Faculty Development Institute: Spring Tracks: Track K – Community of Practice: Development Opportunity for Librarians

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Spring Track K – Community of Practice: Development Opportunity for Librarians

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
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Total of Ten Short Courses and Two Meetings

Required Meeting #1:

Librarian Track Introduction

Required Meeting #2:

Librarian Track Wrap-Up

Required Short Course #1:

Campus Instructional Resources/Computer Security

Required Short Course #2:

Required Short Course #3:

An Overview of Microsoft Office 2007

Required Short Course #4:

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

Required Short Course #5:

Scholar: Overview & Introduction

Required Short Courses #6-#10:
choose five (or more) of the following courses:

Adobe Acrobat 9 (Part One): Creating PDF Files for Instruction
Adobe Acrobat 9 (Part Two): Enhancing PDF Files with Advanced Features
Adobe Photoshop Elements 7.0: Scanning and Adjusting Images for the Web
Adobe Premiere Elements: Advanced Digital Video Production
GIS and Remote Sensing Integration
Collaboration through Wikis: Real World Experiences
Concept Maps: Using Concept Mapping Software to Teach Complex Concepts
Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy @ VT
Copyright and Open Access Session
Dreamweaver 8 (Part One): Web Page Creation Made Easy
Dreamweaver 8 (Part Two): Site Management and Interface Development
Dreamweaver 8 (Part Three): Cascading Style Sheets, Templates, and other Advanced Topics
DyKnow: Utilizing Tablet PCs to Increase Student Engagement and Organization
Education in "Second Life" (a Virtual World Discussion)
ePortfolio: Virginia Tech's ePortfolio System within Scholar
Final Cut Express: Advanced Digital Video for Instruction (for Mac-users)
Faculty Panel Discussion: Teaching with Scholar
Faculty Panel Discussion: Teaching Using Technology
Final Cut Express: Advanced Digital Video for Instruction (for Mac-users)
Google Earth: Digital Fieldtrips for Digital Natives
Google Tools for School
Introduction to Ensemble CMS
Luna Insight: Image Management at Virginia Tech
Media Production: Planning and Developing an Instructional Media Object
One-on-One Help
Podcasting: Creating Podcasts for Higher Education using Audacity
Podcasting: Creating Podcasts for Higher Education using GarageBand (for Mac Users Only)
Scholar: Overview & Introduction
Scholar: Moving Materials from Blackboard to Scholar
Scholar: Collaboration Tools (Blogs, Wikis, Podcasting, and more!)
Scholar: Lessons & Assignments
Scholar: Tests, Quizzes, Feedback, & Gradebook
Student Response Systems ("Clickers"): Using Technology to Engage and Assess Students During Class
survey.vt.edu: Collecting Survey Data via the Web
Tablet PCs and Microsoft OneNote: A Tool for In-Class Student Collaboration
Ten Teaching Technology Tools to use Today
The Horizon Report: Seeing Tomorrow's Classroom Today
Welcome to your "Second Life" (a Virtual World Orientation)
Web Design: Building an Effective Web Site

Spring Track K Description
This spring track will focus on Institute for Distance and Distributed Learning (IDDL) strategies and best practice research. This track is designed for the experienced online instructor. Participants will examine strategies, pedagogy, and best practice information. Topics within this track include writing clear objectives, effective communication, online assessment, and quality assurance. Track participants will analyze theory and apply concepts from workshops in a hands-on culminating experience. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to meet with distance learning faculty of varying levels from a variety of disciplines. Track participants will receive Master Online Instructor certification.

Spring Track K Requirements Overview
Spring Track G requires 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 seven courses.

Spring Track Course Listing

Required Meeting #1

Librarian Track Introduction

Wednesday January 7
2pm - 3pm
Torgersen Library Board Room
Windows / Macintosh

A discussion about the expected outcomes for librarian participation in the Faculty Development Institute. Participants will have reviewed the course offerings and made preliminary choices. Come prepared to talk about individual expectations.

Required Meeting #2

Librarian Track Wrap-Up

Monday April 27
2pm - 3pm
Torgersen Library Board Room
Windows / Macintosh

Participants should have completed the required sessions and elective courses. Come prepared to share your experiences and discuss how the track met your expectations. Bring suggestions for next year's librarian track.

