http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/news/ The latest from CCNMTL. http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/web/images/slce_logo.gif http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/news/ 144 58 en Copyright 2012 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:15:58 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss CCNMTL developer Eddie Rubeiz is multi-talented. Besides being a coder on numerous CCNMTL custom environments, Eddie is also an accomplished singer. This past Friday, Eddie joined three other singers to perform Josquin des Prez's Ave Maria, a long-time staple of... http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/news/announcements/developer-sings-at-music-hum.html http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/news/announcements/developer-sings-at-music-hum.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:15:58 -0500 Dr. John Zimmerman, assistant director at CCNMTL, retired from the University on January 31, 2012. John was a key member of the CCNMTL staff and the cornerstone of the Center’s work on Columbia University's Medical Center Campus since the founding... http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/news/announcements/john-zimmerman-retires.html http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/news/announcements/john-zimmerman-retires.html Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:36:24 -0500 Last week, Apple announced a major redesign of iTunes U with the launch of two new products. The first product is a dedicated iOS app, iTunes U, that provides access to the existing iTunes U content and to new content... http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/enhanced/solutions/new_itunes_u_releases.html http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/enhanced/solutions/new_itunes_u_releases.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:05:16 -0500 CCNMTL has released an updated version of Mediathread, the Center’s innovative, open-source platform for exploration, analysis, and organization of multimedia content. Improvements in this release include: Direct video uploading: Columbia University students, instructors, and staff can now upload video to... http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/news/announcements/updated-version-of-mediathread.html http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/news/announcements/updated-version-of-mediathread.html Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:42:04 -0500 The Sunday morning show The Wall Street Journal Report with Maria Bartiromo featured an interview with Goldie Hawn speaking about the MindUP curriculum. MindUP is a PreK-8 social and emotional learning curriculum recently published by Scholastic, Inc. In the interview,... http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/news/in-the-news/wsjr-features-mindup.html http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/news/in-the-news/wsjr-features-mindup.html Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:37:24 -0500 Start off the new year by sprucing up your course with educational technology! CCNMTL has Faculty Development Workshops throughout January on simple yet powerful teaching tools. Take advantage of faster, more powerful course management with New CourseWorks. Promote student collaboration... http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/news/announcements/january-faculty-workshops.html http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/news/announcements/january-faculty-workshops.html Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:25:36 -0500 Instructors can now learn the essentials of New CourseWorks with a series of short video tutorials hosted on CCNMTL’s YouTube channel. The videos are one to two minutes long each and offer a convenient way for instructors to learn to... http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/news/announcements/new-courseworks-video-tutorials.html http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/news/announcements/new-courseworks-video-tutorials.html Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:30:14 -0500 On December 29, 2011 CUIT upgraded the New CourseWorks system to Sakai version 2.8. The upgrade adds a number of new features and interface improvements, including a "My Courses" page to consolidate information for easy access to content, customizable Quick... http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/news/announcements/new-courseworks-upgrade-adds-f.html http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/news/announcements/new-courseworks-upgrade-adds-f.html Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:12:47 -0500 On December 29th 2011, CUIT upgraded the New CourseWorks system to Sakai version 2.8. With it came a number of new features and interface improvements. The interface of the system has been upgraded to better utilize space and ease navigation... http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/enhanced/noted/new_courseworks_updates_to_28.html http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/enhanced/noted/new_courseworks_updates_to_28.html Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:16:30 -0500 CCNMTL has assembled a playlist of videos on YouTube for faculty. Visit this article in the CCNMTL Knowledge Base to find a forty-five-minute screencast (with table of contents) of a recent New CourseWorks workshop. Other documentation is available in the... http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/enhanced/noted/new_courseworks_sakai_screenca.html http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/enhanced/noted/new_courseworks_sakai_screenca.html Fri, 30 Dec 2011 11:55:44 -0500