Category: Workshops and Training

Academic Technology, Blackboard, Moodle, Workshops and Training

Introduction to Moodle Class

Andrew Ruether

ITS will be holding two “Introduction to Moodle” training sessions to help new users transition from Blackboard to our new learning management system. In the first half of the class, we will cover logging in, navigation, and adding materials and online assignments to courses. During the second half, participants will have to time to work on their course or explore additional features in Moodle. This is a great opportunity to get started if you are thinking of using Moodle for a spring semester course.  Additional training will also be held in early January. The course will be offered at the … Continue reading Introduction to Moodle Class

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Dr. Ruben Puentedura’s talks on academic technology

Eric Behrens

Over two days in July, Dr. Ruben Puentedura, a noted consultant and speaker on educational technology, gave four presentations at a summer mini-conference sponsored by ITS. The topics of the sessions covered areas in which Puentedura sees untapped transformative educational potential: mobile computing, data visualization, gaming, and use of web 2.0 tools in support of communities of practice. Continue reading Dr. Ruben Puentedura’s talks on academic technology

Workshops and Training

Argos Open Forum

Rhoni Ryan

ITS is offering monthly training workshops to help further develop your Argos skills.  All interested parties are invited to join this open forum to discuss and learn about Argos.  Since all levels are invited, the content of each class will be driven by the participants, their abilities and their curiosity.   Classes are being offered the last Wednesday of every month through April (excluding December).  Register on the campus calendar for these events. Continue reading Argos Open Forum

Faculty/Staff, Help Desk, Software, Workshops and Training

Faculty and staff are encouraged to upgrade to Office 2007

Robin Jacobsen

Office 2007 Starting this summer, ITS began transitioning the campus from Microsoft Office 2003 (Windows) to Microsoft Office 2007. Starting this semester, all classroom computers, all public and managed departmental labs, and all new machines and setups will have the 2007 versions of Office installed on them. ITS has been working closely with faculty and staff to schedule the upgrade and many departments are now using Office 2007. Office 2007 has changed substantially for Windows users. To ease this transition ITS is offering several overview sessions and we recommend you attend an overview when planning your upgrade. Scheduled dates are; … Continue reading Faculty and staff are encouraged to upgrade to Office 2007