Attention Faculty: Announcing 2017 Summer Faculty Technology Workshops
All workshops will be held in the Pelletier Library Classroom. Coffee will be provided in the morning. Lunch will be provided at 11:45 am for both morning and afternoon participants. Sorry, we can only accommodate 10 registrants per session. Download a copy of the 2017 Faculty Technology Workshops schedule.
| Tuesday August 15 |
9:30 to 11:45 am | Meet Sakai. (Allegheny’s Learning Management System) |
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| Tuesday August 15 |
12:30 to 2:45 pm | Next steps in Sakai. Want to go beyond the basics of sharing resources in Sakai? This workshop will feature an introduction to some Sakai’s tools—Forums, Statistics, Sign-up, Gradebook, Post ‘Em, and more. |
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| Wednesday August 16 |
9:30 to 11:45 am | Google Docs and Drive. An overview of the advantages to using Google drive for your files and the collaborative features of Google Calendar, Docs, and Forms |
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| Wednesday August 16 |
12:30 to 2:00 pm | The numbers game. Want your students to support their research with data? The Library has acquired several databases of industry data, demographics, voting patterns, and other statistics that will help your students make compelling arguments |
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| Thursday August 17 |
9:30 to 11:45 am | Try something new. Thinking about flipping your classroom, creating multimedia resources, or assigning digital projects? Participants will chose the tools they want to try. Choices include: Pixlr, WeVideo, Plickers, Audacity, WordPress, Google Sites, and Adobe Spark. |
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| Thursday August 17 |
12:30 to 2:00 pm | Journals—the good, the bad, and the fake. It’s a hard time for facts. Help your students avoid worthless research and journals with questionable academic credibility. |