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Spring 2006 Short Courses
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OPEN LAB SESSIONS
   TEACHING AND TECHNOLOGY

One-on-one, personalized assistance is available for a number of topics, including Blackboard, Dreamweaver, Acrobat, Photoshop, Element K, and more.

Open Lab Sessions
   Explore new teaching practices through sessions on Blackboard, Scholar, ePortfolio, student response systems, student culture, panel discussions, podcasting, blogs, motivation, evaluation, and more.

Teaching and Technology
ESSENTIAL SKILLS
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

Gain essential skills by learning about Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, TabletPCs, Acrobat, web browsing, and security.

Essential Skills

   See how technology supports research through sessions on EndNote, SAS, SPSS, LabVIEW, survey.vt.edu, Google Scholar, Nvivo, Atlas.ti, Luna, and more.

Research and Technology
DIGITAL MEDIA DEVELOPMENT
RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION

Learn more about Photoshop, digital photography, audio and video production, streaming media, and InDesign.

Digital Media Development
 

Further your research agenda through sessions on grant writing, finding funding, budgeting for grants, fastlane, grants.gov, Sponsored Programs, and more.

Research Administration
WEB DEVELOPMENT    
Increase the capabilities of your web site by attending sessions on web standards, Dreamweaver, web design, and database-driven web sites.

Web Development		    


OPEN LAB SESSIONS
One-on-One Help
Shannon Phillips
  Thu, 2 - Feb 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 1140 Windows/Macintosh
  Thu, 9 -Feb 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 1140 Windows/Macintosh
  Thu, 16 -Feb 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 1140 Windows/Macintosh
  Thu, 23 -Feb 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 1140 Windows/Macintosh
  Thu, 2 -Mar 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 1140 Windows/Macintosh
  Thu, 16 -Mar 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 1140 Windows/Macintosh
  Thu, 23 -Mar 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 1140 Windows/Macintosh
  Thu, 30 -Mar 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 1140 Windows/Macintosh
  Thu, 6 -Apr 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 1140 Windows/Macintosh
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ESSENTIAL SKILLS
Campus Instructional Resources/Computer Security
Ed Schwartz / Wayne Donald / Randy Marchany
  Mon, 30 -Jan 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 1100 Windows/Macintosh
  Tue, 31 -Jan 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 1100 Windows/Macintosh
Wed, 8 -Feb 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 1100 Windows/Macintosh
Thu, 16 -Feb 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 1100 Windows/Macintosh
Tue, 21 - Mar 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 1100 Windows/Macintosh
Acrobat 7: Creating PDF Files for Instruction
Juhong (Christie) Liu
  Mon, 30- Jan 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows
  Tue, 21 -Feb 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 1120 Macintosh
Thu, 23 -Mar 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows
Acrobat 7: Enhancing PDF Files with Advanced Features
Juhong (Christie) Liu
  Mon, 6 -Feb 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows
  Tue, 28 -Feb 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 1120 Macintosh
Thu, 30 -Mar 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows
Microsoft Excel: Essential Skills for Educators
Liesl Combs
  Mon,13- Feb 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 1120 Macintosh
  Tue, 28- Feb 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 3080 Windows
Microsoft PowerPoint: Creating PowerPoint Presentations and Adding Multimedia Enhancements
Liesl Combs
  Wed.1-Feb 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 3080 Windows
  Wed.8-Feb 1:00 - 3:00 pm Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows
  Fri. 10-Feb 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 3080 Windows
Mon. 20-Mar 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 1120 Macintosh
Outlook and Exchange at Virginia Tech
Mary Ellen Pierson
  Thu, 2 - Feb 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows
  Wed, 8 - Feb 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 3080 Windows
  Tue, 21 - Feb 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 3080 Windows
Microsoft OneNote: Effective Information Management
Arul Isai Imran
  Wed, 8 - Feb 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows
  Tue, 18 - Apr 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows
Microsoft Word: Advanced Features for Publication, Collaboration, and Instruction
Marc Zaldivar
  Tue, 31 - Jan 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 3080 Windows
  Wed, 8 - Feb 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 1120 Macintosh
Better Browsing (Part One): An Introduction to Firefox
Annette Bailey
  Thu, 2 - Feb 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows
  Wed, 15 - Feb 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 1120 Macintosh
Better Browsing (Part Two): Advanced Firefox
Annette Bailey
  Thu, 9 - Feb 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows
  Wed, 22 - Feb 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 1120 Macintosh
Tablet PCs in the Classroom
Jamie Bishop
  Wed, 1 - Feb 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows
  Tue, 11 - Apr 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows
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DIGITAL MEDIA DEVELOPMENT
     
Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0: Scanning and Adjusting Images for the Web
Marc Zaldivar
  Wed, 1 -Feb 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 1120 Macintosh
  Tue, 7 -Feb 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows
  Mon, 13 -Feb 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows
  Thu, 16 -Mar 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows
Digital Imaging: From Camera to Computer and Beyond
Jamie Bishop
  Thu, 2 -Feb 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 1120 Macintosh
  Mon, 6 -Feb 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 3080 Windows
  Tue, 21 -Feb 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows
Adobe Photoshop CS2 (Part One): Photoshop Basics (Scanning, cropping, sharpening, resolution, tools)
Juhong (Christie) Liu
  Tue, 31 -Jan 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 1120 Macintosh
  Wed,15 -Feb 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows
  Tue, 14 -Mar 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows
Adobe Photoshop CS2 (Part Two): Selection Techniques and Layer Creation
Juhong (Christie) Liu
  Tue, 7 -Feb 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 1120 Macintosh
Wed, 22 -Feb 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 3080 Windows
  Tue, 21 -Mar 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows
Using Audio On Your Web Site
Shannon Phillips
  Mon, 6-Feb 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 1120 Macintosh
  Tue, 14 -Feb 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows
Streaming Media: An Introduction to Streaming Audio and Video
Arul Isai Imran
  Wed, 22 -Feb 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 3080 Windows
  Tue, 4 -Apr 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 1120 Macintosh
Adobe InDesign: An Introduction to Page Layout and Design
Marc Zaldivar
  Mon, 13 -Feb 10:00am- noon Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows
  Tue, 14 -Feb 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 1120 Macintosh
Video Production: Planning and Shooting Digital Video
Shannon Phillips
  Wed, 8 -Feb 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 3080 Windows/Macintosh
Tue, 21 -Mar 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 1120 Windows/Macintosh
Adobe Premiere Elements: Advanced Digital Video Production
James Dustin
  Wed, 15 -Feb 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 3080 Windows
iMovie: Editing Digital Video for Instruction (for Mac-users)
Liesl Combs
  Thu, 30 -Mar 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 1120 Macintosh
Windows Movie Maker: Editing Digital Video for Instruction (for PC users)
Arul Isai Imran
  Wed, 1 -Mar 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 3080 Windows
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WEB DEVELOPMENT
Web Standards: Making Accessible Web Sites
Shannon Phillips
  Tue, 31 -Jan 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows
Mon, 13 -Mar 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows
Creating Accessible Multimedia for People with Disabilities
Rob Fentress
  Fri, 17 -Feb 10:00am - noon Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows/Macintosh
Dreamweaver MX 8 (Part One): Web Page Creation Made Easy
Jamie Bishop / Arul Isai Imran
  Tue, 31 -Jan 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 3080 Windows
Thu, 9 -Feb 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 1120 Macintosh
  Mon, 20 -Feb 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 3080 Windows
Thu, 2 -Mar 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 3080 Windows
Mon, 20 -Mar 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows
Dreamweaver MX 8 (Part Two): Site Management and Interface Development
Jamie Bishop
  Tue, 7 -Feb 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 3080 Windows
  Thu, 16 -Feb 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 1120 Macintosh
Mon, 27 -Mar 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows
Dreamweaver MX 8 (Part Three): Cascading Style Sheets, Templates, and other Advanced Topics
Jamie Bishop
  Tue, 14 -Feb 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 3080 Windows
  Thu, 23 -Feb 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 1120 Macintosh
  Mon, 3 -Apr 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows
Web Design: Building an Effective Web Site
Marc Zaldivar
  Thu, 2 -Feb 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 3080 Windows/Macintosh
  Tue, 21 -Feb 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows/Macintosh
  Wed, 5 -Apr 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows/Macintosh
Creating Database-driven Web Sites with PHP and MySQL (Part One)
Jean Lacoste
  Tue, 14 -Mar 2:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows/Macintosh
Creating Database-driven Web Sites with PHP and MySQL (Part Two)
Jean Lacoste
  Tue, 21 -Mar 2:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows/Macintosh
Creating Database-driven Web Sites with PHP and MySQL (Part Three)
Jean Lacoste
  Tue, 28 -Mar 2:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows/Macintosh
Planning Ahead While You Develop Your Online Course: Versioning Techniques
Jackie Meese / Eric Gilmore
  Mon, 10 -Apr 10:00am - noon Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows/Macintosh
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TEACHING AND TECHNOLOGY
    
