Description:
In this workshop you will learn to design an online version of your face-to-face course, and what it takes to teach an online course at LBCC.
Focus:
• Preparing for Curriculum Committee Review of Your Online Course
• So, You Want to Teach Online
• Online Course Design Model
• Integration: Designing Activities for Your Online Course
• Making Your Online Course Work
• Online Assessment and Evaluation
• Web Accessibility for Students with Disabilities
• The e-Learning Zone - Teaching Online at LBCC
Format:
Four mandatory on-campus meetings. Bring your calendar to first session to set up additional three on-campus sessions.
Please note, while most of the work in this workshop is done online, three additional on-campus meetings will be scheduled during the first meeting; please bring your calendar.
Instructor: Amit Schitai
Summer Offerings
Session #1 June 18th • 1 - 4 p.m.
Session #2 TBD
Session #3 TBD
Session #4 TBD
Description:
Enhance the teaching and learning process in your classroom with Web-based instructional activities, and make the Web part of your students’ college experience. In this workshop you will learn to use the e-ZLRN© e-learning environment and Adobe Dreamweaver to develop information, learning and communication features to promote your student success.
Focus:
• Extend class time beyond face-to-face meeting hours
• Conduct follow up discussion on topics introduced in class
• Provide practice and self-assessment opportunities
• Provide easy access to course information and material
• Customize and update your course features within the e-ZLRN e-learning environment.
• Provide downloadable files for your students: text files, pdf files and Web pages.
• Use images to enhance your students’ understanding of concepts.
• Integrate Web accessibility into all aspects of your course.
Format:
A two three-hour hands-on workshop sessions on campus.
Summer Offerings
Session 1 July 15 11:30 - 2:30
Session 1 July 16 11:30 - 2:30
Special training sessions can be scheduled for individuals and groups.
Set up a special workshop just for your colleagues in your department.
Contact Lisa Parker for more information.
Description:
e-Zgrades is a Web-based grade sheet that your students can access to see their individual current grade “anytime, anywhere.” In this workshop you will learn to design your grade sheet and track your on-going, accumulative, student performance data. Our students’ access to their individual grade information and your feedback comments online. No knowledge of Excel or HTML needed.
Focus:
• e-Zone administrative and instructional features
• Setting student data
• Setting grade categories
• Setting scores
• Setting graded assignments - settings
• Adding qualitative feedback
• Student view
Format:
A two-hour hands-on workshop on campus.
Instructors: ITDC Team Members
Summer Offerings
June 23, 1-3pm
July 7, 11-1pm
August 10, 9-11am
August 11, 9-11am
August 12, 9-11am
The LBCC e-Learning Zone • http://ezone.lbcc.edu/
Description:
The e-Zone is the student and faculty gateway to e-learning at LBCC, which includes course access, development tools, training, and resources. The e-Zone provides a “tabs and channels” system for faculty to manage their course sessions, develop and track instructional activities in their e-courses.
Focus:
• e-Zone overview
• Log in and course access
• Communicating with students
• Administrative tracking and reports
• Instructional features
• Course communication tools
• e-Training sessions and resources
Format:
• A one-hour hands-on workshop on campus.
Instructors: ITDC Team Members
Summer Offerings
July 1, 11:30 - 12:30
July 30, 11-12
Description:
An instructional Website is a learning environment on the Web that you and your students can use “anytime, anywhere” to enhance the learning experience. In this presentation you will assess your needs for developing an instructional website for your on-campus course.
Focus:
• Information, learning, communication, and collaboration features
• Questions to ask yourself before developing an instructional Website
• Instructional websites vs. Syllawebs
• Specific components of instructional websites
• Best practices
Format:
• e-Training available at http://ezone.lbcc.edu
Take Advantage of CCC Confer’s Newest Tools for Web Cams, VoIP/Phones, and More
with Michelle Taramasco
Tuesday, February 24
12 noon – 1:00 p.m. (PDT)
Description:
CCC Confer’s new features give you more interactivity and flexibility. You can view up to six webcams at once, invite participants from your live meeting, and mix telephone and VOIP audio technologies. Archiving your meeting is now even easier. CCC Confer provides online e-conferencing for all California Community Colleges faculty, staff, administrators and students for FREE. Great services for a price that can’t be beat.
Cheap Calls, Conferencing, and Video with Skype
with John Whitmer
Friday, March 13
12 noon – 1:00 p.m. (PDT)
Description:
Looking for a way to save money on phone bills and conferencing? Skype is a simple and popular Internet-based service for making telephone calls using any computer with broadband Internet access. Millions of people around the world already use Skype. In this seminar, you’ll learn how to make free Skype-to-Skype calls, replace your “landline,” and make conference calls and videoconferences. You’ll also get a peek at features for advanced users, including chat, voicemail, and call forwarding.
