Technology Training
Professional Development Schedule
Spring 2008
These training opportunities are brought to you by the Office of Technology & Distance Programs. Please RSVP directly to the presenters listed in the schedule below.
The TALENT workshops are coordinated through the Information Technology Services, please RSVP via their Web site: http://www.hawaii.edu/talent/talentITVform/interactivetv.html
Also note that a set of Job Aids and Tutorials is available here, these can be very helpful in learning on your own.
Click here to register online for our workshops listed in the schedule below.
Workshop Schedule
January 2008 |
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1/16 |
Wednesday |
RSVP |
Wist Hall 131 |
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| 1/22 | Tuesday |
RSVP |
Wist Hall 131 |
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| 1/23 | Wednesday |
RSVP |
Wist Hall 131 |
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| 1/28 | Monday |
RSVP |
Wist Hall 131 |
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| 1/30 | Wednesday |
RSVP |
Wist Hall 131 or Online via Elluminate |
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February 2008 |
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2/5 |
Tuesday |
Wist Hall 131 |
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| 2/6 | Wednesday |
Wist Hall 131 |
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| 2/7 | Thursday 10:00 - 12:00 |
Online via Elluminate Live!
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2/8 |
Friday |
COE Webinar #1 - Teaching Decision-making Skills through Inexpensive Virtual Scenarios |
Online via Elluminate Live! |
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| 2/12 | Tuesday |
Wist Hall 131 |
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2/14 |
Thursday |
Online via Elluminate Live! |
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2/19 |
Tuesday |
"Who Owns Your Data? An Overview of the Open Document Format" |
Wist Hall 131 |
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| 2/21 | Thursday |
Online via Elluminate Live! |
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| 2/26 | Tuesday |
Wist Hall 131 or Online via Elluminate |
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| 2/27 | Wednesday 10:00 - 12:00 |
Wist Hall 131
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March 2008 |
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| 3/4 | Tuesday |
Wist Hall 131 |
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| 3/5 | Wednesday 10:00 - 12:00 |
Online via Elluminate Live!
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| 3/6 | Thursday |
Online via Elluminate Live! |
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| 3/10 | Monday |
Wist Hall 131 |
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| 3/13 | Thursday |
Online via Elluminate Live! |
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| 3/18 | Tuesday 2:00 - 4:00 |
Wist Hall 131
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3/19 |
Wednesday |
Online via Elluminate Live! |
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| 3/20 | Thursday |
Online via Elluminate Live! |
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April 2008 |
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| 4/2 | Wednesday |
Wist Hall 131 |
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| 4/9 | Wednesday |
Wist Hall 131 |
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| 4/10 | Thursday |
Laulima Webinar Series #5 - Advanced Laulima Designer (Part 1) |
Online via Elluminate Live! |
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| 4/16 | Wednesday |
Wist Hall 131 |
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| 4/23 | Wednesday |
Wist Hall 131 |
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| 4/24 | Thursday |
Laulima Webinar Series #6 - Advanced Laulima Designer (Part 2) |
Online via Elluminate Live! |
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| 4/30 | Wednesday |
Wist Hall 131 |
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May 2008 |
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| 5/1 | Thursday |
Laulima Webinar Series #7 - Advanced Laulima Designer (Part 3) |
Online via Elluminate Live! |
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| 5/6 | Tuesday |
Wist Hall 131 |
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| 5/8 | Thursday |
Laulima Webinar Series #8 - Advanced Laulima Designer (Part 4) |
Online via Elluminate Live! |
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"NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE": An Analysis and Conversation on the Uses and Misuses of Microsoft PowerPoint at Library Instruction Conferences
A presentation by:
David Brier, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Vicky Lebbin, University of Hawaii at Manoa
At professional library conferences, the standard method for making a presentation is to talk about a list of points organized into Microsoft PowerPoint slides projected up on the wall. Critics of PowerPoint have argued that it induces stupidity, turns everyone into bores, wastes time, and degrades the quality and credibility of communication. Yet, PowerPoint remains the primary tool for communicating ideas among librarians specializing in instruction.
Instruction librarians have an ongoing concern on understanding and using technology to enhance student learning. This presentation, however, flips that focus and concentrates on how technology is used to enhance and impede librarian learning. Drawing on a variety of academics and presentation consultants, it introduces the major ideas and discussions on the strengths and limitations of PowerPoint presentation software. Through the use of content analysis, it examines and describes the PowerPoint presentations delivered at library instruction conferences. Some questions raised will be:
Does PowerPoint make us stupid? How and why we use PowerPoint? What do we find annoying about PowerPoint presentations? What types of information are best conveyed through PowerPoint? How can we energize our PowerPoint presentations? How can we make slides more readable and effective? What makes a good presentation and conference experience?
The program invites all those who use PowerPoint and others concerned with communicating effectively to consider the question: To what extent, if any, is PowerPoint the right tool for my presentation? Ideally, participants will improve their skills with this useful but confounding technology and thereby improve their instructional and conference presentation skills.
Laulima Webinar Series (Spring 2008):
“Introduction to Laulima Sakai”
This webinar will introduce Laulima (Sakai) from the student user perspective. Sakai is an online Collaboration and Learning Environment (CLE), and many institutions deploy it to support teaching and learning, ad hoc group collaboration, support for portfolios and research collaboration. Sakai will begin as a 'soft' roll-out in Spring 2008 semester, allowing faculty, staff, and students to use the system in conjunction with WebCT. UH's WebCT license will expire on September 30, 2008 and Laulima (Sakai) will then replace WebCT. In preparation for the migration to Sakai, this webinar will demonstrate Laulima (Sakai) from the perspective of a student user. Comparisons between WebCT and Sakai will be made to aid participants in making the transition from WebCT to Laulima (Sakai).
