CONTACT is the University of Ontario Institute of Technology’s monthly e-newsletter bringing you the latest information on teaching and learning. The issues will be theme-focused and, we promise, will be brief. Feel free to pass along this newsletter to anyone you feel would benefit from this information. We look forward to working with you!

In order to model new technologies available to you, CONTACT has undergone a complete make-over.  Using the software available at http://scoop.it we have altered the look of CONTACT so that it resembles a magazine.  The first issue using this new platform is Volume 8, April 2012.  Please feel free to comment on the articles and let us know what you think of the new format.  If you would like to email the editor, please contact me at marj.rempel@uoit.ca.  Enjoy!

Volume 8 – 2011-2012

April 2012 – Learning Management Systems – Upgrading from WebCT to Blackboard
November 2011 – Exams – how to administer, exam anxiety and implementing assessment
September, 2011 – Effective questioning

Past Newsletters:

Volume 7 – 2010-2011

March, 2011 – Improving student note taking skills
January, 2011 – Open online courses
November 2010 – Overcoming our Teaching Assumptions
October 2010 – The Link Between Teaching and Research
September 2010 – Student Centred Learning
August 2010 – Teaching and Learning Centres

Volume 6 – 2009/10

April 2010 – Improving Teaching and Learning
March, 2010 – Course Redesign
January, 2010 – Technological Distractions
November, 2009 – Educational Networking
September 2009 – The Educational Mashup

Volume 5 – 2008/09

May 2009 – Facilitating change – The Relationship with our Students
March 2009 – Collaboration and “Big Mother”
February, 2009 – Social Software
November 2008 – UOIT’s NSSE Results
September 2008 – Effective Lecturing

Volume 4 – 2007/08

April 2008 – Academic Integrity
February 2008 – Hybrid Courses & Course Design
January 2008 – Teaching the ESL Learner
November 2007 – Learning Object Repositories
October 2007 – Teaching and Technology

Volume 3 – 2006/07

March 2007 – Group Work
November 2006 – “I hate marking”
September 2006 – Starting the School Year on a Positive Note

Volume 2 – 2005/06

June 2006 – Blogs and Wikis
April 2006 – E-Portfolios
January 2006 – Assessment
November 2005 – Millennial Students
October 2005 – Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
September 2005 – Classroom Management

Volume 1 – 2004/05

March 2005 – Assessment Strategies
February 2005 – Hybrid or Blended Learning
October 2004 – Electronic Teaching Portfolios
September 2004 – Technology in the Classroom
May 2004 – Managing Online Resources
April 2004 – Course Revision
February 2004 – Teaching Large Classes
January 2004 – Copyright