
September
To register for the IUPUI online workshops below, please go to http://ctl.iupui.edu/Events/eventsCalendar.asp, find the workshop title and click on Details and Registration. You need only your IPFW email to register.
Let's Talk Teaching: Motivating Students
When: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 | 11:59 AM-01:00 PM
Where: Online seminar, viewable in UL 1125 or on own computer
Event Organizer: Debra Runshe
Meeting Your Students Where They Are
When: Thursday, September 24, 2009 | 01:00 PM-03:00 PM
Where: Online
Event Organizer: Mona Kheiry
CONNECTing w/Students:Adobe Connect Best Practices
When: Monday, September 28, 2009 | 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
Where: Online
Event Organizer: Lorie Shuck
Online Workshops
Orientation to Teaching Online
Starts Monday, September 14 and ends Friday, October 2 (3 weeks)
Facilitator: CELT staff
In this online workshop you will learn to facilitate online discussion, effective practices for interacting online, and how to support collaborative group work online. You should plan to spend 4-6 hours on the activities of the course over a period of three weeks. The workshop will be conducted in Blackboard Vista. This workshop is recommended if you are applying for a DECCO grant (DECCO applications due 9/30/09). Registration required.
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A First Look at Second Life
Starts Monday, September 21 and ends Friday October 8 (3 weeks)
Facilitator: Gail Rathbun, CELT
What is Second Life and how could it enhance your students’ learning? This self-guided, discussion-based introduction to the virtual world called Second Life (http://slurl.com/secondlife/) will run three weeks. You can work at your own pace. You should plan to spend 3-5 hours on this course over the three week period. Registration is required in order to provide access to the course in Blackboard Vista.
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Workshops on Teaching with Technology
“Suite-en” your Teaching with Adobe CS4
Friday, September 4, from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm in KT 118
Workshop Instructors: ITS and CELT staff
Workshop participants will receive an overview of the ways that selected Adobe applications from the CS4 suite can support teaching, such as Adobe Lightroom, Acrobat 9, Adobe Connect, and Photoshop. Lecture, demonstration, and hands-on activities. Registration required.
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Making Evaluation Easier with Rubrics and Grading Forms
Friday, September 11, from 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm in KT 119
Facilitator: Samantha Birk, CELT
Do you hesitate to include writing assignments in your courses because of the workload they create? Are you tired of writing the same thing on every paper you read? Do you want to return papers to students more quickly? Workshop facilitator will demonstrate how a good rubric applied to assignments via the Blackboard Vista Grading Form can streamline the feedback and grading process. Registration required.
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Editing Video from the Desktop
Friday, September 18, from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm in NF B88
Workshop Instructor: Darlene Miller, CELT
Learn the basics of video editing: getting footage from your camera into your computer, editing a movie, adding titles and making clips with a few simple drag-and-drops using software available on your desktop. Participants will learn about streaming, compression, why understanding codecs is important, the purpose of video formats such as .wmv, .swf, and .mov. Registration required.
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DECCO Grant Briefing
Friday, September 18, from 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm in KT 119
Facilitated by Heda Samavati, Economics and Eric Vitz, Division of Continuing Studies
Here is your opportunity to learn more about writing a successful DECCO grant to support development or revision of your online course. You'll also hear from faculty who have engaged in the formative course design review process which is now part of the DECCO grant. Proposals are due September 30 for courses to be delivered next Fall. Registration required.
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Give your PPTs a “Voice” with Adobe Presenter
Friday, September 25, from 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm in NF B88
Facilitator: Samantha Birk, CELT
Transform your silent static slides into a lively interactive lesson with sound with Adobe Presenter, a plug in for PowerPoint. You will learn how to apply animation to add instructional punch to your presentations. You will then learn how easy it is to convert your presentation into an interactive, audio-enhanced program for delivery online. Demonstration and hands-on practice. Registration required.
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Workshops on Teaching and Research
12 O’clock Scholars Brown Bag Series: Classroom Assessment Techniques
Monday, September 28, from 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm in KT 234
Facilitator: TBA
Bring your lunch and “talk shop” with colleagues and staff on topics of interest to you as university educators working in a dynamic teaching and learning environment. Meets once a month at noon. Fruit and drink served. Registration required.
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SoTL Work Group
Monday, September 14, from 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm in KT 101 and also Monday, September 28, from 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm in KT 101
Co-Facilitators: Michael Bendele, Psychology and CASTL Committee members
Finding time to work on a SoTL project is difficult. The work group provides a way for you to schedule small blocks of time on a regular basis to work through each step in the process. The work group will use a guide created by the campus CASTL (Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning) committee, incorporating short individual assignments and group activities designed to help you progress toward your goal of a finished proposal ready for submission to IRB. Attendance at all sessions is expected. Fruit, snacks, and drink will be served. Registration required.
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Nuts and Bolts Workshop for IRB Certification (ORES)
Friday, September 25, from 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm in KT 118
Facilitated by Jeannie DiClementi, IPFW IRB Representative
Email or phone Jane Markin in ORES at 481-4101 to register.
