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History: FDI Home :Spring Tracks 2007: Track E: Creating Media Content for Instruction
   
  Track E: Creating Media Content for Instruction
   
  Spring Track General Requirements
This year, FDI is again offering alternative tracks that will meet during the spring semester. By attending the sessions that comprise a spring track, faculty can opt out of participating during the summer months and still meet the participation requirements to receive a computer.
Track Requirements
(click on title to jump to a description and time listing)
Total of Seven 2-hour Spring Short Courses

Required Session #1 -

Required Session #2 –
choose ONE (or more) of the following four courses:

Required Session #3 –
choose ONE (or more) of the following three courses:

Required Session #4 –
choose ONE (or more) of the following two courses:

Required Session #5 -

Required Session #6 -
choose one (or more) of the following four short courses

Required Session #7 -
choose one (or more) of the following thirteen short courses

 

Track E Description
This spring track is designed for faculty who already have experience with web development and have an interest or need to include media objects within their instructional or research projects. The focus of this track will be creating three types of media: images, audio, and video; sessions will include topics such as project planning, creating and manipulating still images, and capturing and editing audio and video. During each session, care will be taken to discuss appropriate formats for print and web distribution of media. Sessions will alternate between hands-on exercises and instructor/faculty lead discussions. This spring iteration of Track E will also afford faculty the opportunity to hear from their colleagues as well as students regarding the effectiveness of web-based assignments including those that incorporate media. This spring track also allows faculty to participate in other sessions of particular interest to them.
 
Spring Track E Requirements
 The Spring Track E will require participants to attend seven selected spring short courses to receive a computer. The table to the right summarizes these requirements. The table below lists the required short courses with descriptions and dates offered. If you plan to attend a spring alternative track, you must be able to attend required sessions from those listed below. As always, it is possible to sign up for more than the required minimum courses.
 
Spring Track Course Listing

Required Session #1 -Campus Instructional Resources / Computer Security
(Select one Short Course from the following list)
1
  1. Monday, January 29 -
    10:00 am - 12:00 pm

  2. Wednesday, January 31 -
    3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

  3. Tuesday, February 6 -
    10:00 am - 12:00 pm

  4. Thursday, February 15 -
    10:00 am - 12:00 pm

  5. Tuesday, March 27 -
    10:00 am - 12:00 pm
All sessions meet in 1100 Torgersen Hall (Torgersen Hall Lobby). All sessions are both suitable for both Windows and Mac platforms.		 This short course will provide participants with a complete overview of the services and agencies that are in place at Virginia Tech to support instructional and (in many cases) research activities. New initiatives will be highlighed and the library will demonstrate their new services. Virginia Tech's security group will also present and provide strategies, suggestions, and access to software that will assist participants as they take steps to ensure the safety of the information on their computers.
Required Session #2 - Teaching Strategies
(Select one (or more) Short Course(s) from the following list of four workshops)
2

Teaching Using Technology: Faculty Panel Discussion

  1. Wednesday, March 21
    3pm-5pm
    1100 Torgersen Hall
    Windows / Macintosh
This short course provides an opportunity for faculty at Virginia Tech to see how their colleagues have utilized technology to solve pedagogical problems. Our Faculty Panel will include colleagues from a diversity of disciplines who will explain and provide examples of their approaches to using technology in their courses. Their frank discussion concerning the process of developing class activities for face-to-face as well as blended and online class environments will include the following: problems encountered, time investment, pedagogical concerns, copyright issues, changes to the student-professor relationship, and support avenues available on our campus. Uses of technology in and outside of class (with both large and small enrollments) will be highlighted throughout. This panel will provide invaluable, real-life insight from those who have had success applying technology in their courses.

