Faculty
Focus—Intersession Technology Workshops
January 7-11, 2008
Have you wanted to incorporate technology into your
teaching but aren’t sure where to begin? Perhaps you want to add an
online component to your course or learn how to present content
electronically during class.
ITS-Educational Technology offers an
opportunity
you won’t want to miss―Faculty Focus!
Faculty Focus consists of a number of technology
workshops. These workshops are offered the week just prior to
the beginning of the spring semester so faculty can focus on learning
new technology skills before the pressures of the new semester begin.
Our focus that week is entirely on faculty through
workshops and consultation concentrating on technology’s role in teaching
and learning. See the workshop listing below.
Sign up soon. Seating is limited!
Reservations are required.
Call 273-2309 to register.
WebCT | Blackboard Portfolio |
Developing/Managing Web Sites | Office 2007
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WebCT (UNI's learning management system)
WebCT I— Setting Up Your Course
Monday, January 7, 8:30-noon,
StudioIT – ITTC 136
DESCRIPTION: Learn how to develop your WebCT site. We’ll cover skills
such as adding pages, customizing a page, adding WebCT tools, using
Designer Map, adding links to the navigation bar, adding a syllabus,
organizing icons, uploading content using Manage Files, and adding
content modules.
WebCT II—Communication Tools
Tuesday, January 8,
8:30-noon, StudioIT –
ITTC 136
PREREQUISITE: WebCT I
DESCRIPTION: Learn how
to use the communication tools provided within WebCT. You’ll get
hands-on practice with the discussions area, WebCT mail, chat, and the
calendar tool. In addition, you'll learn about the MyWebCT portal, using
bread crumbs, and how to make course backups.
WebCT III—Managing Groups and Assignments
Wednesday, January 9,
8:30-noon, StudioIT – ITTC 136
PREREQUISITE: WebCT I
DESCRIPTION: Learn how
to use WebCT's features designed specifically for supporting group
work, including sign-up sheets and group activities. Create both
individual and group assignments and learn how both instructors and
students work within the assignments tool.
WebCT IV—Gradebook and
Assessments
Thursday, January 10, 8:30-noon, StudioIT –
ITTC 136
PREREQUISITE: WebCT I
DESCRIPTION: This
workshop will address WebCT's Gradebook and Assessment tools.
Assessment types include quizzes/tests, surveys and self-tests. You
will get hands-on experience in actually creating each question type
in a quiz.
Preparing Course Materials for the Web
Monday, January 7, 3:30-5:00, StudioIT –
ITTC 136
DESCRIPTION: The World
Wide Web places unique requirements on the formatting of files. Some
file formats work better than others, some don't work at all; some
are simple to create, others are more difficult; some can be
downloaded and used or modified by anyone, others cannot. This
workshop will describe many of the various methods available with an
emphasis on converting to Adobe Acrobat PDF files.
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Blackboard Portfolio
Learning with ePortfolios
Friday, January 11, 8:30-9:30, StudioIT –
ITTC 136
DESCRIPTION: This session is for faculty currentyly using UNI's Blackboard Portfolio system and for those that would like more information about it. Several faculty that have been using the product during this past year have been invited to talk about how they are using it within their program. This is a sharing session so please bring your thoughts and ideas!
Getting Started with ePortfolios
Friday, January 11, 9:30-noon, StudioIT –
ITTC 136
DESCRIPTION: During this session we'll show you how to build an ePortfolio and discuss "best practices" using UNI's Blackboard Portfolio system.
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Developing/Managing Web Sites
HTML - The Basics of Web Page Creation
Monday, January 7, 1:30-3:30, StudioIT –
ITTC 136
DESCRIPTION:
The basics of how
to create a World Wide Web home page using HyperText Markup Language
(HTML). Required before taking other workshops in the Creating Web Pages
series.
Preparing Course Materials for the Web
Monday, January 7, 3:30-5:00, StudioIT –
ITTC 136
DESCRIPTION: The World
Wide Web places unique requirements on the formatting of files. Some
file formats work better than others, some don't work at all; some
are simple to create, others are more difficult; some can be
downloaded and used or modified by anyone, others cannot. This
workshop will describe many of the various methods available with an
emphasis on converting to Adobe Acrobat PDF files.
Web Development Using Dreamweaver CS3
Tuesday, January 8, 1:30-3:00,
StudioIT – ITTC
136
PREREQUISITE:
HTML - The Basics of Web Page Creation
DESCRIPTION: Macromedia
Dreamweaver is generally considered to be one of the most complete HTML
editing programs on the market. Learn how to get started with creating
web pages using Dreamweaver. Dreamweaver is available on both the
Windows and Macintosh platforms.
Integrating Fireworks into Dreamweaver CS3
Tuesday, January 8, 3:00-5:00,
StudioIT – ITTC 136
PREREQUISITES: HTML - The Basics of Web Page Creation;
Web Development Using Dreamweaver
DESCRIPTION:
This hands-on workshop builds on the two prerequisites,
demonstrating how to use Dreamweaver and Fireworks together when
creating web pages. Fireworks allow you to create, edit and optimize
images for the web.
Google Tools
Friday, January 11, 1:30-3:30,
StudioIT – ITTC 134
DESCRIPTION:
Google Tools is a collection of free tools that can be used to create web pages. During this workshop you'll explore many of Google's free tools and have an opportunity to sign up for them.
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PowerPoint
Wednesday, January 9, 1:30-5:00, StudioIT – ITTC 136
DESCRIPTION: The basics of using Microsoft PowerPoint to produce a presentation. Features of PowerPoint that allow you to customize your presentation: customizing backgrounds, working with objects, creating templates.
Presentation tips will also be given.
Word
Thursday, January 10, 1:30-5:00,
StudioIT – ITTC 136
DESCRIPTION:The basics of using Microsoft Word to produce a word processing document. Editing, formatting, using the ruler to set tabs and indents, making tables.
Plus Being more efficient by learning how to use the following Word features: proofing, using automatic text, moving and deleting text, navigating, more about tables.
Excel
Friday, January 11, 1:30-5:00,
StudioIT – ITTC 136
DESCRIPTION: Introduction to spreadsheet concepts and the following Excel features: entering, editing and formatting data and text; basic formulas and functions; using fills; creating charts,
absolute and relative references; database uses
and printing.
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