Becoming a Millennial

204. Record Attendance at T4T Conference

Attendance at the annual faculty "Technology for Teaching" (T4T) Conference increased for the sixth consecutive year.  138 faculty and staff participated in the 2-day conference held August 14 & 15.  The majority of participants were from Taylor University and TU Fort Wayne.  They were joined by guests from Ivy Tech and Indiana Wesleyan University. 

 

Thirty-two different breakout sessions were offered on such topics as Switching to Word 2007, Teaching a Hybrid Course, Engaging Students Using Turning Point, Social Networking Tools, and Shooting Better Photos & Videos.

The conference opened with an engaging panel discussion on the topic, "Student Laptops in the Classroom -- Ban 'em or Embrace 'em?".  As students in greater numbers bring their wireless laptops into the classroom instructors face the challenge of minimizing the distraction potential and leveraging the laptops as a learning tool.

The conference received excellent feedback.  One professor commented, "A big thank you for continuing to expose us to new technology for teaching."  Another responded, "Thanks for a fantastic conference!"

151. Brain Surgery in Ecuador

One of our Taylor pre-med students is spending the semester in Cuenca, Ecuador (TU's new global parter site) and participated in a recent brain surgery. 

Warning -- the pictures are graphic -- but they are an amazing set of photos showing the operation beginning with the xrays of the large white tumor, opening the skull, removing the tumor, and then closing back up the skull. Click here to open the slide show.

This will give you an appreciation for the wonderful learning opportunities provided today's students, as well as the level of medical sophistication around the world.  Also, you'll appreciate the convenience of Flickr as a means of sharing a set of pictures.