Required Session #1

Campus Instructional Resources/Computer Security

Tuesday February 3
10am - 12pm
Torgersen 1100
Windows / Macintosh

Wednesday February 4
3pm - 5pm
Torgersen 1100
Windows / Macintosh

Monday February 9
3pm - 5pm
Torgersen 1100
Windows / Macintosh

Thursday February 26
10am - 12pm
Torgersen 1100
Windows / Macintosh

Thursday March 26
3pm - 5pm
Torgersen 1100
Windows / Macintosh

This short course will provide participants with an overview of the services and agencies that are in place at Virginia Tech to support the use of technology across instructional and research activities. Virginia Tech's security group will 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 and the computer systems at Virginia Tech. In addition, leadership from new centers and projects which have broad interest to all Virginia Tech faculty will be present to describe and discuss their forthcoming projects and work.

Required Session #2

Copyright and Open Access Session

Thursday April 2
10am - 12pm
Torgersen 3310
Windows

Increase your understanding of US copyright law, particularly US Code Title 17, Sect. 106-108, and your appreciation of rights and responsibilities with regard to intellectual property issues that faculty and students regularly face. Questions and concerns from the VT community will illustrate the legal code and university policies developed this spring will be revealed.

Required Session #3

An Overview of Microsoft Office 2007

Thursday March 5
10am - 12pm
Torgersen 3310
Windows / Macintosh

This session is intended for people who are already familiar with the Office suite and just want an update of Office 2007. It will focus on what is new and different in Office 2007, navigating the new menu system, and more.

Required Session #4

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

Tuesday March 3
3pm - 5pm
Torgersen 1100
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.

Required Session #5

Scholar: Overview & Introduction

Wednesday February 4
3pm - 5pm
Torgersen 1120
Windows / Macintosh

In mid-June, Learning Technologies performed a major upgrade to Scholar, a robust learning and collaboration system which offers tools for teaching and learning, research, collaboration, and assessment/accreditation projects. As a result, a number of enhancements and new features are now available through this system. This workshop provides an overview of these improvements and explains how these features differ from Blackboard. For starters, Scholar provides three types of "sites" (Project, Course, and ePortfolio). Scholar Project and Course sites are designed to facilitate collaboration and communication. Users can effectively discuss ideas, exchange and share files, and present web content. Project site owners can invite anyone they wish, even beyond Virginia Tech, to join their sites and participate in the collaboration. As a course tool, online forums for discussion, tests, quizzes, and assignments, coupled with the aforementioned collaboration tools, make it a powerful tool for teaching and learning. ePortfolio sites can help manage large projects and provide opportunities for program or personal assessment and presentation. The focus of this workshop will be on providing participants with their own project or course development site to allow plenty of hands-on Scholar exploration during the overview. Please Note: You will need to request or have access to a Scholar development site of your own to take full advantage of this short course. To request a new Project or Course site, click here.

Required Session #6 - #10
choose five (or more) of the following courses:

Adobe Acrobat 9 (Part One): Creating PDF Files for Instruction Monday February 2 10am - 12pm Torgersen 3080 Windows Monday February 23 3pm - 5pm Torgersen 3060 Windows Wednesday February 4 3pm - 5pm Torgersen 3060 Macintosh	Have you discovered the limitations of HTML web pages and are looking for solutions to those problems? PDF files are completely web-ready and are capable of presenting information in ways that are impossible with traditional HTML. Beyond initial PDF file creation, this short course will also focus on how the functionality of PDF files can be extended by using the Adobe Acrobat Professional (version 9). Topics will include manipulating PDF document property and file size, adding navigation of bookmarks, web links and internal links, securing PDF files with password, and inserting sound and movie. Hands-on activities will be an integral part of this session. ^

Adobe Acrobat 9 (Part Two): Enhancing PDF Files with Advanced Features Monday February 9 10am - 12pm Torgersen 3080 Windows Monday March 2 3pm - 5pm Torgersen 3060 Windows Wednesday February 11 3pm - 5pm Torgersen 3060 Macintosh	Are you a user of the PDF file format and would like to know how to extend the capabilities of these files? In this short course, advanced features of Adobe Acrobat will be explored. Topics to be covered include how to add comments (note tool, text editing tool, stamp tool, highlighting tool), and how to use advanced security features (restrict printing, prevent changes to a document, digital IDs, etc.). In addition, creating forms in pdf with Adobe Acrobat Professional (version 9) will be covered as well. Hands-on activities will be an integral part of this session. ^

