Workshops for August 2008
GroupWise: Fundamentals (Windows)
Learn more about Groupwise to increase your productivity (...or decrease your frustration). Upon completion participants will know how to:
- navigate and customize the Groupwise environment and interface
- create a signature and a vacation message
- create and send an email message
- create, manage and organize folders and tabs
- apply categories or personalize emails for organizational purposes
- manage sent items
Prerequisite: None
Emphasis: Administrative and academic
1:30 - 4:00 p.m.
HL 122 (postponed due to lack of enrollment)
Instructor: Krista Spahr
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Understanding your web site traffic using ClickTracks
Learn the basics of using ClickTracks, Calvin’s web analytics tool, to evaluate traffic on your web site. Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- measure basic site traffic
- identify which search engines and terms drive traffic to your site
- see which links on your pages are most popular
- find out if search engines are indexing your entire site
- tag paper or email communications for future tracking via ClickTracks
Prerequisite: None
Emphasis: Administrative
9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
HL 122 (workshop cancelled due to lack of enrollment)
Instructor: Matt Jeltema
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PowerPoint 2007: Fundamentals
Learn the basics of creating a presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 including:
- creating and organizing slides
- choosing slide layouts and design backgrounds
- adding objects to your slides
- running the presentation
- packaging your presentation to present on another computer
Prerequisite: None
Emphasis: Administrative and academic
1:30 - 4:00 p.m.
HL 122
Instructor: Krista Spahr
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Creating web pages using the Calvin Template: Part I
This class focuses on the basics for using Adobe Dreamweaver to create and edit web pages using the Calvin template. Upon completion of this class, participants will be able to:
- define a web site
- add multiple pages to a web site
- format text
- add hyperlinks
- insert images
- edit images using Fireworks
Prerequisite: None
Emphasis: Administrative and academic
Audience: Faculty and staff who maintain department web pages
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
HL 122
Instructor: Travis LaFleur
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Dreamweaver I: Creating and editing web pages
This faculty development workshop focuses on the basics for using Adobe Dreamweaver to create and edit web pages. Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- define a web site
- add pages
- format text
- insert images, video & sound
- add hyperlinks
- create tables
Prerequisite: None
Emphasis: Academic
9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
HL 122
Instructor: Rob Bobeldyk
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Fireworks: Editing images and creating graphics
This workshop focuses on the basics for using Adobe Fireworks as not only an editing tool, but also a graphic creation tool. Participants will learn how to:
- create and edit images
- create web buttons and simple graphics
- compress an image for easy web accessibility
- apply animation
Prerequisite: None
Emphasis: Academic Wednesday, August 13, 2008
1:30 - 4:00 p.m.
HL 122
Instructor: Rob Bobeldyk
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*Point and click: An overview of the clickers
The “clickers” are gaining momentum on campus and many instructors are starting to use them regularly with their classes. The clickers are a wireless polling system that offer rich feedback for any class. With this powerful system you can ask multiple choice and numeric questions in classes of any size, as well as measure comprehension, gather opinions and take attendance. Results can even be uploaded to your KnightVision gradebook! Come take a peek and see what the clickers might be able to do for you!
Wednesday, August 13, 200812:10 - 12:55 p.m.
Meeter Center
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Creating web pages using the Calvin Template: Part II
This session is designed for those who have completed Creating web pages using the Calvin Template: Part I. Upon completion of this class, participants will be able to:
- create feedback forms
- include multimedia on web pages
- utilize anchors and other navigational tools
- create links using image mapping
- create a photo album
Prerequisite: Creating web pages using the Calvin Template Part I
Emphasis: Academic and administrative
Audience: Faculty and staff who maintain department web pages
Thursday, August 14, 2008
1:30 - 4:00 p.m.
HL 122
Instructor: Travis LaFleur
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Dreamweaver II: Creating and editing web pages
This faculty development workshop is designed for those who have completed Dreamweaver I and Fireworks I. Upon completion of this workshop, particpants will be able to:
- create feedback forms
- insert multimedia
- use anchors
- create image maps
- create a photo album
Prerequisite: Dreamweaver I and Fireworks I (both strongly suggested)
Emphasis: Academic
9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
HL 122
Instructor: Rob Bobeldyk
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Excel 2007: Creating and working with charts
Charts allow you to display your data in an easy-to-read and understand format. Upon completion participants will know how to:
- create, resize and move a chart
- change a chart type
- apply built-in layouts and styles
- format chart elements
- change a chart’s source data
- use chart templates
Prerequisite: Excel: Fundamentals strongly suggested
Emphasis: Administrative and academic Monday, August 18, 2008
9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
HL 122
Instructor: Nancy Zylstra
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PowerPoint 2007: Advanced
Learn additional features for creating a presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 including:
- creating a photo album
- adding slide transitions
- using slide animations
- adding pictures, SmartArt, and charts
- generating speaker notes
Prerequisite: Participants should have a basic knowledge of PowerPoint 2007 and able to perform most of the functions taught in PowerPoint: Fundamentals.
