June 1, 2005

News Archives Closed

As of December 2004, no program activities are being archived in this area.

June 1, 2001

GLCA/ACS Faculty Workshops

Space is available for several workshops on the uses of technology in teaching through the Great Lakes Colleges Association and the Associated Colleges of the South. Workshop topics include digital video, physics, music, web databases and more. See the announcement for more details.

Update on Remote Collaboration Classrooms

Watch several video clips of classes being taught in our remote collaboration classrooms.

A second video conferencing system has been added to the Denison remote collaboration classroom. This new system operates over both telephone and Internet connections, and adds another "channel" to our facility. The existing Tandberg systems have also been made compatible with Internet based video systems (H.323 standards), and some desktop systems have been added. A report on the facilities inclulding these upgrades is available. You can now check the schedule for these facilities online as well.

January 19, 2001

Next Deadline for Faculty Grants is March 19, 2001

The deadline for the next round of faculty grants is Monday, March 19. All faculty members of Denison and Kenyon are encouraged to read the guidelines and apply. Grants support interinstitutional projects, can include faculty release time, and can be as large as $15,000. It is vital the proposals being received well in advance of the semester in which any resulting courses are to be offered so that our students have the chance to enroll.

Online modules on the use of CourseInfo and other web-based course tools

"How can I help my students come to class prepared to take part in the discussion?" "How can I help my students get more involved in the course content?" If you are asking those kinds of questions about your classes, you may find some help from some new material the Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges is making available to faculty. This curriculum deals with pedagogically-effective ways to use Web-based course support. Each of the seven modules deals with a different use of the Web, starting with a discussion of pedagogical principles and then providing step-by-step instructions for BlackBoard's CourseInfo and WebCT. These and the other documents in the curriculum are available from http://www.imowa.org/dm/dm_flip_index.html.

November 10, 2000

Economists prepare for December workshop

Technology and Collaboration: "Exploring the Possibilities" Friday Evening December 1 and Saturday December 2, 2000

Featured Presenters include:

• Kim Sosin, John Lucas Professor of Economics, University of Nebraska - Omaha
• Robert Parks, Professor of Economics, Washington University - St. Louis
• William L. Goffe, Associate Professor of Economics, SUNY Oswego
• David Cleeton, Professor and Chair of Economics, Oberlin College

September 20, 2000

Campuses are sharing courses in less commonly taught languages

Two members of the Kenyon faculty are using the remote collaboration classrooms this semester to teach language students on both campuses. Susan Jevitt's course uses an intensive approach to the instruction of "Beginning Japanese." Jianhua Bai's course on "Advanced Chinese" is focused on building language skills through readings and discussions. Faculty interested in Middle Eastern studies and language at both campuses have proposed a collaborative project to offer Arabic at both institutions. More news will be forthcoming about this proposal if it is funded.

Colloquium in Economics being planned

The Mellon Program is providing support for a day-long colloquium in economics being organized by Denison Professor of Economics Robin Bartlett. The plan is to bring together the economics faculties of several Ohio schools to discuss the role of technology in teaching economics, to hear from those who have led successful applications of technology in their teaching, and to explore possibilities for collaborative projects. Funds are available for colloquia in other disciplines; contact Scott Siddall for more information.

Next Deadline for Faculty Grants is November 27

The deadline for the next round of faculty grants is Monday, November 27. All faculty members of Denison and Kenyon are encouraged to read the guidelines and apply. Grants support interinstitutional projects, can include faculty release time, and can be as large as $15,000. It is vital the proposals being received well in advance of the semester in which any resulting courses are to be offered so that our students have the chance to enroll.

July 31, 2000

Biologists prepare "virtual communities"

Twenty members of the Denison and Kenyon biology faculties are working on a collaborative project to enhance and extend the sense of community among faculty and students. The project, funded by this Mellon Program, is led by Eric Liebl of Denison and Siobhan Fennessey of Kenyon. Visit the Current Projects pages to learn more about this exciting project.