"From the Other Side of the Podium": Student Panel Discussion

  1. Thursday, March 22
    3pm-5pm
    1100 Torgersen Hall
    Windows / Macintosh
How do our students learn best? When are they the most motivated and engaged? How might we present our content to enhance student learning? This panel, comprised of both graduate and undergraduate students from a variety of disciplines, serves as an opportunity for faculty members to interact with VT students to discover details about their generational culture, their epistemological perspectives, and their educational values. The panel participants will provide anecdotal evidence regarding what educational methodologies have most (and least!) inspired, motivated, and engaged them to perform, interact, and learn.
Motivating Your Students: Strategies for Design and Implementation
  1. Monday, 02/05/07
    09:00 - 12:00 AM
    1120 Torgersen Hall
    (Windows/Macintosh)

  2. Thursday, 02/15/07
    09:00 - 12:00 AM
    1120 Torgersen Hall
    (Windows/Macintosh)

A universal challenge of instructors in higher education is how to motivate and engage students throughout the course of a semester. Informed by motivational research, this short course will provide faculty with a number of course design considerations as well as applicable technology tools that have been found to motivate students to learn. Participants will use a model for motivation and will work individually and in groups to learn about and incorporate several tools for motivation. Among the topics to be discussed are the nine most effective instructional strategies, collaborative and active learning techniques, learning styles, current technology, and rubric development.
Did it Help? Evaluating the Use of Technology in Your Courses
  1. Monday, 03/12/07
    10:00 - 12:00 AM
    1120 Torgersen Hall (Windows/Macintosh)

  2. Thursday, 03/22/07
    10:00 - 12:00 AM
    1120 Torgersen Hall (Windows/Macintosh)

One of the greatest challenges for those using technology in higher education is determining if its application in a course has truly had a positive result. For those that are looking to evaluate their use of technology in a class, it is important to note that underlying all instructional uses of technology is an instructional strategy. This short course will provide methodologies for determining if innovative instructional strategies have had an improvement on student learning, and much of the focus of this short course will be upon evaluating instructional strategies that utilize technology. Those who are motivated by continuous instructional improvement will find this short course to be of great interest. Participants will be provided with practical approaches to evaluating instruction, enabling them to ask and answer the right questions to assess the gaps in results and the consequences. While all materials presented in this short course will be grounded in instructional evaluation theory, participants will find the strategies provided to be exceptionally practical and accessible.
Required Session #3 - Graphic Software
(Select one (or more) Short Course(s) from the following list of three workshops)
3

Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0: Scanning and Adjusting Images for the Web

  1. Wednesday, January 31
    10am-12pm
    1120 Torgersen Hall
    Macintosh

  2. Tuesday, February 6
    3pm-5pm
    3060 Torgersen Hall
    Windows

  3. Monday, February 26
    3pm-5pm
    3060 Torgersen Hall
    Windows

  4. Thursday, March 15
    3pm-5pm
    3060 Torgersen Hall
    Windows

  5. Online Course through Element K

Are you looking for an image editor that produces high-quality results like Adobe Photoshop CS2 but lacks the complexity of that tool? This short course will provide participants with the skills that are needed to prepare images for the web using Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0. Participants in this session will learn how to make image adjustments (color, luminosity, contrast, etc.), create basic layers, apply filters, and adjust image resolution for optimal quality on the web. A full exploration of Elements' tool bar will also be provided during this session. No prior experience with Photoshop or Photoshop Elements is required. Hands-on activities will be an integral part of this session. Please note that Elements 3.0 is the latest version on the Macintosh.

NOTE: Element K online tutorials may be substituted for instructor led sessions. You can take these tutorials at any time (starting now). It is not necessary for you to complete all of the modules of the tutorials, but it is expected that you will spend at least two hours in the tutorial. It is also requested that you complete the tutorial by Friday, April 13.

