ATS List of Workshopshttp://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspen-usCopyright 2006, East Tennessee State UniversityThis is the introductory course for using Blackboard. Students will be introduced to the various capabilities of the Blackboard course management system and how it can be used for online learning.Blackboard75BB 101http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspParticipants will learn how to add different types of content (documents, audio, video, PowerPoint presentations, etc) to their Blackboard site. Participants will learn to use Blackboard's Adaptive Release feature to release materials to students who meet certain criteria. Creating customized content areas and navigation will also be demonstrated. A discussion of how best to use Blackboard to deliver course content will be included. Prerequisite: BB 101Blackboard90BB 102http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspThis workshop will examine the asynchronous and synchronous communication and collaboration features of Blackboard that enhance student and faculty interaction. Participants will use the discussion board, lecture hall, and lightweight chat features of Blackboard to facilitate Web-based faculty-to-student and student-to-student communication. Prerequisite: BB 101Blackboard120BB 110http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspThis workshop will show you how to use Respondus to quickly create tests and surveys or upload tests and surveys created as text documents directly to Blackboard. It is recommended that you have some experience with the Blackboard testing procedure before attending this workshop. Please note: While Respondus does work with both WebCT and Blackboard, this workshop will focus on using Respondus in Blackboard.Blackboard90BB 120http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspThis workshop will show you how to use the StudyMate software to create Flash-based activities and games using three simple templates. The Flash activities can be published directly to your Blackboard courses or you can create an html document. Please note: While StudyMate does work with both WebCT and Blackboard, this workshop will focus on using StudyMate in Blackboard. Blackboard90BB 125http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspThis workshop reviews the Blackboard features that enable faculty to use technology to assess and report student performance. Topics include: creating a quiz or survey, adding questions to a quiz, adding graphics to a question, saving an assessment, building question pools, setting assessment options, making assessments available, viewing assessments in the gradebook, and creating and modifying gradebook entries. Prerequisite: BB 101Blackboard120BB 130http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspAdd audio content and make your Blackboard course site more interesting using only a microphone and the Blackboard Wimba tools. The Wimba voice tools facilitate both synchronous and asynchronous audio communication, such as a simple voice recording, voice email, voice discussion boards, and voice chat. This workshop will teach you how to add the content and provide you with basic usage instructions that you can share with your students.Blackboard90BB 135http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspBlackboard120BB 150http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspThis is a hands-on, participatory workshop. Attendees are invited to try various asynchronous tools to promote educational exchange of information, ideas and/or concepts. Asynchronous communication allows people to communicate over a period of time, using convenience and own schedule to guide flow of interaction. Asynchronous tools can involve, assist and sustain communication between individuals in multiple time zones. Asynchronous tools are helpful in capturing the history of the interaction of a group, allowing collective knowledge to be shared and distributed. Blackboard90BB 160http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspBlackboard90BB 165http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspParticipants will learn how to add different types of content (documents, audio, video, PowerPoint presentations, etc) to their Desire2Learn site. Creating customized content links and navigation will also be demonstrated. Managing the dropbox will also be included. It is strongly recommended that you have some previous D2L experience. Desire2Learn60D2L 110http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspDesire2Learn90D2L 150http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspWant to do more with your D2L gradebook? This is the workshop for you. Participants will learn how to set up their course gradebook, including information about dropping grades, grade categories and creating grade schemes. Prerequisite: D2L Introduction Desire2Learn90D2L 160http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspThis workshop will show you how to use Respondus to quickly create tests and surveys or upload tests and surveys created as text or Word documents directly to Desire2Learn. It is recommended that you have some experience with the Desire2Learn testing procedure before attending this workshop as we will not have time to cover all test information in this sesssion.Desire2Learn90D2L 200http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspThis workshop will show the D2L user specific enhancements in the May 2008 release. Specific tools such as the customizable homepage, the