May 12, 2000

Next Deadline for Faculty Grants is May 22

The deadline for the next round of faculty grants is May 22. This will be the last chance to propose summer projects. All faculty members of Denison and Kenyon are encouraged to read the guidelines and apply. Grants support interinstitutional projects, can include faculty release time, and can be as large as $15,000. After May 22, the next opportunity to submit proposals will be in late August.

New Teaching/Technology Workshops Available at the Associated Colleges of the South Technology Center

The Associated Colleges of the South have announced a limited number of openings in their summer technology workshops for GLCA participants. The first workshop meets June 7-11. Topics include Technology Support, Computer based Physics labs,Online Molecular visualization, Synchronous and Asynchronous Learning, Technology and Teaching music. Deadline for applications is May 31. Visit the GLCA pages for more information.

$61,000 in Grants Awarded to Faculty

Several members of the Denison and Kenyon faculties have received support for projects that enhance learning while sharing resources between our campuses. Competitive awards were made in every division of our institutions, including the humanities, natural sciences, social sciences and fine arts. For more on these and other Program-funded projects, look at the Current Projects page.

January 14, 2000

Project Reports are Available

Faculty directing several Mellon-funded projects have submitted interim project reports. Read what is going on in Statistics and Probability, Abstract Algebra, and Geographic Information Systems, and discover how our video conferencing facilities were used in Middle Eastern and Asian studies.

Next Deadline for Faculty Grants is March 20

The deadline for the next round of faculty grants is March 20, the Monday when classes on our campuses resume from Spring Break. This is a good time to propose summer projects. All faculty members of Denison and Kenyon are encouraged to read the guidelines and apply. Grants support interinstitutional projects, can include faculty release time, and can be as large as $15,000.

December 3, 1999

Deadline for Faculty Grants extended to December 15

The deadline for the next round of faculty grants is December 15. We are hoping to receive proposals for projects that begin in the second semester or early summer. All faculty members of Denison and Kenyon are encouraged to read the guidelines and apply. Grants support interinstitutional projects, can include faculty release time, and can be as large as $15,000.

Annual Report available

The Denison-Kenyon Program has been underway for a year and the executive summary of the annual report is available online.

October 1, 1999

Nominations for Student Liaisons

Department chairpersons at Denison and Kenyon have until Monday, October 11, to nominate a student to serve as a liaison to this Program. Mellon student liaisons are funded to help our faculty members explore and experiment with new technologies for teaching. More about the nominations as well as guidelines for the liaison program are available.

September 6, 1999

You're invited to attend a symposium

If you are interested in the social implications of technology, and how technologies may be appropriately used in the classroom, please consider attending an important symposium sponsored by the GLCA and the Mellon Foundation. The symposium is being held at DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana on September 24-25. Howard Rheingold, a well known "netizen" and author, will be speaking at the symposium and facilitating a series of small group discussions. More information is available.

If you would like to attend, please contact Scott Siddall as soon as possible. All costs of participation will be covered by the symposium sponsors and the Denison-Kenyon Mellon Program.

Next deadline for Faculty Grants is November 1

The deadline for the next round of faculty grants is November 1. The proposal process is simple and all faculty members of Denison and Kenyon are encouraged to read the guidelines and apply. Grants support interinstitutional projects, can include faculty release time, and can be as large as $15,000.

August 30, 1999

Second Round of Faculty Grants Announced

Four proposals for collaborative projects have been approved for funding by the Review Committee of the Program. These are:

• "Collaboration in Middle Eastern, South Asian, and International Studies," for $5,575 awarded to Bahram Tavakolian and Meena Khandelwal of Denison and Wendy Singer of Kenyon.
• "Increasing Accessibility of Examples in Abstract Algebra Using Computer-based Projects," for $8,134 awarded to Peter Blanchard of Denison and Judy Holdener of Kenyon.
• "Developing Collaborative Capacity with Geographic Information Systems," for $5,750 awarded to Siobhan Fennessy of Kenyon
• "Enhancing Learning in Probability and Statistics via Symbolic Computing and Internet Technologies," for $15,000 to Bradley Hartlaub and Brian Jones of Kenyon and Zaven Karian of Denison.

