Educause program line-up for Oct. 13, 14 and 15
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
The votes are in! View the Educause sessions that will be available in CIT’s large conference room October 13, 14 & 15. No need to register…Just come to CIT’s large conference room before your session(s) begin(s).
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Join us for the 2010 Annual Educause Conference [Oct 13, 14 & 15]
Friday, October 08, 2010
Next week T&L is bringing the the 2010 Annual EDUCAUSE Conference in California to Calvin, and we want you to join us! No plane tickets to buy…No registration fees to be paid…Just stop by the CIT Large Conference Room to participate. You can join us for one session or all of the sessions…It’s up to you!
Now, many of the sessions are concurrent, so we are asking you to vote on the sessions you want to view. View session descriptions
To vote for the sessions you want to see offered, go to the sign-up wiki and put your name next to the session(s) you want to attend. We will determine which sessions to view based on your votes. (To enter your name, click on the Edit link in the upper-right corner of the window.)
We will let you know via The Hoot and Calvin-News the name and time of the sessions that will be presented.
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Summer workshops start on June 1
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Don’t forget to check out our summer technology learning opportunities. We’d especially like to encourage you to join us for one of our Moodle workshops. This summer we are offering both in-class and online workshops. Don’t have time to come to a workshop? Take Moodle training online from the comfort of your own office!
Moodle (classroom workshop series)
This classroom-based workshop will teach participants the Moodle basics as well as how to move their KnightVision course(s) from KnightVision to Moodle. Three face-to-face workshops, approximately three (3) hours each, will be offered. Light refreshments will be provided. Seating is limited to fifteen (15) participants.
Moodle (online workshop series)
This two week, online workshop will teach participants Moodle basics as well as how to move their KnightVision course(s) from KV to Moodle. Each day 1-2 new Moodle features will be introduced, then participants will be given time to implement these features into their Moodle course(s). Participants should expect to spend approximately 30 minutes each day on learning activities. The instructor will be available via Moodle as well as by phone or email. An optional 2-hour open workshop session will be offered during the second week. Seating is limited to ten (10) participants.
View all of our summer workshop and LunchBytes
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Summer 2010: Learn it…just in time!
Monday, May 10, 2010
There are many technology changes on the horizon for Calvin College. The changes began in April with an upgrade to Groupwise 8, and now, right on its heels is the Colleague conversion, the transition from KV to Moodle, the upgrade to Windows 7, and many other hardware & software upgrades…CIT has a busy summer ahead of us!
Since the transition from KnightVision to Moodle is going to be big undertaking, CIT has designated a great deal of its training resources to the Moodle project. However, in order to provide on-going learning and professional development opportunities, we’ve added another member to our Teaching & Learning team…Meet AL (a.k.a. Atomic Learning)! AL is available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week (24/7) and can probably answer most of your technology questions…just in time.
This summer we are encouraging everyone to introduce themselves to AL. AL is an online technology training library that provides thousands of short, video tutorials for more than one-hundred of the most commonly used software applications. This allows you to customize your training to meet your own specific needs. Most of the tutorials are only 1-2 minutes long, so you can squeeze in a couple tutorials when you have an extra minute or two or view an entire series of tutorials for a more in depth look at a software program. AL is also available for any quick “how-to”
questions you might have…just in time.
To meet AL:
1. Log into KnightVision
2. Click the T&L tab
3. Click Access Atomic Learning icon
Once AL opens up you can begin browsing for software titles or searching for answers to specific questions using the Browse through available tutorials and Search by keyword on tech question areas. For additional help getting started, take a look at Atomic Learning: Getting started (.pdf). There is also a Tips for getting started module on the AL’s home page which includes a link to helpful video tutorials. There will also be a LunchByte featuring Atomic Learning this Thursday, May 13 from 12:10-12:50 p.m. in the Alumni Board Room. Light refreshments will be served.
In addition to bringing AL on baord, CIT will also be offering both online and face-to-face Moodle workshops, as well a variety of LunchBytes and open lab workshops to help support your technology learning needs.
We know this will be a big change, but we’re excited by the all potential learning opportunities Atomic Learning provides—and we’re confident that AL’s the right man for the job…just in time!
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LunchByte recap: Moving to Moodle (May 4)
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
Thanks to all of you who attended the LunchByte today. We’re excited to see so many of you willing to “make the move” in Fall 2010. For those of you who are still contemplating when to make the transition from KV to Moodle, please let us know if you have any questions.
The next Moodle LunchByte will be Tuesday, May 25 from 12:10-12:50 p.m. in the Meeter Center Lecture Hall. Light refreshments will be served.
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