Session Topics
- TACIT General Session
- Adobe Acrobat PDF
- Advanced Web Design Using Dreamweaver
- Basic Web Design Using Dreamweaver
- Breaking the WebMail Habit
- Creating and Publishing Enhanced Podcasts
- Creating Blackboard Tests, Assessments, and Surveys
- Introduction to Blackboard
- Mac Users: Getting a Jump-Start with your TACIT Computer
- PC Users: Getting a Jump-Start with your TACIT Computer
- Photoshop Basics
- The Art of Digitization
- Using Blackboard to Create Safe Assignments to Detect
Plagiarism
- Using the Blackboard Gradebook and Discussion
Board
- Using Excel as a Gradebook
- Using Multimedia Classrooms on the UM Campus
- What's New in Excel 2007
- What's New in PowerPoint 2007
- What's New in Word 2007
- Windows Security and Backup
- Windows Vista
TACIT
General Session
All recipients are required to attend a General session in which they
will be presented with an Overview of Information Technology Services
available to UM faculty. Participants in this session will also receive
information regarding the delivery and setup of their new computer. (Powerpoint Presentation, 5 MB)
Adobe
Acrobat PDF
This seminar will cover the basics of Adobe Acrobat. The PDF
format will allow distribution of files across platforms without altering
fonts or graphics. It will teach how to create and edit documents for
collaboration or publication.
Advanced
Web Design Using Dreamweaver
Building a Web page and managing a Web site are two different
skills. This session is for people already familiar with Dreamweaver and
HTML, and who want to learn about CSS, SSI, and other technologies available
for producing professional-looking Web sites.
Basic
Web Design Using Dreamweaver
Learn how to create Web pages using Dreamweaver. This session
will provide an overview of HTML basics, page editing features, and other
tips for the beginning Dreamweaver user.
Breaking
the WebMail Habit
While WebMail is a useful tool for accessing e-mail from any Web browser
on any networked computer, desktop e-mail clients such as Outlook, Eudora,
and Thunderbird provide richer functionality, eliminate the occasional
problems with quotas and sluggish network interfaces, and can lead to
greater productivity. This seminar about e-mail choices will help you
determine the right tool for you. With so many options and functions from
which to choose, attendee interest will drive specific topic selection
so no two sessions of this seminar will be exactly the same.
Creating
and Publishing Enhanced Podcasts
Participants will learn to create enhanced podcasts with still images,
slides, audio, and more. Podcasts will be created hands-on using GarageBand,
and similar podcast creation programs for Windows will be mentioned. The
final portion of this workshop will provide information on uploading podcasts
to the University Podcast Server.
Creating
Blackboard Tests, Assessments, and Surveys
Learn about the different types of assessment tools in Blackboard.
Instructors will learn how to create online tests and surveys including
using the Pool Manager in Blackboard. This workshop includes Test Manager,
Survey Manager, and Pool Manager. In addition, electronic test banks from
the textbook publisher can be uploaded into the Pool Manager to build
a repertoire of questions that can be used for future test building.
Introduction
to Blackboard
Today's students demand new ways of learning. Blackboard is the
easy-to-use Web application to help you meet their needs by putting materials
and teaching online. Blackboard is available for all instructors at Ole
Miss. You don't even need to know HTML. Session will cover an overview
of Blackboard's unique features: course announcements and calendar, online
grade book, advanced assessment capabilities, student tracking, online
file exchange, and much more.
Mac
Users: Getting a Jump-Start with your TACIT Computer
Learn about your new Macintosh, the new Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) which
will be installed on your system, and the other software that will come
with your Mac. We'll also discuss how your data will be moved from
your old computer to your new one, and address any questions you might
have.
PC
Users: Getting a Jump-Start with your TACIT Computer
This session will address important shifts in operating systems, potential
printing and network issues, file and data transfer, and other skills
needed to take the initiative to set up your new computer. Tips for staying
virus free will also be given during this session.
Photoshop
Basics
In this session, participants will learn the basics of editing
images in Adobe Photoshop. Topics to be covered include: basic image manipulation,
changing the size and resolution of an image, cropping and rotating an
image, applying color correction, using filters such as blur and sharpen,
cleaning up old photographs, selection techniques, and using layers.
The
Art of Digitization
The focus of this session is for participants to learn both flatbed and
35mm scanning techniques along with the appropriate use of the different
image formats (jpeg, gif, tif, etc.). During this session there will also
be an introduction to digital video capturing and editing and DVD creation.
Using
Blackboard to Create Safe Assignments to Detect Plagiarism
Participants in this workshop will learn to create and manage
Assignments and SafeAssignments in Blackboard to allow students to submit
papers/essays electronically. Any paper submitted as a SafeAssignment
will automatically be checked for plagiarism, and a detailed plagiarism
report will be returned to the instructor.
Using
the Blackboard Gradebook and Discussion Board
An in-depth look at the Blackboard Gradebook and Discussion Board.
Learn to enter grades quickly, weight grades by item or category, download
grades to an Excel spreadsheet, upload grades from an Excel spreadsheet,
and more. Also learn to set up and use discussion boards within your Blackboard
course.
Using
Excel as a Gradebook
Grades are due when? Save time calculating grades by using Excel
formulas and functions. The following formulas and functions will be covered–adding
bonus points on an individual basis, assigning average, maximum, and minimum
scores, calculating final grades, and assigning letter grades.
Using
Multimedia Classrooms on the UM Campus
In this session, participants will learn how to use the multimedia
equipment located in various classrooms across campus.
What's
New in Excel 2007
PC Users: Your new TACIT computer will come with Office 2007
installed on it. In this new version of Excel, the user interface has
been drastically redesigned. This course will help you to become familiar
with the new interface and also introduce you to some of the new features
and functionality in this new version.
What's
New in PowerPoint 2007
PC Users: Your new TACIT computer will come with Office 2007
installed on it. In this new version of PowerPoint, the user interface
has been drastically redesigned. This course will help you to become familiar
with the new interface and also introduce you to some of the new features
and functionality in this new version.
What's
New in Word 2007
PC Users: Your new TACIT computer will come with Office 2007
installed on it. In this new version of Word, the user interface has been
drastically redesigned. This course will help you to become familiar with
the new interface and also introduce you to some of the new features and
functionality in this new version.
Windows
Security and Backup
How do I keep my new computer's software up-to-date and virus-free?
What is the best way to back up my data? Come to this session and find
out. Participants will learn how to keep their computer up-to-date by
applying Windows software updates and security patches and by keeping
their Norton Antivirus software up-to-date. Best practices in backing
up data will also be discussed.
Windows
Vista
This seminar offers an introduction to the new features and interface
of Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system. It will cover navigating
the new interface, and present a beginner level tour of the operating
system.