Adobe Photoshop CS2 (Part One): Photoshop Basics (Scanning, cropping, sharpening, resolution, tools)
  1. Tuesday, 01/30/07
    10:00 - 12:00 AM
    1120 Torgersen Hall
    (Macintosh)

  2. Wednesday, 02/14/07
    10:00 - 12:00 AM
    3060 Torgersen Hall
    (Windows)

  3. Tuesday, 03/13/07
    10:00 - 12:00 AM
    3060 Torgersen Hall
    (Windows)

  4. Online Course through Element K

This short course provides participants with a general overview of the Adobe Photoshop CS2 application. This session will include an exploration and discussion of Photoshop's workspace, toolbox, palettes, and the file browsing function. Scanning, cropping, rotating, and other image manipulation procedures will be shown. In addition, digital image transformation techniques, such as manipulating brightness and contrast, will be covered. Participants will be provided with sample images, and hands-on opportunities to explore the functionality of the aforementioned tools will be an integral attribute of this session. No prior experience with Photoshop is required.

NOTE: Element K online tutorials may be substituted for instructor led sessions. You can take these tutorials at any time (starting now). It is not necessary for you to complete all of the modules of the tutorials, but it is expected that you will spend at least two hours in the tutorial. It is also requested that you complete the tutorial by Friday, April 13.
Adobe Photoshop CS2 (Part Two): Selection Techniques and Layer Creation
  1. Tuesday, 02/06/07
    10:00 - 12:00 AM
    1120 Torgersen Hall
    (Macintosh)

  2. Wednesday, 02/21/07
    10:00 - 12:00 AM
    3060 Torgersen Hall
    (Windows)

  3. Tuesday, 03/20/07
    10:00 - 12:00 AM
    3060 Torgersen Hall
    (Windows)

  4. Online Course through Element K

Continuing where Adobe Photoshop CS2 (Part One) left off, this short course will begin with an overview of the selection techniques that make it possible to manipulate a specific section of a digital image. Participants will learn how to move/transform a selection, add specific touches to an image, and apply filters to achieve special effects. Emphasis will also be placed upon selection techniques and managing/creating multiple layers. Participants will be provided with sample images, and hands-on opportunities to explore the functionality of the aforementioned tools will be an integral attribute of this session.

NOTE: Element K online tutorials may be substituted for instructor led sessions. You can take these tutorials at any time (starting now). It is not necessary for you to complete all of the modules of the tutorials, but it is expected that you will spend at least two hours in the tutorial. It is also requested that you complete the tutorial by Friday, April 13.
Required Session #4 - Podcasting
(Select one (or more) Short Course(s) from the following list of two workshops)
4
 Podcasting: Creating Podcasts for Higher Education using GarageBand (for Mac Users Only)
  1. Thursday, 02/22/07
    10:00 - 12:00 AM
    1120 Torgersen Hall
    (Macintosh)
 Have you heard about Podcasting and wonder if it could hold value for you in the courses you teach? ?This short course will provide participants with everything they need to know to begin their own podcast. ?In addition to defining key concepts and related terminology, this short course will provide an overview of the ways in which podcasting is being used in higher education and beyond. ?In addition to this conceptual overview, much of this short course will be spent teaching participants how to record, edit, and save audio in preparation for podcasting using GarageBand (NOTE: GarageBand is only available for the Macintosh). Participants will also leave this session with knowledge concerning the podcasting support resources on campus. iTunes U will also be part of this short course as will other podcasting services available to faculty at Virginia Tech. Hands-on activities will be an integral part of this session.
Podcasting: Creating Podcasts for Higher Education using Audacity
  1. Monday, 02/05/07
    10:00 - 12:00 AM
    3080 Torgersen Hall
    (Windows)

  2. Tuesday, 04/03/07
    3:00 - 5:00 PM
    3060 Torgersen Hall
    (Windows)

Have you heard about Podcasting and wonder if it could hold value for you in the courses you teach? ?This short course will provide participants with everything they need to know to begin their own podcast. ?In addition to defining key concepts and related terminology, this short course will provide an overview of the ways in which podcasting is being used in higher education and beyond. ?In addition to this conceptual overview, much of this short course will be spent teaching participants how to record, edit, and save audio in preparation for podcasting using free software called Audacity (NOTE: Audacity is available for the Mac and Windows). Participants will also leave this session with knowledge concerning the podcasting support resources on campus. iTunes U will also be part of this short course as will other podcasting services available to faculty at Virginia Tech. Hands-on activities will be an integral part of this session.
Required Session #5 -Video Production: Planning and Shooting Digital Video
(Select one Short Course from the following list)
5
  1. 3:00 - 5:00 PM
    Wednesday, 02/07/07
    3080 Torgersen Hall
    (Windows/Macintosh)

