WHAT’S NEW

 Our website is under construction!

This summer, the SOE will begin working with DCL to create a new, more functional website. Stay on the lookout for updates throughout the year.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Come and tinker, play and learn at our first annual National Day of Making!

Thursday, June 18 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the SELF Design Studio

This event will be a making Open House, where anyone at any age can come in to play and build and do and MAKE with some of the toys and tools in our makerspace.

• Complete in our bitOlympics using littleBits!
• Build giant moving sculptures with the Rigamajig!
• Design your own action superhero in Tinkerplay!  We will randomly choose several action figures to print on our 3D printer!
• Create a LEGO sculpture and a junk art masterpiece!

Parking:  Parking is available in the parking decks around campus.  The Walker Deck and Oakland Deck are both within walking distance from the School of Education.  Parking rates are $2 for the first hour, and $1 each additional hour.

Please note:  Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by parents / guardians during your visit to the SELF Design Studio for National Day of Making.

TECHNOLOGY

SOE Instructional Technology Blog – Now Live!

This blog is a way for faculty to learn more about current instructional technology trends, new web 2.0 tool releases, UNCG tech events, Canvas updates, and more.  There is a feature for faculty and staff to sign up to get an email every time there is a new post, as well as adding the blog to a RSS feed.  Hopefully this is a way for SOE faculty to stay up to date with SOE IT without receiving mass emails from us!

The direct link to the blog is: http://uncgsoeit.blogspot.com/

It’s also featured on the SOE IT website under tech news: http://intech.uncg.edu/tech-news/

IT Guides and Tutorials Now Available

We have added a new tab to the website on instructional technology guides and tutorials.  These guides are intended to help SOE instructors implement technology and online course design in their teaching.

Here is a blog post for more information: http://uncgsoeit.blogspot.com/2015/05/soe-it-website-guides-tutorials.html