Faculty Development Spring 2001 Workshop |
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| Workshop Theme:
Digital Content
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Wednesday, January 24, 2001 - 3pm-5pm New Media Center, Torgersen
Hall (Macintosh) Learn basic Imaging techniques: scanning, image editing, creating images for multimedia presentations or the world wide web. Hands-on activities. Suggested Prerequisite for FDI Tracks: C, D, E Register to attend |
Basic Imaging Techniques with Adobe Photoshop 5.0 Prerequisite: None; Skill Level: Beginner Robert Sebek- Library Instruction |
Presenter: Robert Sebek University Libraries: 231-1849 E-mail: rsebek@vt.edu |
- Workshop Assumptions:
- Participants will have viewed web pages with graphic elements.
- List and define computer graphic terminology.
- Discuss commonly used graphic formats for web pages, including advantages and disadvantages of each.
- Describe steps for using a flatbed scanner to digitize photos, manipulate and clean up resulting images and save as appropriate graphic files.
- Provide hands-on opportunities for participants use a graphics package commonly used on campus to scan, manipulate and save images.
- Discuss appropriate file-naming strategies for web and other uses.
Educational Objectives:
Instructional Outcomes:
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Participants will be able to distinguish different graphic formats and discuss appropriate uses of each.
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Participants will be able to configure scanning options depending on the intended use of the image file.
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Participants will be able to perform basic scanning tasks, including common manipulations like sharpening an image, cropping out unwanted sections of images, rotating and resizing images and adjusting the appearance of scanned images.
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Participants will be able to appropriately name image file according to their intended use.
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Participants will be able to understand the relationship between web page (HTML) files and their separate but required image files.
Related Materials
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- Presentation
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Contacts: John
Moore, Director of Educational
Technologies |