Link to archive of webinar:
https://ellum1.coe.hawaii.edu/play_recording.html?recordingId=1189200737013_1203625619327
“Basic Laulima Sakai Designer (Part 1)”
This webinar series will provide participants with demonstrations of skills required to set up a basic course web site using the Laulima Sakai learning management system. In this webinar, participants will learn how to edit profile & preferences in My Workspace and to create a syllabus using the Syllabus tool.
Link to archive of webinar:
https://ellum1.coe.hawaii.edu/play_recording.html?recordingId=1189200737013_1204833933779
“Basic Laulima Sakai Designer (Part 2)”
This webinar series will provide participants with demonstrations of skills required to set up a basic course web site using the Laulima Sakai learning management system. In this webinar, participants will learn how to add & edit an announcement using the Announcement tool, to add & edit an event in the calender using the Schedule tool and to upload files to the Resource tool.
Link to archive of webinar:
https://ellum1.coe.hawaii.edu/play_recording.html?recordingId=1189200737013_1205438941373
“Basic Laulima Sakai Designer (Part 3) ”
This webinar series will provide participants with demonstrations of skills required to set up a basic course web site using the Laulima Sakai learning management system. In this webinar, participants will learn how to create a module including content sections using the Module tool to create discussion categories, forum & topics using the Discussion tool.
Link to archive of webinar:
https://ellum1.coe.hawaii.edu/play_recording.html?recordingId=1189200737013_1206044381338
“Advanced Laulima Sakai Designer (Part 1)”
This webinar series will provide participants with demonstrations of advanced designer skills for the Laulima Sakai learning management system. In this webinar, participants will learn how to edit site information & tools in Site Info; create groups; manage access for site; and add UH & non-UH participants manually.
Link to archive of webinar:
https://ellum1.coe.hawaii.edu/play_recording.html?recordingId=1189200737013_1207859941718
“Advanced Laulima Sakai Designer (Part 2)”
This webinar series will provide participants with demonstrations of advanced designer skills for the Laulima Sakai learning management system. In this webinar, participants will learn how to create a quiz & survey using the Test/Quiz tool.
Link to archive of webinar:
https://ellum1.coe.hawaii.edu/play_recording.html?recordingId=1189200737013_1208921159411
“Advanced Laulima Sakai Designer (Part 3)”
This webinar series will provide participants with demonstrations of advanced designer skills for the Laulima Sakai learning management system. In this webinar, participants will learn how to explain difference between Drop Box & Assignment tool, create an assignment, download & grade submissions using the Assignment tool.
Link to archive of webinar:
https://ellum1.coe.hawaii.edu/play_recording.html?recordingId=1189200737013_1209674789553
“Advanced Laulima Sakai Designer (Part 4)”
This webinar series will provide participants with demonstrations of advanced designer skills for the Laulima Sakai learning management system. In this webinar, participants will learn how to utilize the Gradebook tool; create a chat room; utilize the Discussion tool & create advanced homepage customization.
Link to archive of webinar:
https://ellum1.coe.hawaii.edu/play_recording.html?recordingId=1189200737013_1210278059270
Introduction to Elluminate Live! Web conferencing system
Learn how you can use a real-time virtual classroom environment to engage your students with the use of the Elluminate Live! Web conferencing system. Elluminate Live! will enable you to talk over the Internet, chat online, share whiteboard and share applications with your students at a distance. This workshop will introduce you to the many features of Elluminate Live! You will get to experience first-hand this highly interactive virtual learning environment.
Elluminate Live! Moderator Training (Part I)
Designed as a "quick start" for new moderators. Getting Started with Elluminate Live! introduces you to the Elluminate Live! environment along with a hands-on walk-through of the key features and core functionality you need to start conducting your own Elluminate Live! sessions.
Pre-requisite: Elluminate Live! Web conferencing system workshop or prior experience of Elluminate as a participant/student.
Link to archive of March 20, 2006 online training session: https://www.elluminate.com/pmtg.jnlp?psid=d2122250223.396327
Elluminate Live! Moderator Training (Part II)
This is the next part for the Elluminate Live! training program. This session picks up where "Getting Started with Elluminate Live!" left off, providing the tools to increase the level of interactivity of your session. Features such as Application Sharing and Breakout Rooms will be covered and users will have a chance for hands-on practice.
Pre-requisite: Elluminate Live! Moderator Training (Part I)
Elluminate Live! Best Practices
The Elluminate Live! Web conferencing system will enable you to talk over the Internet, chat online, share whiteboard and share applications with your students at a distance. This workshop will cover the new features of Elluminate Live! 8.0 as well as the best practices of teaching using Elluminate. This session is targeted at instructors who have previously used Elluminate Live! but anyone who is interested in learning more about Elluminate is encouraged to attend.
Link to archive of October 15, 2007 training session:
https://ellum1.coe.hawaii.edu/play_recording.html?recordingId=1188009466956_1192492394284
Link to archive of April 16, 2008 training session:
https://ellum1.coe.hawaii.edu/play_recording.html?recordingId=1189200737013_1208375453905
COE Webinar Series (Spring 2008):
“Teaching Decision-Making Skills through Inexpensive Virtual Scenarios”
Effective decision-making is a key skill for competency-based training that is often not reached through traditional teaching methods. Virtual scenarios that imitate real-life can provide a powerful educational tool to develop and rehearse these skills. However, cost and time restraints often make creating such resources impractical. Virtual patients (VPs) are educational games that rehearse clinical decision-making for medical and healthcare training. St George’s University of London (SGUL) has created a generic ‘model’ for the design of virtual patients which is simple to use, yet flexible enough to simulate real decision-making.
This webinar will present a simple model that has been developed for creating 'virtual patient' resources, that allow students to practice their decision-making skills. The development process will be outlined, including the software and hardware used as well as how SGUL use VPs in their medical curricula. Future developments of VPs will also be discussed.
