Workshops and Tutorials

Spring 2009 Workshops
The telCenter is offering the following workshops and demonstrations for Spring 2009. To register for one or more events, send an email to helpdesk@cotc.edu and indicate the workshop name, date, time, and your full name in your message. You will receive a confirmation email from the Help Desk at least one day prior to the event. Register early as spots are limited!

Teaching and Learning Workshops

Back to Basics
Description: Computers are part of our everyday lives. We use them at work, at school, and many of us use them at home.  Do you know the basics like attachments, PDFs, email anatomy and etiquette, or screenshots? This hands-on, non-intimidating, energetic workshop zeros in on the basics to make your time in front of a computer a productive one! Locations, Dates, Times:  

• Founders 180, Wednesday, April 22, 9:00 am – 11:00 am

• Founders 180, Friday, May 22, 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Creating and Maintaining Your Faculty Web Page
Description: Did you know that each faculty member receives their own web page to share class information, post documents, office hours, etc? Register for this hands-on workshop to learn how to edit, add to, and maintain your own faculty web page. You will leave this workshop with a “live” web page that you can share with students and colleagues. Location, Date, Time:  Founders 180, Monday, May 11, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Trend Series
The Trend Series zeros in on some current teaching and learning technologies and provides no nonsense, practical ways for you to use them. Check them out!

Face the Facts: Facebook is more than Online Socializing (New)
Description: You have heard about it, but what do you actually know about one of the most popular social networking sites, Facebook?  Can it really be used in the education arena and if so, how? This workshop is divided into three parts:  Location, Date, Time:  Founders 180, Wednesday, June 3, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

• Student Conversation: Candid conversation with students using Facebook

• Peer Conversation: Discuss educational uses and privacy issues

• Hands-on: Set-up your own Facebook account and review important settings

The Future of Teaching: CourseCasting in the Classroom
Description: This demonstration session will show you a revolutionary new way to present materials to students. CourseCasting is a simple and exciting way to publish full-length lectures with multimedia on the web. Your students will love this! Location, Date, Time:  Founders 180, Wednesday, May 20, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Spread the Word: YouTube for Faculty
Description: Have you discovered what YouTube can do for you? This hands-on workshop will explain easy ways to utilize the services of youtube.com to enhance teaching and learning in the classroom.
Location, Date, Time:  Founders 180, Friday, June 5, 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Tools Workshops

Carmen (for OSU Faculty)

Introduction to Carmen
Description: This session will focus on the nuts and bolts of the Carmen Course Management system including adding documents and content, using communication tools (e.g., discussion board and chat), and updating the gradebook. Please note this session does not include information about online course design or teaching. Those are two separate sessions offered throughout the year.
Location, Date, Time: Founders 180, Thursday, May 28, 8:30 am – 9:30 am

Walk-In Carmen Assistance for Faculty
Description: Do you need assistance or advice about a specific feature in Carmen? Members of the telCenter team are happy to provide one-to-one assistance to faculty members. Please feel free to stop by during our business hours (Founders 169) or call to schedule an appointment (740.364.9568).

Group/Department Carmen Training (Service we are happy to provide!)
Description:  The telCenter is happy to provide customized training to groups and/or departments on campus. We realize it is not always easy to attend a scheduled training session or there are unique situations that require a customized training. Please contact Corri Edwards (cedwards@cotc.edu) to make arrangements.    

ANGEL Learning (for COTC Faculty)

ANGEL Learning: Instructor Fundamentals I (Beginners)
Description: This two-hour session will focus on the nuts and bolts of the ANGEL Learning Management System including a general overview of the content development, course management, and communication tools. Please note this session does not include information about online course design or teaching. Those are separate sessions offered throughout the year.
Location, Date, Time: Founders 180, Thursday, April 30, 8:00 am – 10:00 am

ANGEL Learning: Instructor Fundamentals II (Advanced Users)  
Description: This two-hour session will focus on advanced uses of ANGEL including the Learning Object Repository (LOR), content linking, course copying, report tool, and best practices for using multimedia files in your course. It is strongly encouraged to attend Instructor Fundamentals I before registering for this workshop. Location, Date, Time: Founders 180, Monday, May 4, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

ANGEL Learning: Using the Gradebook
Description: This session will focus on how to set up your gradebook and efficient grading strategies. Participants discuss and apply various grading schemes using the ANGEL gradebook. Please feel free to bring your syllabus to this session and get your gradebook set for your course.
Location, Date, Time:  Founders 180, Wednesday, June 3, 9:00 am – 10:00 am

ANGEL Learning: Using Assessments and Question Banks
Description: This two-hour session will focus on the ins and outs of creating and maintaining assessments and question banks.
Location, Date, Time:  Founders 180, Monday, May 11, 9:00 am – 10:30 am

ANGEL Learning: Using ANGEL to Support My Face-to-Face Class  
Description: This intense one-hour session cuts through the fat and drills down on the key things you need to know and do to use ANGEL as a student resource in your face-to-face class. Please consider bringing electronic copies of your course syllabus, handouts, etc that you want to post to ANGEL.
Location, Date, Time: Founders 180, Wednesday, June 3, 8:00 am – 9:00 am  

Walk-In ANGEL Assistance for Faculty
Description: Do you need assistance or advice about a specific feature in ANGEL? Members of the telCenter team are happy to provide one-to-one assistance to faculty members. Please feel free to stop by during our business hours (Founders 169) or call to schedule an appointment (740.364.9568).

Group/Department ANGEL Training (Service we are happy to provide!)
Description:  The telCenter is happy to provide customized training to groups and/or departments on campus. We realize it is not always easy to attend a scheduled training session or there are unique situations that require a customized training. Please contact Corri Edwards (cedwards@cotc.edu) to make arrangements.      

ANGEL Tutorials
Carmen Tutorials
Atomic Learning