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June is Gay & Lesbian Pride Month, and the CIMC will display books about gays and lesbians in our collection as well as materials relating to the issue of homosexuality in education. View our GLBT Webliography for websites of use to educators.

Posted by Amanda Werhane on June 20, 2004

In the coming year, look for displays of books and other media that tie in to specific courses in the School of Education. For June and July, we've created displays for the C&I 675 General Seminars "Teaching about Africa in Middle and High School" and "Paolo Freire and Education for Social Justice." As always, these display materials are available for check-out.

Posted by Amanda Werhane on June 20, 2004

Jo Ann Carr has been notified that her article “Information literacy collaboration: a shared responsibility” (American Libraries, 34, 8, pp. 52-54) has been selected by the Library Instruction Round Table of the American Library Association as one of the top 20 articles of 2003. The article, co-authored with Ilene Rockman of the California State University System, discusses strategies for collaboration between K-12 and Higher Education in developing and implementing a coordinated program of information literacy.

Posted by Jo Ann Carr on June 20, 2004

Three new devices will be installed in the lab this summer: a film scanner, a film printer, and rewritable CD drives. Two are replacements for older devices: the film scanner and rewritable CD drives. They replace devices that were incompatible with the Macintosh OS X operating system.

The rewritable CD drives attach via firewire to our Macintosh computers. Twelve drives have been installed. The drives run at current top speeds: 52x32x52x . The three numbers are separate speed ratings for recording to CD-R discs, recording and rewriting to CD-RW discs, and reading from any CD respectively. These drives record 50% faster than most rewritable CD drives on our desktop computers.

The Microteck ArtixScan 4000tf film scanner also attaches via firewire to a Macintosh computer. The device converts an analog film image, i.e., a 35mm slide, into a digital image. According to its specifications, the scanner captures 42-bit color at an optical resolution of 4000 dpi by 4000 dpi, and it accommodates both 35mm filmstrips and 35mm slides.

Finally, the Polaroid ProPalette film printer converts digital images into analog film images. The attached 35mm-camera back 'prints' the digital image projected by the device. It is capable of projecting images of any resolution up to 8192 horizontal by 6702 vertical pixels at a color depth of 36 bits per pixel (12 bits per color).

Posted by Chris Dowling on June 20, 2004

Summer hours for the CIMC will begin on May 15. From May 15-September 3, the CIMC will be open from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. on Mondays-Friday. We will also be closed on May 31 in observance of Memorial Day and on July 5 in observance of Independence Day.

School of Education faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to use "Book Retrieval" (see http://madcat.library.wisc.edu/help/hldrtr.htm) for access to CIMC materials when we are closed. Requests for reference assistance can be directed to the libraries e-mail reference service at http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/reference/email/index.html

Comments and questions regarding these hours should be directed to Jo Ann Carr at carr@education.wisc.edu/

Posted by Jo Ann Carr on June 17, 2004

CIMC technology support staff team up with DOIT’s Learning Technology and Distance Education Center to offer a variety of approaches to learning how to use Learn@UW, the University’s new course management system. Learn@UW replaces Blackboard and WebCT in Fall of 2004.

Learn@UW “Skill Sessions” at College New Media Center

Sessions offered by DOIT instruction staff are scheduled at the College New Media Center classroom, room 2257, in Helen C. White Hall, at 600 N. Park St., Madison, WI, 53706. Registration is required, and it is recommended that one either take each session in the series, or have some prior experience in Learn@UW. Please call 265-0330 or e-mail ltde@doit.wisc.edu with questions or for registration.

Introduction and Content
Wednesday: June 9th, 9 a.m. – Noon. Monday: August 9th, 9 a.m. – Noon; August 9th,
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.; August 23rd, 9 a.m. – Noon; August 23rd, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
The content tool allows the distribution of content related to a course. Students may view or download files such as html, PowerPoint, Word, Acrobat, or other digital content an instructor wishes to distribute.

Communications: Discussion and Chat
Thursday: June 10th, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Tuesday: August 10th, 9 a.m. – Noon; August 10th, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.; August 24th, 9 a.m. – Noon; August 24th, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
The discussion area provides a forum for students and instructors to post messages and responses in the form of threaded topics. Chats are synchronous conversations that can be archived and retrieved by an instructor.

Quizzing & Surveys
Wednesday: August 11th, 9 a.m. – Noon; August 11th, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.; August 25th,
9 a.m. – Noon; August 25th, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
This feature allows instructors to evaluate students online using a variety of question types.

Gradebook
Thursday: August 12th, 9 a.m. – Noon; August 12th, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.; August 26th,
9 a.m. – Noon; August 26th, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
The Gradebook allows instructors to keep track of grades and allows students to view their progress if the instructor chooses.

