DoIT's February Events

Event 1: Using Wikis and Blogs to Promote Information Literacy Skills and Library Resources (sponsored by the Instructional Technology Council)

• Date: February 6, 2007
• Time: 1:00-2:00PM
• Location: Your computer and telephone
• Cost: $25.00
• Registration: contact Sarah Stark DoIT Director, at 847.925.6805 before the event for registration and support for event cost)

The use of wikis and blogs as library guides are excellent alternatives to more traditional methods of subject guides, pathfinders, or handouts. Blogs and wikis are Web-based, easy to update, are searchable, and allow for user input and feedback. This session will focus on lessons learned in the use of blogs and wikis to promote library skills and resources, and how these technologies can be used to strengthen learning communities through the collaboration of faculty, students and librarians. The interactive presentation will include a discussion of the pros and cons of wikis and blogs, community editing and feedback, getting others to contribute, and the strengths and weaknesses of the blogs and wikis over traditional HTML or paper research guides.

Event 2: Synchronous Classrooms (sponsored by the Illinois Online Network)

• Date: February 7, 2007
• Time: 3:00-4:30PM
• Location: Your computer
• Cost: Free
• Registration: visit http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/institutes/webinars/monthly/upcomingevents.asp (Note: You must be logged in to MyION to register) or contact Kevin Johnson at kejohns@uillinois.edu for more information.

This Webinar will provide participants with strategies for using synchronous environments to enhance their communication with students as individuals, small groups, and as an entire class. Focus on the types of synchronous tools, purposes for synchronous communication, preparing for synchronous sessions, and strategies for delivering them will be shared.

Event 3: Podcasting Basics (sponsored by DoIT)

• Date: February 13, 2007
• Time: 1:40-2:00PM
• Location: F 124
• Cost: Free
• Registration: none required

Join DoIT’s Tom Knoff as he explains the basics of podcasting. In this session Tom will explain how you can locate and download podcasts. He will also offer advice on how you can create or use podcasts for instruction.

Event 4: Podcasting Basics (sponsored by DoIT)

• Date: February 14, 2007
• Time: 1:00-1:20PM
• Location: F 124
• Cost: Free
• Registration: none required

Join DoIT’s Tom Knoff as he explains the basics of podcasting. In this session Tom will explain how you can locate and download podcasts. He will also offer advice on how you can create or use podcasts for instruction

Event 5: Illinois Online Conference for Teaching and Learning (sponsored by Illinois Community Colleges Online and the Illinois Online Network)

• Date: February 14-16, 2007
• Time: Virtual
• Location: Your computer
• Cost: $125
• Registration: visit https://www.ilcco.net/securepages/ioc/register/reg_online.cfm (Note: contact Sarah Stark DoIT Director, at 847.925.6805 before registering to find out if support for event cost is still available)

Join your colleagues for online presentations from K-12 educators, 2- and 4-year college faculty, staff and administrators, and work force development trainers who will provide a glimpse into the innovative and forward thinking uses of technology to facilitate teaching and learning. Note that all presentations will be available for one year after the close of the conference for your use and reference.

Event 6: Learn How to Record Anything From Your Computer Monitor to Create Course Materials Using Camtasia (sponsored by DoIT)

• Date: February 20, 2007
• Time: 1:40-2:30PM
• Location: F124
• Cost: Free
• Registration: none required

Camtasia Studio software is a video recording/editing/production application that gives you the power to record mouse movements on your monitor screen, PowerPoint presentations, voice and Web camera video. Join DoIT’s Kevin Crow who will share a demonstration of how you can create dynamic tutorials and presentations for the Web and CD-ROM delivery.

DoIT's January Events

Event 1: Coping with Student Incivilities in the Online Environment (sponsored by the Instructional Technology Council)

• Date: January 9, 2007
• Time: 1:00-2:00PM
• Location: Your computer and telephone
• Cost: $25.00
• Registration: contact Sarah Stark DoIT Director, at 847.925.6805 before the event for registration and support for event cost)

This program explores student behavior, but the emphasis is not on the student. Rather, it is on how we as educators can best approach difficult behavioral situations. In the online environment these incivilities can be especially severe, because some students choose to write extremely
inappropriate statements that they most likely would never say to a classmate or instructor in-person. What proactive strategies will reduce the occurrence of incivilities in the first place? And when incivilities do surface, what tactics minimize their negative impact on the class.

Discussion topics will include: student, faculty, and institutional factors influencing incivilities, proactive strategies for minimizing the incidence of incivilities before they occur, strategies for dealing with incivilities after they occur, reflective listening techniques, emotional impact of uncivil behaviors, and, increasing awareness on campus.

Event 2: Technologies, Timesavers and Tips (sponsored by DoIT)

• Date: January 10, 2007
• Time: 2:45-4:00PM
• Location: F124
• Cost: Free
• Registration: none required

Join us for this potpourri session where you can learn more about hardware, software, course material development and a tool to review your online course design. DoIT staff will be available to schedule individual sessions for more in-depth discussion based on your interests and needs.

