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.