Format:
• Webinar
Free and Easy Collaboration Tools
with Marti Atkinson
Wednesday, March 25
12 noon – 1:00 p.m. (PDT)
Description:
Has budget tightening put buying software for your office on hold? No problem. Many excellent online tools are now available for FREE for collaborating online with your colleagues. Not only will you save on travel expenses, you won’t be able to beat the price. We’ll take a project planning tour of these tools, starting with sharing calendars with Google Calendar, scheduling meetings with Meeting Wizard or Doodle, setting up shared documents with Google Docs, and finally setting up an online project site with Google Site.
Format:
• Webinar
AMSER: Free Online Resources for the Classroom
with Rachael Bower
Tuesday, March 31
12 noon – 1:00 p.m. (PDT)
Description:
Looking for content resources on a budget? AMSER (the Applied Math and Science Education Repository) is a FREE online library created with National Science Foundation funding, and is specifically designed for community and technical college educators, students, and staff. This presentation will explore the depth and breadth of the AMSER collection as well as highlight the built-in suite of tools that help users discover, organize, and share the resources they've found on AMSER with others.
Format:
• Webinar
Give Your Online Course a Voice with Wimba Voice
with Gina Connors, California Regional Manager/Wimba
Wednesday, April 1
12 noon – 1:00 p.m. (PDT)
Description:
Do you ever get frustrated by not being able to speak out loud and talk to your students online? These tools may be for you. Not only are they perfect for language learning, you can create vocal exercises in any subject. These Web-based voice tools facilitate and promote vocal instruction, collaboration, coaching, and assessment. Increase student engagement by allowing yourself and your students to easily speak up by integrating vocal interactions.
Format:
• Webinar
The CVC California ePortfolio Project
Thursday, April 2
12 noon – 1:00 p.m. (PDT)
Description:
Interested in ePortfolios, but not sure where to start? This project may get your college off on the right foot. Currently in its pilot phase, ePortfolio California is evaluating multiple electronic portfolio applications for use in California K-20 education. An ePortfolio consists of a digitized collection of artifacts including demonstrations, resources, and accomplishments that represent an individual, group, or institution. This collection can be comprised of just about any digital media. In this seminar, you’ll find out about the goals of the ePortfolio project, see live demonstrations of the applications being considered, and explore how your campus can join the ePortfolio project.
Format:
• Webinar
Add Fun and Interest to Teaching Online with Audio Clips
with Sharon Beynon
Tuesday, April 21
12 noon – 1:00 p.m. (PST)
Description:
Looking for ways to make your course more interesting for your students? Reading long sections of text can be difficult and boring for online students. Since I teach writing online, this problem was particularly salient for me. Creating podcasts was not yet in the picture for me, so I introduced online audio clips from NPR (National Public Radio), the New York Times, and other sites. For example, my students could listen to interviews with literary figures and hear analytical commentary on current events. Not only have these segments added diversity and interest for the students, they have helped me improve my classes without adding much workload. Since so many topics are covered online, you too can take advantage of these clips for your own classes.
Format:
• Webinar
How Do You Know Who Your Students Really Are? Facing Authentication Regulations
Description:
with Pat James Hanz
Thursday, April 23
12 noon – 1:00 p.m. (PDT)
Has your stress level been raised by the new federal regulations that apply to the authentication of online students? This session will be a forum designed to provide some facts about the new federal regulations released as part of the Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. We'll cover a brief description of the regulations and the problem. Then we'll seek ways to meet the new guidelines.
Format:
• Webinar
Educating in 3D: Using a Virtual World to Engage Learners
Description:
with Ida Jones
Tuesday, April 28
12 noon – 1:00 p.m. (PDT)
How do you engage students in course content, with one another, and with the instructor? One way is to use the virtual world of Second Life. In Second Life, students interact with each other, the instructor, and others in the world through avatars – computer representations of themselves. You'll not only see how Second Life works, but also how it's used to teach legal issues that arise in business.
Format:
• Webinar
Make Your Confer Session Run Itself According to Plan
Description:
with Blaine Morrow
Thursday, April 30
12 noon – 1:00 p.m. (PDT)
Want your Confer sessions to run more smoothly? CCC Confer’s Plan lets you create a lesson plan in advance with all the transition and event elements included, all in the order you want. With this easy-to-use tool, you can preload quizzes, polls, multimedia files, handouts, and presentations – anything you plan to use with your students or audience – and save your plan to be reused as often as needed. Using Plan, you can focus on teaching or leading rather than fumbling with technology and trying to do these tasks “on the fly.” And that’s not all: Plans can be saved and shared with others, so your good planning can help someone else repeat your success (or vice versa). Come and learn the secrets of Confer Plan.
Format:
• Webinar
Building Community Online Part 1: Catch the MySpace/Web 2.0 Wave (archived)
Description:
Learn how to take advantage of constantly evolving technologies to better create online learning communities with students. In addition to online discussions, the last few years have seen an explosion in social networking sites, wikis, podcasts, and other platforms and tools that have opened up a whole new world of integrated content and shared production models. Well explore the opportunities and challenges these technologies present and possible methods for harnessing their power to transform students from passive consumers into active producers of knowledge.