Next deadline for Faculty Grants is November 1

The deadline for the next round of faculty grants is November 1. The proposal process is simple and all faculty members of Denison and Kenyon are encouraged to read the guidelines and apply. Grants support interinstitutional projects, can include faculty release time, and can be as large as $15,000.

June 10, 1999

Student Liaison Program for Fall, '99

Students will be available this fall to help faculty explore and use technology in their teaching. We hope to place one student in most academic departments for the academic year. Students who serve in these roles will be nominated by department chairs; our experience in a successful pilot program at Kenyon suggests that your departmental majors are often the best candidates. The students will be able to work in departments for six to ten hours per week funded by the Mellon Program. More details of the Student Liaison Program and a call for nominations will be sent to department chairs in August.

Next deadline for Faculty Grants is August 23

The deadline for the next round of faculty grants is August 23. The proposal process is simple and all faculty members of Denison and Kenyon are encouraged to read the guidelines and apply. Grants support interinstitutional projects, can include faculty release time, and can be as large as $15,000.

Exploring the Possibilities

Seventy-five members of our faculties have participated in the "Exploring the Possibilities" workshops of the last six months. The program content of the workshops is available online now while new, multimedia testimonials about the uses of technology are being prepared. Visit the "Faculty Resources" area of this web for more information.

June 7, 1999

Multi-institution video conference June 9

The Mellon programs at Lafayette College and Lehigh University are sponsoring an interactive video conference on June 9 from 2:00-4:00 PM. Both Kenyon and Denison will be participating in this wide-ranging conversation on teaching and learning with video technologies. Please plan to attend - simply come to the remote collaboration classrooms at 2:00 this Wednesday.

May 21, 1999

Workshop Scheduled for May 26

An "Exploring the Possibilities" workshop has been scheduled for May 26 at the Denison campus. The session planned for May 28 at Kenyon has been canceled. Read more about the May 26 workshop and pre-register online.

Much of the program content from our very successful earlier workshops is available online.

Next deadline for Faculty Grants is June 1

The deadline for the next round of faculty grants is June 1. The proposal process is simple and all faculty members of Denison and Kenyon are encouraged to read the guidelines and apply. Grants support interinstitutional projects, can include faculty release time, and can be as large as $15,000.

Ameritech Partnership Awards

Five $10,000 grants will be available this year from Ameritech for innovative uses of technology in private colleges in Ohio. Programs that model applications of tehcnology that are either new or not widely practiced are considered innovative. For example, Denison and Kenyon are well positioned to propose uses of our new remote collaboration classrooms. For more information about this opportunity, please contact Bill Seegers at Denison or Nancy Ingling at Kenyon.

April 30, 1999

Next deadline for Faculty Grants is June 1

The deadline for the next round of faculty grants is June 1. The proposal process is simple and all faculty members of Denison and Kenyon are encouraged to read the guidelines and apply. Grants support interinstitutional projects, can include faculty release time, and can be as large as $15,000.

REGISTER for GLCA Technology Workshop, June 27 - July 2

The GLCA is sponsoring a workshop in technology to be held at Wabash College this summer. More information is available online. If you want to attend, register before May 3. The registration fees for two participants from each campus (Denison and Kenyon) will be covered by the Mellon Program. Contact Scott Siddall for more information.

Workshop Programs are online

Much of the program content from our very successful "Exploring the Possibilities" workshops is now available online. New workshops are being planned for both campuses (May 21 at Kenyon and May 26 at Denison).

April 26, 1999

Deadline for faculty grant propsals is TODAY!

The deadline for the next round of faculty grants is April 26. The proposal process is simple and all faculty members of Denison and Kenyon are encouraged to read the guidelines and apply. Grants support interinstitutional projects, can include faculty release time, and can be as large as $15,000. The next round of grant applications are due June 1.

REGISTER for GLCA Technology Workshop, June 27 - July 2

The GLCA is sponsoring a workshop in technology to be held at Wabash College this summer. More information is available online. If you want to attend, register before May 3. The registration fees for two participants from each campus (Denison and Kenyon) will be covered by the Mellon Program. Contact Scott Siddall for more information.

Workshop Programs are online

Much of the program content from our very successful "Exploring the Possibilities" workshops is now available online. New workshops are being planned for both campuses (May 21 at Kenyon and May 26 at Denison).

