News

Jo Ann Carr, CIMC Director, has been elected to the Academic Staff Executive Committee (ASEC). This nine member committee acts as the day-to-day administrative executive committee for the Academic Staff Assembly and for the academic staff at large.

Jo Ann and Susan Cramer, UW Oshkosh, also co-presented a poster session at the 2005 MERLOT International Conference "Talk the Talk!: Enhancing Access to Learning Objects". This poster session reported on the results of their 2004-2005 UW System funded curricular design project that resulted in the development of a draft portal for learning objects in teacher education. (See portal included in CIMC / MetaSites: Online Curriculum Resources at http://cimc.education.wisc.edu/computing/technology/curric.html ).

We are also happy to announce that Lisa Teyema has recently joined the staff as the new Reference/Instruction Project Assistant. She will be working at the reference desk and helping out with our instruction program. Lisa is currently enrolled in the School of Library and Information Studies where she is working towards her Master’s degree. Lisa brings classroom and library experience to the CIMC, in addition to a number of diverse life experiences. Please stop by the reference desk and say hello to Lisa.

Posted by Jo Ann Carr on August 1, 2005

Make it a Movie Night:

Tired of rental fees? Come to the C.I.M.C. for movies. We have many popular feature films and video versions of children's books in our collection. Titles include:
A Bug's Life
Harry Potter
Mr. Holland's Opus
Bowling for Columbine
and many, many more....

International Reading Association Choices Booklists

According to the International Reading Association's website, "each year, thousands of children, young adults, teachers, and librarians around the United States select their favorite recently published books for the "Choices" booklist." Visit the C.I.M.C. and check out some of this year's favorites.

War & Peace

August 2005 commemorates 60 years since the end of World War II and the dropping of the atomic bomb. In honor of this anniversary, the C.I.M.C. will feature items discussing war and peace, the atomic bomb, and the story of Sadako and her paper peace cranes.

American Aritist Appreciation Month

Stop by the C.I.M.C. to learn more about American artists. Items on display include books, videos, and full-sized posters by artists such as Georgia O'Keefe, Mary Cassat, Allan Rohan Crite, and Gilbert Stuart (among others).

Posted by Kelly Haferman on August 1, 2005

Spyware tracks your web browsing and worse. It is one of those facts
of computing life like viruses and other "malware" or malicious
code. For more information about spyware, here is one of many online
resources http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyware. Luckily, there are
anti-spyware programs like Ad-Aware Plus to remove and block it.

Ad-Aware can be downloaded from the DoIT Electronic Shelf. The
campus purchased a site license to provide the program at no cost to
students, faculty, and staff. (Sorry, this program only runs on
Microsoft Windows computers.) Run a web browser and open the main
Shelf page...

http://shelf.doit.wisc.edu/

Click on the "Ad-Aware Plus" link along the left margin. This opens a
page listing the Ad-Aware installer and other files. Click on the file
link labeled "aawseplus.exe", and agree to download this installer
program to your computer. Quit the web browser.

Find the "aawseplus" installer icon on your desktop. (The icon looks
like a computer behind an open box of software.) Double-click to open
and run the installer. The installer is a series of wizard windows
with buttons at the bottom to move forward or backward when
installing Ad-Aware. Click the "Next" button to continue past the
welcome screen, fill the "I accept the license agreement" checkbox,
and click "Next" repeatedly to answer the next series of installation
questions. (Because all the default choices are generally good, there is
no reason to choose otherwise.) After the third or fourth
click, the files begin installing.

The final installation window has a single active button labeled
"Finish", and the window has three checkboxes to decide the next
series of actions. Clicking "Finish" and accepting the defaults is a
good choice, because Ad-Aware will immediately download up-to-date
spyware definitions and fully scan your computer. It can take some
time (~5-10 minutes), because the Registry of settings and all files
are scanned. This full scan is worthwhile, especially if you have
never before scanned for spyware.