Format:
• Webinar
Building Community Online, Part 2: Blogging for Fun and Learning (archived)
Description:
with Lisa Lane
Blogs are a great way to build community in your online class, encourage thoughtful student work, and support critical use of media. Class blogs can provide a place to share student work, allowing others (students and general readers) to participate through commenting. Instructor blogs can model good methods and publish to the world. Collections of blogs or posts (RSS feeds) in your discipline can be the foundation for student assignments, which can also be blogged. We'll examine how to set up your own blog for presentation and interaction, and look at some popular tools for blogs and feeds, such as Edublogs, Feedraider, and Twitter for micro-blogging.
Format:
• Webinar
Building Community Online Part 3: Wikis for Collaborative Knowledge (archived)
Description:
Looking for new ways to involve your students more actively in your course? Collaborative writing, non-linear information presentation, document revision tracking, web-based content, online creation and editing, content management or personal information organizing - these are some of the features and benefits of using wikis. "WikiWiki" is the Hawaiian word for "quick." We will be looking at the instructional and learning opportunities for using wikis in education.
Format:
• Webinar
Building Community Online, Part 4: Collaborating Beyond Text
Description:
with Michelle Pacansky-Brock
Monday, April 20
12 noon – 1:00 p.m. (PDT)
This one-hour seminar will demonstrate the effectiveness of VoiceThreads for increasing socialization, building community, and fostering collaboration in an online class. VoiceThread is a simple-to-use Web-based tool that accommodates a range of media formats (images, PowerPoint slides, PDFs, documents, and movies) and welcomes comments in text, voice, or video recorded with a webcam. Don’t have a microphone? No problem! VoiceThread allows you or your students to record a voice comment with a phone!
What do students have to say about using VoiceThreads? Find out for yourself:
http://voicethread.com/share/99673/
Format:
• Webinar
Building Community Online, Part 5: Social Networking
Description:
with Michelle Macfarlane
Thursday, March 19
12 noon – 1:00 p.m. (PDT)
Social Networking and Online Course Design ... what a winning combo!
The power of social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook can be seen all around us. Apply the power of social networking to your classes using Ning. Learn how to create community and engage students with the course content and each other in a closed social network.
Format:
• Webinar
Sizing up Your Students Part 1: Improving Online Retention and Success (archived)
Description:
Do you have trouble retaining students in your online classes? Would you like to improve your success rates? This seminar will cover an easy, three-step process for retaining online students and increasing success rates. West Hills Community College District has consistently maintained high (70%+) retention rates in their online classes using this process. The stages include Student Support, Faculty Support, and Evaluation of Your Online Classroom. Youll learn how to implement this easy process within your online classes.
Format:
• Webinar
Sizing up Your Students Part 2: Combating Plagiarism (archived)
Description:
Are you concerned about controlling the rampant spread of plagiarism in your classes? With so much information available at students fingertips, it must be tempting to do some copying and pasting when deadlines come up fast or social lives get too full. Commercial programs (such as Turnitin and SafeAssignment) are available, but for a price. Before you pay for these, check out the free Best Practices in this seminar. Without spending any money, these practices can help you detect and mitigate instances of online cheating. Learn what YOU can do, as the instructor, to help stop plagiarism.
Format:
• Webinar
Sizing up Your Students Part 3: Designing Effective Evaluations (archived)
Description:
Ever wish you could get a clearer idea of what your students really do and dont know? In this seminar, well cover proven methods of evaluations. For exam/quiz assessments, well review the use of online survey/exam tools with guidelines for creating unbiased and fair, closed and open ended items. For performance assessments, such as graded assignments, work samples, and other artifacts, well cover the use of ePortfolios.
Format:
• Webinar
| Instructional Technology for Student Success |
Use of Instructional and Communication Technologies (ICT)
in the Classroom and Online
Description:
In this workshop you will learn how you can address instructional challenges you encounter in class using Web-based instruction and communication tools. Learn to use interactive multimedia solutions to help students comprehend your course material, practice salient content points, and facilitate collaboration to promote student success.
Focus:
• Vocabulary assistants
• Content demonstration and tutorials
• Interactive articles
• Critical thinking, analysis, and self-assessments
• Communication in practice: blogs, discussion forums
Format:
Two hour demo on campus followed by hands-on content development process (on-campus and online).
Instructors: ITDC Team Members
Summer Offerings
June 24th, 12-2pm
July 14th, 10-12pm
Description:
In this workshop you will learn how to use MS PowerPoint to create instructional presentations that engage your students in classroom activities and help learn class material. You will also learn how you can include your presentation on your class website and allow students to access the presentation “anytime, anywhere” to refresh their memory of the class discussion, prepare for the next session, or an upcoming exam.
