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2003 Spring Track C
General Information
This year, FDI is offering alternative tracks that will meet during the
spring semester. By attending the sessions that comprise the spring tracks,
faculty can meet the participation requirements to receive computers.
By doing so, faculty will also receive their computer earlier than those
attending summer tracks. Enrollments in spring tracks will be limited.
General Description
This track will provide a broad overview of how the web can be utilized
to enhance traditional course activities. Faculty will be provided opportunities
to develop their own course materials with one-on-one assistance. Additionally,
participants will be allowed to customization portions of the track to
more directly meet their technology needs. Participants will learn how
to use Blackboard, Virginia Tech's course management system, to manage
course documents, create quizzes, manage discussions, and use the online
gradebook. Several interactive teaching methods and tools will be discussed,
and participants will also learn how to use Macromedia's Dreamweaver and
Adobe Acrobat to create high quality web documents.
Spring Alternative Track C Requirements
The spring alternative of Track C will require participants to attend
six selected spring short courses to receive a computer. Below lists the
required short courses with descriptions and dates offered. If you plan
to attend a spring alternative track, you must select from the sessions
listed below and fill out the Spring
Track C Sign-up form no later than January 21, 2003.
Spring
Track C Sign-up Form.
| Required session #1 - Campus Instructional
Resources/Computer Security (select one of the four sessions offered
below) |
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1 – Wednesday, January 29 – 10 to noon,
3060 Torgersen
2 - Thursday, February 6 – 10 to noon, 3060
Torgersen
3 – Monday, February 10 – 3 to 5 pm,
3060 Torgersen
4 – Tuesday, February 11 – 3 to 5 pm,
1120 Torgersen
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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. 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 -Dreamweaver:
Web Page Creation Made Easy (select one of the four sessions offered
below) |
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1 – Tuesday, February 11 – 10 to noon,
1120 Torgersen (Mac)
2 – Thursday, February 13 – 3 to 5 pm,
3060 Torgersen (WIN)
3 – Monday, February 17 – 3 to 5 pm,
3060 Torgersen (WIN)
4 – Wednesday, February 19 – 10 to noon,
1120 Torgersen (Mac)
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Are you looking for an
easy to use method of creating web (HTML) pages? Macromedia Dreamweaver
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, Flash text, simple layers, and image maps. Hands-on
activities will be an integral part of this session. Bring a zip or
floppy disk so you can take your creations with you once this workshop
is over. |
| Required session #3 - Creating A
Web-based Course Using Blackboard (select one of the four sessions
offered below) |
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1 – Monday, February 17 – 10 to noon,
3060 Torgersen (WIN)
2 – Tuesday, February 18 – 3 to 5 pm,
1120 Torgersen (Mac)
3 – Thursday, February 20 – 3 to 5 pm,
3060 Torgersen (Mac/WIN)
4 – Wednesday, February 26 – 3 to 5 pm,
3060 Torgersen (WIN)
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Are you somewhat new to
web-based instruction and would like to learn more about Blackboard
5, Virginia Tech's on-line course management system? This short course
will present participants with an overview of Blackboard's capabilities
while providing essential information that will allow anyone teaching
at Virginia Tech to have a web presence for his/her course. This session
will consist of a hands-on demonstration of an exemplary Blackboard
course, and participants will be allowed to explore this course as
if a student. Blackboard's key features will be highlighted. Participants
will also be given a hands-on tour of the essential course designer
tools that are a part of Blackboard and will learn how to upload documents
into the system. An overview of Virginia Tech's support options for
Blackboard will also be presented. Hands-on activities will be an
integral part of this session. |
| Required session
#4 - Utilizing Assessments and Interactions within Blackboard
(select one of the four sessions offered below) |
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1 – Monday, February 24 – 10 to noon,
3060 Torgersen (WIN)
2 – Tuesday, February 25 – 3 to 5 pm,
1120 Torgersen (Mac)
3 – Thursday, February 27 – 3 to 5 pm,
3060 Torgersen (Mac/WIN)
4 – Wednesday, March 12 – 3 to 5 pm,
3060 Torgersen (WIN)
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Are you familiar with Blackboard
5's basic functionality but would like to learn how to do more with
assessment and interaction? This short course builds upon the knowledge
established in "Creating a Web-based Course Using Blackboard."
Great emphasis will be placed on creating and managing assessments
and using Blackboard's Gradebook to retrieve grades and survey results.