Adobe Photoshop Elements 7.0: Scanning and Adjusting Images for the Web Thursday February 5 3pm - 5pm Torgersen 3080 Windows / Macintosh Monday February 23 10am - 12pm Torgersen 3080 Windows / Macintosh Tuesday March 24 10am - 12pm Torgersen 3080 Windows / Macintosh	Are you looking for an image editor that produces high-quality results like Adobe Photoshop CS3 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 7.0. 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. NOTE: The most current version of Adobe Photoshop Elements for the Macintosh is 6.0. ^

Adobe Premiere Elements: Advanced Digital Video Production Wednesday February 25 10am - 12pm Torgersen 3060 Windows	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. ^

GIS and Remote Sensing Integration Tuesday March 17 3pm - 5pm Torgersen 3080 Windows / Macintosh	This short course provides an introduction and hands-on experience with integrating data from both GIS (geographical information systems) and remote sensing data sources for base mapping and research applications using ESRI ArcGIS 9.x. Emphasis will be on spatial analysis techniques using common raster data products (i.e. land cover, digital elevation models, multispectral imagery, vegetation indexes, gridded precipitation) along with common vector-based areas of interest or data products (census, soil survey polygons, GPS point data, road network data). For example, given a gridded precipitation data set for a storm in Virginia, how can we estimate the number of people affected using census tract data? Another example: given 30-m satellite image derived data sets for land cover, % canopy cover, and % impervious surface for several time periods, how can we extract and summarize the information at the county level or for a specific location? Several strategies will be provided for preparing spatial analysis results for presentation or additional analysis using statistical analysis software. ^

Collaboration through Wikis: Real World Experiences Wednesday February 4 10am - 12pm Torgersen 3060 Windows / Macintosh Tuesday March 24 10am - 12pm Torgersen 1120 Windows / Macintosh	Have you explored wikis and wonder if these technologies could hold value for you in the courses you teach? Might a wiki be useful way to collaborate with colleagues and students on research projects? A wiki is similar to a blog; however, ownership of the wiki is distributed to numerous individuals who collectively add and edit web-accessible content. In addition to defining key concepts and related terminology, this short course will provide an overview of the ways in which wikis are being used in higher education and beyond, and examples, both at Virginia Tech and on the web, will be provided. An exploration of the technologies used to create wikis will be a key component of this session, and participants will leave the short course with knowledge of the resources on campus that support wiki creation and development. This short course will provide participants with everything they need to know to start their own wiki. ^

Concept Maps: Using Concept Mapping Software to Teach Complex Concepts Wednesday March 25 10am - 12pm Torgersen 1120 Windows / Macintosh	Concept maps can be utilized as a learning tool to help students with creating a visual representation of complex ideas. Concept maps can enhance constructivist learning by allowing students to create relationships between new and prior knowledge. This session will explore both free and commercial concept mapping tools. Discussion of the applications of concept maps to increase comprehension, as advance organizers, to create a framework for learning, to demonstrate expert approach to a topic or problem, and more. Learn how these tools increase student metacognition and allow them a greater understanding of the topic. A hands-on portion of this session will allow participants to create a concept map. A discussion will allow attendees to apply concept maps to their particular subject matter. Related Links: FreeMind: http://freemind.sourceforge.net Inspiration: http://www.inspiration.com ^

Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy @ VT Wednesday February 18 8:30 to 3:00 Torgersen The Inn Windows / Macintosh	The Center for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (CEUT) is sponsoring a Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy" at Virginia Tech on February 18, 2009. All faculty are encouraged to attend. Registration is free; however, you must register through the CEUT system located here. Those participating in a spring track via FDI can receive track credit for attending this conference. When making your spring track selections in December and/or January, be sure to choose this conference within the FDI registration. This will ensure that your attendance is noted in the FDI system. In addition, you must also register via CEUT's conference registration system. More information about this conference can be found here. ^

Copyright and Open Access Session Thursday April 2 10am - 12pm Torgersen 3310 Windows	Increase your understanding of US copyright law, particularly US Code Title 17, Sect. 106-108, and your appreciation of rights and responsibilities with regard to intellectual property issues that faculty and students regularly face. Questions and concerns from the VT community will illustrate the legal code and university policies developed this spring will be revealed. ^