Focus:
• Set your presentation objectives
• Storyboard your presentation slides
• Create your presentation slides
• Create your presentation note pages
• Design integration activities
• Present your first three slides (including class activities)
• Active Learning with PowerPoint
• Visual Literacy
Format:
Four-hour hands-on workshop on campus and by two-hour follow-up session the following week.
Instructors: ITDC Team Members
Summer Offerings
August 4th and 5th, 1-3pm both sessions
Description:
What is Web 2.0? How can it be used in on-campus and distance learning courses? In this workshop you will learn about techniques and application used to design and facilitate collaborative learning activities that engage your students in Web-based activities and help them to process and internalize concepts and materials learned in the course.
Focus:
• Wikis
• Blogs
• Social Bookmarking
• RSS Subscriptions
• Instant messaging
• Goggle Docs and Calendars
Format:
• Two-hour demo on campus
• e-Training available at http://ezone.lbcc.edu
Instructors: ITDC Team Members
Summer Offerings
June 15th 12-2pm
July 6th 11-1pm
July 21st, 12:30-2:30pm
Description:
In this workshop, you will learn about what it takes to develop interactive courseware to promote student comprehension of class material, development of critical thinking skills, and the enhancement of class material to encourage application of transfer of learning. The fundamental stages of instructional design are explored through the hands-on development of instructional design deliverables needed for each specific courseware program.
Focus:
• Showcase: example of courseware and methods of integration into the curriculum
• High level design deliverables (Rationale, target audience, objectives, content outline)
• Detailed design level (motivation & creative strategies, interactive scripts, assessment methods)
• Production (including pre- and post-production)
• QA, testing and pilot evaluation
• Packaging and integration
Format:
Multiple workshop sessions and hands-on meetings on campus throughout the semester, followed by individual follow up sessions at the ITDC.
Offerings
TBA
Description:
Content processors are instructional activities that students can use to learn new material or revisit old material used in classroom presentations, lectures, study guides, or textbooks. Content processors provide students with a virtual tutoring session and assist students with their individual learning needs related to specific content addressed in class.
Focus:
• Components of content processor design
• Predicting performance – typical errors
• Types of feedback
• Designing meaningful feedback
• Production (including pre- and post-production)
• Usage methodologies in on-campus and distance learning courses
• Student engagement and participation
Format:
e-Training available at http://ezone.lbcc.edu
Description:
This presentation examines student-centered features in an adult distance learning environment and the human learning theories that inspire their design.
Focus:
• Background and general assumptions
• Content design features
• Assignment features
• Assessment features
• Communication features
• Summary
• References
Format:
e-Training available at http://ezone.lbcc.edu
Description:
Do you use textbook and lecture material that is difficult for your students to understand? In this workshop, you will learn about various Web-based vocabulary tools that you can design to help your students understand vocabulary items essential for your course, and use them in context.
Focus:
• Terminology drill
• Visual vocabulary review
• e-Flash cards
• Assessment features
• Pop-up glossary
• Hyperlinks
• Interactive vocabulary
• The Vocabulary Assistant ©
Format:
One-hour demo on campus followed by hands-on content development session (on-campus and online).
Instructors: ITDC Team Members
Summer Offerings
July 22, 11-12pm - with follow up session TBD
Lesson Builder / SoftChalk Demo
Description:
Design a Web-based Study Guide and Assessment Tool.
Help your students understand text included in textbook reading or in lectures that you use for your course.
Format: e-Training available at http://ezone.lbcc.edu
Increasing Student Involvement in the Classroom
02/12/2009 • 10:00 AM Pacific
Description:
Facilitated by: Dave Ellis, Author of The Master Student Series
Audience: College Success instructors
Several strategies will be presented to assist teachers to increase student involvement in the classroom. This interactive seminar will outline practical techniques and exercises that can be used in any subject and are particularly suited for student success courses.
Available Sessions:
Format:
• Webinar
Innovative Uses of Wikis in the Classroom
Description:
February 17, 2009 10:00 am PST
Presenter: Derek Hansen, Assistant Professor, College of Information Studies, University of Maryland and Dr. Bernardo Ramirez, Assistant Professor, College of Health and Public Affairs, University of Central Florida
Wikis, or collaboratively authored websites, provide rich new opportunities for student engagement and learning. While many people are familiar with Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, it is only one of many examples of what can be created using a wiki. Join us to learn how two professors use wikis to facilitate collaboration among their students and reach beyond the classroom. Their presentation will examine the structure of their wiki assignments and the challenges and opportunities associated with using Wikis in an educational environment.
Format:
• Webinar
Making Horses Thirsty: Understanding Motivation to Learn
2/18/2009 • 10:00 AM Pacific
Description:
Facilitated by: Clay Austin, Faculty Programs Consultant, Cengage Learning
Audience: College Success instructors
“You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink.” Sometimes we repeat this old saying when we feel our students are not motivated to learn despite our best efforts. Is it true? Does everybody have a set level of motivation? Can you motivate someone else? We will explore classroom-practical answers to these questions based on contemporary research on motivation.
