June 2014 SLATE Meeting

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Main Agenda Item   Faculty Emergency Preparedness: What do faculty need to know about teaching and technology The polar vortex that gripped Chicago for much of the winter brought some harsh realities to universities struggling to keep their campuses open, safely.  Can online course components help ease this situation? If faculty are prepared to teach several class periods online for each of their face-to-face courses, they will be better prepared for all types of campus emergencies and shut downs. But what should faculty know? In other words: what should a faculty preparedness curriculum contain? And what role does the campus LMS play in helping faculty prepare? Join the discuss of how campuses face potential campus shut downs and what role instructional technologists and IT professionals play in the preparation of faculty.

RSVP by June 23 Please Click Here Meeting Details Date:  June 25, 2014 (note the 4th Wednesday) Time:  Beginning at 10:00am Hosted by:   Loyola University Chicago Meeting Location: Lake Shore Campus Cuneo Hall 312   Additional References Ready.gov American Red Cross Preparing for a Disaster

Campus Address: Loyola University Chicago 1032 W. Sheridan Road Chicago, IL  60605 Directions/Parking/Campus Map Directions  |  Parking  |  Map Campus Phone Number:  773.274.3000 2014 SLATE Conference Information - October 22-24, 2014 Call for Proposals: ends June 30.  Click here  to submit a paper. Early-Bird Registration: ends June 30.  Click here  to register. NOTE: If your are unable to attend in person - the monthly SLATE meetings  are streamed live using Blackboard Collaborate. To participate, visit: http://live.slategroup.org/ and enter your name to login.  Streaming will begin at approximately at 9:55am