Event 3: Instructional Design: Where to Begin (sponsored by the Illinois Online Network)

• Date: January 11, 2007
• Time: 2:00-3:00PM
• Location: Your computer
• Cost: Free
• Registration: visit http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/institutes/webinars/monthly/upcomingevents.asp (Note: You must be logged in to MyION to register) or contact Kevin Johnson at kejohns@uillinois.edu for more information.

Attend this workshop to learn more about the beginning steps to Instructional Design. In this workshop, we will discuss strategies for designing a new course using outlining and mind mapping skills. We will also provide a few example outlines and an overview of technology tools that may help in the brainstorming process. Finally, we will hold a raffle at the end for a great prize, but you must be present to win!

Event 4: Learn How to Record Anything From Your Computer Monitor to Create Course Materials Using Camtasia (sponsored by DoIT)

• Date: January 11, 2007
• Time: 3:00-4:00PM
• Location: F124
• Cost: Free
• Registration: none required

Camtasia Studio software is a video recording/editing/production application that gives you the power to record mouse movements on your monitor screen, PowerPoint presentations, voice and Web camera video. Come see a demonstration of how you can create dynamic tutorials and presentations for the Web and CD-ROM delivery.

Event 5: Introduction to Blackboard (sponsored by DoIT)

• Date: January 11, 2007
• Time: 3:00-4:00PM
• Location: Y203g
• Cost: Free
• Registration: none required

Climb on board and take a tour of Blackboard, Harper's electronic course management system. Get an overview of the tools that can be used to support an on-campus class as well as to deliver a course entirely online. Participants are encouraged to ask questions about Blackboard's use in current Harper courses and will have the opportunity to request setup of individual sites as well.

Event 6: Teach "Live" at a Distance with Elluminate (sponsored by DoIT)

• Date: January 11, 2007
• Time: 7:00-8:00PM
• Location: Your home computer
• Cost: Free
• Registration: Contact Fran Hendrickson at 847.925.6586 to reserve your seat

Are you searching for a way to "meet" with your students synchronously (real-time) at a distance? If you are, Elluminate may be just the application for you! This workshop will introduce you to the basic tools available in Elluminate. Experience this Web-based application to have live voice conversations with your students using the power of Voice Over IP (VOIP). Note: It is recommended that participants have a DSL, cable modem, or other high-speed Internet connection to attend this session. You will also need speakers/headphones that are connected to your computer. A microphone will allow you to speak to others in the meeting, but it is not necessary. Participants will be notified via email how to access this session.

Event 7: Recycling Your Blackboard Course Site (sponsored by DoIT)

• Date: January 12, 2007
• Time: 9:00-9:30AM or 9:30-10:00AM
• Location: F124
• Cost: Free
• Registration: none required

Anyone who has a current Blackboard course should consider attending one of these recurring show-and-tell sessions to learn how to reuse your site each semester. This process is easy and helps to keep our very full Blackboard server running more smoothly. Time for questions will be provided during this session.

Event 8: Course Management System Review Initiative (sponsored by DoIT)

• Date: January 12, 2007
• Time: 10:30-11:30AM
• Location: Y203g
• Cost: Free
• Registration: none required

With the continued growth in the use of Blackboard for both on-campus and online courses, available server space is dwindling rapidly. Attend this session to learn more about what popular course management systems are being used and indicate your interest in exploring them more in-depth throughout the spring semester.

Event 9: Teach "Live" at a Distance with Elluminate (sponsored by DoIT)

• Date: January 12, 2007
• Time: 10:30-11:30AM
• Location: F124
• Cost: Free
• Registration: Contact Fran Hendrickson at 847.925.6586 to reserve your seat

Are you searching for a way to "meet" with your students synchronously (real-time) at a distance? If you are, Elluminate may be just the application for you! This workshop will introduce you to the basic tools available in Elluminate. Experience this Web-based application to have live voice conversations with your students using the power of Voice Over IP (VOIP). Note: It is recommended that participants have a DSL, cable modem, or other high-speed Internet connection to attend this session. You will also need speakers/headphones that are connected to your computer. A microphone will allow you to speak to others in the meeting, but it is not necessary. Participants will be notified via email how to access this session.

Event 10: Reducing Math Anxiety in an Online Classroom (sponsored by the Instructional Technology Council)

• Date: January 23, 2007
• Time: 1:00-2:00PM
• Location: Your computer and telephone
• Cost: $25.00
• Registration: contact Sarah Stark DoIT Director, at 847.925.6805 before the event for registration and support for event cost)

Some math-anxious students choose a distance education format to avoid some of the negative experiences they expect with traditional classes. This may be their greatest educational experience or their worst nightmare. Often students do not choose a delivery format based on the best match for their learning style. They choose a format for convenience or because their life circumstances will not allow other choices. When this is the case, we need to help students adapt to distance learning. John Beyers will discuss the cumulative experiences of more than 100 faculty and thousands of students in online math classrooms over several years. His presentation is based in part on an online workshop some leading experts at the University of Maryland University College developed called “Reducing Math Anxiety.”