new and improved gradebook and the discussion grader, among others, will be covered. Desire2Learn120D2L 600http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspThis workshop is designed to provide an introductory overview for the instructor with previous Blackboard or WebCT experience; however, any instructor may attend. We will cover beginning topics, such as logging in, changing your navigation bars, and navigating D2L. We will also begin exploring D2L tools including, Calendar, Classlist, Email and Content. Desire2Learn120D2L 700http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspThis workshop is designed to provide an advanced overview for the instructor with previous experience in Blackboard or WebCT. We will cover advanced topics such as Discussions, Dropbox, Assessments and Grades. Prerequisite: You must attend the Introductory D2L workshop before attending the Advanced session.Desire2Learn120D2L 750http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspThis workshop is for the department that wishes to schedule training for your entire unit. The session will cover beginning topics, such as logging in, changing your navigation bars, and navigating D2L. We will also begin exploring D2L tools including FAQ, Discussions, and Email. Special topics may be accommodated with advance notice. You will have a practice site to use for training and will be provided access to the live server upon completion. Please see your executive aide if you are interested in scheduling this type of training.Desire2Learn - Department120D2L 800http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspThis workshop is for the department that wishes to schedule training for your entire unit. We will cover advanced topics such as the dropbox, assessments and grades. Special topics may be accommodated with advance notice. Prerequisite: You must attend the Introductory D2L workshop before attending the Advanced session. Please see your executive aide if you are interested in scheduling this type of training. Desire2Learn - Department120D2L 850http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspLearn to create PDF documents using Adobe Acrobat, a utility program that creates files (.pdf Portable Document Format) that are cross platform and cross media. This format was originally designed to assist publishers (including newspaper publishers) by making the file sizes small while retaining the full layout and look of the document, including graphics, fonts, and links. The files can be optimized for print or for screen delivery. Digital Media120DM 130http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspAdobe®LiveCycle™ Designer is a graphical form design tool that simplifies the creation of form designs for distribution as Adobe PDF or HTML forms. Form authors can create simple electronic data capture solutions and use Adobe Acrobat® Professional or Acrobat Standard to consolidate the data they receive from the people filling in the form. Data can be enteredandnbsp;by individuals using Acrobat Reader, Standard, or Professional. Adobe LiveCycle Designer forms can be filled out online, printed and/or submitted by email. Forms created with Designer can be edited and modified as needed.Digital Media120DM 132http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspContact ATS (9-8611) if you are interested in private or cohort instruction. Collaboration is the theme. Participate in an email-based PDF review. Use tools from the Adobe commenting toolbar to add comments. Click between words to add text, choose to delete or replace text. Export text edits to a Microsoft Word document and share text or graphic edits. Conduct reviews, invite participants, and track the responses from reviewers. Send a PDF document as an email attachment and ask reviewers to add comments before sending the document or exporting comments back to you. Digital Media60DM 135http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspLearn the basic tools and operations of Photoshop, a powerful image editing program used by professional designers and photographers. In this introductory workshop, even average users can learn the fundamental techniques involved in improving family snapshots, creating web images, or even creating complex works of art. This workshop focuses on producing images for computer screens rather than for print. Digital Media90DM 220http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspThis workshop will introduce the concept of using layer masks to manipulate images in Photoshop. Masks can be used to modify specific areas of a digital image, make more accurate selections within an image, and modify an image without affecting the original. In a similar fashion, adjustment layers allow users to dramatically alter the color settings of a digital image without changing the original.Digital Media90DM 222http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspPhotoshop is an excellent tool to help manipulate, restore, and improve your photographs, whether they originated from a digital camera or were scanned in from tradition film. This workshop will introduce concepts, tools, and information which is fundamental to the manipulation of photographs. These tools include the clone stamp tool, which allows dramatic restoration and altering abilities, and the healing brush, which allows pixels to be blended with pixels in a different area of the image.Digital Media90DM 224http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspThis workshop will examine some of Photoshop's