Tech Interest Groups
Podcasting Interest Group
Faculty interested in delving into podcasting may want to check out the campus Podcasting Interest Group, active since late last fall. The group holds meetings and maintains both a website (http://libweb.uoregon.edu/tools/wikis/podcasting/) and a mailing list (podcasting@lists.uoregon.edu).You can join the email discussion by sending the request "subscribe podcasting" to majordomo@lists.uoregon.edu from your UO account. The interest group provides a forum for people to explore all aspects of podcasting, ranging from the specifics of equipment needed for recording, editing, and publishing a podcast to more general questions about intellectual property issues.
ePortfolio Interest Group
If you're interested in learning more about ePortfolios and how they're being used to enhance teaching at the UO and across the country, you can join the discussion by subscribing to the ePortfolio group listserv. To subscribe, send a message to majordomo@lists.uoregon.edu with the text "subscribeeportfiolio" in the body of the message.The group meets periodically to share experiences and lessons learned during their own experiments with ePortfolio technology. Once you subscribe to the listserv, you'll be notified of future meetings and have access to earlier presentations and discussions. Contact Andre Chinn (achinn@uoregon.edu) for more information.
Blackboard Users Group Conference October 19
The second annual Pacific Northwest Blackboard Users Group conference for instructional faculty will be held at the University of Oregon in the EMU on October 19, 2007 from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. PNWBUG is made up of institutions in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Alaska, and British Columbia.Registration for the conference is $30 per person and includes breakfast and lunch. We are currently accepting proposals for presentations, and registration will be opening soon. For more details, see http://www.wabug.org.