Presenter: Emily Conradi is the e- Projects Manager of the e-Learning Unit for the Centre for Medical and Healthcare Education at St George’s University of London (SGUL), which is primarily a medical and healthcare Institution. The key project area she works on is virtual patients (VPs), where she supports the technical development of VPs created by their internal staff. They have various projects that currently use virtual patients, including their use in PBL, as assessment tools, and within virtual worlds. As part of VP development, Emily runs internal VP workshops and courses. Previously to working at SGUL, she worked as a Learning Technologist and as a freelance Web and Multimedia Developer. |
Link to archive of webinar:
https://ellum1.coe.hawaii.edu/play_recording.html?recordingId=1189200737013_1202495441758
COE Webinar Series (Fall 2007):
“Creating online Flash-based interactive quizzes using StudyMate”
StudyMate, currently available as a free download to all University of Hawaii faculty and staff, is a Windows, offline resource tool used to create Self-Tests (non-gradable or trackable) in the form of interactive games. StudyMate allows you to create Flash-based activities and games using simple templates. The Flash activities can be used with any web server or published directly to a WebCT course. StudyMate will import items from MS Word files making it easy to create interesting, interactive activities from existing content. Best of all, you don't have to know Flash programming or HTML to use StudyMate.
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Presenter: Christopher Coats graduated from the Educational Technology Master's program at the College of Education, UH Manoa in Spring 2007. He is currently teaching graphic arts at Maryknoll High School. |
COE Webinar Series (Fall 2007):
“Google Docs in Online Courses”
If you've ever struggled to keep track of different versions of spreadsheet or word processor files sent over email, Google Docs & Spreadsheets may be right for you. Google Docs & Spreadsheets is a free web-based word processing and spreadsheet program that keeps documents current and lets the people you choose update files from their own computers. You can, for example, coordinate your student group's homework assignments, access your family to-do list from work or home, or collaborate with remote colleagues on a new business plan. Dr. Kim Bridges will share his experience of using Google Docs in his online courses.
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Presenter: Dr. Kim Bridges is a Professor of Botany at UH Manoa. A continuing theme in his research work has been the adaptation of software to promote excellence in the visualization and communication of scientific information. This includes support of publication quality scientific charts, PowerPoint presentation materials and web-based materials. Past activities include early developmental work in geographic information systems and what is now called email communications. Dr. Bridges teaches online regularly and actively uses Web 2.0 technologies, such as Google Docs, in his online courses. |
Link to archive of webinar:
https://ellum1.coe.hawaii.edu/play_recording.html?recordingId=1189200737013_1195075214837
COE Webinar Series (Fall 2007):
“ Supporting Social Justice through Technology”
This webinar will present resources and strategies that support social justice through the use of technology. Highlights of the session will include online multicultural resources, data-driven decision-making, integration of communications-based technologies, demonstrating Web 2.0 tools, addressing literacy with technology, problem/project-based learning, and access to web-based primary resources. Participants will be given time to reflect upon these experiences and asked to think about how these tools could be utilized in their own areas of expertise.
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Presenter: Dr. Mike Menchaca is currently the coordinator of the Online Master’s in Educational Technology (OTEC) program. He is in his second year teaching at UH. He previously taught in and coordinated an online masters at Sacramento State University. He was an IT specialist for many years. |
Link to archive of webinar:
https://ellum1.coe.hawaii.edu/play_recording.html?recordingId=1189200737013_1193255879020
COE Webinar Series (Fall 2007):
“Accessibility for Distance Education”
This webinar will provide an overview of accessibility for distance education. Specifically, the webinar will discuss legal issues and types of accommodations commonly used for people with disabilities who would be taking a distance education class. The presentation will also include information on different types of assistive technologies that are commonly used to help provide these accommodations. The webinar will conclude with a demonstration of converting printed material into an audio file that a student can take with them and listen to anywhere.
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Presenter: Adam Tanners is a doctoral student in the Department of Special Education and a graduate assistant for the Office of Technology and Distance Programs (TDP). Adam has been working in the field of Assistive Technology for several years. Prior to attending UH Adam worked for UC Berkeley where he ran a computer lab for students with disabilities on the campus. Part of his responsibilities for TDP is to help faculty to develop courses to be delivered online. Adam’s unique background makes him a great resource for issues of accessibility in distance education. |
Link to archive of webinar:
https://ellum1.coe.hawaii.edu/play_recording.html?recordingId=1189200737013_1190750408262
COE Webinar Series (Fall 2007):
“Introducing the COE Portal ”
Welcome to a new level of technology integration. The new COE Portal web site is the cornerstone to a number of exciting new services at the College of Education. Your COE Portal account is the key to useful web services, computer lab resources, wireless network access, Elluminate Live!, and more! Come and get a glimpse of what the future holds from the creator of the COE Portal.
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Presenter: Chris Stark is the IT Specialist for the COE Office of Technology and Distance Programs . He has worked in information technology since the early 1990s as a programmer and system administrator. Chris is an expert in Linux and Free/Open Source software, and advocates for open standards. Balancing technology and art, he is an accomplished musician and digital photographer, having toured both Europe and Asia as a guitarist and photo journalist. Chris is presently working on his ETEC master's thesis. |
Link to archive of webinar:
https://ellum1.coe.hawaii.edu/play_recording.html?recordingId=1189200737013_1189627246143
PPDLA Webinar (Summer 2007):
"Introduction to Google Sketch Up "
Presented by Mike Travis
Developed for the conceptual stages of design, Google SketchUp is a powerful yet easy-to-learn 3D software tool that combines a simple, yet robust tool-set with an intelligent drawing system that streamlines and simplifies 3D design. From simple to complex, conceptual to realistic, Google SketchUp enables you to build and modify 3D models quickly and easily. If you use Google Earth, Google SketchUp allows you to place your models using real-world coordinates and share them with the world using the Google 3D Warehouse.
