ACADEMIC COMMONS WILL BE BLOGGING
NERCOMP EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS

Attention SIGMasters
Academic Commons will be blogging selected NERCOMP SIG events and workshops as part of its mission to  provide the higher education community with high-quality information about trends and issues in computing, information technology, librarianship, student learning, and faculty development. 

Which events are chosen?
We intend to cover events and workshops that involve teaching, learning, research, and scholarly communications.

What if your event is chosen?
Academic Commons will appoint a peer from the NERCOMP community to write-up your event. The report will appear on Academic Commons (http://www.academiccommons.org) and will provide a summary of each session, links to relevant materials, suggested readings, and commentary. Examples of past reports that we have published can be found at http://www.academiccommons.org/commons/review/nercomp-10-27-05-emerging-trends-for-teaching-and-learning .

As the coordinator of the event, you will be asked to inform your presenters that we have arranged for this coverage, and that they may be contacted by the writer for clarification of points made, suggestions for readings, and for any hand-outs or slides they may have used during their presentation. We will provide a letter explaining this that you can simply pass on to your presenters.  (Sample letters are on the other side of this sheet).

The process in a nutshell

Before the event:

1. The SIG coordinator is notified by Academic Commons that an event has been chosen for coverage.  
2. The SIG coordinator notifies speakers of the coverage using letter provided by Academic Commons.
3. Two weeks before the workshop NERCOMP provides the list of registrants to Academic Commons, who recruits a writer for the event. 
4. The writer is prepped regarding expectations and guidelines by Academic Commons.

Following the event:

1. The writer submits materials to Academic Commons within 2 weeks.  
2. Academic Commons' Managing Editor works with the reporter to finalize materials.  
3. The finalized materials are shared with the speakers for comments, enhancements, and corrections.  
4. The finished report is posted on the Academic Commons 3 weeks later.  

Questions? Comments? Concerns? Please contact:

Jennifer Curran, Academic Commons (jcurran@wesleyan.edu)

Mike Roy, Academic Commons (mroy@wesleyan.edu)

Braddlee, NERCOMP (braddlee@simmons.edu)

Notice from Academic Commons to SIG Coordinator

Dear <name of coordinator here> ,

We have selected your upcoming NERCOMP SIG <title> as an event that we will cover as part of an on-going series that provides the higher ed community with high-quality information about trends and issues in computing, information technology, librarianship, student learning, and faculty development.

What does this mean?

It means that we will be hiring a colleague to report on your event. The report will appear on Academic Commons (http://www.academiccommons.org) and will provide a summary of each session, links to relevant materials, suggested readings, and commentary. An example of a past report that we have published can be found at http://www.academiccommons.org/commons/review/nercomp-10-27-05-emerging-trends-for-teaching-and-learning.

We ask that you please inform your speakers that we have arranged for this coverage, and that they may be contacted by the reporter for clarification of points made, suggestions for readings, and for any hand-outs or slides they may have used during their presentation. Appended to this document is a sample letter that you may wish to use to notify your speakers.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns about this.

Thanks,

<academic commons>

Notice from SIG Coordinator to Speaker

Dear <name of speaker>,

Our upcoming NERCOMP SIG <title> has been selected for coverage by Academic Commons (http://www.academiccommons.org )  as part of their on-going series that provides the higher ed community with high-quality information about trends and issues in computing, information technology, librarianship, student learning, and faculty development.

What does this mean for us?

It means that Academic Commons will be hiring a colleague of ours to report on our event. The report will appear on Academic Commons and will provide a summary of each session, links to relevant materials, suggested readings, and commentary. Examples of past reports can be found at http://www.academiccommons.org/commons/review/nercomp-10-27-05-emerging-trends-for-teaching-and-learning.

They asked me to inform you that they have arranged for this coverage, and that you may be contacted by the writer for clarification of points made, suggestions for readings, and for any hand-outs or slides they may have used during their presentation.  Once we know who the writer is, I'll pass that information along as well.

You will get a chance to see the report before it is posted to the Academic Commons, in order to make corrections and add additional materials.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns about this.

Thanks,

<name of SIG coordinator here>