March 1, 1999

Join Your Colleagues to discuss Teaching at a Distance

This Thursday, March 4, at 4:00 PM there will be a live videoconference with our colleagues at Hamilton and Colgate - an informal, open discussion about the possibilities of remote collaboration. The sessions will be held on the Denison campus in the Learning Resources Center room 115 and on the Kenyon campus in Ascension Hall room 25.

February 9, 1999

Remote Collaboration Classrooms Unveiled

Denison's and Kenyon's Remote Collaboration Classrooms were demonstrated Monday, February 8, in a four-way videoconference among Denison, Kenyon, Hamilton College and Colgate University. The sessions were attended by 15 members of the Denison faculty at their facility in the Learning Resources Center room 115 and by six Kenyon faculty members at the Kenyon site, Ascension Hall room 25. Our participants were joined by faculty and administrators from Hamilton and Colgate who led discussions about the potentials and limitations of videoconferencing in the liberal arts. Read more about the facilities and this opening event.

February 1, 1999

Remote Collaboration Classrooms to be unveiled NEXT MONDAY February 8

The "inauguration" of Denison's and Kenyon's Remote Collaboration Classrooms will take place on Feruary 8, 1999 at both institutions' new videoconferencing facilities. Colleagues from Hamilton College and Colgate University who have experience with videoconferencing systems in the liberal arts will lead demonstrations and discussions. The sessions will be held in both of our new facilities so participation is limited to 25 people at each campus. Read more about the event and plan to attend.

January 18, 1999

Workshop THIS SATURDAY!

The third "Exploring the Possibilities" workshop will take place Saturday, January 23 at the Denison campus. If you've not registered to attend, do so right away. There are still many openings for this program in which you will be able to hear our colleagues explain what they've done with new technologies to enhance learning. You may register online, send e-mail, use the telephone (740-427-5732) or stop in for a traditional face-to-face conversation (Scott Siddall's office at Kenyon, Olin Library, first floor).

Remote Collaboration Classrooms to be unveiled February 8

The "inauguration" of Denison's and Kenyon's Remote Collaboration Classrooms will take place on Feruary 8, 1999 at both institutions' new videoconferencing facilities. Colleagues from Hamilton College and Colgate University who have experience with videoconferencing systems in the liberal arts will lead demonstrations and discussions. The sessions will be held in both of our new facilities so participation is limited to 25 people at each campus. Read more about the event and plan to attend.

January 11, 1999

IMPORTANT Events THIS WEEK

The second "Exploring the Possibilities" workshop will take place Friday, January 15 at the Kenyon campus. If you've not registered to attend, do so right away. There are still about five "seats" open for this program in which you will be able to hear our colleagues explain what they've done with new technologies to enhance learning. You may register online, send e-mail, use the telephone (740-427-5732) or stop in for a traditional face-to-face conversation (Scott Siddall's office at Kenyon, Olin Library, first floor).

The "inauguration" of Denison's and Kenyon's Remote Collaboration Classrooms had to be cancelled because of inclement weather. The sessions will be rescheduled for early February. The sessions will convene in both of our new facilities and participation is limited to 25 people at each campus.
Read more about the event and plan to attend.

January 5, 1999

IMPORTANT Events in January

The "inauguration" of Denison's and Kenyon's Remote Collaboration Classrooms will take place on January 14, 1999 at both institutions' new videoconferencing facilities. Colleagues from Hamilton College and Colgate University who have experience with videoconferencing systems in the liberal arts will lead demonstrations and discussions. The sessions will be held in both of our new facilities so participation is limited to 25 people at each campus.
Read more about the event and plan to attend.

The second "Exploring the Possibilities" workshop will take place Friday, January 15 at the Kenyon campus. If you've not registered to attend, do so right away. There are still about five "seats" open for this program in which you will be able to hear our colleagues explain what they've done with new technologies to enhance learning. You may register online, send e-mail, use the telephone (740-427-5732) or stop in for a traditional face-to-face conversation (Scott Siddall's office at Kenyon, Olin Library, first floor).