  2. 3:00 - 5:00 PM
    Tuesday, 03/20/07
    1120 Torgersen Hall
    (Windows/Macintosh)
 Are you looking for guidance and assistance as you begin to incorporate video into your instruction? This short course will provide participants with a start to finish overview of what is involved with video production for instructional purposes. Participants will be given strategies to ensure success from the planning stages forward. Topics will include field production, story boarding, media integration, editing programs, file formats, filming techniques, and support resources available to faculty on campus who wish to create video for instruction.
Required Session #6 - Video Editing Software
(Select one (or more) Short Course(s) from the following list of four workshops)
6
 Adobe Premiere Elements: Advanced Digital Video Production
  1. Wednesday, 02/14/07
    3:00 - 5:00 PM
    3080 Torgersen Hall
    (Windows)

  2. Online Course through Element K

Do you have video that you would like to edit and present to your students? This short course will be almost entirely hands-on and will put all participants in front of a video editor (Adobe Premiere Elements). Participants will learn to use Adobe Premiere Elements to capture and edit video as well as the concepts and skills needed to successfully approach the video editing process. This session can be seen as a companion to FDI's "Video Production: Planning and Shooting Digital Video" short course.

NOTE: Element K online tutorials may be substituted for instructor led sessions. You can take these tutorials at any time (starting now). It is not necessary for you to complete all of the modules of the tutorials, but it is expected that you will spend at least two hours in the tutorial. It is also requested that you complete the tutorial by Friday, April 13.
Final Cut Pro: Advanced Digital Video for Instruction (for Mac-users)
  1. Tuesday, 03/27/07
    3:00 - 5:00 PM
    1120 Torgersen Hall
    (Macintosh)

Do you have video that you would like to edit and present to your students? This short course will be a one-on-one session that is almost entirely hands-on and will put all participants in front of an advanced video editor (Final Cut Pro). Participants will learn to use Final Cut Pro to capture and edit video as well as the concepts and skills needed to successfully approach the video editing process. This session can be seen as a companion to FDI's "Video Production: Planning and Shooting Digital Video" short course.
iMovie: Editing Digital Video for Instruction (for Mac users)
  1. 3:00 - 5:00 PM
    Thursday, 03/29/07
    1120 Torgersen Hall
    (Macintosh)

Do you have video that you would like to edit and present to your students? This short course will be almost entirely hands-on and will put all participants in front of a video editor (iMovie). iMovie is the free, video editing software that comes standard on Macintosh computers. Participants will learn to use iMovie to capture, edit, and export video as well as the concepts and skills needed to successfully approach the video editing process. This session can be seen as a companion to FDI's "Video Production: Planning and Shooting Digital Video" short course.
Windows Movie Maker: Editing Digital Video for Instruction (for PC users)
  1. 3:00 - 5:00 PM
    Wednesday, 02/28/07
    3080 Torgersen Hall
    (Windows)

Do you have video that you would like to edit and present to your students? This short course is designed to provide entry-level video editing skills using Windows Movie Maker on a PC. This session will be almost entirely hands-on, and participants will learn to use Windows Movie Maker to capture, edit, and export video as well as the concepts and skills needed to successfully approach the video editing process. This session can be seen as a companion to FDI's "Video Production: Planning and Shooting Digital Video" short course. Please note: Windows Movie Maker is now a free download from Microsoft.
Required Session #7 - Other Courses
(Select one (or more) Short Course(s) from the following list of thirteen workshops)
7
Creating Accessible Multimedia for People with Disabilities
  1. Wednesday, 03/21/07
    1:00 - 3:00 PM
    3060 Torgersen Hall
    (Windows/Macintosh)

