{"id":2717,"date":"2014-02-06T11:23:54","date_gmt":"2014-02-06T16:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=2717"},"modified":"2014-02-06T11:23:54","modified_gmt":"2014-02-06T16:23:54","slug":"icymi-youre-invited-to-join-etc-educational-technology-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/icymi-youre-invited-to-join-etc-educational-technology-community\/","title":{"rendered":"ICYMI&#8211;You\u2019re invited to join ETC:  Educational Technology Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019re invited to join ETC:  Educational Technology Community<\/p>\n<p>CAT is forming a Special Interest Group (SIG) for faculty interested in Educational Technology.  The Educational Technology Community (ETC) is an interactive component of CAT\u2019s Online Faculty Resource Center in Blackboard and will provide access to research and discussions on this topic.  To join, simply email a request to Karen Nichols (<a title=\"Compose mail to knichola@xula.edu\" href=\"mailto:knichola@xula.edu\">knichola@xula.edu<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Once there, you\u2019ll see resources not only for faculty who are designing and teaching online and hybrid courses, but information for adding content to Blackboard for your face to face courses, accessibility resources, etc.  In addition, there will be a Discussion section for posting questions and comments as well as an Announcements area where you will receive information on the latest innovations in ed tech, recommendations by your colleagues and other items of interest.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, virtual meetings will be set up using Blackboard Collaborate where we can meet to share and discuss any ideas or perhaps get advice on challenges.<\/p>\n<p>So if you\u2019re interested in Educational Technology, please feel free to join us.  The first virtual meeting of ETC will take place on Thursday, February 6 from 2:30pm-3:30pm using Blackboard Collaborate.  The link and instructions will be posted in the Announcements section of CAT\u2019s Online Faculty Resource Center.  To join ETC, simply email a request to Karen Nichols (<a title=\"Compose mail to knichola@xula.edu\" href=\"mailto:knichola@xula.edu\">knichola@xula.edu<\/a>). This will be a great opportunity for you to experience how Bb Collaborate works and to start sharing ideas!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019re invited to join ETC: Educational Technology Community CAT is forming a Special Interest Group (SIG) for faculty interested in Educational Technology. The Educational Technology Community (ETC) is an interactive component of CAT\u2019s Online Faculty Resource Center in Blackboard and will provide access to research and discussions on this topic. 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