Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Grant Writing
Instructor: Daniel McCormack, Ph.D.
Binghamton University
Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Yokum 203
Rating: Introductory
Cost: $80
This workshop will provide an Overview of the grant seeking process. Opportunities for discussion will be available as Dr. McCormack shares his expertise on funding sources, budgets, establishing a Need/Problem/Opportunity Statement, Evaluation; and other important issues relating to writing a successful grant. Numerous relevant handouts will be provided and discussed throughout the workshop. Complete description.
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Web Accessibility On Your Campus: A Toolkit For Moving Forward
Instructor: Sharon Trerise
Coordinator of Accessible IT
Cornell School of Industrial and Labor Relations
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Feinberg Library 103F
Rating: Introductory
Platform: PC
Cost: $40
Are you the only one on your campus who designs web pages with accessibility in mind? Are you one of the few content providers who follow web accessibility guidelines on a campus where overall compliance is spotty? If so, you are not alone.
The Employment and Disability Institute has created a toolkit for addressing the shortcomings in the process of implementiing web accessibility on college campuses. This workshop will give participants a hands-on opportunity to learn how the toolkit works and how it can be used to best advantage. Complete description
Getting More Out of PowerPoint in the College Classroom, Part I: PowerPoint Redesign
Instructor:
Judith Gustafson
Coordinator of Instructional Technology
Adirondack Community College
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Feinberg Library 108
Rating: Intermediate
Platform: PC
Cost: $40
While the buzz on the blogs is all about Web 2.0, wikis, podcasting, virtual realities, social networking, and the latest hot applications, PowerPoint is still the first tool most instructors turn to when they begin teaching with technology in the classroom.
Part I: PowerPoint Redesign couples a few simple principles for clean graphic design along with cognitive theories of multimedia learning to guide participants in redesigning one of their own presentations. Complete description.
Photoshop: Creating Complex Images Using Layers
Instructor: Donald Trainor,
Instructional Media Designer/Consultant
Buffalo State College
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Myers Fine Arts 228
Rating: Intermediate
Platform: MAC
Cost: $40
Layers are one of the most powerful features in Photoshop. This workshop covers the fundamental skills needed to work with layers and their uses in real-world projects. Topics include: Layer Basics, Masks, Adjustment Layers, Styles and Comps. Complete description.
Adapting Your Course For Effective Online Instruction
Instructor: Michael Bozonie
Associate Dean
SUNY College at Plattsburgh
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Yokum 201
Rating: Introductory
Cost: $40
This workshop will be segemented into three parts. First, key concepts and design aids will be explained and examples provided. Second, small groups will work through a sample conversion to reinforce the key concepts and become familiar with the design aids and rubrics. Finally, individuals will be provided the opportunity to develop a course of their choosing and receive feedback from other workshop participants and the presenters. Complete description.
Implementing an Online Course Review Process
Instructor: Diane Muehl
Assistant Professor, Sociology
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Feinberg Library 103F
Rating: Introductory
Platform: PC
Cost: $40
Research literature indicates good instructional design is one of the most important factors in the success of online courses. SUNY Canton's Center for Excellence in Teaching and Online Learning implemented an online course review process in summer 2005 to address issues of course design in online environments. This workshop will include an overview of the review process. Workshop participants will practice applying the standards of the course review rubric to a demonstration online course. Management and implementation of the process will be detailed as well. Complete description.
Getting More Out of PowerPoint in the College Classroom, Part II: PowerPoint Beyond the Bullets
Instructor: Judith Gustafson
Coordinator of Instructional Technology
Adirondack Community College
Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Feinberg Library 108
Rating: Intermediate
Platform: PC
Cost: $40
Part II: PowerPoint Beyond the Bullets throws out the lecture format and explores ways to use PowerPoint as a tool for active learning and student-centered learning. Participants will begin by adding their own materials to ready-made templates for Jeopardy-like and multiple choice reviews, learn how to make flash cards with images and sounds, create simple buttons and graphics and interactive objects, add hyperlinks, and explore PowerPoint multimedia/hypermedia features. Complete description.
Getting the Most from Angel Learning Management System Tools
Instructor:Fabio Chacon
Coordinator of Instructional Design
Empire State College
Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Feinberg Library 129
Rating: Intermediate
Platform: PC
Cost: $40
This is a hands-on workshop on how to develop highly engaging and media-rich modules in Angel LMS. Participants will use a mapping tool for defining the general outline of a module, allowing them to script the module as a sequence of learning events, with an environment, roles, sequence and conditions. They will use Angel tools to create this learning script. Complete description.
