May 20th, 2013

• Faculty Technology Institute 2013

  All Day Kick off the summer with a fun filled week exploring technology you can use in teaching and research.  With over 40 workshops on everyday topics such as tech for sharing course materials to emerging trends like 3D printing there is something for everyone.  Visit us at go.lclark.edu/fti to register or for more information.

May 21st, 2013

• Social Media for Research and Collaboration

  9:00am - 10:15am Social Media empowers learners to create connections, collaborate on new ideas, and build networks. We’ll establish some basic “house rules” for Social Media interaction, and examine how different types of Social Media (blogs, Twitter, Diigo) can enhance the curriculum for all disciplines. 

• What’s New with Moodle

  9:00am - 10:15am There’s a lot to like in the Moodle updates we saw over the 2012-2013 school year.  In this session we’ll highlight our favorite new features!

• Get Started with Google Sites

  9:00am - 10:15am This workshop introduces users to the basics of Google Sites, the new alternative to Moodle and LiveWhale for faculty and class web sites.  This section is designed to jumpstart those who want to develop a site from scratch.  Continue to work on your site or get follow up tutorials during Class Web Page Lab sessions on Wednesday and Thursday.

• Moving to Google Sites

  9:00am - 10:15am Are you ready to explore moving your legacy (~) or other class web site to a Google Site? This session is geared towards helping those who already have an established web page to create and implement a strategy to move to Google Sites.  Consultants will be on hand to answer questions and assist with your project during Class Web Page Lab sessions on Wednesday and Thursday.

• Getting Started with Moodle

  9:00am - 10:15am If you are just getting started with Moodle, this is the workshop for you.  Moodle is a web-based content management system that makes it easy for groups to securely interact, collaborate, communicate and share materials on the web. First, we’ll introduce you to Moodle and tell you about the various tools it offers to help you reach your students beyond the classroom.  Then we will take you through the basics of setting up your Moodle course.

• Instructional Videos: Find, Edit, and Share

  9:00am - 10:15am Short, targeted instructional videos are becoming a staple on many class websites.  There are many sources for free instructional video, but they are often too long or otherwise unsuited for sharing with students in their original form.  In this hands-on session, we’ll show you some quick tips and tricks that make it easy to edit and then post video customized to your instructional needs.  Consultants will be on hand to answer questions and assist with video projects during our Multimedia Lab sessions on Wednesday and Thursday.

• Beyond the Presentation

  10:30am - 11:45am Creating and then giving face-to-face presentations in PowerPoint (or other presentation programs) is only a fraction of how presentations are used today in instruction.  In this session, we’ll discuss using PowerPoint for pre-recorded, self-run presentations to upload to Moodle (and other systems) for your students to use outside the classroom. We’ll also discuss a variety of ways to use presentation software to produce printed classroom materials.

• Designing in Moodle to Serve Your Syllabus

  10:30am - 11:45am You’ve put a lot of thought into the methods by which students will approach and engage with your material in the classroom. This workshop will explore strategies for building a Moodle page that extends your classroom teaching style into the online environment, and that is integrated into the development of your course over the term. We’ll look at ways of using Moodle to stage and prepare for in-class activities, and for reflection and analysis after class. We’ll explore the potential of thematic and project-based modules. Drawing from your and other participants’ syllabi, we’ll think through concrete scenarios of how you might use Moodle to cultivate students’ skills, knowledge, and habits of mind.

• Designing Curricula with Visual Media in Mind

  10:30am - 11:45am A recent statistic stated that the average person living in a metropolitan area sees over 10,000 images a day. Our lives are inundated with images, and as educators, we are in a position to help students engage with images on a personal, academic, and critical level: sometimes for the first time. In this workshop, we’ll discuss strategies for developing curricula and assignments that critically engage students with images, as well as assessment strategies for evaluating these assignments.