NITLE Liaisons' Update
December 12, 2007

Happy holidays!  This update describes NITLE programs, services, and other opportunities that are now available to participating campuses and their faculties and staffs.  We are especially pleased to announce our new DSpace Services and a new set of skills development sessions aimed at helping campuses build their expertise in using DSpace.  Deadlines for involvement in the opportunities listed in this update range from December 14, 2007 - June 22, 2008. 

Please note that the liaisons' update will be taking a break for the holidays. Please expect your next update on Wednesday, January 2, 2008.  Our January 16, 2008, update will include new programming scheduled for fall 2008.



===== Table of Contents =====

== Season's Greetings ==


== Professional development programs ==

1. Can Technology Enhance Cross-Cultural Dialogue? A professional development brown bag for faculty engaging other cultures

2. Manage Your Digital Content with DSpace

3. Five new Workshops-to-Go scheduled


== Managed technology services ==

1. NEW!  DSpace Standard and Customized Services now available

2. Multipoint Interactive Videoconferencing (MIV) Services

3. Moodle Services

4. Sakai Pilot Project


== Community-based collaboration and innovation ==

1.  Call for applications:  Language Technology Boot Camp (Pomona College)


== News and Announcements ==

1.  Stonehill College signs on to participate with NITLE

2.  Latest NITLE Presidential Update released, available online


== Deadlines ==

1. Programs

2. Community collaborations




===== Update =====

== Season's Greetings ==

Season's greetings and happy holidays!  In this holiday season, all of us at NITLE send you and yours warmest wishes for good health, peace, and a joyous new year. 


== Professional development programs ==

To nominate a colleague for participation in one of our professional development programs, please send an e-mail to nominations@nitle.org, including the name of the event and the nominee's name, job title, and e-mail address.  Participation in most NITLE events is first come, first served.  See specific event listings for details.  Our complete calendar of upcoming professional development events is available at http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/125.

Campus liaisons nominating colleagues to participate in a program delivered online via MIV must first complete a one-time survey designed to ensure a positive participation experience.  In consultation with campus technical staff, campus liaisons from U.S. campuses should fill out the survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=MzghIiobKoCVZgBhfKTAvw_3d_3d.  Liaisons from AMICAL member colleges should fill out the survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=ZH4XxNXQdbjQtqlIPP7H3A_3d_3d.


1. Can Technology Enhance Cross-Cultural Dialogue? A professional development brown bag for faculty engaging other cultures

* Program Date & Time: February 15, 2008, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Eastern.  Nomination Deadline:  Friday, January 11, 2008.  Delivered online via MIV.  http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/2595.


2. Manage Your Digital Content with DSpace

Six instances of this new skills development session have been scheduled:  February 20, April 2, April 23, May 21, June 25, and July 23, 2008.  Questions about this new topic in our professional development calendar should be directed to Christina Richison at christina.richison@nitle.org.

* Program Date & Time: February 20, 2008, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Eastern.  Nomination Deadline:  Friday, January 18, 2008.  Delivered online via MIV.  http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/2584.

* Program Date & Time: April 2, 2008, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Eastern.  Nomination Deadline:  Friday, February 29, 2008.  Delivered online via MIV.  http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/2587.

* Program Date & Time: April 23, 2008, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Eastern.  Nomination Deadline:  Friday, March 21, 2008.  Delivered online via MIV.  http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/2585.

* Program Date & Time: May 21, 2008, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Eastern.  Nomination Deadline:  Friday, April 20, 2008.  Delivered online via MIV.  http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/2589.

* Program Date & Time: June 25, 2008, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Eastern.  Nomination Deadline:  Friday, May 23, 2008.  Delivered online via MIV.  http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/2586.

* Program Date & Time: July 23, 2008, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Eastern.  Nomination Deadline:  Friday, June 22, 2008.  Delivered online via MIV.  http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/2590.


3. Five new Workshops-to-Go scheduled

* Web Mapping.  Program Date: March 10 - 11, 2008.  Nomination Deadline: Friday, February 1, 2008.  Location: Lake Forest College.  http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/2578.

