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Below is an archive of prior Teaching & Technology Presentations. From here you can access handouts and learn more about previous sessions.
(Note: the handouts are stored in PDF format, you will need Adobe Reader to view them ). To download the handouts, right click on the "View Handouts" link and select "Save Target As." (Internet Explorer) or "Save Target Link As." (Netscape).
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ISS/DART Online Pedagogy Seminar
Presenter: Dustin Fluke (ITS Web Technician) & Sara Tucker (DART Faculty Tech Expert)
Date: November 30th, 2005
Time: 2 - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Benton 212
During this presentation Sara will offer an overview of how she developed her first four online courses and discuss what she modified and why. Dustin will then put the information into a larger context of other ways to structure a course and common problems that instructors face. Finally, you will have an opportunity to speak with the experts and offer your suggestions to the group.
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Introduction to Scanning
Presenter: Dale Rusche (ISS Production Coordinator) & Amanda Lucero (DART STA)
Date: November 29th, 2005
Time: 12 - 1 p.m.
Location: Henderson 17
Have you ever wanted to turn a picture into an electronic file? Do you wonder if there is an easy way to convert a text document into an editible Word file? If so, this presentation is for you. Dale will show you how to operate a scanner, discuss how to make your image look as clean and crisp as possible, and what the appropriate file type is for various media.
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Internet Searching for Scholars
Presenter: Judy Druse (DART Faculty Tech Expert & Curriculum Resources Librarian)
Date: Tuesday, September 13th, 2005
Time: 12 - 1 p.m.
Location: Vogel Room, Memorial Union
There is a hidden wealth of scholarly information available via the Internet to the researcher in the know. The Internet company BrightPlanet in the white paper, The Deep Web: Surfacing Hidden Value, estimated that for every one page a search engine could theoretically reach, there are 549 more pages out there with useful information on them that cannot be reached by search engines. Judy will demonstrate search strategies, new search engines, and specialized databases to uncover this "invisible" scholarly content. Brief handout.
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Word for WordPerfect Users
Presenter: Sara Tucker (DART Faculty Tech Expert & Professor of History)
Date: Tuesday, September 6th, 2005
Time: 12 - 1 p.m.
Location: Vogel Room, Memorial Union
Are you a longtime WordPerfect user that is increasingly finding yourself working with Word? Would you like to disable some of the auto correction features and/or enable reveal codes in Word? If so, join Sara for this informative session where you will learn to tame the differences between these programs. Brief handouts will be provided along with live deomnstration of the basics.
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Concept Mapping with Cmap Tools
Presenter: Judy Druse (DART Faculty Tech Expert & Curriculum Resources Librarian)
Date: Tuesday, July 5th, 2005
Time: 12 - 1 p.m.
Location: Henderson 118
A demonstration of CMap Tools, a free computer program that can be used to create concept maps, word webs, and diagrams. Follow this link to see an example: http://www.washburn.edu/mabee/crc/cmap.html (notice this links to a Word document and a Web site). These concept maps may also be saved as an image file and inserted into another program, such as PowerPoint.
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What Respondus Can Do For You
Presenter: Dustin Fluke (ITS Web Technician)
Date: April 26th, 2005
Time: 12 - 1 p.m.
Location: Henderson 307
Join us to learn about Respondus, a software package available for faculty who are teaching online courses. This valuable tool will help you develop quizzes for use in your WebCT course through the programs simple to use interface.
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Introduction to Scanning
Presenter: Dale Rusche (DART Team Member & ITS Production Coordinator)
Date: April 19th, 2005
Time: 12 - 1 p.m.
Location: Henderson 17
Have you ever wanted to turn a picture into an electronic file? Do you wonder if there is an easy way to convert a text document into an editible Word file? If so, this presentation is for you. Dale will show you how to operate a scanner, discuss how to make your image look as clean and crisp as possible, and what the appropriate file type is for various media.
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PC 101
Presenter: Dave Edmonds (CAS and Business PC Support Specialist)
Date: Tuesday, November 30th , 2004
Time: 12 - 1 p.m.
Location: Petro 220
PCs can be a valuable tool. Join us and see a demonstration of the crucial basics you need to take charge of your PC. You will see how to manage (create/move/rename/delete) files & folders, transfer files via ftp, change preferences to customize your workspace, manage antivirus software, and much more.
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Student Web Assignments
Presenter: Sara Tucker (DART Faculty Tech Expert & Professor of History)
Date: Tuesday, November 16th , 2004
Time: 12 - 1 p.m.
Location: Petro 220
Today's web resources can expand the tools that students have access to without costing them a great deal of money. This also allows for a larger variety of projects to be assigned to the students irregardless of the classroom setting (face-to-face or online). In this session learn about online assignment materials (essays, original texts, still images, interactive databases, sound files, etc.) and how to integrate them into a course, web review criteria, and how to find materials that make for exciting web assignments.
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Beyond Google: the Invisible Web
Presenter: Judy Druse (DART Faculty Tech Expert & Curriculum Resources Librarian)
Date: Tuesday, November 9th , 2004
Time: 12 - 1 p.m.
Location: Petro 220
The size of the Invisible Web is estimated to be about 500 times larger than the Surface Web. Ninety-five percent of the Invisible Web is publicly accessible information. Come learn about online tools that will help you tame, mine, and harvest the Invisible Web.
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