Link to archive of webinar:
https://sas.elluminate.com/mr.jnlp?suid=M.36A7180A28F6FF64F1B7E3C943B490
COE Webinar Series (Spring 2007):
"Introduction to Macromedia Flash"
Macromedia Flash has become synonymous with simple animations and colorful animated splash screen. In this webinar, our guest presenters, Jason Yoshida & Joan Matsukawa, will demonstrate some interesting Flash web sites, show you how a Flash movie works, introduce you to the Flash software interface and basic Flash terminology, as well as walk you through creating and tweening some simple objects. So join us and get started with Flash!
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Jason Yoshida, JD, MEd is a recent Educational Technology program graduate andpracticing attorney. Jason has had an interest in using Flash for projects related to historical and cultural preservation. Jason's master's project involved a discussion on the Flash information architecture. |
Joan Matsukawa, MS, MPH, MEd is an Educational Technology program graduate and recently retired after 28 years as a nurse educator at Kapi'olani Community College. She has moderate skill in Photoshop/Photoshop Elements and has an interest in the use of Flash to create both interest and interactivity in web sites. |
Link to archive of webinar:
https://sas.elluminate.com/mr.jnlp?suid=M.3F8ADC05AA764D37E71239BE7920CC
COE Webinar Series (Spring 2007):
"Introduction to PresentationEngine Software"
Guest Presenter, Dr. Barbara McLain (Professor, Music Education, Secondary Instrumental, UHM), demonstrates the use of PresentationEngine to create dynamic flash multimedia presentations that you can easily customize, update and deliver online to add pizzazz to your online courses.
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Presenter: Barbara McLain is currently a Professor of Music Education at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu. Prior to that time, she was a member of the music education faculty at the University of North Illinois, and Indiana. She is an experienced distance educator and received a WebCT International Award for Outstanding Online Teaching in 2000. Dr. McLain is an active adjudicator, clinician and author and recently served as the National Collegiate Chair for the Music Educators National Conference (MENC) and is currently the editor for the Leka Nuhou Bulletin of the Hawaii Music Educators Associateion. Her articles have appeared in professional journals including The Instrumentalist, the Music Educators Journal, the Journal of the College Band Directors National Association, College Music Society Symposium, New Ways, T.U.B.A. Journal, and Triad. She received a B.M.E. degree from Augustana College, Rock Island, IL; a M.M. degree from the University of Arizona, and the Ph.D. degree from The Ohio State University. She has extensive experience as a conference speaker, concert and marching band clinician/adjudicator and has served as guest conductor for numerous honor bands across the country. |
Link to archive of webinar:
https://sas.elluminate.com/mr.jnlp?suid=M.AD23F95E7C0744FBE0C09D64D5C10
COE Webinar Series (Spring 2007):
“Introduction to EndNote Bibliographic Software”
Researchers, scholarly writers, students and librarians use EndNote software to create in-text citations with corresponding bibliographies in their word processing document, store and organize references, images, and pdfs, and search bibliographic databases. This webinar will provide an overview of EndNote to show how it may facilitate your research and scholarly writing. A demonstration of some of EndNote's key features include:
- Entering references into your EndNote library;
- Searching for references;
- Using EndNote with your wordprocessor to create automatically formatted in-text citations and accompanying bibliography;
- Searching online databases and downloading references.
A more complete training session on EndNote is scheduled for February 28, 2007. Further information about the session will be provided at a later date. To access a quick start online tutorial on Endnote developed by Dr. Tabata, please visit:
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~ltabata/endnote/index.html
Presenter:
Dr. Lynn Tabata is a research consultant who obtained her doctorate in education from the University of Hawai‘i (spring 2006) with a cognate in educational technology. Her research interest focuses on distance education and technology issues in higher education and her dissertation on faculty participation in distance education was funded by a $39,910.00 grant. As a doctoral student she conducted numerous EndNote workshops for the College of Education Doctoral Student Association and other groups. She recently completed work for the Center for Community College Research at the University of Missouri and is co-authoring a paper with Dr. Linda Johnsrud to be presented at the 2007 American Educational Research Association annual meeting in Chicago, IL.
Link to archive of webinar:
https://sas.elluminate.com/mr.jnlp?suid=M.D345D81A0D10E0E9D5C8B4EAE44958
COE Webinar Series (Spring 2007):
“Introduction to NVivo Qualitative Data Analysis Software”
NVivo is a software tool that is useful in managing textual data for qualitative research. If your challenge involves handling small or large amounts of rich information, this Webinar is for you. In this webinar, Michael-Brian (MB) shares how to use NVivo to manage your qualitative data. NVivo is a Windows-based software.
Presenter: Michael-Brian (MB) Ogawa is a course coordinator for the Department of Information and Computer Sciences (ICS 101, which enrolls over 500 students a semester). He is also a lecturer in the ETEC Department. David Nickles, the instructor for ICS 101 and MB redesigned ICS 101 using the podcasting technology as well as other technologies to improve learning outcomes. MB is also a doctoral student in Ph.D. in Education (Curriculum and Instruction).
Link to archive of webinar:
https://sas.elluminate.com/mr.jnlp?suid=M.7532B3D3894117119948A4EA4C4912
COE Webinar Series (Fall 2006):
“LILO—Learning Information Literacy Online @ UH”
Teaching college-level research and writing skills has always been a challenging endeavor. At present, there is an overwhelming amount of information available to the average person on almost every conceivable subject. In addition to developing strong reading and writing skills, today's students must also have strong information-ferreting skills, and be able to critically evaluate information with regard to reliability and relevance to their research topics. In this webinar, Kevin Roddy demonstrates the Learning Information Literacy Online (LILO) web site that was designed for college-level research writing courses by instructional and library faculty at the University of Hawai‘i.
Presenter:
Kevin M. Roddy is an Associate Professor, Information Literacy Librarian at Kapi‘olani Community College. He was previously a Resources Librarian at University of Hawai‘i at Hilo. Kevin helped edit and program the Learning Information Literacy Online (LILO) web site which was adapted from North Carolina State University's LOBO2 program. His professional interests and duties include teaching students and faculty how to effectively use Web resources and print sources in libraries; and improving access to materials printed in the Hawaiian language. Kevin has many personal interests including beekeeping, surfing, Klezmer accordion, double bass, frame drumming, and is an avid Harry Potter fan.
