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Last week I attended TRI-IT, representing the library. Tri-IT is an informal group of people who work with instructional technology in Triangle and Triad universities. It’s a mix of people, from IS departments, from teaching and learning centers, and from libraries. Several of the Wake Forest University ITGs attended as well.

Blogs, wikis, and podcasting are still hot topics, as most of the sessions I attended focused on these tools. I participated in a panel discussing how different departments in different institutions address educational technologies, so I spoke on our support of our blogs, wikis, and podcasts, and talked about the cycle of experimentation, piloting, supporting, and hosting that we’ve developed for instructional technology.

The highlight of these meetings, for me, is the round-robin report, where each institution talks about what they’re working on. Most everyone talked about the economy and its impact on their work. Some are restructuring how they approach their work to streamline their services. Most are working with Blackboard 8 as well as piloting open source course management systems like Sakai and Moodle.

It was a good day, and I was glad to hear what everyone was up to. It was also nice to connect with some of the UNCG library folks in attendance and see other familiar faces. Duke said they’d host next time, so look for another report in the fall!