{"id":1998,"date":"2014-02-06T14:23:33","date_gmt":"2014-02-06T14:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/?p=1998"},"modified":"2014-02-06T14:23:33","modified_gmt":"2014-02-06T14:23:33","slug":"2014-summer-technology-institute-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/2014\/02\/06\/2014-summer-technology-institute-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Apply for the 2014 Summer Technology Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File%3AShopware-general-Woman-and-Laptop.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2004 alignleft\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; border: 1px solid black;\" alt=\"By shopware AG [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/files\/2014\/02\/woman_green.png\" width=\"256\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/files\/2014\/02\/woman_green.png 320w, https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/files\/2014\/02\/woman_green-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/a>Note<\/strong>: To apply for the Summer Technology Institute, please fill out the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/12anmazvxSBaSCzWY6vpiso9gJVrWLzTsaU7nngNbqqQ\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\">application form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Summer Technology Institute, sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the Center for Teaching, Learning and Scholarship, is an opportunity for faculty to participate in a learning community of faculty across disciplines and schools engaged in an exploration of the effective uses of technology in teaching, learning, collaboration, and scholarship.<\/p>\n<p>Faculty who consider themselves <strong>basic users<\/strong> or do not currently use technology in their courses are <strong>especially encouraged to apply<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>A $500 stipend accompanies participation in the summer institute.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">The program features a weeklong institute in June, held at Washburn Lounge on the Brattle Campus. Here, faculty will engage in a rich mix of dialogue, hands-on practice, project-based learning, reflection, and application to explore innovative ways technology can be integrated into their teaching. Regular gatherings over the course of the academic year will extend conversations and deepen learning begun at the Summer Institute.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Major topics addressed at the Summer Institute include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Instructional Design<\/li>\n<li>Technology-Enhanced Course Design Strategies<\/li>\n<li>Use of Instructional Technology tools including myLesley (Blackboard, myLesley Voice Tools, Voicethread, Collaborate, and Blackboard Instant Messenger)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Expectations for Summer Technology Institute Participants<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Faculty are expected to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Participate in a 5-day training seminar: June 9-13, 2014<\/li>\n<li>Develop a technology-enhanced learning activity for a 2014-2015 course<\/li>\n<li>Attend at least 2 \u201cbrown bag\u201d discussion workshops during the 2014-15 school year<\/li>\n<li>Present a workshop or poster session at the 2015 eLearning Institute<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Important Dates<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table width=\"300\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>March 7, 2014<\/td>\n<td>Applications Due<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>March 31, 2014<\/td>\n<td>Participants Announced<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>June 9-13, 2014<\/td>\n<td>Summer Institute<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>January 2015<\/td>\n<td>eLearning Institute<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Application<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To apply for the Summer Technology Institute, please fill out the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/12anmazvxSBaSCzWY6vpiso9gJVrWLzTsaU7nngNbqqQ\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\">application form<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Note: To apply for the Summer Technology Institute, please fill out the\u00a0application form. 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