Format:
• Webinar
Save $$ with Free and Open Textbooks
Description:
with Judy Baker
Wednesday, February 25
12 noon – 1:00 p.m. (PDT)
Are you hearing complaints about the rising price of textbooks? You can make a difference by offering more affordable textbooks to your students. Join the growing community of faculty who are adopting free or low-cost high-quality textbooks. Learn how to find free learning content that you can download, customize, and disseminate to your students. We'll also be covering copyright and accessibility issues.
Format:
• Webinar
Engaging Millennial Students with Fun Tech: Learning with Comics
Description:
with Joan Van Duzer
Thursday, February 26
12 noon – 1:00 p.m. (PST)
"... Just a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down, in the most delightful way ..." Mary Poppins (1964)
How about mixing a spoonful of entertainment with learning outcomes? Who said learning can’t be fun? Learn about affordable and easy-to-use tools for creating graphic novels and comic strips. Consider how you might apply these techniques to your discipline.
Format:
• Webinar
Unlocking the Possibilities of Content Area Readings in a College Success Course
Description:
2/25/2009 • 11 am
Facilitated by: Kathy Hartman, Kutztown University
Audience: College Success instructors
Join Kathy Hartman, author of Investing in Your College Education and 35 Ways to Discover a Major to learn how content area readings can help students 1) learn and improve college success strategies, 2) understand their learning styles and the role of general eudcation courses in their lives, and 3) explore majors and careers.
Format:
• Webinar
Engaging Millennial Students with Fun Tech: Animoto
Description:
with Michelle Macfarlane
Thursday, March 5
12 noon – 1:00 p.m. (PST)
Looking for a way to pump up the volume on your students’ engagement level? Animoto is a FREE Web-based video production tool that magically creates MTV-style videos from your own photos. Explore the potential of Animoto to engage your Millennial students through hip and funky videos set to music. Videos up to 30 seconds in length are free.
Format:
• Webinar
Raising the Bar: Lower Expectations and Higher Learning
Description:
Facilitated by: Constance Staley, University of Colorado - Colorado Springs
Audience: College Success instructors
03/05/2009: 10:00 AM Pacific
The “Oh, well… Syndrome” may be gaining on us. Many of today’s first-year students enter college expecting to work hard and do well. But soon thereafter, they settle for less. Mediocrity becomes not only the norm, but the goal. Lowering their sights helps them willingly accept B’s and C’s, or even D’s, because A’s take so much time and effort. According to recent NSSE and CSSE results, many new students accept disengagement over engagement and less academic investment over more. For example, only 24 percent of 2008 full-time community college students reported always coming to class fully prepared. When faced with a killer class, the easiest solution is often to give up or change majors. What can those of us who value higher learning do to help students with lower expectations dig in and grapple with the challenge? How can we raise the bar? This e-seminar will explore these complex issues and generate potential teaching strategies to counteract them.
Format:
• Webinar
So, What Do Learning Styles Have To Do With Actual Learning?
Description:
03/10/2009: 09:30 AM Pacific
Facilitated by: Carolyn Hopper, Middle Tennessee State University
Audience: College Success intructors
In order to improve student learning, it is important that we help students move from being simply receivers of knowledge to becoming producers of knowledge. To aid in optimal learning students should use their preferred learning styles for receiving new information, for processing new information, and for responding to that information. This presentation puts in perspective three approaches to learning styles: sensory modes, hemispheric dominance, and multiple intelligence. An understanding of each approach should give students a clearer picture of what they might do to improve learning.
Available Sessions:
Format:
• Webinar
Using SmartBoard and Jeopardy Games to Engage Students
Description:
with Dave Brown
Wednesday, March 18
12 noon – 1:00 p.m. (PDT)
Looking for ways to make your content more engaging? I found that adding SmartBoard interactive whiteboards to PowerPoint presentations works wonderfully. The Smart Board technology allows you to advance/retreat slides, make notations, draw, etc., right at the board. Also, I created a Jeopardy game for quiz/test review purposes. It works just like real jeopardy. By adding just a few simple tricks, even dry content — like wiring diagrams — can be fun and interesting.
Format:
• Webinar
E-learning Study Skills: Keeping Yourself and Your Students Ahead of the Curve!
Description:
04/02/2009: 10:00 AM Pacific
Facilitated by: Ryan Watkins, The George Washington University
Audience: College Success instructors
For students and instructors alike, the necessary skills for success in the high-tech college classroom are not always the same as those utilized in the traditional classroom. From developing online activities for your college success course to helping students develop good online study skills, this presentation will be filled with tips, examples, activities, and useful Websites that will help you address the diverse use of the Internet on today's college campuses.
