Camtasia Description: Camtasia helps you make short videos (flash files) of screen shots with voiceover. These narrated animations are then enbedded into a webpage or uploaded to Moodle. Learn how to create a demonstration of software like PowerPoint or Excel, give a tutorial of your online course, display and discuss any type of file or form, lecture about online research, or show how Moodle works.
Tue, January 19, 2010, 3 - 4 - p.m.	19	Kresge Library 430R	[ENROLL]
Elluminate Description: Elluminate is synchronous video-conferencing software for teaching. It offers audio, video, text chat, and presentation space. An instructor typically talks into a microphone and demonstrates any types of files or webpages on their own computer to students at a distance. This workshop will teach instructors how to use Elluminate's controls.
Tue, January 12, 2010, 3 - 4 - p.m.	20	Kresge Library 430R	[ENROLL]
Wed, March 10, 2010, 3 - 4 - p.m.	20	200 A Elliott Hall	[ENROLL]
i>clicker Description: This workshop will demonstrate and teach i>clicker, a classroom student response system. An instructor displays questions in the classroom and each student operates a clicker that coordinates with a receiver. The receiver logs the student answers and software captures the information. i>clicker is a particularly good system for large classes and offers interactivity for all students in the course.
Wed, March 24, 2010, 3 - 4 - p.m.	20	Kresge Library 430R	[ENROLL]
Lunch Bytes--Teaching with Technology Description: Bring a brown bag lunch and join e-Learning for an informal discussion about your online course or partially online course. We'll talk about different ideas to solve teaching problems with all of our online tools. e-Learning will provide the coffee and dessert.
Wed, December 9, 2009, 12 - 1:30 - p.m.	13	Kresge Library 430R	[ENROLL]
Wed, January 13, 2010, 12 - 1:30 - p.m.	15	Kresge Library 430R	[ENROLL]
Wed, February 10, 2010, 12 - 1:30 - p.m.	15	Kresge Library 430R	[ENROLL]
Wed, March 10, 2010, 12 - 1:30 - p.m.	15	Kresge Library 430R	[ENROLL]
Wed, April 14, 2010, 12 - 1:30 - p.m.	15	Kresge Library 430R	[ENROLL]
Wed, May 12, 2010, 12 - 1:30 - p.m.	15	Kresge Library 430R	[ENROLL]
Moodle I Getting Started Description: This workshop, the first in a 4-part series on Moodle, is a basic introduction to a complete package of online teaching software. You may use Moodle for web-enhanced or completely online courses. This first session will cover course management techniques, student management, different homepage formats, navigating course pages, and semester-end backup and restore processes. A Certificate of Completion is available for your dossier upon completion of the 4-part Moodle series. Requirements: No experience necessary. You must bring your Oakland University email login and password.
Thu, January 21, 2010, 3 - 4 - p.m.	20	Kresge Library 430R	[ENROLL]
Mon, March 8, 2010, 3 - 4 - p.m.	20	Kresge Library 430R	[ENROLL]
Thu, May 13, 2010, 3 - 4 - p.m.	20	Kresge Library 430R	[ENROLL]
Moodle II Discussion (Forums) and Chat Description: Communication tools are the basis of online teaching. This step-by-step workshop will add the discussion board and chat tools to your Moodle homepage. The construction of topics, navigation, and pedagogy of an asynchronous discussion board and synchronous chat will be covered. Requirements: No experience necessary. You must bring your Oakland University email login and password.
Thu, January 28, 2010, 3 - 4 - p.m.	20	Kresge Library 430R	[ENROLL]
Mon, March 15, 2010, 3 - 4 - p.m.	20	Kresge Library 430R	[ENROLL]
Thu, May 20, 2010, 3 - 4 - p.m.	20	Kresge Library 430R	[ENROLL]
Moodle III Quizzes and Gradebook Description: This hands-on workshop will teach the creation of online quizzes, questions, and settings in Moodle. The benefits and limitations of using online quizzes in teaching and learning will be discussed. Quizzes are automatically graded and then linked to a gradebook in Moodle. Manipulation of the gradebook will also be taught. Requirements: No experience necessary. You must bring your Oakland University email login and password.
Thu, February 4, 2010, 3 - 4 - p.m.	20	Kresge Library 430R	[ENROLL]
Mon, March 22, 2010, 3 - 4 - p.m.	20	Kresge Library 430R	[ENROLL]
Thu, May 27, 2010, 3 - 4 - p.m.	20	Kresge Library 430R	[ENROLL]
Moodle IV Uploading Files Description: This hands-on workshop will teach file management in Moodle. We will create text pages, upload a text and graphic file to the File Management database and then link it to the homepage, like a directory of files and insert labels. We'll also discuss file types and html blocks. Requirements: If you bring a file of your syllabus on a USB jump drive, or CD, we will upload it and put it on your homepage.
Thu, February 11, 2010, 3 - 4 - p.m.	20	Kresge Library 430R	[ENROLL]
Mon, March 29, 2010, 3 - 4 - p.m.	20	Kresge Library 430R	[ENROLL]
Thu, June 3, 2010, 3 - 4 - p.m.	20	Kresge Library 430R	[ENROLL]
Second Life--Introduction Description: Second Life is a virtual three-dimensional world where people meet by means of an avatar. Educators and their students have an increasing presence in Second Life, holding virtual classes and participating in interactive events, such as simulations, role-playing, ad 3-D webquests. This workshop will introduce Second Life, join everyone to the OU group, and demonstrate OU's island. Requirements: Please create a free account before this session and go through Orientation Island. Login at: http://www.secondlife.com Bring your Second Life ID and password with you.
Wed, February 10, 2010, 3 - 4 - p.m.	20	Kresge Library 430R	[ENROLL]
Second Life-2 Description: Second Life is a virtual three-dimensional world where people meet by means of an avatar. Educators and their students have an increasing presence in Second Life, holding virtual classes and participating in interactive events, such as simulations, role-playing, ad 3-D webquests. This workshop will demonstrate OU's island, and practice movement, communication, appearance changing and building with our avatars. Requirements: Please create a free account before this session and go through Orientation Island. Login at: http://www.secondlife.com Bring your Second Life ID and password with you. We will not be helping you create any accounts during this workshop.
Wed, February 17, 2010, 3 - 4 - p.m.	20	Kresge Library 430R	[ENROLL]
Video--Microlectures for online courses (NEW!) Description: Capture yourself in video format quickly, explaining a difficult concept or personalizing an online course. Edit in iMovie, mount in YouTube, and link out from Moodle. This demonstation workshop will guide you through the steps to effectively using video through your partially or completely online course.
Thu, March 25, 2010, 3 - 4 - p.m.	20	Kresge Library 430R	[ENROLL]
Website Building 1: Google Sites Description: Create simple and easy to navigate websites using Google Sites. Create a new site, add new pages with text and images. Learn how to add links to other sites, etc. Bring in some images and some text and learn how to place it into web pages.
Wed, March 17, 2010, 3 - 5 - p.m.	20	Kresge Library 430R	[ENROLL]

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