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Fall 2008 Faculty-Staff-Student WorkshopsSul Ross State University - Media & Instructional Technology Services Center What are the MITS Instructional Training Workshops? MITS staff have developed a number of workshops geared toward faculty and staff use of educational technologies. Certain student oriented workshops These workshops are absolutely FREE to SRSU faculty and staff! Most workshops are only 45 minutes to an hour (unless otherwise noted: * indicates an hour and a half or longer workshop)! All workshops will be held in the 2nd floor classroom of the SRSU library (unless otherwise noted). To Reserve a place for any these workshops, call or email: Letitia Wetterauer (x8849 or lwet393@sulross.edu) or Tim Parsons (x8668 or tparsons@sulross.edu) Please try to register as much in advance for a workshop if possible! Our SRSU Fall 2008 Workshop Schedule COMING SOON The Spring 2008 Workshop schedule included the following offerings: FEBRUARY 7th (Thursday) 2:45-3:30 p.m. MS Excel 2003: The Basics (Note: Excel 2007 will be offered in April) This workshop is for the beginner who wants to learn the basics of MS Excel. This workshop will cover: Creating a basic Excel spreadsheet, spreadsheet navigation, borders and shading, basic math functions, headers and footers, inserting and deleting worksheets and lines. 8th (Friday) 1:15-2:00 p.m. MS Excel 2003: The Basics (Note: Excel 2007 will be offered in April) This workshop is for the beginner who wants to learn the basics of MS Excel. This workshop will cover: Creating a basic Excel spreadsheet, spreadsheet navigation, borders and shading, basic math functions, headers and footers, inserting and deleting worksheets and lines. 14th (Thursday) 1:15-2:00 p.m. Blackboard 6 & Enterprise: Advanced Techniques: Question Pools and Online Tests This workshop is designed for the more experienced Blackboard user who wants to use everything Blackboard has to offer. This workshop covers quick ways to create question pools, ideas for maintaining the integrity of your online tests, using Pool Generator, and creating tests from test pools. It will also cover some of the new features that will become available in Blackboard Enterprise. 14th (Thursday) 2:00-2:45 p.m. Blackboard 6 & Enterprise: Advanced Techniques: The Assignment Function This workshop is designed for the more experienced Blackboard user. This workshop covers: adding and assignment, downloading and viewing an assignment, grading, item file cleanup and assignments vs. the Drop Box. It will also cover some of the new features that will become available in Blackboard Enterprise. 15th (Friday) 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. MS Excel 2003: Advanced Excel Features (Note: Excel 2007 will be offered in April) This workshop is for more experienced Excel users. It covers: formulas, relative and absolute cell addresses, fractions, formatting cells, linking and filtering data, importing Excel files into Word, and the Lookup function. 21st (Thursday) 2:00 – 2:45 p.m. MS Excel 2003: Advanced Excel Features (Note: Excel 2007 will be offered in April) This workshop is for more experienced Excel users. It covers: formulas, relative and absolute cell addresses, fractions, formatting cells, linking and filtering data, importing Excel files into Word, and the Lookup function. 22nd (Friday) 2:00-3:00 p.m. Blackboard 6 & Enterprise: Advanced Techniques: Question Pools and Online Tests This workshop is designed for the more experienced Blackboard user who wants to use everything Blackboard has to offer. This workshop covers quick ways to create question pools, ideas for maintaining the integrity of your online tests, using Pool Generator, and creating tests from test pools. It will also cover some of the new features that will become available in Blackboard Enterprise. 22nd (Friday) 3:00-4:00 p.m. Blackboard 6 & Enterprise: Advanced Techniques: The Assignment Function This workshop is designed for the more experienced Blackboard user. This workshop covers: adding and assignment, downloading and viewing an assignment, grading, item file cleanup and assignments vs. the Drop Box. It will also cover some of the new features that will become available in Blackboard Enterprise. 29th (Friday) 1:15-2:00 p.m. MS Word 2003: Annotations, Auto Text, and Commenting This workshop is for the intermediate to advanced MS Word user. and examines ways in which instructors can save time by automating document grading and document revisions using AutoText and commenting functions in Word. Automated grading and commenting: 1) Provides consistent notation. 