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CCNMTL Builds MSE for Midnight's Children

December 10, 2002. In partnership with the School of Arts, CCNMTL is constructing a rich Multimedia Study Environment (MSE) based on Salman Rushdie's prize-winning novel... MORE

Nursing Tracks Patient Interventions with Palm Organizers

December 7, 2002. CCNMTL has developed a Clinical Rotation Palm Database for Entry-to-Practice (ETP) students at Columbia School of Nursing (CSN). CSN is a leader... MORE

Number of CourseWorks Sites Reaches 1,000

November 15, 2002. CourseWorks@Columbia, the University's course management system, less than a year old, is now in use by over 1,000 courses this semester. The... MORE

The Internet as a Teaching Tool, Rights News: Columbia University Center for the Study of Human Rights

Professor Anne Nelson in the Journalism School tells of her experience developing The Rhode to Srebrenica with CCNMTL and how this project served her as... MORE

Inquiry-Based Learning Meets New Media, The Nitle News: The Newsletter of the National Institute for Technology & Liberal Education

Featuring Brownfield Action. Combine inquiry-based learning with new media, and you have a compelling model for attracting students to liberal arts education and improving their... MORE

Journalism Radio Broadcast Courses Assisted by New Management Tool

October 24, 2002. The Radio Broadcast Content Management System (Radio CMS) is a database driven solution that models the decision-making, review, and editorial processes of... MORE

Physics Today Highlights CCNMTL Astronomy Project

October 14, 2002. In the "Web Watch" section of their October 2002 issue, Physics Today highlights Seeing the Whole Symphony, a project developed for astronomy... MORE

Social Work Practice Video Archive Released

October 9, 2002. CCNMTL and the School of Social Work produced a series of videos depicting social worker/client interviews on four topics in social work... MORE

Inauguration Investiture Ceremony Webcast

Update: October 3, 2002. The archive of the Investiture broadcast is now available. September 25, 2002.The Inauguration Investiture Ceremony of Lee C. Bollinger as the... MORE

"Web Watch," Physics Today

In the past, astronomy was confined to one spectral band, the visual. Now, however, astronomers exploit the entire electromagnectic spectrum. To demonstrate the power of... MORE

Revitalizing Epidemiology 101

August 25, 2002. In Vivo, a publication of the Columbia University Health Sciences, describes how the Mailman School of Public Health is revitalizing its introductory... MORE

CourseWorks Reminder Sent to Instructors

August 23, 2002. The following note has been sent to Fall 2002 instructors: Your CourseWorks@Columbia course website is ready for your use! To begin working... MORE

Revitalizing Epidemiology 101, In Vivo

The goal of the Mailman School of Public Health's introductory and now redesigned epidemiology course is to captivate its 250 students from day one. .... MORE

CCNMTL Moves Into a New Home: 505 Butler

August 16, 2002. CCNMTL moved from 605 Butler into its new home--505 Butler Library--on August 9. The other CCNMTL locations (Lewisohn and Health Science) remain... MORE

Online Facebook for Film and Theater Students Released

June 17, 2002. CCNMTL in partnership with Lenore Dekoven, assistant professor of film at the School of the Arts, released the online Casting Files/Facebook for... MORE

"Adding Calorie Counting to Gross Anatomy," In Vivo

"As obesity is becoming an epidemic and people are more conscious about the role of food in heart disease and other conditions, nutrition as a... MORE

State of the Planet 2002 Broadcast Archived

May 28, 2002. CCNMTL has archived the web broadcast of the State of the Planet 2002 Conference. State of the Planet 2002: Track... MORE

Commencement 2002 Archived Broadcast

May 23, 2002. CCNMTL has archived the web broadcast of the Columbia College and School of Engineering Class Day proceedings, as well as the May... MORE

National Science Foundation Honors Chemistry's Nicholas Turro for Distinguished Teaching, Columbia University Record

Columbia Professor Nicholas Turro joins a select group of six university science researchers and educators nationwide who will receive the 2002 National Science Foundation (NSF)... MORE

Live Webcast of State of the Planet 2002

May 10, 2002. CCNMTL is producing the live webcast of the State of the Planet 2002 Conference: Science and Sustainability, May 13 to 14, in... MORE