Digital Video: Tools and Practices
Instructor: Peter Friesen
Instructional Technology Coordinator
SUNY College at Plattsburgh
Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: FL 302
Rating: Intermediate
Platform: PC
Cost: $40
This workshop is designed to introduce faculty with an interest in digital video to a variety of tools, formats, and practices. The workshop will offer a hands-on introduction to all aspects of creating a video. Enrollment is capped at 5 and will be held in Plattsburgh State's high-end multimedia Resource Center. Complete description.
New Tools for Teaching: Free, Fast, and Immediate
Instructor: Russell Kahn
Associate Professor
SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome
Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Myers Fine Arts 228
Rating: Introductory
Platform: MAC
Cost: $40
This workshop takes standard software and uses it in new ways to improve faculty teaching and enhance student understanding. Current versions of PowerPoint, Flash, Firefox will be used to create a portable Firefox that you can carry on a Flash drive, create a scrapbook for Firefox with captured websites that won't disappear or change when you need to use them, add narrations to PowerPoint slides, run PowerPoint so slides appear on the overhead while your notes appear on your monitor, and convert PowerPoint slides to Flash. You will also learn how to use Adobe Flash 8 to create presentations and compose short interactive review quizzes, and how to set up wikis. Complete description.
Create Podcasts From Your PC With Camtasia Studio 4
Instructor: Tera Doty-Blance
Technology Training & Support Specialist
SUNY College at Cortland
Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Yocum 100A
Rating: Introductory
Platform: PC
Cost: $40
Podcasting is a passive method of distribution of multimedia content through subscription to a syndicated web feed. A Podcast can consist of audio only, audio enhanced images or video and can be played back on a computer, iPod or mp3 player. The goal of this workshop is to familiarize the participant with best practices of podcasting and podcast production utilizing Camtasia Studio. Participants will have an opportunity to create audio only podcasts, a vodcast (video podcast) and a vodcast from a PowerPoint presentation. There will also be an introduction to the iTunesU program currently being piloted at SUNY Cortland. Complete description.
Personal Knowledge Management - Strategies And Technologies To Make Information Work For You!
Instructor: Graham Glynn
Executive Director of Teaching, Learning & Technology
State University at Stony Brook
Time: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Feinberg Library 103F
Rating: Introductory
Platform: PC
Cost: $40
Learning new information and incorporating it into ones knowledge is a very individual and personal process. It is affected by existing knowledge and experience, learning styles, emotional impact and biases. Knowledge management is most effective at the individual level where new information can be incorporated into existing knowledge, classified, interrelated and structured based on individual needs and criteria. Complete description.
How To Use Automates In Angel To Keep Your Students Engaged
Instructor: Meghan Pereira
Instructional Technology Specialist
SUNY College at Buffalo
Time: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Feinberg Library 129
Rating: Intermediate
Platform: PC
Cost: $40
Automates allow you to create actions to be taken when certain events and conditions occur within an ANGEL course site. This feature can also help manage Milestones and alert students to new content. Automates promote efficient course management which in turn provides faculty with more time to interact with their students. This workshop will provide attendees with authentic situations that can be used immediately to actively keep students engaged. Complete description.
InDesign: The Basics
Instructor: Donald Trainor
Instructional Media Designer/Consultant
Buffalo State College
Time: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Myers Fine Arts 228
Rating: Introductory
Platform: MAC
Cost: $40
In Design is a professional page layout and design program that can be used to create class handouts, newsletters, and posters. This hands-on workshop covers the fundamental skills needed to create documents using InDesign. Complete description.
Using A WiKi: I Never Thought It Would Be So Easy To Do So Much!
Instructor: Martin Walker
Assistant Professor
SUNY Potsdam
Time: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Yokum 100A
Rating: Intermediate
Platform: PC
Cost: $40
Wikis are making the web interactive, adding a new level of sophistication and changing the way information is made available - yet wiki markup language is much easier to learn than traditional HTML. This workshop will teach all the basic skills needed for using a wiki. Most topics will be done hands-on, so participants can learn by doing. Complete description.
Education: The 21st Century's Vaudeville
Instructor: Sara Rofofsky
Adjunct Associate Professor
CUNY/Queens College
Time: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Yokum 201
Rating: Introductory
Cost: $40
Since 1985 educators have noticed that the standard faculty lecture no longer engages students' attention. Ever since the "Sesame Street Generation" has reached college, faculty have found that the traditional lecture no longer suffices in addressing students' needs and wants in the classroom. Faculty are no longer educators, they are now "edutainers." Through examples and scenarios, the session will lead participants in brainstorming ways to bring humor to the classroom. Participants will gain a toolbox of techniques, tips, and tricks to take back with them to their own students at their home campuses. Complete description.