powerful image editing tools. Among other things, participants will learn advanced image manipulation techniques such as masking and learn how to set up an image for optimum results when viewed on a computer screen or printed. This workshop is intended for individuals who already have a working knowledge of Photoshop. Digital Media90DM 230http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.asp..Digital Media120DM 235http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspLearn the basics of video editing using Windows Movie Maker, a free product. Windows Movie Maker makes home movies amazingly fun. With Movie Maker you can create, edit, and share your home movies right on your computer. Build your movie with a few simple drag-and-drops. Delete bad shots and include only the best scenes. Then share your movie via the Web, e-mail, or CD. You can also save your movie back to the video tape in your camera to play back on a TV or on the camera itself.Digital Media90DM 250http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspParticipants in this workshop will learn how to capture and edit both stills and video from computer screens using Camtasia Studio and Snag It software. These screen captures can be used as training resources or as powerful additions to Word documents. Powerpoint presentations, or a number of other applications. This workshop will also cover producing video projects in several different formats such as Windows media and Shockwave. Although not required, a general knowledge of Windows MoverMaker 2 may be helpful.Digital Media120DM 265http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspFlash is the industry standard application for creating animations and interactivity for web design, CD presentation, educational endeavors, game design etc. This workshop provides an overview of Flash, explains the software interface, and provides a basic understanding of how to work in Flash.Digital Media90DM 280http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspFlash creates animations by making symbols that play with a timeline. Making movie clips and animating in Flash, and changing shapes are some really cool things you can do with Flash! In this workshop, we will cover basic animation fundamentals and create animations for use in Web home pages or a CD presentation.Digital Media90DM 285http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspFlash action tools are extraordinarily flexibile when making powerful navigations. Flash buttons with basic action scripting help make non-linear navigation. In this workshop, we will cover how to customize Flash to make these navigations. You can use these techniques to eliminate PowerPoint in slideshows.Digital Media90DM 290http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspMuch like Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Fireworks is a graphics editing program that allows users to open, edit, and save digital images. Fireworks enables users to create animated GIF images, rollovers, hotspots, vector based graphics, and more. This program simplifies the process of creating graphics for use on the web and eliminates the need to use several image editing programs. Digital Media90DM 300http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspMacromedia Freehand can be used to create impressive print, flash, or web documents. It offers layers, extensive design tools, and vector graphics tools that allow users to create high-impact documents. This workshop is an introduction to designing print-ready documents in the program. Digital Media90DM 310http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspAdobe Audition is audio-editing studio. It can be used to convert audio to different formats, clean distortion and remove ambient sounds from a recording, and extract/remove vocals from a sound file. Make use of Audition’s audio filters, special effects, and pre-recorded patterns in your home recordings. Digital Media90DM 320http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspA free, cross-platform sound editor. Audacity is free open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems.Digital Media90DM 325http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspDigital Media90DM 400http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspThe Faculty Activity System is a new mechanism used by the Office of Academic Affairs to facilitate reporting of activities relevant to teaching, research, service, and administration. This session will provide instructions for using the new FAS system. Faculty Activity System60FAS 101http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspThis session will provide department chairs with instructions for completing the faculty evaluation portion of the new FAS. College Deans have suggested that each Department Chair ask one additional faculty member to attend this session with the department chair. Faculty Activity System60FAS 201http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspContact ATS (9-8611) if you are interested in private or cohort instruction. Learn to use the equipment in the Multimedia classrooms on campus, including the Smart Board, the document camera, the computer, and audio and video equipment. After completing this workshop, participants should be able to use a variety of media in the classrooms. Multimedia Classrooms60MMC 101http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspThe Smart Boards in our multimedia classrooms are much more than an expensive projection screen. It is loaded with