Mini-session description
All workshops will be in
Merrill Learning Center
Room B220 (eLearning Lab)
Just come on in, no RSVP needed!
January 14 (Thursday)
10:00 - 11:00
Ingeniux/CMS Advanced Training
This training will provide refresher training on IGX/CMS 6.0 for department web authors.
1:00 - 2:00
Blackboard: Early Alert
Starfish EARLY ALERT™, an early warning and student tracking system, makes it possible to reach students before it’s too late. It helps you do three things: 1. Raise a flag when a student is in trouble. 2. Refer students to the right people and services that might help them. 3. Optimize the services that are helping your students.
2:00 - 3:00
Blackboard: Ready-Set-Go
Do you want to get a jump-start on using My.Gallaudet to enhance your course? Come to this workshop to learn how to upload your syllabus to My.Gallaudet, send a quick email to the entire class at once, or make announcements in your online course. You'll never have to reprint a syllabus again.
January 15 (Friday)
10:00 - 11:00
Ingeniux/CMS Refresher Training
This training will provide refresher training on IGX/CMS 6.0 for department web authors.
1:00 - 2:00
Blackboard: Content Collection
Learn how to use the Blackboard's Content System as a virtual hard drive with file storage for course and organizational content. Tools for creating eReserves are introduced in this session.
2:00 - 3:00
Blogs and Wikis!
Come see a new way for your students to add content to your Blackboard course site and beyond. Then let them do their own thing - give them them the Blog tool for personal journaling, or keep internship and practicum logs. Or let them use the wiki tool to collaborate on projects, which allows the instructor to easily track and assess the contribution of each team member.
January 19 (Tuesday)
10:00 - 11:00
Blackboard: Content Collection
Learn how to use the Blackboard's Content System as a virtual hard drive with file storage for course and organizational content. Tools for creating eReserves are introduced in this session.
11:00 - 12:00
Blackboard: Early Alert
Starfish EARLY ALERT™, an early warning and student tracking system, makes it possible to reach students before it’s too late. It helps you do three things: 1. Raise a flag when a student is in trouble. 2. Refer students to the right people and services that might help them. 3. Optimize the services that are helping your students.
1:00 - 2:00
Video Compressing and MyThread
We will show you how to compress your video for for more efficient online web streaming and uploading your video to MyThread. Also, we will introduce you to MyThread and how it is used.
2:00 - 3:00
Managing your Blackboard Grade Center
Blackboard's redesigned Grade Center exhibits new capabilities. This new and easy-to-use grading tool increases efficiency and enables calculations, customization, analysis and flexibility. Instructors can enter scores more efficiently, select data to display, create and print reports, and customize display of the Grade Center. Come to this session to learn more about using the new Grade Center.
January 20 (Wednesday)
10:00 - 11:00
Ingeniux/CMS Refresher Training
This training will provide refresher training on IGX/CMS 6.0 for department web authors.
11:00 - 12:00
Video Compressing and MyThread
We will show you how to compress your video for for more efficient online web streaming and uploading your video to MyThread. Also, we will introduce you to MyThread and how it is used.
1:00 - 2:00
Blackboard: Early Alert
Starfish EARLY ALERT™, an early warning and student tracking system, makes it possible to reach students before it’s too late. It helps you do three things: 1. Raise a flag when a student is in trouble. 2. Refer students to the right people and services that might help them. 3. Optimize the services that are helping your students.
2:00 - 3:00
Microsoft Word 2007
Microsoft Office has developed a new user interface for version 2007. It was created to make these applications simpler to use. The menus and toolbars from prior versions are gone! This transition workshop is targeted to Faculty and Staff who have used previous versions of Word and will need to learn how to navigate Word 2007.
January 21 (Thursday)
10:00 - 11:00
Microsoft PowerPoint 2007
Microsoft Office has developed a new user interface for version 2007. It was created to make these applications simpler to use. The menus and toolbars from prior versions are gone! This transition workshop is targeted to Faculty and Staff who have used previous versions of PowerPoint and will need to learn how to navigate PowerPoint 2007.
11:00 - 12:00
Blackboard: Ready-Set-Go
Do you want to get a jump-start on using My.Gallaudet to enhance your course? Come to this session to learn how to upload your syllabus to My.Gallaudet, send a quick email to the entire class at once, or make announcements in your online course. You'll never have to reprint a syllabus again.
1:00 - 2:00
Blogs and Wikis!
Come see a new way for your students to add content to your Blackboard course site and beyond. Then let them do their own thing - give them them the Blog tool for personal journaling, or keep internship and practicum logs. Or let them use the wiki tool to collaborate on projects, which allows the instructor to easily track and assess the contribution of each team member.
2:00 - 3:00
Video Compressing and MyThread
We will show you how to compress your video for for more efficient online web streaming and uploading your video to MyThread. Also, we will introduce you to MyThread and how it is used.
January 22 (Friday)
10:00 - 11:00
Microsoft Word 2007
Microsoft Office has developed a new user interface for version 2007. It was created to make these applications simpler to use. The menus and toolbars from prior versions are gone! This transition workshop is targeted to Faculty and Staff who have used previous versions of Word and will need to learn how to navigate Word 2007.
11:00 - 12:00
Managing your Blackboard Grade Center
Blackboard's redesigned Grade Center exhibits new capabilities. This new and easy-to-use grading tool increases efficiency and enables calculations, customization, analysis and flexibility. Instructors can enter scores more efficiently, select data to display, create and print reports, and customize display of the Grade Center. Come to this session to learn more about using the new Grade Center.
1:00 - 2:00
Ingeniux/CMS Refresher Training
This training will provide refresher training on IGX/CMS 6.0 for department web authors.