Link to archive of webinar:
https://sas.elluminate.com/mr.jnlp?suid=M.5A8CDD723141716F35640E36F85873
COE Webinar Series (Fall 2006):
“Surveying the World Wide Web: Introducing the COE Online Survey System”
Online surveys are becoming prevalent and there has been a great proliferation of online survey tools such as Zoomerang and SurveyMonkey. In this webinar, Chris Stark provides participants a first-hand look at the new COE Online Survey System, an online survey tool that he developed. The COE Online Survey System is an easy-to-use tool for collecting online survey data and is available for all COE faculty and staff.
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Presenter: Chris Stark is the IT Specialist for the COE Office of Technology and Distance Programs . He has worked in information technology since the early 1990s as a programmer and system administrator. Chris is an expert in Linux and Free/Open Source software, and advocates for open standards. Balancing technology and art, he is an accomplished musician and digital photographer, having toured both Europe and Asia as a guitarist and photo journalist. Chris is presently working on his ETEC master's thesis. |
Link to archive of webinar: https://sas.elluminate.com/mr.jnlp?suid=M.5A87064B5D0D983F8F3741F7CB8F16
COE Webinar Series (Fall 2006):
“Teaching with Elluminate Live!”
Synchronous web conferencing tools, such as Elluminate Live! and Microsoft Live Meeting, are changing the way we teach online by creating comprehensive virtual classrooms. However, as with any new delivery medium, the challenge is for instructors to learn to effectively harness the full features of the virtual classroom. In this webinar, Dr. Mike Menchaca shares some of the best practices of teaching a virtual class using Elluminate Live! based on his experience teaching online courses using this tool.
Presenter:
Dr. Mike Menchaca is currently the coordinator of the Online Master’s in Educational Technology (OTEC) program. He is in his second year teaching at UH. He previously taught in and coordinated an online masters at Sacramento State University. He was an IT specialist for many years.
Link to archive of webinar: https://sas.elluminate.com/mr.jnlp?suid=M.DF0781FF1ABD35374FAD965F6A06D2
COE Webinar Series (Fall 2006):
“How to Podcast”
Podcasting has been hailed as the new revolution in communication medium to reach the masses. In this webinar, Michael-Brian (MB) shares how to create podcasts and upload them on-line for your students on iTunesU.
Presenter: Michael-Brian (MB) Ogawa is a course coordinator for the Department of Information and Computer Sciences (ICS 101, which enrolls over 500 students a semester). He is also a lecturer in the ETEC Department. David Nickles, the instructor for ICS 101 and MB redesigned ICS 101 using the podcasting technology as well as other technologies to improve learning outcomes. MB is also a doctoral student in Ph.D. in Education (Curriculum and Instruction).
Link to archive of webinar: https://sas.elluminate.com/mr.jnlp?suid=M.9AB4FBAABAC7FBF8A2617434D3B909
Audacity (Audio recording & editing) :
Audacity is a free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for both Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows. Audacity can be used for podcasting. Podcasting is the revolutionary way of delivering your lectures via the Internet and onto most portable MP3 players. In this workshop you will learn how to record and edit an audio lecture using this software. You will also learn a few nifty features including embedding sound and exporting your recordings as MP3s. Open to everyone, no prior audio editing experience required.
***Note : You need to be able to download and install Audacity on your home/office computer as well as have a headset/mic to participate remotely via Elluminate Live!. Instructions on how to download and install Audacity will be provided upon registration.
Link to archive of October 23, 2006 "simulcast" workshop:
https://sas.elluminate.com/mr.jnlp?suid=M.CF05123D5038B100195366E3DF0013
COE Webinar Series (Spring 2006):
“Podcasting for Educators”
Podcasting has been hailed as the new revolution in communication medium to reach the masses. Podcasting offers both educators and students great opportunities for their voices to be heard in their local communities and the around world. Join us for this webinar to learn more about this new media phenomenon and find out how the Department of Information and Computer Sciences is using podcasting to improve student learning.
Presenter: Michael-Brian (MB) Ogawa is a course coordinator for the Department of Information and Computer Sciences (ICS 101, which enrolls over 500 students a semester). He is also a lecturer in the ETEC Department. David Nickles, the instructor for ICS 101 and MB redesigned ICS 101 using the podcasting technology as well as other technologies to improve learning outcomes. MB is also a doctoral student in Ph.D. in Education (Curriculum and Instruction).
Link to archive of webinar: https://www.elluminate.com/pmtg.jnlp?psid=d1009185259.397985
COE Webinar Series (Spring 2006):
“Technologies to Engage Students in Distance Education”
One of the biggest challenge of teaching at a distance is finding ways to keep students engaged with the course content and with their classmates and instructor. In this webinar, Dr. Jim Skouge will share some of the strategies and pitfalls he has experienced in engaging students using multimedia content delivery including audio lectures, video DVDs and CDs, and synchronous technologies, such as telephone conferencing and audio web conferencing using Elluminate Live. Learn how to make your distance courses more engaging and interactive.
Presenter: Dr. Jim Skouge is experienced in outreach education throughout much of Micronesia, American Samoa and Hawaii. He is interested in digital storytelling in all of its forms, trying to give voice to persons with and without disabilities in the Pacific Basin. Jim is an Assistant Professor with the Special Education Department at UH Manoa.
Link to archive of webinar: https://www.elluminate.com/site/pmtg.jnlp?psid=d1963381062.395162
COE Webinar Series (Spring 2006):
“Creating an Exemplary Online Course Using WebCT”
What makes an online course exemplary? This webinar will introduce you to best practices in course design, interaction and collaboration, assessment and evaluation, meaningful technology use, and learner support. See how these practices are modeled in Donna Matsumoto's Expository Writing course, a 2005 WebCT Exemplary Course Project recipient. Learn how to build a strong sense of community and make online learning engaging.