Format:
• Webinar
Fired Up or Burned Out? Teaching Strategies to Help First-Year Seminar Instructors Rekindle Their Enthusiasm
Description:
04/07/2009: 10:00 AM Pacific
Facilitated by: Connie Staley, University of Colorado - Colorado Springs
Audience: College Success instructors
Today’s students… We sometimes ask: are they busy, bored, or burned out? But what about us? What can we do to stay invigorated? How can we re-energize? What teaching strategies can we use that will keep us focused on the task at hand—helping our students learn? This e-seminar—occurring at just the right point in the semester—will generate some illuminating insights and activities to help us as teachers.
Format:
• Webinar
Utilizing Interactive Classroom Activities
Description:
04/15/2009: 10:00 AM Pacific
Facilitated by: Britt Andreatta, Univeristy of California - Santa Barbara
Audience: College Success instructors
Research shows that students learn better when they can apply the information you are teaching. This seminar will show you how to create and incorporate interactive classroom experiences, both in large lecture as well as small group settings. Several samples will be shared.
Format:
• Webinar
Make Teaching Easier with Dragon Naturally Speaking
Description:
with Marlene Cvetko
Wednesday, April 22
12 noon – 1:00 p.m. (PDT)
Stop typing and start talking to your computer. Dragon Naturally Speaking lets you give your fingers a rest. It’s great for students and faculty. Just dictate into a microphone to create documents, e-mail, appointments, exams, and instant messages. Plus, it’s fast; most people can talk 3x faster than typing. Dragon Naturally Speaking provides accurate speech recognition and works on any of your existing applications that uses text. Here’s what you’ll be able to do with only a few minutes of training:
o Dictate any text communication.
o Convert lectures into text and project it onto a screen for deaf students.
o Dictate an exam’s questions and answers in the Blackboard text editor.
o Transcribe digitally recorded notes.
o Listen to text files.
o Export voice files to different computers.
Format:
• Webinar
Camtasia Relay: Lecture Capture for the Masses
Description:
with Walter Pelowski, Customer Solutions Engineer
Wednesday, April 29
12 noon – 1:00 p.m. (PDT)
Camtasia Relay is new lecture capture software … from TechSmith! Camtasia Relay is the most streamlined way to record live presentations from your Mac or PC and publish them automatically for all to view. No technical decisions for presenters, no classroom hardware, no IT staff needed in the room, no distractions from teaching! All the heavy lifting is done at one central server.
Format:
• Webinar
Online Course Quality Standards (archived)
Description:
Who needs online course standards? You and your college do! Learn about some of the techniques for promoting quality online courses that meet accreditation standards and follow best practices. Explore strategies to ensure quality while respecting your faculty members’ need for autonomy and without compromising their academic freedom. See examples of ways to meet online course quality standards and learn practical strategies for implementation that have proven effective.
Format:
• Webinar
Teaching Active Learning Strategies (archived)
Description:
Facilitated by: Linda Wong, Author of Essential Study Skills, 6e
Audience: College Success instructors
Recorded Date: 01/28/2009
Are you seeking classroom and instructional approaches that are designed specifically to engage students in the learning process? Delivering course information to students in interesting and interactive ways is a challenge many instructors face each term. This fast-paced eSeminar provides you with a variety of active learning strategies to use in any classroom to motivate students and promote active learning. Bring paper and a pen with you so you can participate in several design activities!
Format:
• Webinar
| Creating Accessible Content |
Web Accessibility For Students with Disabilities
Description:
Learn to make your Web pages and downloadable documents accessible for students with disabilities of various types to ensure you provide an inclusive learning environment for all your students. It is the right thing to do and it is the law!
Focus:
• Accessibility guidelines: Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, CA Code Section 11135, and the CCCCO DE Access Guidelines
• Web editor’s accessibility features
• Accessible PDF files
• Accessible Word documents
Format:
e-Training available at http://ezone.lbcc.edu
The ABCs of PDFs Part 3: Creating Accessible PDF Documents (archived)
Description: All it takes is a few simple steps—and you’ve got an accessible PDF document! Adobe Acrobat is a widely used tool for creating and revising PDF documents. A PDF file provides a secure, digital format that preserves the formatting of the original document, and allows sharing between different computers and operating systems. Creating PDF documents that can be processed by screen readers and other assistive technologies requires that document authors follow a few simple steps to ensure access to the PDF content. In this one-hour session, you’ll learn: How to create PDF documents from Microsoft Office documents (e.g., Word, PowerPoint) Simple methods of identifying PDF document accessibility How to retrofit inaccessible PDFs Methods of securing PDF documents, while maintaining accessibility.
