in teaching with Mary Margaret Minnins, PhD, of the DysonCollege of Arts and Sciences and Joan Turner Walker, PhD, of the Schoolof Education. more » Tech Tips: Do’s and Don'tsLet’s face it, the abundance of new technologies and the rapid pace ofupdating outdated technologies leaves us in a never ending quandary oftrying to get a grasp of it all. Just when you feel like you’ve got a handleon a new technology, they pull the proverbial rug out from beneath you.Constant upgrades, updates, the new “must-haves,” typically puts usback to square one. Well, we’d like to offer some helpful advice when itcomes to dealing incorporating technology into your instruction, andmaking it work for you–not against you. more » Distance Education at a Glance...Did you know?Once considered an alternative method of education reserved for specialpopulations, online learning at the university level has gone mainstream. According to the Sloan Consortium’s 2010 report on online education,online enrollments have continued to grow at rates far in excess of thetotal higher education student population, with the most recent datademonstrating continued substantial growth. Distance Learning FastFacts at Pace: Pace offers 6 certificates and 13 degrees in either anonline or blended learning format; online course offerings haveincreased nearly 42% since 2002; and online enrollments haveincreased nearly 45% since 2002. more » Library article submission titled "Maximizing the Useof the Library Catalog"The Pace University Library catalog has undergone various iterationssince it was first introduced in 1994. When it first launched, it was acharacter-based reference tool that used the then popular telnetconnectivity. Since then, it has morphed into various levels of interactivesophistications which, at the moment, used as a plain webpac (web-opac) or in conjunction with its web 3.0 enhanced feature—Encore—candeliver various information that makes research more meaningful, andsometimes even personalized. more » OPAIR article submission titled "Improvement atPace University as Evidenced and Informed byNational Survey of Student Engagement Data"The period of time beginning with 2002 and continuing through todaycorresponds with a period of great change for Pace University. Thesechanges are reflected in and sometimes a result of Pace studentresponses gathered by the National Survey of Student Engagement.Here we take a brief look at two areas of improvement for Pace: Activeand Collaborative Learning and Student-Faculty Interaction. more » The CTLT Newsletter is part of a joint communication, AcademicExcellence & Leadership Development, which promotescollaboration between members and units of the Pace academiccommunity in support of learning, teaching, scholarship, andinnovation.Copyright © 2011. All rights reserved.Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology and Pforzheimer Center for Faculty Development

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