(Next month, running Ad-Aware and Ad-Watch.)

Posted by Chris Dowling on August 1, 2005

Activities in support of research, teaching and learning, advancing the Wisconsin idea, and nurturing human resources are highlighted in the CIMC's annual report for 2004-05. The development of a portal for learning objects in teacher education, supported by UW System funds, and accomplished in collaboration with UW Oskhosh both supports research and provides a tool for teaching and learning (see story in June newsletter). The CIMC's instruction program continued to grow in 2004-05 with an increasing emphasis on the development of web based resources to support teaching and learning. Outreach activities included staff presentations at state and national conferences, collaboration with Dane Districts Online in activities to advance distance learning at the K-12 level, and the delivery of a storyhour for the Allied Drive After School Safe Haven Program (see story in April newsletter). In addition to revising position responsibilities for Anna Lewis and Jo Ann Carr to the closer relationship between the IMDC and the CIMC, we also hired a new Information Services Librarian and provided internship opportunities for students from the School of Library and Information Studies. The complete annual report is available at http://cimc.education.wisc.edu/Annual%20Report/0405Annual_report.html .

Posted by Jo Ann Carr on August 1, 2005

Defending Standardized Testing, edited by Richard P. Phelps. (L. Erlbaum, 2005)
The literature on standardized testing is dominated by criticism that standardization perpetuates inequality and inhibits reform. This collection documents public support for testing to measure student achievement and to gauge education systems. It avers the increased efficiency and utility of standardized instruments and attempts to more clearly articulate their advantages.
LB 3060.3 D44 2005

Defining Moments: The Internet Revolution, Kevin Hillstrom, editor. (Omnigraphics, 2005)
The Defining Moments series focuses on signal events in U.S. history since 1900, providing narrative overview, collective biography, and selected primary sources to explain the role of each era or event in our contemporary historical fabric.
TK 5105.875 I57 H54 2005

Study Guide for the French and German Tests (ETS; The Praxis series : professional assessments for beginning teachers, 2005)
A language addition to the Praxis series that helps prepare beginning teachers for testing of their understanding of French and German as curricular subjects.
LB 1762 .E38 2005 FreGer

10 Best Teaching Practices: How Brain Research, Learning Styles, and Standards Define Teaching Competencies, by Donna Walker Tileston. 2nd ed. (Corwin Press, 2005)
Tileston updates her 2000 first edition list of mentoring guidelines to help teachers inspire reluctant students to self-motivation.
LB 1775.2 T54 2005

Girls Who Looked Under Rocks: The Lives of Six Pioneering Naturalists, by Jeannine Atkins, illustrated by Paula Conner (Dawn Pubs., 2000)
For young readers, easy introductions to Jane Goodall, Rachel Carson, and other women scientist/writers.
(LTy) QH 26 .A84 2000

Posted by Vince Jenkins on August 1, 2005

Video Classroom
Video classroom is a searchable digital library of video and audio clips documenting real-life classroom experience in using technology. The video and audio programs are searchable by content area, grade level, technology used, instructional setting, professional needs, or keywords. Additional resources include interview segments, suggested websites, and discussion questions.

School Matters
A free web-based service that allows users to search and compare statistical data on public schools, school districts, and state education systems. Types of data include: student performance data; spending, revenue & taxes data; school environment data; and community demographic data.

NSTA Teacher Resources: Science Websites
Hosted by the National Science Teachers Association, this web page provides annotated links to recommended Science websites. Resources are organized by categories, including Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science, Environmental Science, Space Science, Mathematics, museums/science centers, publications, lesson plans, science fairs, software, resources, distance learning, employment, and more.

Posted by Vince Jenkins on August 1, 2005

At the outset of each semester, CIMC staff pay close attention to SoE course offerings, and then connect with SoE faculty to offer customized instruction sessions aimed at integrating information and technology literacy into SoE curriculum. CIMC instruction sessions help address information and technology literacy standards. Topics include evaluation and selection of resources for class projects and research, using technology and digital media for classroom work, and effective use of technology to communicate and convey information to classmates and instructors.