Individuals who have visual, hearing, motor, or learning disabilities often have difficulty accessing information and multimedia contained in web-based resources. According to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, Federal agencies can no longer ignore these users and must adopt practices that make all such resources offered available to people with disabilities. In this workshop, you will get a chance to interact with developed multimedia, and interactive elements that are accessible to individuals with disabilities. You will also get a chance to investigate the capabilities of production software that will allow you to create various media formats that will allow for the accommodations needed by your students with disabilities.
Creating Effective Video Tutorials with Camtasia Studio
  1. Wednesday, 02/28/07
    1:00 - 3:00 PM
    3080 Torgersen Hall
    (Windows)

Just as a picture can sometimes illustrate a point more effectively than text, video can often bring it to life. In this short course, you will learn how the use of video can improve your ability to clearly demonstrate course content such as the use of software or live footage. Camtasia Studio allows you to produce tutorials so that students with high or low bandwidth can access content without difficulty.
Dreamweaver 8 (Part One): Web Page Creation Made Easy
  1. Tuesday, 01/30/07
    10:00 - 12:00 AM
    3080 Torgersen Hall
    (Windows)

  2. Thursday, 02/08/07
    3:00 - 5:00 PM
    3080 Torgersen Hall
    (Macintosh)

  3. Monday, 02/19/07
    3:00 - 5:00 PM
    3080 Torgersen Hall
    (Windows)

  4. Thursday, 03/01/07
    3:00 - 5:00 PM
    3060 Torgersen Hall
    (Windows)

  5. Tuesday, 03/13/07
    1:00 - 3:00 PM
    3060 Torgersen Hall
    (Windows)

  6. Online Course through Element K

Are you looking for an easy to use method of creating web (HTML) pages? Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 is quite intuitive, creates standard HTML code, and offers numerous tools to create and incorporate the latest technologies (Flash, DHTML, etc.) into HTML web pages. This short course will provide participants with an overview of the process of web site creation, including server information and options on campus. Introductory topics, such as inserting and modifying text, images, tables, and hyperlinks, will be taught. More advanced topics will also be covered, including interactive images, rollover effects, and Flash text. Hands-on activities will be an integral part of this session. Participants are encouraged to bring a zip, floppy disk, or jumpdrive so that they can take their creations with them once this workshop is over.

NOTE: Element K online tutorials may be substituted for instructor led sessions. You can take these tutorials at any time (starting now). It is not necessary for you to complete all of the modules of the tutorials, but it is expected that you will spend at least two hours in the tutorial. It is also requested that you complete the tutorial by Friday, April 13.

Dreamweaver 8 (Part Two): Site Management and Interface Development
  1. Tuesday, 02/06/07
    10:00 - 12:00 AM
    3080 Torgersen Hall
    (Windows)

  2. Thursday, 02/15/07
    3:00 - 5:00 PM
    1120 Torgersen Hall
    (Macintosh)

  3. Tuesday, 03/20/07
    1:00 - 3:00 PM
    3060 Torgersen Hall
    (Windows)

  4. Online Course through Element K

Are you already familiar with basic web page creation with Dreamweaver 8 and would like to learn how to extend the capabilities of your web site? This short course picks up where ?Dreamweaver 8 (Part One)" left off by illustrating and providing hands-on experiences with several strategies for controlling the look and feel of larger web sites. Site management capabilities will be explored along with the following topics: frames, advanced tabling, image maps, color selection, jump menus, and more. Hands-on activities will be an integral part of this session. Participants are encouraged to bring a zip, floppy disk, or jumpdrive so that they can take their creations with them once this workshop is over.

NOTE: Element K online tutorials may be substituted for instructor led sessions. You can take these tutorials at any time (starting now). It is not necessary for you to complete all of the modules of the tutorials, but it is expected that you will spend at least two hours in the tutorial. It is also requested that you complete the tutorial by Friday, April 13.

