Media Resources
2007-2008
Instructional Technology Workshops
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May Institute for Technology Training During May 13-16, Media Resources, along with Project Teacher, will again offer serveral intensive technology training sessions. Every year, during the week after the spring semester, faculty and staff get together in an informal setting to learn or update their software skills. This year we will be offering a schedule of workshops that includes two levels each of Dreamweaver and PowerPoint, and basic workshops in Groupwise and the new Blackboard online course management program. What's this about Blackboard? Throughout the calendar year 2008 Wheaton will be phasing out our online course management program, WebCT, in favor of the much stronger and full featured Blackboard software. The first basic level orientations will be Thursday and Friday, May 15 and 16. Other workshops will be scheduled throughout the summer. Faculty who are trained early will have the advantage of being able to develop their online Blackboard courses throughout the summer. Why are we switching to Blackboard? In 2006 Blackboard purchased WebCT, and they have notified all WebCT colleges that they will not support the software (with security updates, bug fixes, etc.) after January 1, 2009. This deadline has given us impetus to make the switch now to what is a much better online course management program. The advantage for Wheaton is that we will get a much better program to work with, but the disadvantage is that everyone will have to learn a new program. Different orientations are planned for different uses of the software, but the basic orientation will take about 3-4 hours. Please contact Jean Bultema at x5172 to register for any workshops. All of these workshops will be held in the Media Resources suite on the lower level of the Billy Graham Center, either in Room B-13 or the Media Lab Room B-22.
In addition,
individual orientations are also offered
on the following, upon request: If you require orientation anything listed on this page, but this schedule doesn't work for you, please contact either Jean Bultema, x5061, or the instructor for that training to schedule a special session. |
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Dreamweaver 8 Basics teaches the design or editing of web pages and web site management. 90 minutes. Call Beth Johanson, x5350.
Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0 Basics. Learn the basics of photo editing and scanned image editing. Full-time faculty and academic secretaries qualify for a $25 discount on the software at the bookstore for completing either Elements workshop. 1 ˝ hours. Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0 Beyond the Basics focuses on layers and other tips and tricks. |
Groupwise training is offered in two formats: GW Basics for new users and BW Email & Calendar Review for those who wish to dig deeper. Bring your questions! For more info, phone Beth Johanson at x5350. 2 hours.
All PowerPoint workshops are based on PowerPoint 2003. If you need orientation on another version, call David Kletzing, x5172. PowerPoint Basics covers the basic skills to create dynamic presentations. 2 hours. PowerPoint Beyond the Basics digs deeper into the capabilities of the program. 90 minutes. Call David Kletzing, x5172. PowerPoint Interacte Tips provides insights to build flexibility into your presentation. Prerequisite: Experience using PowerPoint. 1 hour. Call David Kletzing, x5172.
Media Resources staff would be glad to show you how to use classroom technology for presentions. To learn what is offered in each classroom, go to www.wheaton.edu/media and select "Classroom Media Resources." Faculty, staff, and students call David Kletzing at x5172, Beth Johanson at x5350, or Julie Giles at x5334. |
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Media Resources
Phone: 630.752.5061
Fax: 630.752.5286