Global Initiative Committee, 09/27/07
 

The Global Initiative Committee is once again offering full and part-time faculty and staff mini-grants to further CSM’s mission to prepare its students and community to meet the challenges of individual, social and global change.  Awards will be based on activity goals, benefits and interest to the college and community, amount of funding requested, and total number of programs funded.  This year we are especially interested in proposals that support college-based international programs such as learning lunches, guest speakers, lectures, seminars, festivals and performances on the three CSM campuses.

For additional information or for an application, contact Don Smith (dons) at ext. 7858 or Janet Houser (janete) at ext. 5323.  The application deadline for spring/summer mini-grants is October 29, 2007.  Please consult the web page for applications and further information. http://www.itc.csmd.edu/grants/global.htm

Letter from Tim Keating, 08/07/07
Dept Chairs:

I have asked Sue Subocz to serve as Interim Director of the Innovative Teaching Center. Jean Runyon’s departure has created a significant absence in the department, and Sue’s experience and energy will serve us well as we reorganize our Distance Learning function, ideally, in line with the recommendations of the Distance Learning Task Force.

Serving in an interim capacity can be difficult, but it will be made easier by the support that I know all of you will lend her and the ITC staff during this time.

Thank you, Sue, for taking over these responsibilities. Thanks to all of the ITC staff for not losing any momentum in this interim period. I would ask department chairs to communicate this news to your full and part time faculty, as I have no reliable way of being certain to reach all faculty, though I know each of you do within your own department.

Thanks in advance to all of you for your support for the ITC.

Tim

Full Article: http://www.westga.edu/~distance/ojdla/articles/fall2006/donnelly93.htm

Abstract
Podcasting and podcatching provide trainers and teachers with powerful, personal tools for delivering exactly the right content to learners at teachable moments—anytime, anywhere. The strength of podcasting lies in the potency of voice communication, which cuts through the dense text of the Internet and offers a human connection during distance training. In addition, podcasting offers the ability for learners to multitask and to time-shift content. Trainers, professors and librarians have already begun using podcasting for myriad training and learning situations, and new tools are making podcast production possible for novices. Copyright, security, searchability, archival, and diversity are some of the current concerns podcasters must address as they develop this new instructional avenue.

CSM Faculty Named to Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 2005
27 College of Southern Maryland faculty members have been chosen to be included in Who's Who Among America's Teachers. Who's Who pays tribute to exceptional teachers. Each faculty member was nominated by one or more former students. Who's Who is the only recognition program in the education field where the nation's top high school and college students can honor those teachers who have most significantly impacted their lives.

• Lelia Allen,Professor
  Social Sciences, Human Services, and Teacher Education Department

• Christine M. Arnold-Lourie, Professor
  Fine Arts and Humanities Department

• Alfreda P. Banks, Academic Advisor
  Advisement and Career Services Department

• Rex Bishop, Professor
  Business, Economics and Legal Studies Department

• Turner R. Coggins Jr., Associate Professor
  Biological and Physical Science Department

• Giovanna Colosi, Director
  Student Life Department

• Charles H. Dietz, Professor
  Mathematics, Physics and Engineering Department

• Bruce Fried, Professor
  Business, Economics and Legal Studies Department

• Bonnie Fuller, Professor
  Nursing and Health Technology Department

• Bonnie Harrison, Professor
  Business, Economics and Legal Studies Department

• Robert Gates Jr., Associate Professor
  Technical Studies Department

• Patricia A. Genz, Professor
  Languages and Literature Department

• Chretien F. Guidry, Instructor
  Fine Arts and Humanities Department

• Thomas M. Jarvis, Instructor
  Fine Arts and Humanities Department

• Margaret Jenkins, Instructor
  Languages and Literature Department

• Wayne Karlin, Professor
  Languages and Literature Department

• Judith A. Osborn, Professor
  Biological and Physical Science Department

• Daphne A. Powell, Instructor
  Technical Studies Department

• Elizabeth G. Rourke, Associate Professor
  Mathematics, Physics and Engineering Department

• Tom Russ, Instructor
  Biological and Physical Science Department

• Robert R. Schaller, Professor
  Business, Economics and Legal Studies Department

• Edward Schauf, Associate Professor
  Business, Economics and Legal Studies Department

• Arthur Viterito, Professor
  Social Sciences, Human Services, and Teacher Education Department

• Edward R. Whalen, Associate Professor
  Technical Studies Department

• John S Wilson, Associate Professor
  Technical Studies Department

• Mary Wolf, Instructor
  Fine Arts and Humanities Department

• Douglas Zabel, Professor
  Biological and Physical Science Department
   

CSM Faculty Members Among “Who’s Who” Teachers
Who’s Who Among American Teachers®, a premier publication recognizing outstanding teachers, has selected 18 instructors from CSM to honor in the 2004 edition of their distinguished list. Who’s Who Among American Teachers® honors those educators nominated by students from Who’s Who Among American High School Students®,
Who’s Who Among American High School Students-Sports Edition and students honored in The National Dean’s List®. Because of the high caliber of students nominating them, the approximately 156,000 teachers featured in the current edition of Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers are among our nation’s best and most respected teachers.

Nominees are selected every two years. CSM faculty members selected for the 2004 honors are Christine Arnold-Lourie, Rex Bishop, Turner Coggins Jr., Charles Dietz, Gary Frick, Bruce Fried, Chretien Guidry, Gary Jameson, Wayne Karlin, Gregory Marshall, Daphne Morris, William Morton, Daphne Powell, Ed Schauf, Sharon Smith-Douglas, Mary Wolf, Douglas Zabel, and Robert Gates. Congratulations to these extraordinary faculty members on this distinguished nomination!

NoodleTools, NoodleBib usage statistics. The data below show the number of bibliographies created in each category:

For more information view the NoodleTools workshop handout: MS Word  | HTML

CSM participated in an online survey entitled "Survey of Technology Used to Develop and Teach Online Courses". The survey has been completed and the results compiled. The results can be viewed at
http://www.allegany.edu/dl/idesigns/statewide_survey/survey_results_statewide.htm