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Faculty/Staff Program Descriptions

• Teaching and Learning Programs
• Basic Technology Programs
• Intermediate Technology Programs
• Advanced Technology Programs

Teaching and Learning Programs

Workshop Topics:

• Blackboard Assessment Tools
• Effective Delivery Techniques: Little Things that Make a Big Difference
• Games and Simulations in the Classroom
• Introduction to Online Teaching and Learning
• Rubrics for Meangful Evaluation and Assessment
• Teaching a New Course
• Teaching During a Health Crisis

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Basic Technology Programs

Prerequisites:
- Windows: File names, Creating/changing directories, Navigation features (as Tool Bars, Task Bars), Mouse skills (including right click)
- Internet Skills: Accessing the Web, Locating sites, Navigating, Using email

Workshop Topics:

• Basic Digital Camera Fieldtrip
• Basic Video Capture and Editing
• Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
• Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
• Blackboard Grade Center I: Basic Features
• Blackboard Open Lab
• Capturing Audio on Your Computer
• Clickers in the Classroom
• Concept Maps for Teaching and Learning
• Converting Documents to PDFs: An Easier Way to Distribute Your Online Course Materials
• Creating and Delivering Effective PowerPoint Presentations
• Creating an Electronic Syllabus
• Creating and Using Blogs
• Creating and Using Course Wikis
• Creating Simple Online Lectures
• Delivering Effective Lectures
• Developing A New Course
• Eliciting Formative and Summative Student Feedback
• Effective Teaching with Interactive Pen (SMART Panel) Displays
• Finding and Implementing Learning Objects
• Ice Breakers and Games to Warm Up the Classroom Environment
• Introducing Academic Resource Sharing Tools in Blackboard
• Introduction to Blackboard Communities
• Introduction to Social Bookmarking
• Instructional Considerations in Developing PowerPoint Presentations
• Learning to Use Graphics in Word and PowerPoint
• Mac Series: Introduction to GarageBand
• Microteaching (no, that doesn’t mean tiny classes!)
• Multimedia Sampler
• Online Cheating: Can We Stop It?
• Open Lab
• Online Teaching Brownbag
• Presentation and Facilitation Techniques
• Quick and Simple Creation of Educational Tutorials
• Rubrics for Meaningful Evaluation and Assessment
• Storyboards for Planning Instruction
• To Teach or Not to Teach (With PowerPoint, That Is!)
• Understanding and Integrating Teaching and Learning Styles
• Using PowerPoint to Engage and Motivate Students
• Using Your Red Pen Electronically
• Visual Literacy in Teaching and Learning
• Web Accessibility: Instructional Implications
• When Google Doesn't Find It: Web Search Strategies for the Classroom
• Working with MS Movie Maker
• Writing Instructional Goals and Objectives: There is a Difference

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Intermediate Technology Programs

Prerequisites:
- One or more basic programs. See program descriptions for specifc prerequisites.

Workshop Topics:

• Blackboard Assessment Tools
• Blackboard Communication Tools
• Conducting Online Office Hours Using Wimba Classroom
• Collecting Assignments Electronically Using Blackboard
• Configuring the Blackboard Gradebook
• Controlling Student Access to Materials in Blackboard
• Copying and Archiving Courses in Blackboard
• Creating and Sustaining Groups in Blackboard
• Developing Discussion Board Assignments with Large Classes in Blackboard
• Electronic Submission of Assignments in Blackboard
• End-Of-Semester Considerations for Your Blackboard Course
• Integrating Web 2.0 Tools into Blackboard
• Introduction to Podcasting
• Mastering the Control Panel in Blackboard
• Multimedia Integration into Blackboard
• New Tools & Features in Blackboard
• Personalizing the "Look" of Your Blackboard Course
• Plagiarism Prevention Using Blackboard SafeAssign
• Podcasting Series: Audio Podcasting
• Podcast Series: Enhanced Podcasting
• Podcast Series: Video Podcasting
• Podcasting with Blackboard
• Preparing Students for Online Learning
• Principles and Practice of Synchronous Discussion (Chat)
• Promoting Online Collaboration with Wimba Classroom in Blackboard
• Redesigning Course Materials for Online Delivery
• Short Focused Tutorials
• Social Bookmarking Using Blackboard Scholar
• Structuring Your Online Class in Blackboard
• Submitting Final Grades Automatically from Blackboard to MyNIU
• Teaching with PowerPoint--Beyond the Basics
• Tracking Student Performance in Blackboard
• Using PDAs in the Classroom: a Presentation Tool
• Using the Blackboard Content Collection to Manage Your Course Content

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Advanced Technology Programs

Prerequisites:
- One or more intermediate programs. See program descriptions for specifc prerequisites.
- FTP: Basic understanding of concept, How to find path, How to find subsequent URL, Text and image transfer

Workshop Topics:

• Advanced Features of Wimba Classroom in Blackboard
• Advanced Video Editing
• Blackboard Grade Center II: Advanced Features
• Converting Instructional Files to Digital Media on CD/DVD
• Creating and Publishing Streaming Media with Real Helix
• Advanced Short Focused Online Tutorials with Articulate Engage

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Last Updated: 11/9/2009

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