Dreamweaver 8 (Part One): Web Page Creation Made Easy Monday February 9 10am - 12pm Torgersen 3060 Windows / Macintosh Tuesday February 24 3pm - 5pm Torgersen 3060 Windows / Macintosh Thursday March 5 10am - 12pm Torgersen 1120 Windows / Macintosh	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. ^

Dreamweaver 8 (Part Two): Site Management and Interface Development Monday February 16 10am - 12pm Torgersen 3060 Windows / Macintosh Tuesday March 3 3pm - 5pm Torgersen 1120 Windows / Macintosh Thursday March 19 10am - 12pm Torgersen 1120 Windows / Macintosh	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. ^

Dreamweaver 8 (Part Three): Cascading Style Sheets, Templates, and other Advanced Topics Monday February 23 10am - 12pm Torgersen 3060 Windows / Macintosh Tuesday March 17 3pm - 5pm Torgersen 3060 Windows / Macintosh Thursday March 26 10am - 12pm Torgersen 1120 Windows / Macintosh	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. ^

DyKnow: Utilizing Tablet PCs to Increase Student Engagement and Organization Monday March 2 10am - 12pm Torgersen 3060 Windows	Are you searching for a toolset that will help you foster greater interaction with your students and take advantage of the capabilities of tablet computing? Would you like to increase interaction in your courses through collaborative note taking, student response tools, content replay, and anywhere, anytime access? This session involves experiencing hands-on pedagogical examples of classroom interaction as a ?mock? student. Two computers will also be utilized to allow participants to be both instructor and student in a practice class environment. Participants are encouraged to bring their own tablet to use during this session. To get a head start, download the latest DyKnow product from Virginia Tech's Online Course Systems at http://www.edtech.vt.edu/ocs/dyknow/. To learn more about DyKnow, also visit http://www.dyknow.com/. ^

Education in "Second Life" (a Virtual World Discussion) Tuesday February 17 10am - 12pm Torgersen 3060 Windows / Macintosh	Building upon the functional and foundational knowledge provided in "Welcome to your Second Life," our attention will turn to the pedagogical promise of Second Life. Many in higher education feel that MUVE's (multi-user virtual environment) like Second Life hold a great deal of potential for traditional and distance-based instructional settings. This session will introduce participants to pedagogy in Second Life and will cover issues related to teaching in virtual environments. Virtual campuses built by other universities and educational consortiums will be visited, and other instructional environments will be explored. There will be opportunities for brainstorming regarding one's own discipline within this session, and participants will leave with ideas and articles regarding how Second Life can be utilized in higher education settings. Please Note: It is recommended that participants attend "Welcome to your 'Second Life' (a Virtual World Orientation)" workshop prior to attending this session. This session requires a functional knowledge of Second Life. Further, participants should already have a Second Life account and should bring their login information with them to this session; there will be many hands-on activities throughout that require an account. ^

ePortfolio: Virginia Tech's ePortfolio System within Scholar Monday February 2 3pm - 5pm Torgersen 1120 Windows / Macintosh Tuesday March 3 10am - 12pm Torgersen 1120 Windows / Macintosh Thursday April 2 3pm - 5pm Torgersen 1120 Windows / Macintosh	Virginia Tech's ePortfolio system is a web-based, interactive tool designed to help students create, organize, reflect on, and share evidence of their educational accomplishments, both in courses and extracurricular activities. ePortfolio is also seen as a tool to assist programs and departments with self-studies, assessment, and accreditation. This short course will explore these and other applications of ePortfolio. The pros and cons of traditional applications of portfolios will be outlined, as will a generalized model of the portfolio process. The changes enabled by ePortfolio will be highlighted and ePortfolio's evolution at Virginia Tech will be discussed. The ePortfolio is quite flexible; however, faculty wishing to use it must make a number of decisions as they design how they would like the system to work. An overview of this designing process will be provided along with documentation and other resources that will aid faculty as they move toward an adoption of ePortfolio. An in-depth, hands-on exploration of the latest version of this software will follow the conceptual discussion. You can learn more about Virginia Tech's ePortfolio Initiatives via http://eportfolio.vt.edu ^

