Lynn Jones Eaton Addresses Under-Represented Students at Graduate
School Recruiting Event
 DIIA
Associate Director Lynn Jones
Eaton joined
a distinguished group of speakers at the first annual Come
to Texas event on March 6 and 7, a campus-visitation program
of the Graduate School,
in partnership with the International
Office, to encourage prospective graduate students from under-represented
groups to choose UT Austin. Eaton described the extensive professional
development opportunities provided by DIIA’s Graduate
Student Instructor (GSI) Program, an initiative of the Office
of the Provost and of the Office of Graduate Studies to advance
the pedagogical, professional, and personal development of graduate
teaching assistants and assistant instructors. [more]
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DIIA Assuming Varied Roles in Supporting Core Curriculum Development
With
the recent announcement that DIIA
and Undergraduate Studies
(UGS) will be teaming to create online professional development
modules for Signature Course faculty, DIIA assumed yet another
important role in implementing the vision of the Commission
of 125 for a core curriculum. The Signature
Course program is the centerpiece of curriculum reform envisioned
by the commission. Designed to help first-year students master
essential skills for higher education, the courses will focus on
problem-based learning from an interdisciplinary perspective.
IITAP Gold Awards Recognize Innovative Instructional Technology
in Engineering and Foreign Languages
At
the 11th annual IITAP Showcase on
April 23, gold awards were announced in two categories of innovative
use of instructional technology. For accomplishment in Web-based
Multimedia Learning, Orlando Kelm, Department of Spanish and Portuguese,
was recognized for his entry Tá Falado:
Brazilian Portuguese Pronunciation. For accomplishment
in an Innovative Learning Environment, William O’Brien, Department
of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, was recognized
for his entry Expanding
the Classroom: Mobile Technologies for Construction Education.
Leslie Jarmon was selected for a Special Recognition Award for
her entry Raising
the Bar: Using Second Life in an Interdisciplinary Communications
Course, recognized for promoting community engagement
in a virtual world.
Coordinating Board Funds Project to Develop Critical Thinking Modules for Signature Course Faculty
DIIA, in collaboration with the Office
of Undergraduate Studies (UGS), has won funding from the Texas
Higher Education Coordinating Board to create online professional development modules to showcase best practices
for teaching critical thinking to first-year students. The DIIA/UGS proposal is to design 14 modules to prepare Signature Course faculty to address 10 specific critical thinking skills by means of 4
proven pedagogies. The modules—featuring diverse media including text, graphics, audio, video, and animation—will be integrated into
workshops and individual consultations.
Creation of Green Team Signals Green Light for Green Thinking
After
Tomoko Traphagan started a modest plastic recycling program in
the Bridgeway building, she soon learned the truth about being
careful what you wish for. She became the logical choice to represent
DIIA at a monthly meeting of the Green ‘Horns,
a volunteer organization of UT Austin employees dedicated to helping
staff and faculty reduce their personal environmental footprints
and that of UT Austin overall. Now Traphagan, joined by Cindy Story,
is heading DIIA’s fledgling Green Team volunteer initiative,
joining 13 other Green Teams across campus helping faculty, staff,
and students work together on campus environmental issues at the
departmental or building levels.
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