The Provost’s Award for Diversity in the Curriculum formally recognizes the efforts of faculty to integrate diversity and inclusion into their courses and curriculum. Learn more, apply for the award or nominate a colleague on our Diversity in the Curriculum page.
The Teaching Center’s Open Lab and the University Library System (ULS) will collaborate on a number of workshops this fall in Hillman Library’s Digital Scholarship Commons. Interactive workshops on 360-video and 3D printing will focus on best practices for utilizing each technology, as well as hands-on work with Open Lab equipment. Registration is required.
We hosted the Teaching Partners Open Social last Friday, and faculty got a chance to explore the pedagogical and technological possibilities of virtual reality, 3D printing, foldscopes and 360-degree video with Teaching Center staff.
Interested in working for the University Center for Teaching and Learning? Look over the available positions at the PittSource site.
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This month’s Back to School edition of North Hills Magazine (page 14) featured Pitt Online for its role in the growth of online education. Manager Jonathan Gunnell spoke about how online courses function at Pitt, as well as the role of technology in online learning….
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