Faculty Panel Discussion: Teaching with Scholar Tuesday March 17 10am - 12pm Torgersen 1120 Windows / Macintosh	Virginia Tech faculty may well have heard that in mid-June, Learning Technologies performed a major upgrade on Scholar, a robust learning and collaboration system which offers tools for teaching and learning, research, collaboration, and assessment/accreditation projects. As a result, a number of enhancements and new features are now available through this system. Some faculty, however, may be unaware that a growing number of their colleagues use Scholar to support their teaching practices even if students don't quite yet know about it. Scholar has enhanced (and, yes, changed) teaching, research, and service all over campus. Presenters in this session are recruited from a diverse cross-section of academic activity and they use Scholar in a myriad of ways. What they have in common is that they are enthusiastic and recognize the promise in this technology. While each panelist will offer a short presentation highlighting their own applications of Scholar in use, group discussion and dialogue will be hallmarks of this session. ^

Faculty Panel Discussion: Teaching Using Technology Thursday February 26 3pm - 5pm Torgersen 1100 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. ^

Final Cut Express: Advanced Digital Video for Instruction (for Mac-users) Wednesday March 4 10am - 12pm Torgersen 1120 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 Express). Participants will learn to use Final Cut Express 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. ^

Google Earth: Digital Fieldtrips for Digital Natives Tuesday March 17 3pm - 5pm Torgersen 1120 Windows / Macintosh	In this session, you'll learn how to put yourself on the map with your digital learners. You'll create a digital field trip for your students that can include photos, written narratives, video clips, and additional web resources. Give your students a sense of place and engage them in the learning process through this easy-to-implement Web 2.0 technology. Learn how Google Earth can be easily implemented in your classrooms as an additional teaching tool to provide materials in a format that today's learners prefer. Also see applications of Google Earth projects in a variety of subject areas. Learn how to develop student-created Google Earth projects to enhance their learning and your teaching tools. Related Links: Google Earth: http://earth.google.com Google Lit Trips: http://www.googlelittrips.org Google Earth Tutorials: http://earth.google.com/outreach/tutorials.html ^

Google Tools for School Thursday February 5 10am - 12pm Torgersen 1120 Windows / Macintosh	Google increasingly offers a variety of services through their web sites that reach far beyond the capabilities of a search engine, and many of these have clear applications for higher education. Many universities and schools now use Google Applications for Education and Gmail as part of their everyday work. Discussion and hands-on exploration of these tools will be the hallmarks of this session. In addition to Google Scholar, Google Books, and Knol, participants will learn about the power and time-saving tricks of Notebook, Google Documents, and Reader. Each of the tools shown will have particular niche applications for those in higher education. Please Note: You should request or have a Google Account of your own prior to the workshop (although a "generic" one can and will be provided to you upon request). To request a Google Account of your own, fill out and submit the online form at https://www.google.com/accounts/NewAccount . ^

Introduction to Ensemble CMS Tuesday February 17 3pm - 5pm Torgersen 3080 Windows / Macintosh	You've probably heard or read about Virginia Tech's new, free enterprise Web Content Management System, called Ensemble CMS. And you?re interested in using it to manage your unit?s Web presence. If so, this course is for you. Participants will learn the basics of Web content management, gain an understanding of how Ensemble works, and become familiar with the step-by-step process of migrating a website to Ensemble. ^

Luna Insight: Image Management at Virginia Tech Wednesday February 25 10am - 12pm Torgersen 3080 Windows	Luna Insight is a digital image database that is hosted by Virginia Tech Libraries. All university departments are welcome to use it for storing and organizing their digital images. Originally designed for use in teaching the visual arts, Luna includes classroom presentation tools that allow zooming in on pictures, side-by-side display, and annotation. The results of a search are shown as a display of thumbnails with caption information. This short course uses the Art and Architecture Library's image database as an example of a Luna Insight collection. It covers searching for images, exporting individual images, making presentations, and exporting presentations as PowerPoints. It is intended for anyone in the university who is considering using Luna as a database or those who like to learn more about using the Art and Architecture Library's digital image collection. ^

Media Production: Planning and Developing an Instructional Media Object Wednesday February 11 10am - 12pm Torgersen 3060 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 shown examples from a variety of instructional media and 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. This short course will also include general methods for organizing planning documents and creating a feasible timeline. ^