Presenter: Donna Matsumoto is a Writing Instructor at Leeward Community College, University of Hawai‘i. She has been teaching blended and online writing classes for about five years and enjoys the challenges that both she and her students face when learning in an online environment. Her online introductory writing course, "English 100," was selected as a 2005 WebCT Exemplary Course.
To read a press release about Donna’s achievement, please visit:
http://www.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/uhnews?20051026093224
Link to archive of webinar:
https://www.elluminate.com/pmtg.jnlp?psid=d134667074.375163
COE Webinar Series (Spring 2006):
“Open Source Software: Introducing OpenOffice.org”
What is "open source"? Find out what open source software is and how it can play a role in your classroom. This webinar covers the definition of and philosophies behind open source software, and give participants a first-hand look at OpenOffice.org, a free, open source office suite.
Presenter:
Chris Stark recently joined the COE Office of Technology and Distance Programs as an IT Specialist. He has worked in information technology since the early 1990s as a programmer and system administrator. Chris is an expert in Linux and Free/Open Source software, and advocates for open standards. Balancing technology and art, he is an accomplished musician and digital photographer, having toured both Europe and Asia as a guitarist and photo journalist. Chris is presently working on a master’s thesis entitled, “The ETEC Digital Community: Building A Telecollaborative Network.”
Link to archive of webinar: https://www.elluminate.com/pmtg.jnlp?psid=d1190459099.372469
COE Webinar Series (Fall 2005):
“Adding Interactivity to your Online Courses using StudyMate”
Guest presenter, Linda McConnell (Instructional Support Specialist, ITS, Dist. Learning UHM), demonstrates the use of StudyMate to add interactivity to online courses:
StudyMate, currently available for free download to all University of Hawaii faculty and staff, is a Windows, offline resource tool used to create Self-Tests (non-gradable or trackable) in the form of interactive games. StudyMate allows you to create Flash-based activities and games using three simple templates. The Flash activities can be used with any web server or published directly to a WebCT course. StudyMate will import items from MS Word files and publisher test banks, making it easy to create interesting, interactive activities from existing content. Best of all, you don't have to know Flash programming or HTML to use StudyMate.
Link to archive of webinar: https://www.elluminate.com/site/pmtg.jnlp?psid=d613262328.333247
COE Webinar Series (Fall 2005):
“Making the Shift to Online Education”—Panel Discussion
Panelists, Drs. Curtis Ho (Chair, Educational Technology, UHM), Shirley Yamashita (Specialist, Educational Technology, UHM), and Bert Kimura (Emeritus Professor, Information, Media & Technology Services, Kapiolani CC) discuss the many issues of making the transition from teaching traditional face-to-face courses to online courses.
Link to archive of webinar: https://www.elluminate.com/site/pmtg.jnlp?psid=d27846029.338718
COE Webinar Series (Fall 2005):
“The Changing Landscape of Library Resources”
Presenter: Susan Johnson, Social Sciences Librarian, Hamilton Library, UHM
The UHM libraries have been busy shifting more than books! In the past year, the library has transferred thousands of journal subscriptions from print to electronic format. These online platforms offer many advanced features, and the library has licensed a few new tools to help connect you to this digital content. Susan Johnson demonstrates some of the tools and services that can make a difference in how you and your students access the rich content of the UHM Libraries.
Link to archive of webinar: https://www.elluminate.com/site/pmtg.jnlp?psid=d345595173.359558
Who Owns Your Data? An Overview of the Open Document Format
Microsoft Office is widely considered the de-facto standard for word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations, and most of us have a wealth of data stored in DOC, XLS, and PPT formats. What would you do if one day you woke up and all of those formats were obsolete? Guess what? They are!!! Now what? Find out how you can future-proof your data, and take back control over your own documents. In addition, you'll get an overview on how to create ODF documents using OpenOffice and Google Docs.
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Presenter: Chris Stark is the IT Specialist for the COE Office of Technology and Distance Programs . He has worked in information technology since the early 1990s as a programmer and system administrator. Chris is an expert in Linux and Free/Open Source software, and advocates for open standards. Balancing technology and art, he is an accomplished musician and digital photographer, having toured both Europe and Asia as a guitarist and photo journalist. Chris is presently working on his ETEC master's thesis. |
Introduction to NVivo Qualitative Analysis Software workshop
The workshop will provide an introduction to the NVivo Qualitative Analysis Software. Paulo Maurin will give a brief overview of the approach of his own research, which include prior involvement with grounded theory (with Dr. Lamb’s Social Actor Model), and the “translation” and adaptation of this model from enterprise-centered conceptual beginnings to its application to marine stakeholders. It will then cover the basic uses of NVivo to conduct axial and open coding of qualitative data, and how NVivo can assist in the theory-driven coding of data. It will also touch upon Pattern Coding, to help in the integration of multiple and varied sources of data.
Presenter: Paulo Maurin is a doctoral student at the University of Hawaii in Communication and Information Sciences program. He holds degrees in Communication studies and a graduate certificate in Ocean Policy. He has received funding from the National Science Foundation for his dissertation research, Informational Exchanges among Hawaii's Marine Stakeholders. His research employs a qualitative approach to understanding marine users as contextualized and information-seeking social actors, involving semi-structured interviews. He participated in a NOAA science research expedition as outreach specialist to the remote Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, which were recently designated as a National Monument.
Link to archive of workshop:
https://sas.elluminate.com/mr.jnlp?suid=M.83C7A4759B40EBEEA6505D81072EFC
Introduction to Second Life 3D Virtual World:
What is Second Life? "Second Life is a ... virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents." Click here to go directly to Second Life! This session will provide you with an orientation to the virtual world of Second Life. It will be in part an exploration of the educational possibilities of Second Life as many educational institutions already have "buildings" there, and some educators are teaching classes in Second Life. Join us in exploring this new frontier of education!
