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New OIT Tech Brief Articles

UTTC: Training the University to Make the Most Out of Technology

By Chris Moellering

The UTTC offers in-person and online learning opportunities for all faculty, staff, and students in the University community at a price that is about half of what people would find elsewhere. "It's more than just technology training," says Kathy Olson, the manager of UTTC. "It's helping people select the right technology for the work they're doing and teaching them practical skills that they will use to perform their jobs." Read more.

The Digital Teaching Workshop: An Update

By Cristina Lopez

For the past three years I have led the Digital Teaching Workshop, an intensive, week-and-a-half workshop on integrating teaching and technology that is offered annually to faculty and Professional and Administrative (P&A) instructors at the University of Minnesota. As the workshop has evolved, and as I have developed it through collaboration with colleagues across the Office of Information Technology (OIT), I have kept in mind that learning about technology presents opportunities not only to develop technical skills, but also to critically reflect on teaching and to learn about resources and support available to instructors at the University of Minnesota. Read more.