* Digital Video Production with iMovie.  Program Date: March 12, 2008.  Nomination Deadline: Friday, February 1, 2008.  Location: Swarthmore College.  http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/2582.

* Digital Image Editing (with Photoshop).  Program Date: March 13, 2008.  Nomination Deadline: Friday, February 1, 2008.  Location: Swarthmore College.  http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/2583.

* Web Mapping.  Program Date: March 14, 2008.  Nomination Deadline: Friday, February 1, 2008.  Location: Swarthmore College.  http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/2581.

* Web Mapping.  Program Date: May 2, 2008.  Nomination Deadline: Friday, March 21, 2008.  Location: Cornell College.  http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/2579.

To order one of our Workshops-to-Go (WTG) for delivery to your campus, please contact Rebecca Davis (rebecca.davis@nitle.org) with your institution's request no fewer than fourteen weeks in advance of the date(s) on which you wish the WTG to be delivered.  To review our full catalog of WTG topics, please see http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/623.  If you have questions about which WTG topics are most appropriate to your campus's needs, Rebecca will be happy to discuss your options with you and help you select the workshop(s) that will address your needs.

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== Managed technology services ==

NITLE is pleased to announce the availability of our new production-level DSpace Services for NITLE participating colleges.

1. NEW!  DSpace Standard and Customized Services now available

Participating colleges interested in open-source, managed institutional repository services can enroll in our DSpace Services for smaller colleges and universities. As a fully managed service, our DSpace Services allow campuses to start and grow their digital repositories with a minimal level of investment, with no hardware to purchase and very little application support expertise to develop. Campuses focus on the work of building digital repositories within the context of a community of campuses sharing ideas and best practices.  Find out more at http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/1275.  Questions?  Please contact Christina Richison at christina.richison@nitle.org.


2. Multipoint Interactive Videoconferencing (MIV) Services: Basic, Enhanced, and Auditorium

Participating colleges can select from a variety of options that will allow them to see, talk to, and work with off-campus colleagues. NITLE MIV Services offer "seats" in a virtual room--or multiple rooms--reserved for the enrolled institution's use. Using MIV, individuals connect with each other directly from their computer desktops, using web-based video and audio, a shared whiteboard, chat, and application-sharing to communicate, interact, and collaborate across distance.  Campuses can also reserve time in the MIV Auditorium.  Find out more at http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/1612.  Questions?  Please contact Karen Lee Davis at karen.davis@nitle.org.


3. Moodle Services: Basic, Campus, and Premium

Participating colleges interested in open-source collaboration and learning management systems can enroll in our managed Moodle services--designed for smaller colleges and universities and the non-profit organizations that serve them--at a level appropriate to their needs. Campuses can use our services to test-drive Moodle, provide integrated support for campus courses, or foster inter-institutional collaboration with off-campus partners. Find out more at http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/1655.  Questions?  Please contact Karen Lee Davis at karen.davis@nitle.org.


4. Sakai Pilot Project

Participating colleges interested in open-source collaboration and learning management systems can also enroll in NITLE's pilot program for managed Sakai services.  Enrollees receive access to limited Sakai LMS services through June 30, 2008, with space for up to 100 users in 5 courses.  Participation in the Sakai Pilot Project is included with comprehensive and defined participation; AMICAL member colleges will be charged a nominal fee.  Participating colleges without an LMS, with an LMS other than Sakai, or with Sakai are encouraged to enroll.  Find out more at http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/1388.  Questions?  Please contact Karen Lee Davis at karen.davis@nitle.org.

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== Community-based collaboration and innovation ==

1.  Call for applications:  Language Technology Boot Camp (Pomona College)

* Language Technology Boot Camp.  Program Dates:  April 10 - 13, 2008.  Application Deadline:  Saturday, January 5, 2008.  Pomona College.  Call for applications:  http://bootcamp.pomona.edu/conference.html. 

At the Language Technology Boot Camp, co-sponsored by Occidental College, participants will further develop the language-assistant training that began at Pomona College in 2005.  At this conference, participants will develop a high-quality, self-contained training program, which will be selective, open-source, and adaptable for various settings.  Participants will be asked to contribute to the project before, during, and after the conference.