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Presenter: Barbara McLain is currently a Professor of Music Education at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu. Prior to that time, she was a member of the music education faculty at the University of North Illinois, and Indiana. She is an experienced distance educator and received a WebCT International Award for Outstanding Online Teaching in 2000. Dr. McLain is an active adjudicator, clinician and author and recently served as the National Collegiate Chair for the Music Educators National Conference (MENC) and is currently the editor for the Leka Nuhou Bulletin of the Hawaii Music Educators Associateion. Her articles have appeared in professional journals including The Instrumentalist, the Music Educators Journal, the Journal of the College Band Directors National Association, College Music Society Symposium, New Ways, T.U.B.A. Journal, and Triad. She received a B.M.E. degree from Augustana College, Rock Island, IL; a M.M. degree from the University of Arizona, and the Ph.D. degree from The Ohio State University. She has extensive experience as a conference speaker, concert and marching band clinician/adjudicator and has served as guest conductor for numerous honor bands across the country. |
Fall 2007 COE Technology Showcase:
Date: Friday, Oct 19, 2007
Time: 10:00am - 3:00pm
Venues: Wist Hall foyer, CRC, Wist 131, 233 & 234
Mark your calendars for this special event, where we will showcase faculty's technology integration efforts, some of our new technology acquisitions/initiatives and report on new technology–related grant projects and activities. Why should you attend?
- Gain insights into how you can integrate technology into your teaching from your fellow colleagues!
- Find out about new technology equipment and services that will be available for your use.
- Learn about technology-related grant projects and activities from colleagues in CRDG, CDS, Ed. Tech, Special Ed. & OSAS!
- Watch demonstration on how to use some of our new COE portal features.
- Attend presentations, poster sessions and Wiley book exhibition
- Lunch will be provided!
http://etec.hawaii.edu/workshops.php?r=list&event=26
Introduction to Laulima (Sakai)
This workshop will introduce Laulima (Sakai) from the student user perspective.
Sakai is an online Collaboration and Learning Environment (CLE), and many institutions deploy it to support teaching and learning, ad hoc group collaboration, support for portfolios and research collaboration. Sakai will begin as a 'soft' roll-out in Spring 2008 semester, allowing faculty, staff, and students to use the system in conjunction with WebCT. UH's WebCT license will expire on September 30, 2008 and Laulima (Sakai) will then replace WebCT. In preparation for the migration to Sakai, this workshop will provide participants with a hands-on experience of Laulima (Sakai) from the perspective of a student user. Comparisons between WebCT and Sakai will be made to aid participants in making the transition from WebCT to Laulima (Sakai).
Note: Faculty members who are interested in using Laulima (Sakai) for courses in Spring 2008 should contact Peter Leong (
peterleo@hawaii.edu).
Basic Laulima (Sakai) Designer
This workshop is designed to provide participants with the skills to set up a basic course web site using the Laulima Sakai learning management system. At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- edit profile & preferences in My Workspace
- create a syllabus using the Syllabus tool
- add & edit an announcement using the Announcement tool
- add & edit an event in the calender using the Schedule tool
- upload files to the Resource tool
- create a module including content sections using the Module tool
- create discussion categories, forum & topics using the Discussion tool
Note: Faculty members who are interested in using Laulima (Sakai) for courses in Spring 2008 should contact Peter Leong ( peterleo@hawaii.edu).
Advanced Laulima (Sakai) Designer
This workshop is designed to provide participants with advanced designer skills for the Laulima Sakai learning management system. At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- edit site information & tools in Site Info
- create groups (for discussion & resources purposes)
- manage access for site (publish/unpublish site & global access)
- add UH & non-UH participants manually
- create a quiz & survey using the Test/Quiz tool
- explain difference between Drop Box & Assignment tool
- create an assignment, download & grade submissions using the Assignment tool
- utilize the Gradebook tool
- create a chat room
Prerequisite: Beginner Laulima (Sakai) Designer workshop
Note: Faculty members who are interested in using Laulima (Sakai) for courses in Spring 2008 should contact Peter Leong ( peterleo@hawaii.edu).
Laulima Goodies Box
This workshop focuses on some of the “fun” tools in Laulima, specifically the Podcast, Web Content, News, Blogger, and Wiki tools. This workshop is designed to provide participants with the skills to set up the Podcast, Web Content, and News tools in his/her Laulima course site. In addition, participants will also get a demonstration of Laulima’s Blogger and Wiki tools. After this workshop the participant will be able to:
- Upload a compatible file type to the Podcast tool
- Download an individual podcast
- Subscribe to a RSS feed for podcasts to be automatically downloaded to a podcatcher (ex. iTunes)
- Add Web Content item (i.e. Web site)
- Add a feed from a Web site
- View the RSS feed’s content via the News tool as a RSS reader
Creating Podcasts Using Audacity (Windows & Mac):
Podcasting has been hailed as the revolutionary way of delivering your lectures via the Internet and onto most portable MP3 players to reach the masses. This workshop will focus on how to create podcasts using Audacity and upload them on-line for your students on iTunesU. Audacity is a free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for both Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows. iTunesU at the University of Hawai'i (technology preview) is a collaboration between UH Information Technology Services and Apple Computer that allows faculty to manage, distribute, and control access to educational audio and video content for students within a college or university using Apple's iTunes Music Store infrastructure. In this workshop you will learn how to record and edit an audio lecture using Audacity and upload them to iTunesU. Open to everyone, no prior podcasting experience required.
Creating Podcasts Using GarageBand (Macintosh):
Podcasting has been hailed as the revolutionary way of delivering your lectures via the Internet and onto most portable MP3 players to reach the masses. This workshop will focus on how to create podcasts using GarageBand and upload them on-line for your students on iTunesU. GarageBand is a software application developed for Mac OS X that allows users to create music or podcasts. iTunesU at the University of Hawai'i (technology preview) is a collaboration between UH Information Technology Services and Apple Computer that allows faculty to manage, distribute, and control access to educational audio and video content for students within a college or university using Apple's iTunes Music Store infrastructure. In this workshop you will learn how to record and edit an audio lecture using Audacity and upload them to iTunesU. Open to everyone, no prior podcasting experience required.
