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)		Description
Email: The Online Learning Team: olt@drexel.edu to sign-up for a Workshop.
Day/Date	Time	Location	Lunch
Tuesday, August 12	9:00a - 4:00p	Korman, Rm 116	Provided
(This Workshop will be primarily for instructors - new to Bb Vista - using Vista in fall term.)
Monday, August 25	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)
Wednesday, September 17	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)
Friday, September 19	9:00a - 4:00p	Korman, Rm 116	Provided
(This Workshop will be primarily for instructors - new to Bb Vista - using Vista in fall term.)
Thursday, September 25	9:00a - 4:00p	Korman, Rm 116	Provided
(This Workshop will be primarily for instructors - new to Bb Vista - using Vista in fall term.)
Wednesday, October 1	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)
Brown Bag Lunches
(For faculty, TAs, and staff)		Description
Email olt@drexel.edu to sign-up for a Brown Bag Lunch session.
Day/Date	Time	Location	Soda & Dessert
Thursday, August 21	Noon - 1:00pm	Korman, Rm 116	Provided
Accessibility & Usability in Web Content Creation
Tuesday, September 30	Noon - 1:00pm	Korman, Rm 116	Provided
The Media Library tool - Managing Your Collections in Blackboard Vista
Friday, October 24	Noon - 1:00pm	Korman, Rm 116	Provided
Bb Vista Support Services that You Would Like to See - in 2009 and Beyond

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

"Institute on Innovation in Training and Teaching"

Watch for this special event sponsored by IRT at Drexel University - coming September 11 & 12, 2008! Two days of Workshops focused on applications, technologies, and pedagogies that just might interest you!

The Workshops will focus on topics like:

• Moving Your Course or Training Program to Hybrid Format or Online—How to Get Started?
  
  
• Converting, Distributing, and Integrating Rich Media in Course Development
  
  
• Pedagogical Uses of Rich Media to Effectively Enhance Learning
  
  
• Building Community in Hybrid and Online Courses
  
  
• Ensuring Access for All – Creating Online Content for Users with Special Needs
  
  
• Assessment and Evaluation Utilizing Online Elements and Technologies
  
  
• Social Networking as a Component of the Instructional Enterprise
  
  
• Evaluating CMS/LMSs for Instructional Delivery and Community Building

The event Web site will have additional information as it becomes available.
CLICK HERE for the event Web site.

Dreamweaver Training

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! )

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 ( NOTE: Open to Students as Well as Faculty and Administrators! )

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

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

Email Online Learning Team to register or if you have any questions. Attendees learn how to add all Wimba Voice Tools to online courses.

EndNote Training

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

ePortaro Folio / Demo

Email 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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