No not a boy fellow, but a Fellow as in “I am learned” (supposedly). Specifically I’m a NITLE Technology Fellow

First you’re probably wondering who is NITLE.  Well besides being a great organization to work with, NITLE is:

a community-based, non-profit initiative that provides tools and resources for collaboration, professional development programs, and information services to undergraduate-centered colleges, universities, and educational organizations. NITLE (pronounced “nightly”) is also known as the National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education. NITLE is an initiative of Ithaka, a non-profit organization that seeks to accelerate the productive uses of information technologies for the benefit of higher education around the world.

That is of course straight from their website.  And so the next question is: what is this all about?  Well the Technology Fellows are:

• a professional development opportunity designed specifically for selected Fellows, in the areas about which they will teach/consult
• a commitment on the part of selected Fellows to offer three days of workshops or consultation at other NITLE participating institutions within 15 months of completing their professional development experiences with NITLE
• an honorarium of $500/day, paid to the Fellow’s institution, for each workshop/consultation day provided by the Fellow

So now you’re probably wondering what I’ll be researching and teaching. Well that’s simple…Cloud Computing.

Ok well cloud computing isn’t really simple. In fact people are arguing all over the place what the heck it is. But that’s besides the point. The point is I get to learn something new and then train people on it.

Anyway, its all very exciting so wish me luck and stay tuned for more later.