The Instructional Innovation Fund award supporting this conference covers participants' conference expenses, including flights, hotel, and food.  Participants must be from a NITLE participating institution.

Please visit http://bootcamp.pomona.edu for further information, contact information, questions, comments, and suggestions.

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== News and Announcements ==

1.  Stonehill College signs on to participate with NITLE

NITLE is happy to announce that Stonehill College (Easton, Massachusetts, http://www.stonehill.edu/) has signed on to participate in the pilot version of the NITLE Network.  Please join us in welcoming Stonehill's faculty or staff to the community of NITLE participating colleges!

If you have questions about the NITLE Network pilot, please feel free to contact me at Alex.Wirth-Cauchon@nitle.org.  A complete and updated list of NITLE participating colleges is always available at http://nitle.org/index.php/nitle/about_nitle/colleges.




2.  Latest NITLE Presidential Update released, available online

NITLE recently released our latest "Presidential Update," which provides an overview of the programs, services, and networking opportunities that NITLE made available to participating colleges in 2007, and which participating colleges have used to drive collaborative activity.  A .pdf is available at http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/2600.   

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== Deadlines ==

1. Programs

This list represents program opportunities that will close to nominations before the end of 2007 or shortly after the New Year.  A full list of program opportunities and deadlines is available at http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/1463. 

= NITLE Summit =

* NITLE Summit.  Nomination Deadline: Friday, December 14, 2007.  Program Dates: April 3 - 5, 2008.  San Francisco, CA.  http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/2097.


= Other Professional Development Programs =

* Explore Sakai.  Nomination Deadline:  Friday, December 14, 2007.  Program Date & Time: January 14, 2008, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Eastern.  Delivered online via MIV.  http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/2459.

* Explore Moodle.  Nomination Deadline:  Friday, December 14, 2007.  Program Date & Time: January 15, 2008, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Eastern.  Delivered online via MIV.  http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/2460.

* Start an Institutional Repository with DSpace.  Nomination Deadline:  Friday, December 14, 2007.  Program Date & Time: January 16, 2008, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Eastern.  Delivered online via MIV.  http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/2475.



* Digital Gaming for Teaching and Learning: A professional development brown bag for instructional technologists.  Nomination Deadline: Friday, December 14, 2007.  Program Date & Time: January 18, 2008, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Eastern.  Delivered online via MIV.  http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/2397.

* Decisions, Decisions: Helping Faculty with Issues of Copyright and Fair Use.  A professional development brown bag for instructional technologists.  Nomination Deadline:  Friday, January 4, 2007.  Program Date & Time:  February 8, 2008, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Eastern.  Delivered online via MIV.  http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/2544.

* Explore Sakai.  Nomination Deadline:  Friday, January 11, 2008.  Program Date & Time:  February 11, 2008, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Eastern.  Delivered online via MIV.  http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/2477.

* Explore Moodle.  Nomination Deadline:  Friday, January 11, 2008.  Program Date & Time:  February 12, 2008, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Eastern.  Delivered online via MIV.  http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/2479.   

* Start an Institutional Repository Using DSpace.  Nomination Deadline:  Friday, January 11, 2008.  Program Date & Time:  February 13, 2008, 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Eastern.  Delivered online via MIV.  http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/2458.

* Can Technology Enhance Cross-Cultural Dialogue? A professional development brown bag for faculty engaging other cultures.  Nomination Deadline:  Friday, January 11, 2008.  Program Date & Time: February 15, 2008, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Eastern.  Delivered online via MIV.  http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/2595.

* Visual Literacy: Using Images for Teaching and Learning.  Nomination Deadline:  Friday, January 18, 2008.  Program Date:  February 29, 2008.  Eugene Lang College.  http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/1856.

* Manage Your Digital Content with DSpace.  Nomination Deadline:  Friday, January 18, 2008.  Program Date & Time: February 20, 2008, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Eastern.  Delivered online via MIV.  http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/2584.


2. Community collaborations

* Call for applications:  Language Technology Boot Camp (Pomona College).  Application Deadline:  Saturday, January 5, 2008.  Program Dates:  April 10 - 13, 2008.  Pomona College.  Call for applications:  http://bootcamp.pomona.edu/conference.html.

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