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2004
Spring Track E
Creating Media Content for Instruction (2 days)
General Information
This year, FDI is again 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.
Enrollments in spring tracks will be limited.
General Description
This is a production-oriented track for faculty who have conceived of an
instructional project that requires the creation of multimedia content.
We will focus on the following topics: project planning, web page element
management, web object creation (audio, video, and animation), web media
integration, and web interaction concepts. This track is designed to provide
flexibility to faculty with busy summer schedules; therefore, participants
can choose from instructor-led or asynchronous sessions. This workshop can
be used as a companion to Tracks C and/or K, and academic support staff
and graduate teaching assistants may participate with faculty as a 2-person
project team.
Spring Track E
Requirements
The Spring Track E will require participants to attend seven 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
track, you must be able to attend required sessions from those listed
below.
Spring Track
Note:
Before you register for Spring Track Sessions, please be sure
that "E1" is selected as your first track choice on the spreadsheet
that your department is returning to FDI.
Register
for Track E1
| Required
session #1 - Campus Instructional Resources/Computer Security
(select one short course from the sessions offered below) |
| 1 |
1
- Monday, February, 2 - 10 am to noon - 1100 Torgersen Hall
2
- Tuesday, February, 3 - 3 to 5 pm - 1100 Torgersen Hall
3
- Tuesday, February, 10 - 10 am to noon - 1100 Torgersen Hall
4
- Thursday, February, 19 - 3 to 5 pm - 3060 Torgersen Hall
5
- Friday, February, 20 - 10 am to noon - 3060 Torgersen Hall
6
- Wednesday, February, 25 - 3 to 5 pm - 3060 Torgersen Hall
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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 - Photoshop 7.0 (Part One): An Overview 1 (select
one short course from the sessions offered below) |
| 2 |
1
– Tuesday, February 10 – 10 am to noon - 1120
Torgersen Hall (MAC)
2
– Monday, February 16– 10 am to noon - 3060 Torgersen
Hall (WIN)
3
- On-line Element K - Photoshop 7.0: Level 1 Tutorial
(WIN/MAC)
(access through the Software
Skills Gateway) |
This short course provides participants with a general overview
of the Adobe Photoshop application including a full exploration
of the tool bar pallet along with the file saving operations used
for creating standard image files used with printing, presentations,
or storage. Participants will be provided with sample images to
manipulate and hands-on opportunities to explore the functions of
each tool. No prior experience with Photoshop is required.
This course is a pre-requisite for Photoshop 7.0 (Part Two). |
| Required
session #3 - Digital Audio: An Introduction (select one short
course from the sessions offered below) |
| 3 |
1
- Tuesday, February 10 - 3 to 5 pm - 1120 Torgersen Hall (WIN/MAC)
2
- Wednesday, February 25 - 3 to 5 pm - 1120 Torgersen Hall (WIN/MAC) |
Would
you like to incorporate audio into your web-based instruction? In
this short course, participants will get the basics of digital audio,
common uses in instruction, listening examples, and hands-on practice
with an audio editor. In addition, software packages that provide
options for audio, such as Microsoft PowerPoint, will also be considered
in light of the audio editing process. Hands-on activities will be
an integral part of this session. |
| Required
session #4 - Video for Instruction - Project Planning
and Campus Resources (select one short course from the sessions
offered below) |
| 4 |
1
- Tuesday, February 17 - 3 to 5 pm - 1120 Torgersen Hall (MAC)
2
- Wednesday, March 3 - 3 to 5 pm - 3060 Torgersen Hall (WIN) |
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, and support resources available to faculty on campus
who wish to create video for instruction. |
| Required
session #5 - Video Editing: Using Adobe Premiere
(select one short course from the sessions offered below) |
| 5 |
1
- Tuesday, March 2 - 3 to 5 pm - 1120 Torgersen Hall (MAC)
2
- Wednesday, March 17 - 3 to 5 pm - 3060 Torgersen Hall (WIN)
3
- On-line Element K - Premiere 6.0: Introduction
Tutorial (WIN/MAC)
(access through the Software
Skills Gateway) |
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). Participants
will learn to use Adobe Premiere 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 for Instruction - Project Planning and Campus Resoureces"
short course. |
| Required
session #6 - Introduction to Streaming Audio and Video
(select one short course from the sessions offered below) |
| 6 |
1
- Tuesday, March 16 - 10 am to noon - 1120 Torgersen Hall (MAC)
2
- Wednesday, March 17 - 10 am to noon - 3060 Torgersen Hall (WIN) |
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. 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. |
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Required
session #7 - Web Design: Building an Effective Web Site
(select one short course from the sessions offered below) |
| 7 |
1
- Monday, February 16 - 3 to 5 pm - 3060 Torgersen Hall (MAC/WIN)
2
- Tuesday, February 17 - 10 am to noon - 3060 Torgersen Hall (MAC/WIN)
3
- On-line Element K - Web Design and Usability Techniques
Tutorial (WIN/MAC)
(access through the Software
Skills Gateway) |
Can function and form go hand in hand in the web world? Are you searching
for ways to create well designed sites with a user-centered and user-experience
focus? This short course will provide a survey overview of all of
the key issues that are involved with web design with a focus on web
usability and the user experience. Aesthetics, visual identity, site
organization, navigation, functionality and user profiling/demographics
are among the topics to be discussed. You will learn how to blend
creative design with a focus on the user experience and to customize
your site for different types of web users. You will also learn the
fundamentals of web useability which will enable you to design sites
that are compelling, user friendly and easy to navigate. This course
aims to show you that form and function are integral to each other
in designing an effective website. |
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