The Assessment pool manager will also be included as will the Discussion
Board tool. Hands-on activities will be an integral part of this session. |
| Required session #5 - Adobe Acrobat:
Making PDF files work for you (select one of the two sessions
offered below) |
| 5 |
1 – Tuesday, February 18 – 3 to 5 pm,
3060 Torgersen (WIN)
2 – Monday, February 24 – 3 to 5 pm,
1120 Torgersen (Mac)
3 - Online Element K Acrobat Short Course (Mac/WIN)
(visit http://www.elementk.vt.edu
for registration information)
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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 software suite (version 5). Topics will include adding navigation,
web links, media files, etc. to existing PDF files. Additionally,
we will explore Acrobat's capabilities that make PDF the perfect file
collaboration and on-line forms file format. Hands-on activities will
be an integral part of this session. |
| Required session #6 - Select one
more from any of the following sessions |
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Introduction to Macintosh Operating System OS
X
1 – Monday, January 27 – 10 to noon,
1120 Torgersen (Mac)
2 – Thursday, January 30– 3 to 5 pm,
1120 Torgersen (Mac)
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Are you new to the Mac
OS X operating system or will you be upgrading or receiving a Macintosh
computer from FDI in the near future? This short course will prepare
you to take advantage of the new structure and features that are a
part of OS X. This session will include a demonstration of important
strategies for successful file management as well as general desktop
computing techniques in the new Macintosh environment. Hands-on activities
will be an integral part of this session. |
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Windows XP Operating System
1 – Monday, January 27 – 10 to noon,
3060 Torgersen (WIN)
2 – Thursday, January 30– 3 to 5 pm,
3060 Torgersen (WIN)
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Are you new to the Windows
XP operating system or will you be upgrading or receiving a Windows
computer from FDI in the near future? This short course will prepare
you to take advantage of the new features that are a part of Windows
XP. This session will include a demonstration of important strategies
for successful file management as well as general desktop computing
techniques in the latest Windows environment. Hands-on activities
will be an integral part of this session. |
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PowerPoint: Creating Dynamic Presentations
1 – Monday, February 3 – 3 to 5 pm, 3060
Torgersen (WIN)
2 – Tuesday, February 4 – 10 to noon,
1120 Torgersen (Mac)
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Have you been wanting 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 utilitized its most basic features. Strategies will be
provided which will 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. Participants will also learn the best ways to convert
a PowerPoint presentation into a web-ready format and explore the
variety of printout options provided by PowerPoint. Hands-on activities
will be an integral part of this session. |
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Creating Images for the Web: Digital Cameras/Scanning
1 – Monday, February 3 – 10 to noon,
1120 Torgersen (Mac)
2 – Tuesday, February 4 – 10 to noon,
3060 Torgersen (WIN)
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Are you looking for methods
to optimize your web site's performance? This short course will focus
on basic design techniques for images that are intended for web usage.
Participants will begin by learning, hands-on, best practice strategies
when using scanners and digital cameras. Adobe Photoshop 7.0 will
then be utilized to learn how to best prepare an image for the web.
Topics will include animation, compression, file size, and color management.
Participants will learn how to preserve an image's quality without
sacrificing file downloading speed, thus increase web site performance.
Hands-on activities will be an integral part of this session. |
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Photoshop 7.0: Imaging Techniques
1 – Monday, February 10 – 10 to noon,
1120 Torgersen (Mac)
2 – Tuesday, February 11 – 3 to 5 pm,
3060 Torgersen (WIN)
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Are you having trouble
resizing images or achieving the perfect color balance? This short
course will teach you basic imaging techniques, including scanning,
image editing, image resizing, color modification, etc. An eye toward
the intended usage of the image will always be in the forefront. Whether
you are hoping to put an image on the web, include it in an article
for publication, or print it out in your office for a brochure, this
workshop will be for you. Adobe Photoshop 7.0 will be used for all
of the imaging work in this session, and hands-on activities will
be an integral part of your time spent here. |
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Dreamweaver: Extending the Capabilities of Your
Web Site
1 – Tuesday, February 18– 10 to noon,
1120 Torgersen (Mac)
2 – Monday, February 24 – 3 to 5 pm,
3060 Torgersen (WIN)
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Are you familiar
with basic web page creation with Dreamweaver and would like to learn
how to extend the capabiliities of your web site? Hands-on activities
will be an integral part of this session. Bring a zip or floppy disk
so you can take your creations with you once this workshop is over.
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Dreamweaver: Advanced Topics
1 – Tuesday, February 25 – 10 to noon,
1120 Torgersen (Mac)
2 – Monday, March 10 – 3 to 5 pm, 3060
Torgersen (WIN)
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Are you familiar
with basic web page creation with Dreamweaver and would like to learn
how to extend the capabiliities of your web site? Hands-on activities
will be an integral part of this session. Bring a zip or floppy disk
so you can take your creations with you once this workshop is over.
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Designing Your Web Site
1 – Tuesday, January 28 - 3 to 5 pm, 1120
Torgersen (Mac)
2 - Thursday, February 6 – 3 to 5 pm, 3060
Torgersen (WIN)
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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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Panel Discussion: Teaching Using Web-based Materials
1 – Thursday, February 27 – 10 to noon,
1120 Torgersen (Mac/WIN)
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This short course is truly
a wonderful 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 disciplines as diverse
as Engineering, Entomology, and the Humanities. These faculty will
explain their approach and show what they have created. Their frank
discussion, concerning the process of developing course materials
for an on-line environment, 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. This panel will provide invaluable, real-life insight
from those who have created exemplary course environments. |
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