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Faculty Workshop Descriptions
Creating/Editing Faculty Web Pages
Microsoft PowerfullPoint Session
Exploring Pipeline Course Tools
Wikis and Blogs and Chats ...Oh My
Creating/Editing Faculty Web Pages
A web page is a great tool for faculty to use to easily disseminate contact information for their students (i.e. office hours, office phone extension, e-mail address, etc.), distribute course documents (syllabi, assignments, handouts, etc.) and offer helpful resource links to sites on the Internet.
This workshop will work with a pre-designed faculty template that will allow you to get a basic web page created and published on the web by the end of the session! (Bring any documents or graphics you would like included on your page on a disk with you.)
Note that if you do not have a faculty web folder, you should request one by completing the online form before the workshop.
Microsoft PowerfullPoint - Best Practices
Many faculty are using PowerPoint to supplement their lectures but some instructors have found ways to really turn PowerPoint into an active learning tool. Join this demonstration of exciting ways to use PowerPoint with your students, and bring samples of your own presentations to share with others. You'll get some great ideas and have fun too!
Note: See the University of Minnesota's outstanding website on creative use of PowerPoint for active learning strategies, active lecturing, formative assessment , and effective handouts.
Pipeline
Exploring Pipeline Course Tools
Pipeline offers a wealth of tools to make your interaction with students easier and more productive. This session will focus on the course tools available on the My Courses tab in Pipeline. These include:
- Sending e-mail to your entire class simultaneously (with or without attachments)
- Distributing documents through your Pipeline course (e.g. syllabus, handouts, PowerPoint presentations, etc.)
- Managing a Course Message Board to extend discussion beyond your class
- Sending instant announcements to your students
- Using a course calendar to keep students on track
- Consolidating several sections of a course into a consolidated course for ease of communication and distribution of files
See handouts on all these tasks on the Pipeline Documentation page on the IT website
Project Time
Here’s the perfect time to work on those New Year’s Resolutions! Have you been meaning to finish or update your faculty web page? Do you need time to prepare your WebCT class for Spring semester? Do you plan on putting some new discussion questions, files (e.g. updated syllabus) or links into your Pipeline courses? How about creating more of those PowerPoint presentations, crossword puzzles, flash cards, etc. Do you need to scan some great graphics to add to your handouts? Well then, this day is for you! IT staff will be available for consultation and individual help with the project of your choice. This is a drop-in session so you can come in anytime during the session and stay for as long as you’d like
WebCT Primer
WebCT (or Web Course Tools) is a wonderful application that allows faculty to: upload or even create content in a password-protected, web-based environment; communicate with students via e-mail, discussion boards or virtual chats; provide for online student collaboration; and even administer electronic quizzes and surveys that can be automatically randomized for each student and, best of all, automatically graded and recorded in an online grade book. One of the strengths of WebCT is that you can continue to add a few pieces to your course each semester (either your own or publisher-ready content) which builds a wonderful resource for your students. WebCT can also be used for fully online courses.
See complete WebCT documentation and step-by-step instructor's manual.
Wikis and Blogs and Chats...Oh My!
In this session faculty will explore three of the myriad ways of communicating online today. Come and see how your colleagues are using some of these new tools to benefit their students. Wikis (collaborative writing) and blogs (similar to online journaling) are asynchronous tools and chat (like instant messaging) is a synchronous vehicle. Gaining a better understanding of how these work may give you some new ideas to use with your classes.