functionality that can help save you time and effort and help you teach more effectively. In other words, the Smart Board can help you teach smarter. This workshop will demonstrate the features of the Smart Board.Multimedia Classrooms90MMC 110http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspPATS - Portable Academic Technology Support Training. The PATS Cart Inventory List: 1.One projector; 2.One small room Projector Screen; 3.Nine laptops; 4. Nine Mice; 5. Nine Headsets. Training is required before ETSU Staff or Faculty may request equipment loan from ATS.Multimedia Classrooms60MMC 120http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspContact ATS (9-8611) if you are interested in private or cohort instruction on how to create a new blank document with or without the template wizard.Office Applications90OFF 120http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspParticipants will create Footnotes and Endnotes which are used to give credit to sources of any material borrowed, summarized or paraphrased. They are intended to refer readers to the exact pages of the works listed in the Works Cited, References, or Bibliography section. Supplies: Basic un-styled document will be provided or you may bring in your own document. Optional: Forty-five minute lab time available immediately following 60 minute workshop.Office Applications60OFF 121http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspCount words in selected text. Insert reference information by creating a linked object. Use Word to create a PowerPoint presentation from an outline. Take advantage of the layout views. Develop TOC (Table of Content) and navigational support to manage your Word Document. Turn your Word document into a Web Page. Apply formatting and structure using unique sections.Office Applications90OFF 122http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspThis course is for those who are using or want to see Microsoft Office Word 2007. MS Word 2007 helps you produce professional-looking documents by providing a comprehensive set of tools for creating and formatting your document in the new Microsoft Office Fluent user interface. Rich review, commenting, and comparison capabilities help you quickly gather and manage feedback from colleagues. Office Applications90OFF 122http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspParticipants will create beautiful styles for MS Word Documents. Whether we know it or not, every time we use Word we are using Styles. The Default Style for Word is NORMAL. Styles make formatting easier, consistent; make Word documents more stable and smaller in size. We will test and identify methods to control those inherited documents that have 3 different indent styles, 2 bulleted styles, and several fonts. If you have fought with a document it for days to make it consistent in format, this is the class for you. Supplies: A difficult document full of various styles, it may even look very familiar. You may bring your own horrible document. Forty-five minute lab time available immediately following 60 minute workshop.Office Applications60OFF 123http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspDo you need to send a letter to a mailing list, create labels, or send an e-mail to a group? The Mail Merge feature in Microsoft Word is for you! Learn how to merge your Excel spreadsheet, Outlook contacts, or Access database with a letter to quickly send out letters with envelopes. This workshop requires only a very basic understanding of Word, Excel and Access.Office Applications90OFF 124http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspMicrosoft Office Word 2007 This course is for those who are using Microsoft Office Word 2007. This course will focus on how to create a Table of Content, Index, Endnote, Footnotes, and related topics.Office Applications90OFF 126http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspParticipants will create a table of contents in a MS Word document. This is a two step process. First we will identify the text that you want to appear in the TOC, next we will tell Word where we want it created. TOC can be customized in many ways. Creating a table of contents in a Microsoft Word document is a two-step process. Supplies: Basic un-styled document will be provided or bring in a document of your own. Optional: Forty-five minute lab time available immediately following 60 minute workshop.Office Applications60OFF 127http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspIn Office 2003, collaboration is a central theme. We will examine sharing and tracking changes in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint document. Saving versions of documents make it possible to incorporate new ideas with an understanding of where they came from and if necessary, to restore earlier work.Office Applications90OFF 128http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspThis workshop will review the features of Microsoft Outlook E-mail 2003. E-mail features examined during this workshop will include sending an e-mail, adding an out of office reply message, creating a distribution list, adding a signature and stationery to e-mails. Participants will log in to web mail at the conclusion of the workshop.Office Applications90OFF 130http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspThis workshop will review the features of Microsoft Outlook Calendar 2003. Interaction with the ETSU Exchange server enables Calendar users to schedule appointments and events, manage and organize appointments, request