2)Allows for more elaborate feedback. 3) Helps students learn from errors. 4) Helps students revise their work. 5) Allows you and your students to interact completely electronically as documents go back and forth between you. These features can be used to save time in writing and revising journal articles and can aid in standardizing terminology. Note: If you would like a workshop on this topic in Word 2007, please call x8849 or email Letitia at lwet393@sulross.edu MARCH 6th (Thursday) *9:00-10:30 a.m. Creating a Blackboard Enterprise Course from Scratch (+ New Functionality Overview) This workshop covers the basics of Blackboard. No previous experience using Blackboard is necessary. Areas covered are: Fundamentals of putting together a successful course, adding content, course design and course management techniques. We"ll also look at what new functionality has been added with our recent upgrade to Blackboard Enterprise v7.3. Note: To sign up for this workshop, OR if you would like a one-on-one workshop on this topic, please call x8668 or email Tim Parsons at tparsons@sulross.edu 6th (Thursday) 1:15-2:00 p.m. MS Word 2003 & 2007: Beyond the Basics: Graphics This workshop is for the intermediate MS Word user. Upon completion you will be able to apply the following graphic enhancements to your document: 1) Insert and modify Clip Art images and other graphics. 2) Use the Drawing Toolbar or Insert Ribbon to insert objects into a document. 3) Format objects. 4) Wrap text around objects. 5) Insert WordArt and text boxes. 6) Insert a watermark and a drop cap. Note: When making reservations for this workshop, please specify which version of Word you are using. 6th (Thursday) 2:00-3:00 p.m. Acrobat Forms This workshop uses Acrobat Professional and covers creating fill-in forms in Acrobat, which allows them to be submitted via the internet and through email. Students will learn to create fill-in fields, check boxes, action buttons and how to add field input validation to existing Acrobat form files. 11th (Tuesday) *9:00-10:30 a.m. Creating a Blackboard Enterprise Course from Scratch (+ New Functionality Overview) This workshop covers the basics of Blackboard. No previous experience using Blackboard is necessary. Areas covered are: Fundamentals of putting together a successful course, adding content, course design and course management techniques. We'll also look at what new functionality has been added with our recent upgrade to Blackboard Enterprise v7.3. Note: To sign up for this workshop, OR if you would like a one-on-one workshop on this topic, please call x8668 or email Tim Parsons at tparsons@sulross.edu 13th (Thursday) 2:00-3:00 p.m. MS Word 2003 & 2007: Beyond the Basics: Graphics This workshop is for the intermediate MS Word user. Upon completion you will be able to apply the following graphic enhancements to your document: 1) Insert and modify Clip Art images and other graphics. 2) Use the Drawing Toolbar or Insert Ribbon to insert objects into a document. 3) Format objects. 4) Wrap text around objects. 5) Insert WordArt and text boxes. 6) Insert a watermark and a drop cap. Note: When making reservations for this workshop, please specify which version of Word you are using. 13th (Thursday) *3:30-5:00 p.m. Creating a Blackboard Enterprise Course from Scratch (+ New Functionality Overview) This workshop covers the basics of Blackboard. No previous experience using Blackboard is necessary. Areas covered are: Fundamentals of putting together a successful course, adding content, course design and course management techniques. We'll also look at what new functionality has been added with our recent upgrade to Blackboard Enterprise v7.3. Note: To sign up for this workshop, OR if you would like a one-on-one workshop on this topic, please call x8668 or email Tim Parsons at tparsons@sulross.edu 25th (Tuesday) *3:00-4:30 p.m. Creating a Blackboard Enterprise Course from Scratch (+ New Functionality Overview) This workshop covers the basics of Blackboard. No previous experience using Blackboard is necessary. Areas covered are: Fundamentals of putting together a successful course, adding content, course design and course management techniques. We'll also look at what new functionality has been added with our recent upgrade to Blackboard Enterprise v7.3. Note: To sign up for this workshop, OR if you would like a one-on-one workshop on this topic, please call x8668 or email Tim Parsons at tparsons@sulross.edu 27th (Thursday) *9:00-10:30 a.m. Creating a Blackboard Enterprise Course from Scratch (+ New Functionality Overview) This workshop covers the basics of