Jason Mock | IGET: Interest Group for Educational Technology at Illinois

2018 IGET Kick-off Meeting: Thursday, September 13 at noon in 370 Wohlers Hall

The IGET Steering Committee is excited to announce our first IGET gathering of the semester! We are a community of education technology professionals from across campus (and beyond) who share knowledge and experiences in this field via meetings and the EForum listerv.

Our first IGET meeting of the academic year is on Thursday, September 13 at 12:00 noon in 370 Wohlers Hall (Zoom option linked below). We will introduce participants, offer a brief history of IGET and our goals, discuss this blog and other campus resources available in the education technology space, and form a steering committee for the coming year.… Read the rest

Slides from Academic Integrity Presentations from IGET

You can download the slides here. Topics include:

College of Business’ Academic Integrity Module (Scott Wennerdahl, College of Business eLearning)
ProctorU (Marc Thompson, CITL)
Identity Verification System (Kostas Yfantis, ATLAS)

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IGET in October: Academic Integrity – October 11 at 3:30PM in 428 Armory

Our first IGET meeting of the academic year is on Wednesday, October 11, 3:30-5:00 PM in 428 Armory (same room we often used last year). Our topic will be academic integrity.

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IGET in March: Educational Technology Professional Development – March 16 at 3:30PM in 428 Armory

Want to grow in your professional skills? Looking for a resource to point faculty in your department to so they can learn more about educational technology? Have one to share?

Then join us on March 16 for a PD showcase! Our focus is going to be on professional development opportunities that faculty & staff in your units have or can pursue. Please come prepared to discuss what opportunities that you and your colleagues pursue and what you and they have gained from doing so.… Read the rest

Notes From December 8 IGET Meeting: Active Learning Strategies

The December 2017 Interest Group on Educational Technologies (IGET) meeting focused on active learning strategies, per the interest expressed by the IGET community via a survey.

Dr. Ava Wolf started our session with an educational technologist’s perspective on active learning, including research behind why active learning is superior for promoting knowledge retention over other forms of learning, particularly over lecture models. She also shared the various psychological factors that give students motivation to learn and how active learning plays to those factors.… Read the rest

Notes From IGET November 10 Meeting: Evaluating Educational Technologies

The November 2017 Interest Group on Educational Technologies (IGET) meeting focused on evaluating educational tools and strategies, per the interest expressed by the IGET community via a survey. This slide deck was used to facilitate the session.

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IGET in December: Active Learning Strategies – December 8 at 3PM in 1049 BIF

Want to get students more directly involved in the learning process? Want to address different student learning styles? Trying to reinforce important materials and concepts in a more engaging way? Not sure how to get started or what tools might help you out?

Our next Interest Group in Educational Technology (IGET) event for campus is coming up! Our focus will be on Active Learning and will feature Dr. Jose Vazquez, Clinical Professor in the Department of Economics and Director of the College of Liberal Arts and Science Teaching Academy, as well as Dr.… Read the rest

Second IGET Event: Thursday, November 10 at 3:00 PM in 428 Armory

We’ve heard of so much excitement from folks after our first IGET event that we’re pleased to announce the second one!

Who: All educational technology users are welcome!
What: Second IGET event of the semester
When: Thursday, November 10, 3:00-4:30 PM (stay as long as you’re able)
Where: 428 Armory (same room as last time) or Via Zoom

We’re still finalizing the specific agenda. You can submit this 1-question survey to help chose the main topic. We will update this page as we do.… Read the rest

Minutes from IGET’s October 13, 2016 Inaugural Meeting

Summary

On Thursday, October 13, IGET held its first meeting of the semester and under the new name. The meeting was in 428 Armory. Thirty-two people were in attendance, either physically or via Zoom. Main agenda items were:

A brief history of IGET
Introducing the community
Discussion of logistics and plans for the semester
A learning take-away regarding the Box file-sharing and collaboration service

You may view the slide deck used during the meeting.

Action Items

Meetings for Fall 2016 will be the second Tuesday of every month at 3:00 PM.

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First IGET Event: Thursday, October 13 at 3:00 PM

We are excited to host our first IGET event for the fall on Thursday, October 13 at 3:00 PM! All are invited. In our inaugural event, we plan to offer networking among attendees, share our vision for IGET, and solicit your input on how IGET should operate moving forward. Please RSVP here so we know how large of a room to reserve. Tentatively, we will be meeting in the Armory, but final location details will be posted here soon.

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