Topics
• Managing Your Enrollments In FDI Short Courses: Making up Missed Sessions - Class Substitutions
• Switching to the Summer
• Online Asynchronous Learning Resources: Element K
• Face-to-face Assistance: New Media Center
• Assistance with a project: FDI Production Support
• Assistance with Pedagogy from a Colleague: FDI Peer Mentoring
Managing Your Enrollments in FDI Short Courses: Making Up Missed Sessions - Class Substitutions
As you know, to fulfill your FDI obligation, there is a minimum number of short courses that must be attended. For the remainder of the spring, you will receive e-mail reminders several days before each session. If you find that you cannot attend a session for which you have registered, please go to
http://www.fdi.vt.edu/register/
and unenroll from that short course. Many courses have waiting lists, and unenrolling will allow others to take that session. If you must miss a session and would like assistance in identifying another suitable short course, don't hesitate to contact your track facilitator. If you do decide to substitute a session, please let us (fdi@vt.edu) know via e-mail to ensure that you will receive credit for your substitution.
Helpful Hint: You can see all of the sessions that you are enrolled in by selecting the "View My Schedule" link in the upper right-hand corner of the FDI Registration page.
Once open, the schedule window can easily be printed to provide a current list of sessions in which you are enrolled.
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Switching To The Summer
If you find that you cannot spend the necessary time to complete the courses this spring and wish to move to a summer session, please contact Judy Alford 231-2309 (fdi@vt.edu) to switch to a summer track or to discuss available options.
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Online Asynchronous Learning Resources: Element K
Do you need more help with a specific piece of software that FDI doesn't support or teach? Try an Element K online tutorial! Go to our new Software Skills Gateway
https://gateway.edtech.vt.edu
to receive an account to these systems.
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Face-to-face Assistance: New Media Center
Are you having problems with technology? Try coming to the New Media Center (NMC), located in 1140 Torgersen Hall. You can walk in to get assistance or consulting for most of your technology questions. This center's hours are from 10:00 am to 9:00 pm Monday through Thursday and 10:00 am to 6:00 pm on Fridays. You should feel free to call 231-4826 or e-mail NewMedia@vt.edu if you have a question or would prefer to set up an appointment. The NMC can answer your questions about digital video, digital audio, web page creation and design, web graphics, and many other computing issues. Visit the NMC website at
http://www.nmc.vt.edu
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Assistance with a project: FDI Production Support
FDI is offering free production services to faculty who are scheduled to attend one of the Spring or Summer Tracks. This production support can take any number of forms and is designed to assist faculty in the creation of their instructional or research materials. Go to
https://www.fdi.vt.edu/FDI_Support/productionsupport.html
to request this service.
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Assistance with Pedagogy from a Colleague: FDI Peer Mentoring
This summer, FDI is continuing to expand the role of our Faculty Guest Speaker to include individual, one-on-one consultation sessions. If you would like to meet with a colleague to openly discuss issues and concerns relating to the use of instructional technology, please follow the "FDI Peer Mentor Meeting Request Form" link below. You will be contacted within a day or two to set up a meeting time to discuss your needs.
https://www.fdi.vt.edu/FDI_Support/fdipeermentor.html
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