New equipment in 2nd Street. - PowerPoint Remote, Tablet PC

Hi all,

Thanks to Karen, recently we have two new equipment coming in 2nd street classroom building. The first one is PowerPoint remote control, which allows you to control the PowerPoint slides when you are not around the PC. This way you don't have to walk back to the PC everytime just to press the mouse button.

The second addition is a Tablet PC, allowing you to write on the screen and project the screen content to the big screen. You can write on your PowerPoint to stress your point, or just start doodling on the screen if you want to make it an art class. Ursula has been our pioneer and tried out the tablet in her writing class this summer, and she likes it a lot.

If you want to try the two device to see if you can use it in your class, please feel free to contact Moe at 2nd Street building

Salzburg Global Seminar

Although my work this week at the Salzburg Global Seminar is not directly related to our classroom work, it has been an extremely valuable week for making campus connections. There are 11 representatives from 11 different SJSU departments, so the opportunities to introduce SAL programs have been very good.

Our purpose this week has been to discuss ways to internationalize the campus with the outcome of making SJSU attractive to students, staff, and faculty as a place of global education. The lectures have gone well beyond curriculum and campuses and conclude with the very important role that education - especially international education - can and must play in addressing global problems. Not only is education the only successful road we know to controlling population growth (effecting food, water, and pollution), it is also the best means to changing prejudices and opening dialogs.

Come to think of it - I should have started by saying this week IS directly related to our classroom work! All of the lectures and powerpoints will be distributed on a CD that we plan to post on a website to share with all.