Fundamentals of Web Design :
This workshop will cover web-standards, ‘best-practices’ design, accessibility and basic Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) concepts. This workshop is intended for instructors and students already developing web sites, or individuals interested in designing sites with web-standards.
Google Tools: How they can work for YOU!
Google Docs & Spreadsheets are free and relatively easy Web-based tools for creating and collaboratively editing documents and spreadsheets online. Resulting documents are similar to wikis, blogs, but easier to edit and share, publish or hide. With Google Docs, previous versions of the document are always accessible and it is easy to see who made which changes. Learn how to utilize these tools to help streamline your work and other tasks.
GIMP (Digital image editing):
Are you interested in a free alternative to Adobe Photoshop? This workshop will cover basic image editing techniques, superimposing using layers, photo enhancements and some filters and effects using a very powerful and FREE Image Editor called GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program).
Creating websites using Google Pages
If you’ve always wanted to create your own website or class-based website, but weren’t sure how to create one, this Google Pages workshop is an easy and fun way to accomplish that goal. Google Pages is a free tool from Google that allows its users to create and publish great-looking websites. You see what each webpage will look like as you work on it—you don’t have to know anything about programming or web-authoring languages such as HTML. The workshop will cover the following topics:
- Creating Webpages and Websites
- Inserting photos, digital maps, Google calendar and other media
- Publishing & Viewing your Website
- Using Google Pages in higher education
Lectora:
Lectora is a user-friendly multimedia authoring tool that can help you build web content, multimedia presentations and so much more.
Videoconferencing
Attend this workshop to learn about the College of Education’s video conferencing facility and how its many features can help you enhance your distance education needs.
Advanced Picasa
Picasa the free software that helps you instantly find, edit and share all the pictures on your PC. Come to this workshop to learn about Picasa's advanced features such as sending pictures through GMail, creating an instant webpage of your pictures, and inserting your pictures in to graphic handouts and WebCT.
Windows Movie Maker 2.1
Learn how to create a video on your Windows XP laptop. Windows Movie Maker 2.1 makes digital movie making fun and easy. In this hands-on workshop, you will learn the basic fundamentals of digital video (DV) editing with Windows Movie Maker . Topics covered will include basic video editing; adding an audio track; adding effects, transitions and title; and exporting video to Windows Media format. Open to everyone, no prior video editing experience required.
Windows XP Basic
This workshop is designed for both Mac and PC users who need to learn the basics about the latest Windows operating system. This workshop will be especially useful for you Mac users who will be teaching the incoming ITE students with their required PC laptops in the Fall.
The ABCs of WebCT-ing your courses
In preparation for the Institute of Teacher Education Laptop Initiative this Fall 2005, this workshop will cover the basics of using WebCT in your courses. Learn how to request for WebCT accounts, add tools, pages, and outside links to your WebCT course. This workshop will also cover WebCT's Communication Tools such as Mail, Discussions and Chat. Learn possible ways to use communication tools to promote and enhance interaction in your WebCT course.
Digital Photography with Picasa
This hands-on workshop will introduce you to the world of digital photography. You will learn the basics of digital camera operation; explore camera features; and improve your photography skills to produce amazing images. But that's not all! You will learn to transfer your images to your computer, and edit them with a free photo editing software called, “Picasa.” Finally, you will learn how to integrate your digital photos into the classroom and incorporate those images in a Powerpoint presentation.
Blogging: A Primer for Educators
Blogs are making writing fun again! Come and learn about this new medium for self-expression that has students and educators across the globe raving. Learn how you can integrate these online journals into YOUR classroom curriculum.
Advanced PowerPoint
Come and learn how to create presentations that attract attention and maximize the learning experience for your audience. This workshop is intended for instructors and students who already have a grasp of the basics of PowerPoint, but are interested in learning some of the more advanced features.
Nvu Web Editing
Are you interested in creating your first website? Nvu (pronounced “n-view”) is a free open-source alternative to expensive software suites such as Dreamweaver , and GoLive! . Nvu is Web Authoring for Windows and Macintosh users. Designed with non-programmers in mind, Nvu makes it easy to create and edit web content like the professionals do. Open to everyone, no prior web editing experience required.
***Note : You need to be able to download and install Nvu on your home/office computer as well as have a headset/mic to participate remotely via Elluminate Live!. Instructions on how to download and install Nvu will be provided upon registration.
The following workshops offered by TALENT do require an RSVP at: http://www.hawaii.edu/talent/talentITVform/interactivetv.html
Intro to WebCT
This workshop will cover basic operations of WebCT. Learn how to add tools, pages, and outside links to your WebCT course.
WebCT Communication Tools
This workshop will cover basic operations of using WebCT’s Communication Tools such as Mail, Discussions and Chat. Learn possible ways to use communication tools to promote and enhance interaction in your WebCT course.
Uploading and working with WebCT File & Student Manager
The focus of this workshop is getting your course materials from the computer desktop into your WebCT account. It will also cover working with WebCT's student management database.
Content Module and Glossary Tools in WebCT
This workshop will cover working with WebCT's Content Module and Glossary tools. The Content Module tool allows you to link separate pages of information in an organized format for student navigation.
Assessment
This workshop focuses on WebCT’s assessment tools.
Tools for working with content Part I
Topics will include managing files with WebDAV (Web Folders), backing up and restoring a course, exporting selected content modules and quizzes/surveys, uploading via Respondus (if time allows).
Tools for working with content Part II
Topics will include managing files with WebDAV (Web Folders), backing up and restoring a course, exporting selected content modules and quizzes/surveys, uploading via Respondus (if time allows).
Interactive Strategies for ITV Faculty
This session targets faculty/staff interested in running an ITV (Interactive Video) course and focuses on strategies to use in such an environment.