The EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative's (ELI's) 7 Things You Should Know About... series provides concise information on emerging learning technologies and related practices. Each brief focuses on a single technology or practice and describes:

* What it is
* How it works
* Where it is going
* Why it matters to teaching and learning

Use ELI's 7 Things You Should Know About... briefs to:

* Enhance faculty development activities
* Open a dialogue with senior administrators about emerging technologies and their implications for your institution
* Stay up-to-date on emerging technologies

7 Things You Should Know About...pieces provide quick, no-jargon overviews of emerging technologies and related practices that have demonstrated or may demonstrate positive learning impacts. Any time you need to explain a new learning technology or practice quickly and clearly, look for a 7 Things You Should Know About... brief from ELI.

Go to http://www.educause.edu/ELI/ELIResources/7ThingsYouShouldKnowAbout/7495

Turnitin is sponsoring a free webinar this Friday, April 24. Part of the Turnitin Webinar series, this session is entitled: Plagiarism in the Digital Age: Voices from the Front Lines. The webinar is 75 minutes long and starts at 8:45 PDT (10:45 Central!)

According to the webinar description "...You'll hear from a panel of leading experts who will share their experiences from the front lines of the digital plagiarism issue. You'll also have an opportunity to submit questions to the panel, as well as have access to a range of "best practice" online resources you can use immediately."

For more information about the webinar and to register (required but free) for the session, please visit the online registration site.

Does your department or campus group have an upcoming event that you want to podcast? myMedia has a “Request an Event/Project” choice for you. This request allows you to create an event or project for podcasts and files associated with the event. With events, you have the same set preference options available. Remember, academic myMedia sets that accompany classes are created automatically when the class is marked at the beginning of a semester.

The National Education Association (NEA) has a very good Web site that houses information regarding teaching, learning and assessment in higher education. For example there is a link to an article on e-Cheating, a very timely topic in higher education. Check out the site at http://www2.nea.org/he/abouthe/techip.html

The next Educause Live! online seminar is scheduled for May 5. The online seminar series is free but registration for each session is required. The May 5 session is entitled "Building Digital Discourse---Telling Academic Stories" and focuses on Tulane University's Digital Narrative pilot program. To find out more about the next online seminar and to register, visit the seminar website.

A good article on pedagogical features in textbooks in the Chronicle - check it out here.

If you are planning to use myCourses during the Summer or Fall 2009 semesters, it is your responsibility to mark the course(s) in myBanner. Courses can be marked now which will result in your section being created in myCourses. Marking courses prior to the start of the semester is encouraged and will result in the course appearing quicker in the system.

A factsheet with instructions is located at:

http://www.ctl.msstate.edu/technologies/mycourses/

Additionally the updated training schedule is posted at:

http://www.ctl.msstate.edu/programsandservices/teachwork/

Currents invites submissions for its Fall 2009 issue, including:
—Short reports from different disciplines on classroom practices (2850-5700
words).
—Longer research, theoretical, or conceptual articles, and explorations of
issues and challenges facing teachers today (5700-7125 words).
—Announcements of work-in-progress and requests for collaborators.
—Book and website reviews.

SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE: May 15, 2009
Submissions received after this date will be considered on a rolling basis for future issues of currents. Send all inquiries and letters of interest to Josna Rege, at currents@worcester.edu

Currents in Teaching and Learning is a new peer-reviewed electronic journal that fosters exchanges among reflective teacher-scholars across the disciplines. Published twice a year, Currents seeks to improve teaching and learning in higher education with short reports on classroom practices as well as longer research, theoretical, or conceptual articles, and explorations of issues and challenges facing teachers today.