Emphasis: Administrative and academic
1:30 - 4:00 p.m. (class is full)
HL 122
Instructor: Krista Spahr
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*Wikis, blogs and podcasting…Oh my!
Harness the power of online collaboration with wikis and blogs, now built-in to your KnightVision course or organization. Wikis can be used for collaborative group projects allowing group members to easily update wiki entries. Blogs (online journals) can be used for groups or individuals, to track progress for an ##########. Both wikis and blogs can be integrated directly with your grade book. The podcast tool in KV enables you to embed audio or video files in your course. Upload songs, readings, video clips, or even a recording of your lecture and all files will be automatically aggregated and made available to play within your course. An RSS feed allows students to subscribe to your podcast in iTunes, automatically download new files and sync them to an iPod.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
12:10 - 12:55 p.m.
Meeter Center
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Groupwise: Calendaring and collaboration (Windows)
Learn even more about Groupwise to increase your productivity (...or decrease your frustration). Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- add contacts and create groups to the address book
- perform a busy search
- send, receive, accept and decline appointments and tasks
- add tasks, notes and appointments to a calendar
- create and access multiple calendars
- grant permissions and receive proxy access to mailboxes, calendars, etc...
Prerequisite: Groupwise: Fundamentals (Windows) or considerable experience in Groupwise
Emphasis: Administrative and academic
1:30 - 4:00 p.m.
HL 122
Instructor: Nancy Zylstra
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Creating digital learning objects
This workshop is designed teach participants how to create new digital learning materials as well as to convert current learning materials into a digital format.
Registration limited to 6 participants
Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- create a dynamic sign-up sheet in which students can sign-up for research topics, groups, equipment, appointments, presentation dates, etc...
- use the KV Content system to deliver course materials and templates, or to provide students with common work space areas
- save documents, audio & video files to the KV content system and link to them from your KV course
- scan images and scan a document that can be edited or changed
- save a MS Word document as a PDF or create a PDF using your department’s new MFP (Multi-function printer)
- upload a podcast to your KV course
- create a learning unit for your KV course
1:30 - 4:00 p.m.
HL 122
Instructor: Travis LaFleur & Krista Spahr
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*KnightVision: New Features for 2008-09
This summer new KnightVision tools and features will be available to the Calvin community. CIT will also be rolling out a new grade center (grade book) and other new content management tools. Come and see what is coming!
Monday, August 25, 200812:10 - 12:55 p.m.
Meeter Center
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Clickers: Engaging students using the “clickers”
Come learn how to use the “clickers.” The clickers are a wireless polling system that offer rich feedback for any class. With this powerful system you can ask multiple choice and numeric questions in classes of any size, as well as measure comprehension, gather opinions and take attendance. Results can even be uploaded to your KnightVision gradebook! Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- create a variety of ########### and lessons in CPS
- register a KV course with eInstruction
- upload grades into the KV grade book
Prerequisite: None
Emphasis: Academic
1:30 - 4:00 p.m.
HL 122
Instructor: Krista Spahr
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KnightVision: New features for 2008-09
This faculty development workshop serves as an introduction to the new features available in KV for the 2008-09 school year. New features include:
- Self and Peer ##########
- Grade Center: Determining Grades and Exemptions
- Grade Center: Analyzing Grades and Reporting
- Grade Center: Customizing the Grade Center
- Content System: Managing work flow
- Discussion Boards
Prerequisite: Knowledge of using KV course management tools.
Emphasis: Academic
9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
HL 122
Instructor: Rob Bobeldyk
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KnightVision: Getting started
This faculty development workshop serves as an introduction for those interested in using KnightVision and the KV Content System to enhance their course(s). By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
- post syllabus and other course content into their KV course
- customize their course environment using Course Options
- collect student ###########
- create announcements
Prerequisites: None
Emphasis: Academic
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
HL 122
Instructor: Rob Bobeldyk
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KnightVision: Learning the Content System
Learn how to use the Content System in KnightVision to its full potential. In this workshop, you will learn how to:
- save, manage and share files in the KV-CS
- share/reuse materials across sections, courses, and organizations
- link to files in the Content System from your courses or organizations
- use ePortfolios to evaluate and ###### student development
Prerequisite: None
Emphasis: Academic
1:30 - 4:00 p.m.
HL 122
Instructor: Rob Bobeldyk
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