Writing a Research Paper with Inspiration® Webcast

What: Writing a Research Paper with Inspiration® Webcast

When: Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 2:00-2:45 p.m. Central Standard Time

Graphic organizers are effective tools for writing research papers. Join us on February 12th to learn how your students can visually plan and record information to write an organized and well-supported research paper using Inspiration. Lucy Belgum, our Education Development Manager for Language Arts, will host a 45-minute webcast demonstrating how use visual techniques to select and narrow a topic, use prewriting notes and organizers to formulate the research paper, and write a thesis statement and support it within the paper's body.

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Just a reminder....IDT Graduate Student Association meeting 6:00 p.m. tonight at On The Border

Come join the IDT Graduate Student Association for our monthly meeting. We will be eating, drinking, and discussing AECT Proposals. If you are interested in presenting at AECT or want to know more about the IDT GSA, don't miss this meeting. We will be meeting at On The Border (Poplar and Perkins) at 6:00 p.m.

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Join us in the AIM Lab for "Tech Literacy Confusion: What Knowledge and Skills Really Matter?"

posted by M. Grant

Join us in the AIM Lab for a Live Online Chat:
Tech Literacy Confusion: What Knowledge and Skills Really Matter?
When: Thursday, Feb. 5th at 1pm Central time
Where: hosted in the AIM Lab (307a Ball Hall) or join online at http://e-news.edweek.org/ct/4109082:4822086664:m:1:219614003:EAA18E30BD9C32250EC7CDFF22AA688E

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2009 AECT International Convention - Call for Proposals

It's not too late! There is still time to submit your proposal for this year's AECT International Convention. This year's convention, Integrative Approaches: Meeting Challenges, will be held in Louisville, KY, October 27-31. The UM IDT program was fortunate to have students and faculty attend and present during the 2008 Convention and we hope to continue that success. You can view the information for this year’s call for proposals to present on the AECT website.
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IDT Graduate Student Association Meeting

Feb 5 2009 - 6:00pm
Feb 5 2009 - 9:00pm

On The Border at Poplar and Perkins

Come join the IDT Graduate Student Association. We will be eating, drinking, and discussing AECT Proposals. If you are interested in presenting at AECT or want to know more about the IDT GSA, don't miss this meeting.

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Correction: Web 2.0 Special Interest Group January 28th Meeting Moved to February 10th.

The AIM Lab and Advanced Learning Center are co-sponsoring a Web 2.0 Special Interest Group (SIG) beginning February 10th, facilitated by Dr. Clif Mims, Assistant Professor from Instructional Design & Technology.

Due to illness and scheduling difficulties, our first SIG has been rescheduled and will be held on Tuesday, February 10th – 11:30 – 1:00 as a Brownbag Lunch in the ALC Learning Lab, FIT 226; drinks and dessert will be provided.

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Research opportunity for doc student

Posted by M. Grant

I was contacted late last week about a potential research opportunity for a doctoral student, probably appropriate for research residency. This would be conducting evaluation research at a local K-8 school during their implementation of smartboads. If you are interested in this possibly, please contact me directly at mgrant2@memphis.edu.

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Dr. David Wiley on the Future of Higher Education, Friday January 23rd

On behalf of the Institute for Intelligent Systems, I (Dr. Martindale) invite you to this lecture by noted technologist and futurist Dr. David Wiley of Brigham Young University. As you see from the abstract below, his topic is particularly timely. The hour-long presentation will be at 4:00 P.M. Friday the 23rd in the FedEx Institute of Technology, Room 405.

Openness and the Disaggregated Future of Higher Education

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