Professional Development

4/11/2013
College faculties have grown considerably over the years, and as the AAUP notes, the ranks of the tenured and tenure-track professoriate are up 26 percent since 1975.
4/4/2013
The report from the American Association of University Professors accuses Southern of freezing faculty out of the decision-making process as administrators looked for ways to cut costs.
3/28/2013
The significant expansion in private higher education jobs, Nielsen said, may be the result of a two-fold demand.
3/21/2013
Gov. Phil Bryant confronted members of the state College Board Thursday over their opposition to increasing requirements for teaching candidates.
3/7/2013
NACCE is looking for engaging presenters and content that successfully ties into the conference theme: Fueling the Global Economic Engine.
2/28/2013
At UBTech, David Schuff, Associate Professor of Management Information Systems in the Fox School of Business at Temple University, and Laurel Miller is Director of the Institute for Business and Information Technology, will discuss Temple University’s e-Portfolio solution, custom-built using the open-source WordPress platform and freely available. They will explain how e-Portfolio development has been integrated throughout their majors’ coursework, and how they are working with other academic departments to expand the program.
2/28/2013
At UBTech, Jason Meneely, an assistant professor in the Department of Interior Design at the University of Florida, and Tawnya Means, the Director of the Center for Teaching, Learning and Assessment in the Warrington College of Business Administration at the University of Florida, will discuss active learning and the paradigm shift from “information-era” to “creative-era” classrooms.
2/26/2013
At UBTEch, Aprille Noe Black, a seasoned educator with more than 20 years of teaching experience, will share a theory-driven process for designing collaborative instructional activities in an online course.
2/25/2013
At UBTech, Kelly Walsh, CIO at The College of Westchester in White Plains, NY, will discuss the importance of engaging students, provide insights into how emerging education technologies can aid retention, and discuss research showing the benefits of these technologies.
2/24/2013
At UBTech, Kevin Hayes, a Team Lead at Extended Campuses of Northern Arizona University, will discuss how his team developed a way to utilize innovative technologies without compromising their existing SIS. He will show a high level view of how EC built its tier-two system, its tier-one system and how it integrates with NAU’s SIS environment. This system was awarded a Model of Efficiency by the University Business Magazine.
2/21/2013
At UBTech, Curtis Carver, vice chancellor and chief information officer for the Board of Regents of University System of Georgia (USG), will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of a state educational private cloud using the University System of Georgia as a case study. The presentation will address bandwidth agility, virtual data centers, storage and backup as a service, and multiple state agencies using a single network.
2/20/2013
At UBTech, Ryan Cahoy, Rise Vision, will discuss the trends in digital signage and how the technology has advanced through the last 10 years. Hardware and software components available and how universities are leveraging the technology will also be covered.
2/19/2013
At UBTech, Nathan Goss, Director of Evening & Weekend and Transfer Admissions at Brenau University, discusses how use of their CRM system allows them to cultivate relationships with emerging students and non-traditional, adult learners via phone, email and hardcopy.
2/18/2013
At UBTech, Ingrid Ramos Nakamura, VP of Marketing for Akademos, will share survey results related to Textbook and Bookstore Trends. Responses to the open ended question, “What are some of the biggest bookstore challenges you face?” will also be explored.
2/14/2013
At UBTech, Tim Schnabel, Director of Education Programs at Extron Electronics, will provide an in-depth discussion on challenges you will face when incorporating A/V technologies in your classroom and strategies for successful implementation that benefits all stakeholders.

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