One-on-One Help Thursday February 5 10am - 12pm Torgersen 1140 Windows / Macintosh Thursday February 12 10 to noon Torgersen 1140 Windows / Macintosh Thursday February 12 10am - 12pm Torgersen 1140 Windows / Macintosh Thursday February 19 10am - 12pm Torgersen 1140 Windows / Macintosh Thursday February 26 10am - 12pm Torgersen 1140 Windows / Macintosh Thursday March 5 10am - 12pm Torgersen 1140 Windows / Macintosh Thursday March 19 10am - 12pm Torgersen 1140 Windows / Macintosh Thursday March 26 10am - 12pm Torgersen 1140 Windows / Macintosh Thursday April 2 10am - 12pm Torgersen 1140 Windows / Macintosh Thursday April 9 10am - 12pm Torgersen 1140 Windows / Macintosh	Do you need one-on-one help with an instructional technology issue? We now offer walk-in support and consulting for a broad range of technology topics and issues, including basic computing, web development, multimedia creation, instructional design, guidance to relevant campus resources, as well as help with any of the applications that come on FDI computers. Even if your need isn't listed above, do not hesitate to contact us with your instructional technology questions. ^

Podcasting: Creating Podcasts for Higher Education using Audacity Thursday February 12 10am - 12pm Torgersen 3080 Windows / 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 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. ^

Podcasting: Creating Podcasts for Higher Education using GarageBand (for Mac Users Only) Monday March 2 10am - 12pm Torgersen 3080 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. ^

Scholar: Overview & Introduction Wednesday February 4 3pm - 5pm Torgersen 1120 Windows / Macintosh	In mid-June, Learning Technologies performed a major upgrade to Scholar, a robust learning and collaboration system which offers tools for teaching and learning, research, collaboration, and assessment/accreditation projects. As a result, a number of enhancements and new features are now available through this system. This workshop provides an overview of these improvements and explains how these features differ from Blackboard. For starters, Scholar provides three types of "sites" (Project, Course, and ePortfolio). Scholar Project and Course sites are designed to facilitate collaboration and communication. Users can effectively discuss ideas, exchange and share files, and present web content. Project site owners can invite anyone they wish, even beyond Virginia Tech, to join their sites and participate in the collaboration. As a course tool, online forums for discussion, tests, quizzes, and assignments, coupled with the aforementioned collaboration tools, make it a powerful tool for teaching and learning. ePortfolio sites can help manage large projects and provide opportunities for program or personal assessment and presentation. The focus of this workshop will be on providing participants with their own project or course development site to allow plenty of hands-on Scholar exploration during the overview. Please Note: You will need to request or have access to a Scholar development site of your own to take full advantage of this short course. To request a new Project or Course site, click here. ^

Scholar: Moving Materials from Blackboard to Scholar Tuesday February 3 10am - 12pm Torgersen 1120 Windows / Macintosh Wednesday February 11 3pm - 5pm Torgersen 3080 Windows / Macintosh	In mid-June, Learning Technologies performed a major upgrade on Scholar, a robust learning and collaboration system which offers tools for teaching and learning, research, collaboration, and assessment/accreditation projects. A number of enhancements and new features are available through this system. As a course tool, online forums for discussion, tests, quizzes, and assignments, coupled with the aforementioned collaboration tools, make it a powerful tool for teaching and learning. This workshop provides an overview of these improvements and will offer a brief comparison of tools between Scholar and Blackboard. The majority of this workshop will be spent in hands-on activities intend to assist you with the process of moving your course materials from Blackboard into Scholar. Opportunities to learn time-saving tips and tricks will be provided and those looking to create new materials for courses are also highly encouraged to attend as OCS and Learning Technologies staff will be on hand to answer questions and to provide guidance. Please Note: You will need to request or have access to a Scholar development site of your own to take full advantage of this short course. To request a new Project or Course site, click here. ^

Scholar: Collaboration Tools (Blogs, Wikis, Podcasting, and more!) Tuesday February 10 10am - 12pm Torgersen 1120 Windows / Macintosh Wednesday March 25 3pm - 5pm Torgersen 3080 Windows / Macintosh	In mid-June, Learning Technologies performed a major upgrade on Scholar, a robust learning and collaboration system which offers tools for teaching and learning, research and collaboration, and assessment/accreditation projects. As a result, a number of enhancements and new features are now available through this system. This workshop is focused on the instructor looking to engage students in the ownership of their learning. This workshop provides instructional strategies and activities using tools within Scholar to help you engage and to encourage student discussion and dialog. Examples will be demonstrated and we will have the opportunity to discuss other possible ways to provide students with "ownership" in their learning. Specific tools covered may include: Resources, Forums, Podcasts, Blog, Wiki, Calendar, Citations, and/or Chat Room. Please Note: You will need to request or have access to a Scholar development site of your own to take full advantage of this short course. To request a new Project or Course site, click here. ^

