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Upcoming FCLD Seminars
Posted 9/6/2005
As part of the FCLD Learning Series, the Faculty Center for Learning Development (FCLD) offers seminars on a variety of topics designed to help faculty learn and use technology to support teaching and learning. Interested faculty should contact Lorelle Wilson at 768.4253 or e-mail fcld@hartford.edu to sign up. Space is limited.
Tuesday, September 6th – Scanning Articles
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
FCLD Faculty Lab (Mortensen Library)
Prerequisites: General knowledge of personal computing.
FCLD has a scanner that allows faculty to scan multiple-page articles lightning fast and convert them into PDFs for use in programs such as Blackboard. In this seminar, you will learn how to use the new scanner. In addition, we will discuss image resolution, memory and file size, different image formats and their appropriate use when scanning. Participants should bring articles ready to scan as this session includes hands-on time to try out the new scanner.
Wednesday, September 7th - Getting Started with Blackboard
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Woods Family Center for Learning and Instruction (Mortensen Library)
Prerequisites: Basics of personal computing and surfing the Internet
This session is designed as a general orientation to Blackboard, the Internet application used to put courses on the web. You’ll learn strategies for organizing your Blackboard course, review the many tools and features available in Blackboard, and start adding course content items like your syllabus and web links to your Blackboard course. Be sure to bring a digital version of your syllabus; this is designed as a hands-on seminar.
Friday, September 9th – Blackboard’s Online Gradebook
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Woods Family Center for Learning and Instruction (Mortensen Library)
Prerequisites: Familiarity with adding course content and navigating Blackboard
Learn how you can post student grades in Blackboard. FCLD staff will show you how to set up your online gradebook, post and/or modify grades and share tips for more advanced gradebook features such as weighting grades or exporting your gradebook to an Excel spreadsheet.
Friday, September 16th - Getting Started with Blackboard
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Woods Family Center for Learning and Instruction (Mortensen Library)
Prerequisites: Basics of personal computing and surfing the Internet
This session is designed as a general orientation to Blackboard, the Internet application used to put courses on the web. You’ll learn strategies for organizing your Blackboard course, review the many tools and features available in Blackboard, and start adding course content items like your syllabus and web links to your Blackboard course. Be sure to bring a digital version of your syllabus; this is designed as a hands-on seminar.
Tuesday, September 6th – Scanning Articles
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
FCLD Faculty Lab (Mortensen Library)
Prerequisites: General knowledge of personal computing.
FCLD has a scanner that allows faculty to scan multiple-page articles lightning fast and convert them into PDFs for use in programs such as Blackboard. In this seminar, you will learn how to use the new scanner. In addition, we will discuss image resolution, memory and file size, different image formats and their appropriate use when scanning. Participants should bring articles ready to scan as this session includes hands-on time to try out the new scanner.
Wednesday, September 7th - Getting Started with Blackboard
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Woods Family Center for Learning and Instruction (Mortensen Library)
Prerequisites: Basics of personal computing and surfing the Internet
This session is designed as a general orientation to Blackboard, the Internet application used to put courses on the web. You’ll learn strategies for organizing your Blackboard course, review the many tools and features available in Blackboard, and start adding course content items like your syllabus and web links to your Blackboard course. Be sure to bring a digital version of your syllabus; this is designed as a hands-on seminar.
Friday, September 9th – Blackboard’s Online Gradebook
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Woods Family Center for Learning and Instruction (Mortensen Library)
Prerequisites: Familiarity with adding course content and navigating Blackboard
Learn how you can post student grades in Blackboard. FCLD staff will show you how to set up your online gradebook, post and/or modify grades and share tips for more advanced gradebook features such as weighting grades or exporting your gradebook to an Excel spreadsheet.
Friday, September 16th - Getting Started with Blackboard
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Woods Family Center for Learning and Instruction (Mortensen Library)
Prerequisites: Basics of personal computing and surfing the Internet
This session is designed as a general orientation to Blackboard, the Internet application used to put courses on the web. You’ll learn strategies for organizing your Blackboard course, review the many tools and features available in Blackboard, and start adding course content items like your syllabus and web links to your Blackboard course. Be sure to bring a digital version of your syllabus; this is designed as a hands-on seminar.
