Research News
Report on the 2011 Faculty, Teaching Assistant and Student Surveys Now Available
Mar 09, 2012Insight into UW Seattle student and faculty technology use and trends, gleaned from recent surveys, is now available online. The Report on the 2011 Faculty, Teaching Assistant and Student Surveys illuminates patterns of technology use and identifies unmet needs that help inform future campus technology decisions. Read...
2011 Technology Survey Report: High-Level Findings
Feb 10, 2012More than 1800 UW Seattle faculty, TAs, and students participated in the 2011 Teaching, Learning, and Research Technology Surveys, providing insight into trends that will help inform future campus technology decisions. Technology use is increasing, proficiency with and student access to technology is high, and technical obstacles are low....
Improving the UW Student Experience: Canvas Pilot Underway
Feb 09, 2012This academic year, 108 UW faculty on all three campuses have been involved in piloting Canvas, a feature-rich learning management system (LMS). (For more information about LMSs, see "What is an LMS?" below.) They've been teaching nearly 6000 students in 88 courses--from chemistry to sociology--using the new tool. Canvas simplifies course management activities like calendaring and grading, while providing ways to collaborate and deliver materials to students. UW-IT and the Office of Educational Assessment are evaluating Canvas as part of a broader effort to improve the student experience.
Did You Miss the January Ignite! Event?
Jan 30, 2012Nearly 100 people attended last week’s Ignite! event and were treated to five lively and engaging presentations on the latest news in teaching, learning, and research technologies at the UW. Did you miss it? No worries! We’ve posted video of each of the entertaining, informative presentations here. (See below for links to all six Ignite!
Students! Help Shape the Future of MyUW!
Jan 13, 2012UW-IT wants to know what you think about MyUW -- how you use it, what you like about it, what could be made more useful. Share your opinion by taking this brief survey, which you can find here.
January 25 Ignite! Session AGENDA
Jan 12, 2012Save the date and join us for an Ignite! event on January 25th at 3pm in Odegaard Library, room 220.
We'll kick off this event with an overview of key findings from UW-IT's Triennial Surveys on Teaching, Learning, and Research Technologies. These surveys gather information from faculty members, researchers, teaching assistants,...
January Ignite! Session 1/25/2012
Dec 22, 2011Save the date and join us for an Ignite! event on January 25th at 3pm in Odegaard Library, room 220.
We'll kick off this event with an overview of key findings from UW-IT's Triennial Surveys on Teaching, Learning, and Research Technologies. These surveys gather information from faculty members, researchers, teaching assistants...