Teaching Using Technology: Faculty Panel Discussion
Eddie Watson
  Tue, 21 -Mar 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 1100 Windows/Macintosh
"From the Other Side of the Podium": Student Panel Discussion
Joan Watson
  Wed, 29 -Mar 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 1100 Windows/Macintosh
Discussion Panel: Faculty Experiences in Distance Learning
Pete Macedo / Odessa Davis
  Mon, 27 -Feb 10:00am - noon Torgersen Hall 1100 Windows/Macintosh
Introduction to Track G: An Overview of the Modules
Joan Watson
  Wed, 1 -Feb 3:00 - 4:00 pm Torgersen Hall 1120 Windows/Macintosh
  Thu, 2 -Feb 10:00 -11:00am Torgersen Hall 1120 Windows/Macintosh
Student Culture and Instructional Contexts
Joan Watson
  Wed, 15 -Feb 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 1120 Windows/Macintosh
  Thu, 16 -Feb 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 1120 Windows/Macintosh
Technology and Critical Literacy
Joan Watson
  Wed, 1 -Mar 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 1120 Windows/Macintosh
  Thu, 2 -Mar 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 1120 Windows/Macintosh
Student Response Systems (Part One): Using Technology to Engage and Assess Students During Class
Steven Agee / Gary Long / Eddie Watson
  Thu, 9 -Feb 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 1120 Windows/Macintosh
  Wed, 15 -Feb 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 3080 Windows/Macintosh
Student Response Systems (Part Two): A Hands-on Workshop for Macintosh Users
Steven Agee / Eddie Watson
  Thu, 23 -Feb 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 1120 Macintosh
Student Response Systems (Part Two): A Hands-on Workshop for PC Users
Steven Agee / Eddie Watson
  Mon, 27 -Feb 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows
Motivating Your Students: Strategies for Design and Implementation
Miriam Larson
  Wed, 15 -Mar 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 1120 Windows/Macintosh
  Thu, 16 -Mar 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 1120 Windows/Macintosh
Did it Help? Evaluating the Use of Technology in Your Courses
Miriam Larson
  Wed, 22 -Mar 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 1120 Windows/Macintosh
  Thu, 23 -Mar 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 1120 Windows/Macintosh
Podcasting in Higher Education
Jamie Bishop
  Mon, 27 -Feb 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 3080 Windows
  Tue, 28 -Feb 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 1120 Macintosh
Blogs and Wikis in Higher Education
Shannon Phillips / Jamie Bishop
  Thu, 9 -Feb 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 3080 Windows
  Tue, 14 -Mar 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 1120 Macintosh
Blackboard for New Users: An Introduction to Creating Web-based Courses
Nick Pachis
  Mon, 30 -Jan 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows/Macintosh
  Thu, 16 -Feb 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows/Macintosh
  Fri, 24 -Mar 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows/Macintosh
Blackboard: Assessment and Interaction
Nick Pachis
  Mon, 6 -Feb 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows/Macintosh
  Thu, 23 -Feb 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows/Macintosh
  Fri, 31 -Mar 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows/Macintosh
Blackboard: A Round Table Discussion
Nick Pachis / Jeshua Pacifici
  Mon, 13 -Feb 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 3080 Windows/Macintosh
  Thu, 2 -Mar 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 1100 Windows/Macintosh
  Fri, 7 -Apr 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows/Macintosh
ePortfolio: Virginia Tech's ePortfolio (VTeP) System
Nick Pachis
  Wed, 1 -Feb 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 3080 Windows/Macintosh
  Tue, 4 -Apr 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 1120 Windows/Macintosh
The Scholar Learning Management System (Part 1):  An Overview
Nick Pachis
  Mon, 30 -Jan 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 3080 Windows/Macintosh
  Thu, 23 -Mar 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows/Macintosh
The Scholar Learning Management System (Part 2):  Assessment Management and the Gradebook
Nick Pachis
  Mon, 6 -Feb 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 3080 Windows/Macintosh
  Thu, 30 -Mar 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows/Macintosh
The Scholar Learning Management System (Part 3): Round Table Discussion with a Preview of Melete and LAMS
Jeshua Pacifici
  Thu, 6 -Apr 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows/Macintosh
Online Student Ratings of Instruction Tool (Part One):  Formative, Mid-term Evaluations
Instructor: Terry Wildman / Aaron Zeckoski     Facilitator:Tom Head
  Tue, 14 -Feb 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 3080 Windows/Macintosh
Online Student Ratings of Instruction Tool (Part Two):  Summative, End-of-term Evaluations
Instructor: Terry Wildman / Aaron Zeckoski     Facilitator:Tom Head
  Tue, 4 -Apr 3:00 - 5:00 pm Torgersen Hall 3060 Windows/Macintosh
Test Creation for Distance Classes
Reid Cathcart
  Thu, 2 -Feb 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 3080 Windows/Macintosh
Connecting With Students Through Online Interaction
Pete Macedo
  Thu, 9 -Feb 10:00am-noon Torgersen Hall 3080 Windows
Narration: An Easy Way to Add Value to Powerpoint Presentation (Macromedia Breeze)