iPad MiniAn iPad Mini is the early bird incentive prize for registration to Campus Technology Day by April 7.

Lightning sessions to illuminate variety of topics

A series of quick presentations on a variety of topics is new to Campus Technology Day 2014, scheduled for April 29 in the Toldo Health Education Centre.

The Lightning Round will feature six-minute sessions on:

  • Geospatial analysis, discussing six different technologies—data visualization, geocoding, interpolation, network analysis, site selection and cluster analysis;
  • eBook Publishing at the University of Windsor with the Open Monograph Press, combining the rigor of traditional scholarly review with software that streamlines the workflow of a press;
  • Enhancing Teaching and Learning, using CAD as teaching and learning tool  to improve learning in a way that motivates students;
  • Six Minutes in Social Media, giving students permission to have their phones in their faces might enhance the learning experience after all;
  • Using social media as an educational tool, discussing how laptops, cell phones and social media can be leveraged to enhance the student experience;
  • Save your data! Effective research data management can lead to more efficient research and makes it easier to preserve your data;
  • Traveling mobile, learning more about the Eduroam network that allows easy, free access to wireless internet at participating institutions;
  • Prof 2.0 – OERs and Asynchronous Learning Inside and Outside the Classroom Environment examining options for professors to create their own OERs and learning objects to supplement course content and engage students.

Registration is free and includes a complimentary lunch and wine & cheese reception. Early birds who register by Monday, April 7, qualify for a draw for an iPad Mini. Find a full conference agenda and online registration form at uwindsor.ca/ctd.