Wrap-up and Question and Answer Period
Friday: June 11th, 9 a.m. – Noon; August 13th, 9 a.m. – Noon; August 13th, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.; August 27th, 9 a.m. – Noon; August 27th, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
This time will be used to answer specific questions about Learn@UW.

Workshops and Consulting offered at the CIMC
Catherine Stephens (cstephens@education.wisc.edu) and Chris Dowling (cdowling@education.wisc.edu) are available to work with faculty on an individual basis. In addition, our summer workshop schedule offers two Introduction to Learn@UW workshops on Thursday, June 3rd from 10-12:00 pm, and Friday, August 6th from 2:00-4:00 pm To register, contact Catherine Stephens at cstephens@education.wisc. We look forward to helping you learn how to approach this new tool.

Posted by Catherine Stephens on June 17, 2004

Click on the “Education Info” link in the left navigational bar to reach a variety of online resources we’ve gathered to enhance your university and professional experiences.

You’ll find 4 sub-sections here:
• “Guides” – Education resource guides and online tutorials
• “Gateway” – Reference gateway to research in education
• “Webliographies” – Calendar of websites for monthly events
• “CIMC Journals List” – List of current journal subscriptions

“Guides”
There’s a lot here, so take time to explore! This is where we bring together links to address your professional development, preK-12 curriculum development, and technological research needs. Recent additions include an online tutorial for the Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database, a guide to resources about No Child Left Behind, and a Praxis/PPST test preparation guide.

“Gateway”
A quick overview to conducting research using MadCat to find library materials, databases to find journal articles, and the Internet to find credible websites.

“Webliographies”
A webliography is simply a bibliography (organized list) of websites. The staff of the CIMC create these annotated lists to highlight events and observances such as the Wisconsin Book Festival and Native American Heritage Month.

“CIMC Journals List”
Visit this page to find out which print periodicals the CIMC subscribes to, including our children’s magazines. Hyperlinked titles bring you to the Electronic Journals search screen, for access to those titles in full text online.

Posted by Amanda Werhane on June 17, 2004

The CIMC and the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Department of Education and Human Services have been awarded a UW System Redesign Grant to develop a portal that provides ease of access to learning objects in teacher education included in MERLOT (see www.MERLOT.org). MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and On-Line Teaching) serves as a national gateway to web-based peer reviewed learning materials that faculty members can adapt and incorporate into their courses.

Jo Ann Carr, CIMC Director, and Susan Cramer, Assistant Dean, College of Education and Human Services at U.W.-Oshkosh, are project directors. They will be assisted by Chris Dowling and Catherine Stephens of the CIMC as well as graduate assistants at both U.W. Madison and U.W.-Oshkosh. Twenty five faculty members at U.W.-Madison and U.W.-Oshkosh will be interviewed to determine the design of the portal. The integration of the portal and of learning objects in teacher education will be the focus of an invitational symposium for twenty four teacher education faculty members from teacher education programs throughout the UW System. For additional information about this project please contact Jo Ann Carr (carr@education.wisc.edu).

Posted by Jo Ann Carr on June 17, 2004

Reconceptualization of our instructional program, collaboration with Madison Metropolitan School District, updating of our reference collection, and the development of a comprehensive program of displays were highlighted in the CIMC's 2003-04 annual report. Most of our activities last year provided support to campus priorities for advancing learning and amplifying the Wisconsin Idea.

The reconceptualization of our instruction program provided a stronger focus on course integrated instruction, resulting in an 360% increase in the number of participants in workshops and class sessions presented by the CIMC. Serving the needs of faculty, staff, and students outside of the CIMC was also supported by posting workshop materials on our web site. (See http://cimc.education.wisc.edu/help_training/instruction/Resources.html)

Collaboration with MMSD focused on the "Let's play metatag" project which provided an opportunity for faculty and staff to explore the use of learning objects in education. This focus on learning objects will continue in 2004-05 as the CIMC collaborates with MMSD in providing metadata to a collection of 100 exemplary learning objects for the use of K-12 teachers. The CIMC will also be working with learning objects for teacher education with support of a UW System Curricular Redesign grant.

The comprehensive review of our reference collection reflects the increasing reliance on electronic resources as many older titles have been superseded by electronic equivalents. Many of the materials previously housed in the reference collection have been moved to the professional materials stacks and are now available for loan.

The CIMC's display program was the focus of a poster session given by CIMC's reference and circulation P.A.'s at the Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians Spring Conference. Comments indicated that the CIMC's program to support current topics and curricular issues by promoting both print and electronic materials can serve as a model for other academic libraries.

Please contact Jo Ann Carr at carr@education.wisc.edu to obtain a full copy of this report.

Posted by Jo Ann Carr on June 17, 2004