The staff of DTLT is pleased to announce our Fall 2009 Technology Showcase series (co-sponsored by the UMW Center for Advancing Teaching and Learning). The series will run for two weeks, with five different technologies showcased on days over the duration of the series. The workshops will provide introductions to the tools being used but will also delve more deeply into the technologies, pushing beyond the basics.
Please note that all workshops are scheduled for 90 minutes, but workshop leaders will be available for up to an hour afterward for additional help and consultation.
You can register for any of the workshops at http://bit.ly/dGGVB.
The schedule for the showcase is as follows:
9/29/09 – Getting started with Google Docs – Martha Burtis
9:00 – 10:30 – Jepson 108, 2:00 – 3:30 CGPS North 124
In this workshop, Martha Burtis will introduce you to the basics of Google Docs and get you started with authoring and collaborating on files. Participants will also learn about publishing options, setting up dynamic forms to collect data, presenting directly from within the Google Docs environment, and the basics of using Google Spreadsheets to create data mash-ups and visualizations.
9/30/09 – Digital Storytelling with Voicethread – Lisa Ames
9:00 – 10:30 – Jepson 108, 2:00 – 3:30 CGPS North 124
Join Lisa Ames and explore digital story telling with VoiceThread, a collaborative multimedia slide show that allows students to contribute to the discussion in a multitude of ways – commenting via voice or text, smart-doodling while commenting and linking related audio and video files. VoiceThreads can also be embedded on other websites and exported to as MP3 for mobility.
10/1/09 – UMW Blogs – Jim Groom
9:00 – 10:30 – Jepson 108, 2:00 – 3:30 CGPS North 124
Jim Groom will provide an in-depth look at how to design course spaces, personal sites, and web pages with UMW Blogs. This course will also provide an overview of themes and plugins, and the possibilities for framing a more powerful Personal learning Environment using UMW Blogs.
10/6/09 – Zotero – Patrick Murray-John
9:00 – 10:30 – Jepson 108, 2:00 – 3:30 CGPS North 124
In this showcase event, Patrick Murray-John will introduce Zotero, a free tool for creating and sharing citations and other research materials and generating bibliographies. He will lead a discussion about how it can be used for a variety of both traditional and innovative teaching and research practices.
10/8/09 – Digital Imaging – Andy Rush
9:00 – 10:30 – duPont 310, 2:00 – 3:30 CGPS North 124
Making your images look good on a web page is a bit of an art, but with cool new tools, it’s easier than ever. In this workshop, Andy Rush will show you some simple ways to organize, edit, and publish your images to UMW Blogs. He’ll also demonstrate some handy (and free) programs and web services that will allow you to post your images with just a few clicks.