Dreamweaver 8 (Part Three): Cascading Style Sheets, Templates, and other Advanced Topics
  1. Tuesday, 02/13/07
    10:00 - 12:00 AM
    3080 Torgersen Hall
    (Windows)

  2. Thursday, 02/22/07
    3:00 - 5:00 PM
    1120 Torgersen Hall
    (Macintosh)

  3. Tuesday, 03/27/07
    1:00 - 3:00 PM
    3060 Torgersen Hall
    (Windows)

  4. Online Course through Element K

Are you familiar with basic web page creation with Dreamweaver 8 and would like to learn how to further extend the capabilities of your web site? Topics central to Dreamweaver 8 (Part Three) are cascading style sheets (CSS) and creating and working with templates. By using CSS and templates, it becomes easy to give your web site a consistent overall design and layout. Further, these strategies make it easy for you to change repeated content across multiple web pages, even on exceptionally large web sites. The integration of multimedia elements will also be demonstrated, and hands-on activities will be an integral part throughout. Participants are encouraged to bring a zip, floppy disk, or jumpdrive so that they can take their creations with them once this workshop is over.

NOTE: Element K online tutorials may be substituted for instructor led sessions. You can take these tutorials at any time (starting now). It is not necessary for you to complete all of the modules of the tutorials, but it is expected that you will spend at least two hours in the tutorial. It is also requested that you complete the tutorial by Friday, April 13.

Dreamweaver 8 (Part Four): Working with the University's Website Templates
  1. Tuesday, 02/20/07
    10:00 - 12:00 AM
    3080 Torgersen Hall
    (Windows)

  2. Thursday, 03/01/07
    3:00 - 5:00 PM
    1120 Torgersen Hall
    (Macintosh)

  3. Tuesday, 04/03/07
    1:00 - 3:00 PM
    3060 Torgersen Hall
    (Windows)

Are you familiar with basic web page creation with Dreamweaver 8 and are responsible for a Virginia Tech web site? This short course focuses on how to use and customize the new web templates provided by University Relations. In addition to an overview of the purpose of the templates and a description of what is available, this short course will provide guided, hands-on opportunities for the participants to work with and customize these templates. The process of template usage includes choosing Dreamweaver or HTML, downloading and copying template files, replacing unit headers and sub-headers, and filling in placeholders and site navigation links. All of these will be taught during this session. Adding root-relative links and server-side scripting will also be discussed, time permitting. A few words about further customization of these templates will be included as well. Participants are encouraged to bring a zip, floppy disk, or jumpdrive so that they can take their creations with them once this workshop is over.
Luna Insight I: Basic and Advanced Searching and Image Viewing
  1. Monday, 02/12/07
    3:00 - 5:00 PM
    3080 Torgersen Hall
    (Windows)

In this short course, participants will explore the image collections housed within Luna Insight, Virginia Tech's new digital image database. Through hands-on exercises, participants will learn basic and advanced search functions (e.g. subject searching, cross-collection searching, etc.) and advanced viewing options (zoom, pan, image download and print options, etc.) The session will conclude with a presentation on how image collections are being built at Virginia Tech, opportunities for partnership with other institutions, and how VT faculty and staff may participate in digital image and media collection building.
Luna Insight II: Creating Presentations Using Luna Insight
  1. Monday, 02/26/07
    3:00 - 5:00 PM
    3080 Torgersen Hall
    (Windows)

In this short course, participants will learn how to easily create presentations using Luna Insight's sophisticated presentation features. Participants will learn how to create image-based presentations that include annotations, embedded Internet links, audio and video files as well as side-by-side presentation of high-resolution images, zooming, and panning features. Participants will also learn how to export Luna Insight presentations into HTML and PowerPoint, and how to integrate Insight presentations and content into Blackboard. The session will conclude with a brief presentation on how image collections are being built at Virginia Tech, opportunities for partnership with other institutions, and how VT faculty and staff can participate.
Microsoft PowerPoint: Creating PowerPoint Presentations and Adding Multimedia Enhancements
  1. Wednesday, 02/07/07
    10:00 - 12:00 AM
    1120 Torgersen Hall
    (Macintosh)