Actual design of course-integrated instruction happens in a collaborative context. CIMC staff work closely with SoE faculty in order to compliment course objectives, assignments and course outcomes. Steps include a review of the class syllabus, consultation with faculty about course materials and specific course assignments, and design of course instruction sessions which relate to course objectives. Course sessions take place in CIMC technology labs, or in the SoE classrooms.

Beginning in Fall 2005, instruction sessions may also include items posted on “Library Course Pages”, which allow the posting of library instruction resources in conjunction with course reserves.

To learn more about course-integrated instruction opportunities, visit the program description online, or contact Catherine Stephens at cstephens@education.wisc.edu.

Posted by Catherine Stephens on August 1, 2005

Please note that if you would like your reserves available at the start of the fall semester you will need to submit your request by August 18th.

You may print the Reserve List request form at http://cimc.education.wisc.edu/e_reserves/PDF_form/reserve_list.pdf
Please fill it out and return to Donna Meicher at 368 Teacher Education Building. Or, you may submit your request electronically to CIMC Reserves (cimcres@education.wisc.edu)

For guidelines on placing items on reserve at the CIMC, go to http://cimc.education.wisc.edu/e_reserves/index.html

An email with further details will be sent to all instructors in early August.

Posted by Donna Meicher on August 1, 2005

The CIMC's journal subscription costs in fiscal 2006 are projected to increase approximately 7%-9% (between $2000 and $2600), but our budget remains static. To continue subscriptions to highly used titles which are important to School of Education curricular support, we must evaluate and cancel others based on their underuse, expense, and/or availability to CIMC users via the Internet.

The CIMC has identified 38 potential subscription cancellations as of January 2006. Each title is followed by its 2005 subscription cost and its 2005 cost-per-use count (nearly all cost at least $15.00 per use). Most of them are available electronically, although publishers often deny access to the most recent 6-12 months' issues.

Please review the following list and let us know by August 15 which titles you feel the CIMC should not cancel.

Applied measurement in education $460.00 $24.21
Art education $ 50.00 $16.67
Cognition and instruction $480.00 $23.00
Condition of education $ 43.00 $43.00
Curriculum inquiry $261.00 $17.40
Early childhood education journal $835.00 $28.80
Early education and development $255.00 $18.21
Education and society $286.00 $26.00
Education week $ 80.00 $11.42
Educational assessment $290.00 $48.33
Educational media and technology yrbk $ 75.00 $75.00
Exceptionality $365.00 $33.18
Focus on exceptional children $ 48.00 $48.00
High school journal $ 54.00 $27.00
Information tech. in childhood ed. annual $105.00 $35.00
Interchange $318.00 $45.43
J. of computers in math & science teaching $150.00 $21.43
J. of curriculum studies $582.00 $16.63
J. of educ. for students placed at risk $385.00 $77.00
J. of educational measurement $285.00 $17.81
J. of educational multimedia and hypermedia $150.00 $21.43
J. of environmental education $119.00 $17.00
J. of moral education $350.00 $87.50
J. of research in science teaching $1,155.00 $19.58
J. of school psychology $395.00 $98.75
J. of science teacher education $316.00 $31.60
J. of special education technology $109.00 $36.33
J. of technology and teacher education $150.00 $25.00
JCT (J. of curriculum theorizing) $125.00 $31.25
Learning disabilities research & practice $475.00 $21.59
Magazine of history $40.00 $20.00
Multicultural perspectives $250.00 $16.67
Open learning $246.00 $41.00
Professional school counseling $ 90.00 $22.50
Psychology in the schools $539.00 $23.43
Resrch & prac. for pers w/severe disabilities $280.00 $35.00
Scholastic choices $ 20.00 $20.00
Teaching education $320.00 $32.00

Posted by Vince Jenkins on August 1, 2005