Faculty Training | Staff Training
Before the start of each term, watch for an announcement in your email or contact its@spu.edu for dates and times.
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Blackboard: The Basics - For new users or those who need a refresher on basic uses of Blackboard with students.
Blackboard: Assessment Tools - Learn how to set up and evaluate quizzes, surveys, and test within Blackboard.
Blackboard: Collaborative Learning - Learn how to make use of Blackboard and complimentary Web 2.0 tools to enhance collaborative learning.
Blackboard: Grade Center - This workshop is for existing users of Blackboard interested in keeping track of student grades online.
Content Capture Technologies: Camtasia Relay - Do you need to be able to cover new material in classes that won’t meet on the two Monday holidays during Winter Quarter? Are there other days you will miss because of conferences or professional meetings? Do you have a need to demonstrate how to use software to students (create a screencast)? This workshop is for faculty who are interested in recording lectures and screencasts for students to view online at a later time.
Minimalist Approaches to Preventing Death by PowerPoint - This workshop is for existing PowerPoint users who are looking for ways to enhance their presentations.
Blackboard: Podcasting Course Content - For existing Blackboard users interested in adding audio or video content to a course. This content can be made available to students in a course only, or shared with the world through iTunes U. The workshop will include demonstrations of tools that can be used to record podcasting content.
iTunes U - There are now over 100,000 audio and video files available for free on iTunes U. Over 150 institutions are now participating including SPU, Cambridge, and Oxford. This workshop is for faculty who are interested in exploring the possibility of using this freely available media as course content.
Blackboard: SafeAssign Plagiarism Detection Tool - For existing Blackboard users interested in learning to use the new SafeAssign plagiarism detection tool. The workshop will include demonstrations of how students submit papers and view plagiarism detection results, how instructors can view student results, how instructors can create a SafeAssignment, and how instructors can submit documents to be checked for plagiarism. The workshop will also include a discussion of the pedagogical issues related to using plagiarism detection software.
Microsoft Outlook 2007 - For existing users who are upgrading to Outlook 2007. This workshop will cover valuable new features including: Instant Search, improved Calendar, and the To-Do Bar. The workshop will also introduce features standard to all Office 2007 programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access) including: Ribbons, SmartArt, and Open XML file formatting.
Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Basics For new or beginning users of PowerPoint 2007. This workshop will cover creating a presentation, formatting slides, adding visual content, and delivering a presentation.
Microsoft PowerPoint: Improving Your Pitch For existing PowerPoint users. This workshop will examine various guidelines for creating better presentations including guidelines for text, color, graphics, and interaction.
Microsoft Windows Vista - For existing Windows XP users who are upgrading to Windows Vista. This workshop will cover updated features including: changes to the Start menu, folder navigation, and file search strategies.
Microsoft Word 2007 - For existing users who are upgrading to Word 2007. This workshop will cover valuable new features including: Bibliography Management, Live Previews, and the Document Inspector. The workshop will also introduce features standard to all Office 2007 programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access) including: Ribbons, SmartArt, and Open XML file formatting.
Microsoft Outlook 2007 For existing users who are upgrading to Outlook 2007. This workshop will cover valuable new features including Instant Search, an improved Calendar, and the To-Do Bar.
Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Basics For new or beginning users of PowerPoint 2007. This workshop will cover creating a presentation, formatting slides, adding visual content, and delivering a presentation.
Microsoft PowerPoint: Improving Your Pitch For existing PowerPoint users. This workshop will examine various guidelines for creating better presentations including guidelines for text, color, graphics, and interaction.
Microsoft Windows Vista For new or beginning users of Windows Vista. This workshop will cover differences between Windows XP and Windows Vista.
Microsoft Word 2007 Basics For new or beginning users of Word 2007. This workshop will cover valuable features including finding common commands, understanding the open XML file formatting, reviewing documents, using the Document Inspector, and working with SmartArt.
Microsoft Word 2007 Advanced Features For existing users of Word 2007. This workshop will cover valuable features including mail merging documents, creating labels, working with templates, and working with tables.