Blackboard. No previous experience using Blackboard is necessary. Areas covered are: Fundamentals of putting together a successful course, adding content, course design and course management techniques. We'll also look at what new functionality has been added with our recent upgrade to Blackboard Enterprise v7.3. Note: To sign up for this workshop, OR if you would like a one-on-one workshop on this topic, please call x8668 or email Tim Parsons at tparsons@sulross.edu 27th (Thursday) 2:00-3:00 p.m. MS Word 2003: Annotations, Auto Text, and Commenting This workshop is for the intermediate to advanced MS Word user. and examines ways in which instructors can save time by automating document grading and document revisions using AutoText and commenting functions in Word. Automated grading and commenting: 1) Provides consistent notation. 2)Allows for more elaborate feedback. 3) Helps students learn from errors. 4) Helps students revise their work. 5) Allows you and your students to interact completely electronically as documents go back and forth between you. These features can be used to save time in writing and revising journal articles and can aid in standardizing terminology. Note: If you would like a workshop on this topic in Word 2007, please call x8849 or email Letitia at lwet393@sulross.edu 28th (Friday) 2:00-3:00 p.m. MS Excel 2003 & 2007: Beyond the Basics: Charts In this workshop you will learn how to create Excel charts for everyday use. This workshop will cover: creating a basic chart, formatting and modifying a chart, and creating a custom chart type. Note: When making reservations for this workshop, please specify which version of Word you are using. APRIL 1st (Tuesday) *3:00-4:30 p.m. Creating a Blackboard Enterprise Course from Scratch (+ New Functionality Overview) This workshop covers the basics of Blackboard. No previous experience using Blackboard is necessary. Areas covered are: Fundamentals of putting together a successful course, adding content, course design and course management techniques. We'll also look at what new functionality has been added with our recent upgrade to Blackboard Enterprise v7.3. Note: To sign up for this workshop, OR if you would like a one-on-one workshop on this topic, please call x8668 or email Tim Parsons at tparsons@sulross.edu 3rd (Thursday) *9:00-10:30 a.m. Creating a Blackboard Enterprise Course from Scratch (+ New Functionality Overview) This workshop covers the basics of Blackboard. No previous experience using Blackboard is necessary. Areas covered are: Fundamentals of putting together a successful course, adding content, course design and course management techniques. We'll also look at what new functionality has been added with our recent upgrade to Blackboard Enterprise v7.3. Note: To sign up for this workshop, OR if you would like a one-on-one workshop on this topic, please call x8668 or email Tim Parsons at tparsons@sulross.edu 3rd (Thursday) 2:00-3:00 p.m. MS PowerPoint 2003 & 2007: Creating Custom Presentations In this workshop you will learn how to create a custom PowerPoint presentations. This workshop will cover: working with the slide master, headers and footers, custom backgrounds, links, action buttons, and adding slide transitions. Note: When making reservations for this workshop, please specify which version of Word you are using. 8th (Tuesday) *9:00-10:30 a.m. Creating a Blackboard Enterprise Course from Scratch (+ New Functionality Overview) This workshop covers the basics of Blackboard. No previous experience using Blackboard is necessary. Areas covered are: Fundamentals of putting together a successful course, adding content, course design and course management techniques. We'll also look at what new functionality has been added with our recent upgrade to Blackboard Enterprise v7.3. Note: To sign up for this workshop, OR if you would like a one-on-one workshop on this topic, please call x8668 or email Tim Parsons at tparsons@sulross.edu 10th (Thursday) 2:00-3:30 p.m. MS Excel 2007: The Basics This workshop is for the beginner who wants to learn the basics of MS Excel 2007. This workshop will cover: Creating a basic Excel spreadsheet, spreadsheet navigation, borders and shading, basic math functions, headers and footers, inserting and deleting worksheets and lines. 