Scholar: Lessons & Assignments Tuesday February 17 10am - 12pm Torgersen 1120 Windows / Macintosh Wednesday March 4 3pm - 5pm Torgersen 3080 Windows / Macintosh	In mid-June, Learning Technologies performed a major upgrade on Scholar, a robust learning and collaboration system which offers tools for teaching and learning, research and collaboration, and assessment/accreditation projects. As a result, a number of enhancements and new features are now available through this system. This workshop is focused on the instructor wishing to create online, module lesson plans and assignments to free up time in the classroom for other activities (e.g., discussion). This workshop provides hands-on opportunities to restructure your course content for use and reuse for years to come. It will also cover how to use the Assignments tools to post problem-solving or skills practice online. Examples will be demonstrated and we will have the opportunity to discuss how this approach can support best practices in undergraduate education (according to Chickering and Gamson). Specific tools covered may include: Lessons, Assignments, Drop Box, Gradebook, Feedback, and/or Wiki. Please Note: You will need to request or have access to a Scholar development site of your own to take full advantage of this short course. To request a new Project or Course site, click here. ^

Scholar: Tests, Quizzes, Feedback, & Gradebook Tuesday February 24 10am - 12pm Torgersen 1120 Windows / Macintosh Wednesday February 25 3pm - 5pm Torgersen 3080 Windows / Macintosh	In mid-June, Learning Technologies performed a major upgrade on Scholar, a robust learning and collaboration system which offers tools for teaching and learning, research and collaboration, and assessment/accreditation projects. As a result, a number of enhancements and new features are now available through this system. This workshop is focused on the instructor wishing to create online opportunities for formative and summative student assessment. This workshop provides hands-on opportunities to create Tests & Quizzes and to use the Feedback tool to provide grades and commentary on student work and performance. An overview of the Gradebook and its many options will also be covered. Specific tools covered may include: Assignments, Tests & Quizzes, Feedback, and Gradebook. Please Note: You will need to request or have access to a Scholar development site of your own to take full advantage of this short course. To request a new Project or Course site, click here. ^

Student Response Systems ("Clickers"): Using Technology to Engage and Assess Students During Class Monday March 2 10am - 12:30pm Torgersen 1120 Windows / Macintosh	Are you looking for ways to engage ALL of your students, even in large classes? Would you like to give a pop quiz, on the fly, to a group of 500 students and have it graded as soon as students turn in their answers? Student Response Systems (sometimes referred to as Classroom Performance Systems or "clickers") can do both of these things and more. The response system concept has been around for decades, but today's version is sophisticated and easy-to-use for any time and in any place. ANY faculty member with a laptop or in-class computer can utilize this in his/her courses--wireless Internet connections are not even needed! This short course will consist of two key parts. The first hour will be led by faculty and FDI staff to provide participants with an overview of the features and concrete pedagogical applications and discussions of student response systems. Participants will learn how these systems promote discussion, capture students' attention, and engage every student in class, even those in the back row of large lecture halls. In-class quizzing and other assessment features using DyKnow will be shown as well. The second hour will allow vendors to present their products, allow for hands-on interaction, and to answer any questions that you may have. FDI has been in contact with a number of vendors, including eInstruction, iClicker, and Turning Point, and clickers made by each of these vendors will be on-hand for you to try out. ^

survey.vt.edu: Collecting Survey Data via the Web Monday February 16 3pm - 5pm Torgersen 3060 Windows / Macintosh Tuesday March 24 3pm - 5pm Torgersen 3080 Windows / Macintosh	Have you been looking for tools that will enable you to collect survey data via the web? This short course will provide you with a hands-on walk-through of all of the capabilities provided by survey.vt.edu - a Virginia Tech web-based surveying tool. Participants will learn how to create a survey, add/remove administrators, change e-mail notification, restrict access, and view and export results to Microsoft Excel and SPSS. Hands-on activities will be an integral part of this session. ^

