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    Upcoming Workshops, Demos, and Training

    IRT Faculty Technology Showcase

    IRT Faculty Technology ShowcaseIRT’s Faculty Technology Showcase was held on Friday, November 14th from 10 am - 2 pm in room 440 of the Earle Mack School of Law building. This annual event was held in conjunction with National Distance Learning Week. This year’s Showcase featured an opportunity for faculty to discuss best advice and practices with a panel of Drexel online “instructors of the year” as selected by their colleges.

    An archive of the event is available online. You will need RealPlayer in order to view the video.

    View Technology Showcase Webcast

    Bb Vista (formerly WebCT)

    Full-Day Workshops for New Users ~ 3-Hour Open Forum Sessions for Current Users

    Full-Day Workshops and 3-Hour OPEN FORUM Sessions ~ on Bb Vista
    (For faculty, TAs, and staff)

    Email: The Online Learning Team: olt@drexel.edu to sign-up for a Workshop.

    Day/Date
    Time
    Location
    Lunch
    Wed., Jan. 14, 2009
    1:00p - 4:00p
    Korman, Rm 116
    No
    Tues., Feb. 17, 2009
    9:00a - Noon
    Korman, Rm 116
    No
    (This User Group Session is intended for current or experienced Bb Vista users:
    Using the Teach Tab and More - An Open Forum)
           
    Thurs., Dec. 18, 2008
    9:00a - 4:00p
    Korman, Rm 116
    Provided
    Tues., Jan. 13, 2009
    9:00a - 4:00p
    Korman, Rm 116
    Provided
    Thurs., Feb. 12, 2009
    9:00a - 4:00p
    Korman, Rm 116
    Provided

    (This Workshop will be primarily for instructors - new to Bb Vista)

     

    Brown Bag Lunches

    (For faculty, TAs, and staff)

    Email olt@drexel.edu to sign-up for a Brown Bag Lunch session.

    Day/Date
    Time
    Location
    Soda & Dessert
    Wed., Jan. 7, 2009            
    Noon - 1:00pm
    Korman, Rm 116
    Provided
    Topic: TBD
    Fri., Feb. 20, 2009         
    Noon - 1:00pm
    Korman, Rm 116
    Provided
    Topic: TBD
     

    Dreamweaver Training

    Day/Date
    Time
    Location
    Format
    Thurs., Dec. 4, 2008
    2:00p - 4:00p
    Korman, Rm 116
    Advanced Dreamweaver
    Thurs., Jan. 22, 2009
    2:00p - 4:00p
    Korman, Rm 116
    Basic Dreamweaver
    Thurs., Feb. 5, 2009
    2:00p - 4:00p
    Korman, Rm 116
    Intermediate Dreamweaver
    Thurs., Feb. 19, 2009
    2:00p - 4:00p
    Korman, Rm 116
    Advanced Dreamweaver
           

    Email dreamweaver@drexel.edu to register or if you have any questions.

    Impatica Demo / Training ( NOTE: Open to Students as Well as Faculty and Administrators! )

    Day/Date Time Location Format
    Thurs., Jan. 15, 2009     
    9:30a - 10:30a
    Korman, Rm 116
    Impatica Basic

    Email Online Learning Team to register or if you have any questions. Attendees learn how to download and install the Impatica software.

    Camtasia Demo / Training

    Day/Date Time Location Format
    Thurs., Jan. 15, 2009
    10:45a - 11:45a
    Korman, Rm 116
    Camtasia 5 Basic (Demo)
    Wed., Jan. 21, 2009
    10:00a - Noon
    Korman, Rm 116
    Camtasia 5 Intermediate
    (Hands-On)

    Email Online Learning Team to register or if you have any questions. Attendees will be able to make appointments to have Camtasia installed on their laptops or on-campus desktop machines. PLEASE NOTE: Currently, there is no Camtasia version for Macs (but, one is reportedly coming this year).

    The Camtasia Intermediate sessions are hands-on. In them, individuals who have already used Camtasia will learn how to:

    • import clips
    • edit clips on the timeline
    • work with the timeline features
    • save Camtasia projects
    • publish Camtasia projects in a variety of formats
    • using the RMCP with .avi files produced with Camtasia

    Snap Professional Training

    Day/Date Time Location Format
    Wed., Dec. 3, 2008
    2:00pm - 3:00pm
    Korman, Rm 116
    Basic Training Demo
    Thurs., Jan.15, 2009
    2:00pm - 3:00pm
    Korman, Rm 116
    Basic Training Demo
    Tues., Feb.17, 2009
    2:00pm - 3:00pm
    Korman, Rm 116
    Snap Advanced Demo

    Email Online Learning Team to register or if you have any questions. Faculty and staff will receive a CD containing Snap 9 Professional to install on their laptops or on-campus desktop machines, as well as an account for Snap Online.  Students will receive the Snap 9 Professional CD, but they must obtain authorization from a faculty member in order to be granted a Snap Online account.


    The Snap sessions will demonstrate how the software is installed and used. Snap allows users to perform:

    • questionnaire design,
    • publication,
    • data collection, and
    • analysis.
    It consists of a core product, Snap Professional, and an online component called Snap Online.

    EndNote Training

    Email olt@drexel.edu to request a training session or if you have any questions.

    Ad Hoc Workshops

    If you need a separate workshop for your department or faculty group on a specific topic, contact us to schedule that. Email eportfolio@drexel.edu.

    Other Events and Workshops

    IITT Logo

    "Institute on Innovation in Training and Teaching"

    This special event was sponsored by IRT at Drexel University on September 11 & 12, 2008.

    The Institute on Innovation web site. has additional information, archives of the sessions, and copies of the presentation materials.

    ePortaro Folio / Demo

    Email the Online Learning Team to request a training session or if you have any questions.

    SMARTBoard Training

    Smart Board Workshops are sponsored by the Online Learning Team.

    You can also view an archived web presentation of the smartboard workshop.

    Contact IRT's Online Learning Team if you would like to schedule as session for your department.
    Send an email to olt@drexel.edu.

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