TGIF: Get ready for a wild Member Exchange event on Wednesday!

TGIF: Get ready for a wild Member Exchange event on Wednesday! You can also view the newsletter here. Thirty-first issue, Volume EightTLT Group TGIF 3.31.15 From TLT Group World Headquarters This is a short week for the TLT Group with no FridayLive!. We do have a fantastic Member Exchange event planned for Wednesday. There will be a little Keeping Up and planning for the May 1st Seven Principles and apps session. Be ready for a wild ride! attirbution: http://farm9.static.flickr.com/8541/8644692919_270337dac3.jpg Support the TLT Group by becoming a member or donating to the TLT Group you will help us continue this work. DONATE, JOIN US More from the TLT-SWG Blog http://tlt-swg.blogspot.com/ Meerkat, Periscope, livestream video via twitter? v. Zoom? TLTGroup Members Exch KeepingUp 3pmET 20150401 NOT APRIL FOOLING! Collect Ideas, Discuss, and Vote Using Tricider Members Exchange Keeping Up - Semi-Stone Soup Share Something New, Useful DATE: April 1, 2015 TIME: 3-4 pm Eastern PRESENTERS: Steve Gilbert, Beth Dailey and others Register Here The focus of this Semi-Stone Soup session is to explore apps and CATS that could connect with the 7 Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education. This is in preparation for the FridayLive! session planned for May 1st. Please come with your suggestions. We will also be exploring the various alternative available for video conferencing. If you are interested in testing ZOOM with us you will want to get an account. You can do so here. We may even experiment a little with Periscope. See Steve's blog post. SUMMARY: Good practice in undergraduate educa tion: Encourages contacts between students and faculty. Develops reciprocity and cooperation among students. Uses active learning techniques. Gives prompt feedback.[See CATs] Emphasizes time on task. Communicates high expectations. Respects diverse talents and ways of learning. Upcoming Member Events April 1, 2015 Keeping Up - Semi-Stone Soup Share Something New, Useful April 8, 2015 PLANNING MEETING: 2nd Spring 2015 “Book” Discussion -A GRAPHIC NOVEL, Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth. April 15, 2015 Evernote Learning Community April 22, 2015 LMS Updates Surprises and Recommendations for Student Peer Review/Assessment Options April 29, 2015 Members Exchange: PLANNING MEETING: 3rd Spring 2015 “Book” Discussion - COGNITIVE SCIENCE Brain Rules No FridayLive! this week!!!Join Us Next Week for…. Free to all! Spring 2015 “Book” Discussion Series: Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth. Date: April 10, 2015 Time: 2:00-3:00 pm ET - free to all Presenters: Steve Gilbert, Beth Dailey, TLT Group and others Register Here GRAPHIC NOVEL Selection #2 focuses on a graphic novel: Doxiadis, A & Papadimitriou, CH. (2009). Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth. Bloomsbury. You will enjoy this conversation even if you don’t have time to read the book. If you have a little time, consider these additional resources: Hear from the authors, a 4 minute description. New York Times Review, September 25, 2019 Wikipedia article Buffalo Library collection of reviews Up-coming FridayLive! Events April 3, 2015 No FridayLive! April 10, 2015 Spring 2015 “Book” Discussion Series: Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth April 17, 2015 Effective Practices in Personal Digital Archiving for Faculty and Students April 24, 2015 Student Peer Review/Assessment: to Deepen Learning; to Reduce Faculty Workload Both? Either? May 1, 2015 Sharing Apps and LTAs that can be used Online to Support CATs and other Principles of Good Practice for Undergraduate Education https://tackk.com/tltgbook-discussion Spring 2015 Book Discussion Series April 10, 2015 A GRAPHIC NOVEL Doxiadis, A & Papadimitriou, CH. (2009). Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth. Bloomsbury. Register Here May 8, 2015 COGNITIVE SCIENCE Medina, John (2014) Brain Rules, (Updated and Expanded): 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School, Seattle, WA: Pear Press Register Here June 12, 2015 FICTION Alameddine, Rabih (2014) An Unnecessary Woman Nov 11, 2014, Grove Press Register Here @TLTGroup Encourage. Enable. Engage.