Format:
Webinar
The Art of PowerPoint 2007 Part 3: Accessibility and the Web (archived)
Description: Would you like to make your PowerPoint presentations available on the Web to all your students? Find out about two recent conversion utilities that provide a simple interface for the conversion of PowerPoint material to an accessible, web-friendly format: the Accessible Web Publishing Wizard and LecShare. The resulting web conversions can be accessed without specialized PowerPoint viewers or other software. In this one-hour session, you'll learn:
* The accessibility challenges inherent in MS PowerPoint on the Web
* How to use author accessibility into MS PowerPoint presentations
* Options for converting MS PowerPoint to accessible Web-based formats
* How to produce captioned QuickTime movies of PowerPoint presentations
Format:
Webinar
The Secrets of Screen Readers Revealed (archived)
Description: Have you ever wondered how screen readers work? Students who are blind or visually impaired use them to interact with computers, but have you ever seen what one does with a Web page? Screen readers are not all that hard to comprehend, and with a few simple changes, you can make your Web pages more understandable to your students who are using them. In this one-hour session, you'll learn:
Format:
Webinar
| Students with Disabilities |
DARE -
Identifying and Handling Disabled Student Issues
in your Classroom
Description:
This is an interactive Web-based training program in which you will learn to identify and handle typical disability accommodation issues you may encounter in your on-campus classes and online. In this workshop you will learn to access and log in to the program, as well as get familiar with the various training modules available.
Focus:
• Disability types
• Identifying disability-related issues in the classroom and online
• Reflection
• Accommodation
• The law
• Concepts and terms
Format:
• On-campus training sessions with DSP&S counselors are available upon request
• e-Training available at http://ezone.lbcc.edu
| Productivity Tools |
Getting the Most from Word 2007, Part 1: Creating & Sharing Documents
Description:
with Donald E. Hester
Tuesday, March 3
12 noon – 1:00 p.m. (PDT)
Are you thinking about upgrading to the new Word 2007? Or do you already have a copy and are somewhat baffled by the new interface? Then kick back and get the lay of the land. In this seminar you’ll review the major components of Word 2007, including the following:
o Creating documents effortlessly with Word 2007's new editing and reviewing tools
o Creating professional-looking content using Quick Styles, Document Themes, Smart Art
o Sharing documents with colleagues to gather feedback efficiently
Format:
• Webinar
Getting the Most from Word 2007, Part 2: References and Citation Manager
Description:
with Donald E. Hester
Tuesday, March 10
12 noon – 1:00 p.m. (PDT)
Are you thinking about upgrading to the new Word 2007? Or do you already have a copy and are somewhat baffled by the new interface? Then kick back and get the lay of the land. In this seminar you’ll review the major components of Word 2007, including the following:
o Adding references effortlessly
o Citation Manager
Format:
• Webinar
Getting the Most from OneNote 2007
Description:
with Donald E. Hester
Tuesday, March 17
12 noon – 1:00 p.m. (PDT)
Microsoft OneNote is a handy application for note taking, information gathering, and multi-user collaboration. OneNote visualizes notes as a two-dimensional page and provides features such as drawings, pictures, multimedia audio, video, and ink, as well as multi-user sharing of notes via file sharing.
Format:
• Webinar
Getting the Most from Outlook 2007
Description:
with Micah Orloff
Tuesday, March 24
12 noon – 1:00 p.m. (PDT)
Are you having trouble locating that important email? Can’t figure out where you saved that attachment? Missed that important meeting? Looking for a better way to manage your day? Find out how Outlook 2007 can make you more efficient and productive. In this seminar we will cover some of the newest features Outlook has to offer, including the new Instant Search, Attachment Previewer, new category labels, enhanced calendaring capabilities, and Electronic Business Cards. After this seminar you will be equipped to take back your life!
Format:
• Webinar
The Art of PowerPoint 2007 Part 1: Tools, Views and Master Slides (archived)
Description:
Do you struggle with setting up PowerPoint presentations and wish it were easier? In this one-hour seminar, we'll cover how to create slides by using time-saving features in PowerPoint 2007, such as master slides and content templates. We'll also look at the views available in PowerPoint and tips to create effective presentations.
Format:
• Webinar
The Art of PowerPoint 2007 Part 2: Animations and Audio (archived)
Description:
Would you like to learn new tips to liven up your slides or learn how to display Microsoft PowerPoint on the Web? In this one-hour seminar, we'll look at how to create eye-catching animations. We'll also look at advanced features in PowerPoint 2003, such as internal hyperlinks, editing slides with your colleagues, and adding audio for voice-overs. Finally, we'll cover how to post your slides to the Web for online presentations.
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• Webinar
Test Drive MS Vista (archived)
Description:
Are you wondering if you should upgrade to Microsoft's new Vista operating system? Or are you trying to figure it out on a new computer? Come take a tour of the long-anticipated new Windows Vista from a user's perspective. Find out what is required for installation and things to watch for. You will also sightsee the new look and feel and get a good view of the salient new features.
Format:
• Webinar
Get up to Speed with 2007 Office Part 1: Word, Excel, and OneNote (archived)
Description:
Are you wondering about upgrading to Microsoft’s new Office 2007? Or did you already get a copy and are somewhat mystified by the new interface? Then kick back and take the scenic route through the new landscape. In this seminar, you’ll review the major components of Word, Excel, OneNote, and SharePoint Designer.
