UW CMS PAPER PUBLISHED BY EDUCAUSE - Educause's Center for Applied
Research has published a study on faculty and instructional staff use of course
management systems (CMSes). The research, by Glenda Morgan, a learning
technology analyst in the Office of Learning and Information Technology at University
of Wisconsin (UW) System, looks at how faculty members use course management
systems in their teaching. It is based on a quantitative survey of 730 faculty and staff,
140 qualitative interviews, as well as usage logs of the CMSes in the UW System.
The study focuses specifically on faculty use of CMSes: the extent to which they use
them, which features they use, in which learning environments they use them,
and what motivates them to increase or decrease their use. To download a summary,
visit: http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ecar_so/ers/ers0302/ekf0302.pdf
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DE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE AND ONLINE
GROUP NOW FORMING - A Fall 2003 online group is now forming to participate
in the Distance Education Certificate Program offered by UW-Madison. The group
will start the program on September 24 (enrollment deadline is September 5,) working
as a cohort in completing online core modules. Three half-tuition scholarships are
available. Scholarship applications are due August 29. The Certificate Program features
a professional development curriculum covering distance/online teaching, learning,
technology, instructional design, evaluation, learner support, and management. No
travel required. For information about the program and scholarships, see the DECP
Online Catalog at: http://www.uwex.edu/disted/depd/ or contact Chris Olgren at:
cholgren@facstaff.wisc.edu

TTT - This month's Teaching With Technology Today (TTT), vol 9 no 8 includes:

* Posing Policy Problems in a Web Exercise: AIDS in Africa by Angela S. Burger,
UW-Marathon County - http://www.uwsa.edu/ttt/articles/burger.htm

* Implementing a "Weekly Web Link" Assignment by Michael Ritter, UW-
Stevens Point - http://www.uwsa.edu/ttt/articles/ritter.htm

* Teaching GIS Technology at UW-Superior by William Bajjali, UW-Superior -
http://www.uwsa.edu/ttt/articles/bajjali.htm

* IT Info - Submitted by Tammy Kempfert, TTT Editor -
http://www.uwsa.edu/ttt/news.htm

* Meet the Experts - Featuring Glenda Morgan, UW System -
http://www.uwsa.edu/ttt/meet/morgan.htm

(TTT welcomes ideas from all UW faculty, academic staff, and students. To propose
a topic or contribute an article, contact: tkempfert@uwsa.edu)

WISCONSIN PARTNERS IN CREATING DIGITAL MEDIA STANDARDS -
Sixteen universities and colleges have formed the International Digital Partnership to
establish best practices, certification, and targeted workshops for students and faculty.
Participants include: Ball State University, Carnegie Mellon University, Florida State
University, State University of New York, Stetson University, Union University,
University of California-Los Angeles, University of Georgia, University of Montana,
University of Florida, University of Warwick in England, and University of Wisconsin-
Milwaukee. Scott Olson, Ball State's Dean of the College of Communication,
Information, and Media, has been elected its first chairman and chief executive officer.
For more information visit: http://www.idmaa.org