Tablet PCs and Microsoft OneNote: A Tool for In-Class Student Collaboration Thursday April 16 3pm - 5pm Torgersen 3060 Windows	OneNote is a product from Microsoft which makes it easier for faculty and students to perform research and share information with colleagues. With an interface that is similar to Microsoft Word's, OneNote is a tool that is intended to help you gather, organize, and use notes more effectively. As a note-taking tool, OneNote accepts typed or handwritten (if you have a tablet PC) input, and it is exceptionally easy to cut, paste, and freely place text and objects from other applications. With advanced searching capabilities, it is easy to find and recall information that you have collected. OneNote will work on desktop and laptop computers; however, OneNote will hold exceptional interest for those that have chosen a laptop or tablet to make themselves more portable (in the classroom, in the lab, or in the field) and this particular session will focus on Tablet use of OneNote. This short course will provide an overview and introduction to Microsoft OneNote, and hands-on activities will be an integral part of this session. To learn more about OneNote, please visit http://www.onenote.com - this site offers a "top ten" list of the ways OneNote will benefit academics. ^

Ten Teaching Technology Tools to use Today Wednesday April 1 10am - 12pm Torgersen 1120 Windows / Macintosh	Are you looking for quick, simple, and free tools to enhance your student's learning experience? Attend this session and learn ten tools that you can quickly and easily implement in your classes today. These tools will include: Google Earth (Interactive Mapping), Jing Project (give your students audio and video comments on their assignments), Creative Commons (copyright available materials for your class), Clip Nabber (video clip download tool), FreeMind (mind-mapping tool), Slide Share (take your photos and/or PowerPoint slides and make a video), DimDim (a web-conferencing tool for virtual office hours), and more. Related Links: Google Earth: http://earth.google.com Jing Project: http://www.jingproject.com Creative Commons: http://www.creativecommons.org Clip Nabber: http://www.clipnabber.com FreeMind: http://freemind.sourceforge.net SlideShare: http://www.slideshare.net DimDim: http://www.dimdim.com NOTE: This session should be seen as a companion to the "Survey of Web 2.0 in Higher Education" short course; however, neither session is a prerequisite for the other. ^

The Horizon Report: Seeing Tomorrow's Classroom Today Monday February 9 3pm - 5pm Torgersen 3060 Windows / Macintosh Wednesday March 4 10am - 12pm Torgersen 3060 Windows / Macintosh	Each year, the Educause Learning Initiative and the New Media Consortium assemble an advisory board from across higher education and industry. This group is charged with identifying and describing emerging technologies that are likely to have a large impact on teaching, learning, and/or creative expression within learning-focused organizations. The results of this board are published each January. Past reports predicted trends as diverse as social networking and ubiquitous wireless and presented a narrative describing how they eventually came to impact learners and higher education. This year, the Faculty Development Institute will offer a summative short course regarding the 2009 report as well as highlights from 2008. Examples of these technologies will be provided, and when possible, participants will be able to explore these technologies via hands-on activities. While this session will certainly provide a bit of prognostication, significant effort will be taken to showcase ways in which these strategies and tools can be applied in today's (and tomorrow's) classroom. Those interested in seeing the 2008 Horizon Report may do so at http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2008-Horizon-Report.pdf. ^

Welcome to your "Second Life" (a Virtual World Orientation) Tuesday February 10 10am - 12pm Torgersen 3060 Windows / Macintosh	Second Life, a web-based multi-user virtual environment (MUVE), has a membership of more than 15 million world wide. This five-year old virtual world, started by Linden Labs of San Francisco, has attracted a great deal of media attention since early 2006, when details about its economy and rapidly expanding community started to emerge. A number of educators and universities have also begun exploring educational usage of Second Life. In this session, participants will be introduced to Second Life. They will be taken through the sign-up process and receive a basic tour. Participants in this session will also be shown how to move about, change their appearance, interact, and perform other key, basic tasks. Discussions of cultural norms and explorations of important places to visit will be key activities in this workshop. This two-part short course sequence is designed to provide faculty with everything they need to know to begin to conceptualize how Second Life may be used in higher education. In "Education in 'Second Life' (a Virtual World Discussion)," we will turn the focus from a general knowledge and understanding of the Second Life world to a concrete discussion of the pedagogical premise in Second Life. ^

Web Design: Building an Effective Web Site Monday February 2 10am - 12pm Torgersen 3060 Windows / Macintosh Thursday February 19 3pm - 5pm Torgersen 3080 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. ^

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