Spring 2010 Workshop (pdf)
| Getting Started with Blogs (1.5 hrs) Register Tuesday, February 23, @ 1:00pm in Dion 109 Wednesday, March 10, @ 10:00am in Dion 109 Tuesday, March 30, @ 2:00pm in Dion 109 |
Come join us to discover how blogs can be used for journaling, sharing of information, and even online course sites. In this hands-on workshop, participants will create and configure a UMassD blog, learn how to post and add comments, templates, images and media. |
| Working with Wikis (1.5 hrs) Register Monday, February 22, @ 10:00am in Dion 109 Monday, March 15, @ 1:00pm in Dion 109 Wednesday, April 7, @ 9:00am in Dion 109 |
This hands on workshop explores wikis and their use as an instructional tool for collaborative content creation such as student group projects, website, research projects, writing assignments, project development, and peer review. Workshop participants will create and configure a wiki utilizing the UMassD Wiki hosted by Wikispaces. |
| Introduction to Camtasia: Creating Screencasts and Narrated Presentations (2 hrs) Register Wednesday, February 17, @ 10:00am in Dion 109 Tuesday, March 2, @ 2:00pm in Dion 109 Thursday, March 18, @ 12:00pm in Dion 109 Thursday, April 15, @ 10:00am in Dion 109 |
Camtasia Studio is an easy to use software for recording screen captures, adding narrative to PowerPoint presentations, and producing training and tutorial videos for the web, CD-ROM and mobile devices. In this hands-on workshop, participants will record video clips, add and edit audio, and add callouts and transitions to create a polished presentation! Registration is limited to 8 participants. |
| Clickers in the Classroom (1.5 hrs) Register Thursday, February 18, @ 2:00pm in Dion 109 Thursday, April 8, @ 10:00am in Dion 109 Wednesday, April 28, @ 10:00am in Dion 109 |
Classroom Response Systems are wireless “clicker-like” devices that can be used in the classroom to provide immediate feedback and facilitate student interactivity. In this interactive workshop, participants will receive hands-on experience using the iClicker classroom response system, gain ideas for integrating into the classroom, and learn how to get started using them in the classroom. |
myCourses Workshops: In order to attend a myCourses workshop you must have an active myCourses course site.
| myCourses Assessments (2 hrs) Register Tuesday, February 9, @ 12:30pm in Dion 109 Thursday, March 4, @ 2:00pm in Dion 109 Tuesday, March 23, @ 2:00pm in Dion 109 |
In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn how to manage and create questions in the question database, create a quiz, survey, and self test, and configure assessment settings. Additionally, participants will learn how to manage and grade student submissions and run assessment reports. |
| myCourses Grading/Grading Forms (1.25 hrs) register Friday, February 12 @ 10:00am in Dion 109 Wednesday, March 3 @ 11:00pm in Dion 109 Tuesday April 13, @12:30pm in Dion 109 |
In this hands-on workshop participants learn how to set up, organize and manage student records, add columns to the student table to enter grades, export and import grades and manage the grade book settings. Additionally, this workshop will demonstrate the grading form (rubric) tool. |
| Adding Audio to Your Course with Voice Tools (1.5 hrs) Register Thursday, February 11, @ 10:00am in Dion 109 Wednesday, March 10, @ 12:00pm in Dion 109 Wednesday, April 21, @ 10:00am in Dion 109 |
Are you looking for an easy way to create an audio announcement, provide audio feedback to your students, or a podcast? Add voice to your myCourses site! Increase engagement and student interaction using one or several of the voice tools now available within myCourses. The suite of voice tools include, Voice Discussion Board, Voice E-mail, Voice Recorder, Voice Direct, Voice Presentation, and Wimba Podcaster. |
| Live Conferencing in myCourses (2 hrs) Register Thursday, February 4 @ 2:00pm in Dion 109 Tuesday, March 16, @ 12:00pm in Dion 109 Wednesday, March 31, @ 11:00am in Dion 109 |
This workshop will get you started with Wimba Live Classroom, a live conferencing tool that uses a virtual online classroom to meet live within a myCourses course site. Using Live Classroom, faculty can interact virtually with students for lectures, hold online office hours, guest presentations, share applications, and meetings. This exciting new technology integrates seamlessly into your myCourses site and simply requires speakers and microphone. |
| Using Respondus (2 hours) Register Monday, March 8, @ 11:00am in Dion 109 Thursday, March 25, @ 12:30pm in Dion 109 Tuesday, April 27, @ 2:00pm in Dion 109 |
Respondus is a (Windows only) tool for creating and managing exams that can be printed to paper or published directly to your myCourses course site. In this hands on workshop, participants will create questions, quizzes, surveys, and self tests. Additionally, participants will learn how import and install your own questions and publisher created test banks. |
| Using SafeAssign (1.25 hours) Register Friday, February 5, @ 10:00am in Dion 109 Thursday, February 25, @ 1:00pm in Dion 109 Thursday, March 11, @ 12:00pm in Dion 109 |
SafeAssign is a new plagiarism prevention tool directly integrated within the myCourses system. SafeAssign evaluates the originality of students work by comparing their electronic documents to online sources and the SafeAssign databases. Instructors can utilize this tool by having students submit their own assignments for evaluation or the instructor can submit assignments directly using the service. In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn how to enable the SafeAssign tool in myCourses and configure assignments. ID Webinars Join one of our 30 minute webinars from your home or office! |
ID WebinarsJoin one of our 30 minute Webinars from your home or office Put Some Jing in Your Day Register* Using Blogs and Wikis to Enhance Teaching and Learning Register* Friday, April 2 @ 12:00pm online In this session, we’ll will explore two Web 2.0 tools that can be easily integrated into a your myCourses site, embedding a video from YouTube or other video resources and adding RSS (Real Simple Syndication) feeds from news organizations, online magazines and blogs to your course site. Here's how to attend a webinar:1. Register for the webinar 2. Approximately, 2 days before the webinar, you will receive an email with information on how to join the webinar. Take some time prior to the start of the webinarto run the setup wizard and make sure your computer is ready. What do I need to participate in the webinar?
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