Format:
• Webinar
Get up to Speed with 2007 Office Part 2: PowerPoint, Outlook, Access and Visio (archived)
Description:
Still need to find out more about Office 2007? Make your transition to this next major upgrade as easy as possible by joining us for the second part of our journey through PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, and Visio.
Format:
• Webinar
Going beyond Google: Internet Research that Works (archived)
Description:
Do you ever get frustrated when you get long or meaningless results while searching the Internet? Not even Google is perfect. Learn the tricks of the research trade from the bestthe librarians. Librarians were the masters of the information age long before the term was even coined. Learn how to focus and narrow your searches to get what you want. Also, find out where to look beyond Google. You'll be amazed by what you discover!
Format:
• Webinar
The ABCs of PDFs Part 1: Getting Started Making PDFs (archived)
Description:
Ever wish you could make your own PDF documents? In this workshop, you’ll learn how to quickly convert files from all kinds of applications to this useful format for sharing with your students and colleagues. Come and learn how to create PDFs with both on-the-cheap and the full versions of Adobe Acrobat.
Format:
• Webinar
The ABCs of PDFs Part 2: Bookmarks, Forms, and Security (archived)
Description:
Now that you’re making your own PDFs, add functionality to your documents. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to set up bookmarks for easier navigation of longer documents, create fill-in forms, and set document security. Come and learn how to make PDFs work for you!
Format:
• Webinar
Harness the Power of Excel 2003 Part 1: Sheet Setups (archived)
Description:
Would you like your work with “facts and figures” to flow “faster and easier”? Learn how to:
* Import and export data from external sources, like Datatel
* Use sequencing and fill down/across
* Create templates for easy data entry
* Use Data Sort and Filter to assist with large files
* Control formatting to make worksheets easier to read by using Conditional Formatting
* Use Freeze Panes and Split Screens to improve data entry, viewing, and editing
* Manage printing by viewing and controlling page breaks
You can tame those data demons to do your bidding with just a few clicks on the keyboard.
Format:
• Webinar
Harness the Power of Excel 2003 Part 2: Data Analysis (archived)
Description:
Would you like your work with “facts and figures” to flow “faster and easier”? Learn how to:
* Manage your data with built-in functions, or create your own formulas
* Use data from multiple sheets in your analyses
* Summarize data with Pivot Tables
* Create informative charts and embed them into reports and presentations
* Reduce repetitive work using Macros
You can make your data sing to you with just a few clicks on the keyboard.
Format:
• Webinar
| Technology Basics |
Description:
In this workshop you will learn basic technology skills you need for electronic communication with your students and fellow colleagues, for conducting research of your class topics and material on the Web, for managing your students’ data, and for many other instructional or administrative course-related purposes.
Focus:
• e-mail
• Web browsing
• File management
• Technology needed for e-courses
• Tips for frequently needed tasks
Format:
One-hour demo on campus.
Instructors: ITDC Team Members
Summer Offerings
July 1, 10-11am
Collaborative Online Documents with Google Docs
Create documents, spreadsheets and presentations online
Share and collaborate with others
Access your documents from any computer
See Web 2.0 for Google Docs embedded in workshops
Description:
Got the new Vista operating system on your desktop and sure how to work with it or take advantage of all the new features? In this workshop you will learn the differences between Windows XP and the new Microsoft operating system Vista.
Focus:
• Vista overview
• Start Button features
• Taskbar features
• Working with files and folders
• Personalizing your system to your needs and style
Format:
• One-hour demo on campus
• e-Training available at http://ezone.lbcc.edu
Instructors: ITDC Team Members
Focus:
• Features comparison
• Interface overview
• Toolbar and tools
Format:
e-Training available at http://ezone.lbcc.edu
Instructors: ITDC Team Members
Oracle / PeopleSoft Faculty Web Services Workshops
Description:
At LBCC, you will be accessing college data through our Oracle Management Information System (previously PeopleSoft). In this workshop you will learn how to use the faculty features available in the system to support you in your effort to manage your class efficiently.
Focus:
• Access
• System profile
• Enrollment management
• Facility information
• Grades
• Student Contact Information
• Reports
• Online Help Files
Format:
• e-Training available at http://ezone.lbcc.edu
• One-hour hands-on training on campus in the beginning and end of semester
Instructors: ITDC Team Members
Summer Offerings
August 10, 11-12pm
August 11, 11-12pm
August 12, 11-12pm
Format:
One-hour demo on campus
Instructors: ITDC Team Members
July 22, 1-2pm
August 6, 11-12pm
LBCC Web Based e-Mail: e-training
Learn how to use the features of LBCC's Web based e-mail, Outlook Web Access
Format:
• e-Training available at http://ezone.lbcc.edu
E-Mail with MS Outlook: e-training
Use Microsoft Outlook to access your e-mail.
Format:
• e-Training available at http://ezone.lbcc.edu
Mail with MacMail: e-training
Mac computer users: Use MacMail to access your e-mail.
Format:
• e-Training available at http://ezone.lbcc.edu
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