  2. Monday, 02/19/07
    10:00 - 12:00 AM
    3060 Torgersen Hall
    (Windows)

  3. Wednesday, 03/28/07
    3:00 - 5:00 PM
    3060 Torgersen Hall
    (Windows)

Have you wanted to learn how to create more effective classroom and conference presentations? This short course is intended for those who are new to PowerPoint or have only utilized its most basic features. Sound PowerPoint design principles will be provided as will strategies that decrease your time investment with the software and increase your focus on your content. Text, image, sound, and movie insertions will be demonstrated as will advanced custom animations and transitions. After the session, participants will be able to analyze good and bad PowerPoint presentations, utilize advanced PowerPoint capabilities (transition, animation, and audio/video insertions), and export PowerPoint slides to various formats (print, WORD, webpage, and PDF). Hands-on activities will be an integral part of this session.
Narration: An Easy Way to Add Value to Powerpoint Presentations (Macromedia Breeze)
  1. 1:00 - 3:00 PM
    Wednesday, 02/07/07
    3080 Torgersen Hall
    (Windows)

PowerPoint is an excellent way to present information. Adding narration to your slides can help your students more fully connect to that information. In this short course, you will learn how to use Breeze, one of the newest programs from Macromedia. You will get a chance to create high quality narrated presentations and learn of several ways that your files can be prepared for online delivery.
Streaming Media: An Introduction to Streaming Audio and Video
  1. 3:00 - 5:00 PM
    Wednesday, 02/21/07
    3080 Torgersen Hall
    (Windows)

  2. 3:00 - 5:00 PM
    Tuesday, 04/03/07
    1120 Torgersen Hall
    (Macintosh)

Do you have audio, video, or audio-enhanced PowerPoint presentation files that you would like to make available via the web? Streaming media is often the perfect solution. This short course will focus on the software and steps required to convert existing audio and video files into various web-ready formats. This session will also provide you with the technical details and contact information for various streaming media services available at Virginia Tech as well as other places on the internet. Time investment issues and faculty support options for the creation of streaming media will be discussed. Hands-on activities will be an integral part of this session.
Web Design: Building an Effective Web Site
  1. Thursday, 02/01/07
    3:00 - 5:00 PM
    3080 Torgersen Hall
    (Windows/Macintosh)

  2. Tuesday, 02/20/07
    3:00 - 5:00 PM
    3060 Torgersen Hall
    (Windows/Macintosh)

  3. Wednesday, 04/04/07
    10:00 - 12:00 AM
    3060 Torgersen Hall
    (Windows/Macintosh)

Are you looking for ways to make your web site more attractive, load more quickly, or garner more "hits"? This short course will provide a survey overview of all of the key issues that are involved with web design. Server issues, aesthetics, visual identity, site organization, navigation, frames, site testing, web accessibility, and web development for instruction are among the topics to be discussed. Numerous "real-life" examples from the web will be shown to further explicate key issues, and Macromedia Dreamweaver will be used to show how these concepts can be practically applied. Hands-on activities will be an integral part of this session.
Web Standards: Making Accessible Web Sites
  1. Tuesday, 01/30/07
    3:00 - 5:00 PM
    3060 Torgersen Hall
    (Windows)

  2. Monday, 03/12/07
    3:00 - 5:00 PM
    3060 Torgersen Hall
    (Windows)

Is the World Wide Web a public space? And if so, does the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) extend to this place? Most would answer yes to both of these questions, but how do you make a web site handicapped accessible? That is the central focus of this short course. We will begin with an introduction to web standards and section 508 compliance. From that framework, Dreamweaver's built-in accessibility features will be explored. Tools that check the accessibility of web sites will be considered and support options at Virginia Tech and beyond will be outlined. Hands-on activities will be an integral part of this session.
 
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