December 4, 1998

Another Mellon-funded program on Teaching with Technology

Reed College (Portland, Oregon) has announced a call for nominations for participants in a symposium on teaching with technology. Denison and Kenyon faculty are urged to read more and apply.

December 1, 1998

Workshop this Saturday!

The first "Exploring the Possibilities" workshop will take place this Saturday at the Kenyon campus. If you've not registered to attend, do so right away. There are still about 10 "seats" open for this program in which you will be able to hear our colleagues explain what they've done with new technologies to enhance learning. You may register online, send e-mail, use the telephone (740-427-5732) or stop in for a traditional face-to-face conversation (Scott Siddall's office at Kenyon, Olin Library, first floor).

October 21, 1998

Remote Collaboration Classrooms Update

During the week of October 5, Denison's and Kenyon's new videoconferencing facilities, called "remote collaboration classrooms," were installed. Throughout the weeks of October 12 and 19, we are working on several communications problems which are affecting the performance of these systems. Later in October, we will begin training support staff in the routine operation of the facilities, in preparation for faculty training sessions in November. Our goal is to enable faculty who have shown an early interest in the facilities to become basically familiar with videoconferencing so they might incorporate remote collaboration experiences into their second semester classes on an experimental basis. A "Grand Opening" of the Denison and Kenyon remote collaboration classrooms is tentatively set for early December. Faculty colleagues from two other institutions will join us at that event to demonstrate their highly successful uses of videoconferencing in their teaching. Watch this web site for more information!

October 5, 1998

Remote Collaboration Classrooms are just around the corner!

During the week of October 5, Denison's and Kenyon's new videoconferencing facilities, called "remote collaboration classrooms," will be completed. Renovations have been taking place during the summer and early first semester. By October 11, installation technicians from Tandberg USA will complete the installation and testing of the Tandberg Educator 5000 systems. The Denison facility is located in room 115 of the Learning Resources Center. The Kenyon facility is located in room 25 of Ascension Hall. Both classrooms will have large screen monitors, two video cameras, color projection systems for computer, VCR and videoconference projection, sound systems and full-room microphone coverage, and networked computers. The Tandberg Educator systems are well known for their high-quality images and ease of control for the speaker or conference moderator. Our aspirations for these facilities are to enhance learning of our residential students by sharing resources and collaborating easily without the limits of our geography.

After the facilities are tested and support staff trained, experienced faculty from other institutions will visit Denison and Kenyon to demonstrate uses of similar facilities at their institutions. Following this "grand opening," Program staff will coordinate training sessions for faculty. Our goal is to provide sufficient experience to selected faculty so that they are encouraged to experiment with the facilities in their courses during second semester.

July 31, 1998

We just put up the new site, and we hope you like it! Thanks for creating the site go to Kenyon students George Faerber '00, Audrey Swanstrom '00, and Atool Varma '01.

July 13, 1998

Denison University and Kenyon College collaborate with Mellon Foundation teaching and technology grant

GAMBIER, OHIO - Denison University and Kenyon College have received a $735,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation of New York City for a three-year program to increase technological literacy among faculty members and students on the two campuses.

The grant will fund workshops that will allow Faculty members to explore possible uses of technology in teaching and collaborative projects for new, approaches within their disciplines or in interdisciplinary programs. It is hoped that the workshops will encourage those who are inexperienced with computing, as well as those who are experienced, to use new approaches in technology.

The goals of the collaboration between the colleges include improving pedagogy, extending faculty expertise, creating new curricular opportunities, promoting a better understanding of technology, developing new methods of cost containment, and expanding collaborative efforts within the institutions.

Denison and Kenyon have already developed a strong track record of effective collaboration, with accompanying cost containment, through participation in the Five Colleges of Ohio consortium. The consortiurn, which consists of Kenyon and Oberlin colleges, Denison and Ohio Wesleyan universities, and the College of Wooster, received a grant for $840,000 from the Mellon Foundation in 1995 to fund its first collaborative library efforts.

For more information about the recent grant, contact Scott E. Siddall, project director and director of advanced technology at Kenyon, at 740-427-5696 or via e-mail at siddall@kenyon.edu.