Film Analysis Tool Released

May 7, 2002.CCNMTL in partnership with Larry Engel, adjunct professor of film at the School of the Arts, released Deconstructor: A Film Analysis Tool, which... MORE

The Rohde to Srebrenica, Yahoo! Picks

The Columbia Graduate School of Journalism presents a fascinating, sobering look at Bosnian-Serb war crimes in 1995 and the perils faced by war reporters. .... MORE

CCNMTL Awarded Grant to Develop Training Simulation For Public Health, Columbia University Record

"The Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning (CCNMTL) has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to develop simulations... MORE

Thomas de Zengotita Spices Up University Seminar on New Media

March 27, 2002. New York University Professor Thomas de Zengotita presented his controversial and entertaining view on education in a virtual world to the University... MORE

CCNMTL and Oxford University Awarded $300K Grant by the Mellon Foundation for Development of Simulation to Train Public Health Professionals in Refugee Aid

Mar 27, 2002. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded CCNMTL (with the Program on Forced Migration and Public Health, Columbia University) and the Refugee... MORE

Frank Moretti Delivers Keynote Address at SCUP Conference

March 18, 2002. On March 13 to 15, 2002, more than 250 campus facilities directors, administrators, planners, architects and builders from the northeast and Canada... MORE

Current CCNMTL University Seminar Focuses on General Education and Global Stability

February 26, 2002. Taking for its topic General Education, New Media and the Challenge of Global Stability, the University Seminar on New Media Teaching and... MORE

Columbia University School of Nursing Selects Palm Handheld Computers For Patient-Care Initiative, Palm, Inc.

"Palm, Inc. today announced that the Columbia University School of Nursing (CUSN) has selected Palmâ„¢ handheld computers for an initiative designed to promote evidence-based, error-free... MORE

"Can File Sharing Thrive?" CNN Money

With the future of music trading unclear, the technology may not stand on its own. "Peter Sommer, director of education at Columbia University's Center for... MORE

Forced Migration Online (FMO), TALL Newsletter

FMO (RSC), TALL, and CCNMTL have recently received major funding for an innovative new project. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has granted $200,000 for a... MORE

"New Smart Room Utilizes Technology to Enhance Teaching and Learning Process," Columbia University Record

Here in 308 Lewisohn, technology plus traditional lecture equals a new kind of learning experience for students, and a creative but surprisingly natural teaching experience... MORE

"Online Course Info Now Available: Columbia's New Online Program Seems Promising to Both Students and Teachers," Columbia Spectator

"As part of its latest effort to move academics out of the ivory tower and onto the World Wide Web, Columbia launched a University-wide online... MORE

"CERC and CCNMTL Offer 5-Week Summer Ecosystem Experience in Brazil," Columbia University Record

A global understanding of biomes is essential for students preparing to address the environmental concerns of the 21st century. . . Article: Columbia University Record... MORE

CourseWorks' Website Tool to Provide Faculty with New Course Management System, Columbia University Record

This spring, faculty and students on the Morningside campus will have access to CourseWorks@Columbia, a new course management system that will enable them to publish... MORE

CourseWorks@Columbia Launched for Spring 2002; CCNMTL Supports Faculty Learning

January 22, 2002. Following Columbia's launch of CourseWorks@Columbia, the University's new course management system that aids students and faculty in the management of their online... MORE

CCNMTL Supports Digital Innovation in Classroom-Based Teaching and Learning

"Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning (CCNMTL) is a faculty service organization that encourages and supports innovation in teaching and learning in the... MORE

Enhancing Education in the 21st Century: Three-Part Strategy Brings Columbia Digital Media to Campus, the Public and the Marketplace, Columbia Digital

The technological revolution brought on by the Internet and digital technologies is transforming the way almost all human transactions are conducted, including teaching and learning.... MORE

Columbia's Digital Media Initiatives Bring Teaching Tools, Business Opportunities and More Exposure For Columbia Faculty, Columbia Digital

Each of the three organizations included in Columbia's digital media strategy bring a number of benefits and resources to faculty. The following is a guide... MORE