10th (Thursday) *3:30-5:00 p.m. Creating a Blackboard Enterprise Course from Scratch (+ New Functionality Overview) This workshop covers the basics of Blackboard. No previous experience using Blackboard is necessary. Areas covered are: Fundamentals of putting together a successful course, adding content, course design and course management techniques. We'll also look at what new functionality has been added with our recent upgrade to Blackboard Enterprise v7.3. Note: To sign up for this workshop, OR if you would like a one-on-one workshop on this topic, please call x8668 or email Tim Parsons at tparsons@sulross.edu 11th (Friday) 1:15-2:00 p.m. MS Excel 2007: The Basics This workshop is for the beginner who wants to learn the basics of MS Excel 2007. This workshop will cover: Creating a basic Excel spreadsheet, spreadsheet navigation, borders and shading, basic math functions, headers and footers, inserting and deleting worksheets and lines. 15th (Tuesday) *3:00-4:30 p.m. Creating a Blackboard Enterprise Course from Scratch (+ New Functionality Overview) This workshop covers the basics of Blackboard. No previous experience using Blackboard is necessary. Areas covered are: Fundamentals of putting together a successful course, adding content, course design and course management techniques. We'll also look at what new functionality has been added with our recent upgrade to Blackboard Enterprise v7.3. Note: To sign up for this workshop, OR if you would like a one-on-one workshop on this topic, please call x8668 or email Tim Parsons at tparsons@sulross.edu 17th (Thursday) *9:00-10:30 a.m. Creating a Blackboard Enterprise Course from Scratch (+ New Functionality Overview) This workshop covers the basics of Blackboard. No previous experience using Blackboard is necessary. Areas covered are: Fundamentals of putting together a successful course, adding content, course design and course management techniques. We'll also look at what new functionality has been added with our recent upgrade to Blackboard Enterprise v7.3. Note: To sign up for this workshop, OR if you would like a one-on-one workshop on this topic, please call x8668 or email Tim Parsons at tparsons@sulross.edu 17th (Thursday) 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. MS Excel 2007: Advanced Excel Features This workshop is for more experienced Excel users and uses Excel 2007. It covers: formulas, relative and absolute cell addresses, fractions, formatting cells, linking and filtering data, importing Excel files into Word, and the Lookup function. 18th (Friday) 1:15 – 2:00 p.m. MS Excel 2007: Advanced Excel Features This workshop is for more experienced Excel users and uses Excel 2007. It covers: formulas, relative and absolute cell addresses, fractions, formatting cells, linking and filtering data, importing Excel files into Word, and the Lookup function. 22nd (Tuesday) *9:00-10:30 a.m. Creating a Blackboard Enterprise Course from Scratch (+ New Functionality Overview) This workshop covers the basics of Blackboard. No previous experience using Blackboard is necessary. Areas covered are: Fundamentals of putting together a successful course, adding content, course design and course management techniques. We'll also look at what new functionality has been added with our recent upgrade to Blackboard Enterprise v7.3. Note: To sign up for this workshop, OR if you would like a one-on-one workshop on this topic, please call x8668 or email Tim Parsons at tparsons@sulross.edu 24th (Thursday) *3:00-4:30 p.m. Creating a Blackboard Enterprise Course from Scratch (+ New Functionality Overview) This workshop covers the basics of Blackboard. No previous experience using Blackboard is necessary. Areas covered are: Fundamentals of putting together a successful course, adding content, course design and course management techniques. We'll also look at what new functionality has been added with our recent upgrade to Blackboard Enterprise v7.3. Note: To sign up for this workshop, OR if you would like a one-on-one workshop on this topic, please call x8668 or email Tim Parsons at tparsons@sulross.edu 29th (Tuesday) *3:00-4:30 p.m. Creating a Blackboard Enterprise Course from Scratch (+ New Functionality Overview) This workshop covers the basics of Blackboard. No previous experience using Blackboard is necessary. Areas covered are: Fundamentals of putting together a successful course, adding content, course design and course management techniques. We'll also look at what new functionality has been added with our recent upgrade to Blackboard Enterprise v7.3. Note: To sign up for this workshop, OR if you would like a one-on-one workshop on this topic, please call x8668 or email Tim Parsons at tparsons@sulross.edu If you have questions about educational technology support or need to schedule a one-on-one session with one of our Instructional Technology Specialists, please contact Tim Parsons to make arrangements at (432) 837-8668 or e-mail tparsons@sulross.edu |