meetings, and respond to meeting requests. Other Calendar features examined during this workshop will include editing the calendar design, and printing the calendar.Office Applications90OFF 132http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspThis workshop will review the features of Microsoft Outlook E-mail and Calendar 2003. E-mail features examined during this workshop will include sending an e-mail, adding an out of office reply message, creating a distribution list, adding a signature and stationery to e-mails. Participants will log in to web mail at the conclusion of the workshop. Interaction with the ETSU Exchange server enables Calendar users to schedule appointments and events, manage and organize appointments, request meetings, and respond to meeting requests. Other Calendar features examined during this workshop will include editing the calendar design, and printing the calendar. Office Applications120OFF 135http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspWould you like to start with the Basics? This is a beginner PowerPoint Class. We will create a PowerPoint Presentation from Title Slide to Conclusion. This is hands-on with instructor’s assistance. We will identify which layout to use with the material, what would be an appropriate theme for the audience, and how to actually present to an audience. Supplies: MS Word Outline with Titles and Content (or you can use your own.) Optional: Forty-Five minute lab time available immediately following 60 minute workshop.Office Applications60OFF 157http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspWould you like to create a PowerPoint for a Kiosk? We will identify settings that can present a Presentation that loops… perfect for a conference display. Supplies: Microphones (provided in class) to create voice narrated PowerPoint. We will also provide a script or your may use your own. Optional: Forty-Five minute lab time available immediately following 60 minute workshop.Office Applications60OFF 167http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspIn this workshop, participants will be introduced to MS Excel, a computerized spreadsheet program that allows users to organize and analyze numeric information using a grid of columns and rows. Participants will learn how to create a simple Excel worksheet, change the appearance of the worksheet by applying various formatting options, enter formulas into the worksheet, use basic formula functions within the worksheet, and more. Office Applications90OFF 170http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.asp*Contact ATS (9-8611)if you are interested in private or cohort instruction. Hate trying to calculate grades at the end of the semester?andnbsp;Learn how to use Microsoft Excel to keep track of students' grades. Participants will be provided with templates that they can use and customize for their own classes. Office Applications60OFF 172http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspFormulas are the heart and soul of a spreadsheet, and Microsoft Excel offers a rich environment in which to build complex formulas. You can turn a worksheet into a powerful calculator. This workshop is on an entry level but participants should be able to create a spreadsheet and enter data.Office Applications90OFF 174http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspSimple, well-designed charts are effective communication tools. In this workshop, participants will learn how to create pie charts, line charts, and column charts from Excel worksheets. In addition, participants will learn the steps involved in formatting a chart and modifying an existing chart.Office Applications90OFF 176http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspWould you like to animate your PowerPoint but are not happy with the typical fly in and out words we have all seen? Participants will create many new animations for that special presentation. Supplies: A Basic PowerPoint Presentation for you to add animation or you are welcome to bring your own. Optional: Forty-Five minute lab time available immediately following 60 minute workshop.Office Applications60OFF 177http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspMicrosoft Office Excel 2007 has been redesigned so that you can find and use program capabilities more easily. The overall look and feel has been streamlined. And new technologies have been introduced that give you the ability to "browse, pick, and click" rather than select from complicated dialog boxes. You can also produce better results faster by taking advantage of the rich feature sets presented in the application's Office Fluent user interface.Office Applications90OFF 178http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspMicrosoft Office Excel 2007 has been redesigned. Learn to create simple, well-designed charts whichandnbsp;are effective communication tools. In this workshop, participants will learn how to create pie charts, line charts, and column charts from Excel worksheets. In addition, participants will learn the steps involved in formatting a chart and modifying an existing chart using Microsoft Office Excel 2007Office Applications90OFF 179http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspParticipants will add contents to a slide master. Template contents may include logos, headers, footers, formatting, colors, fonts and effects, layouts, theme colors, theme fonts, theme effects, background styles, and even content. You can create a custom template and store it or them. You can share them with other. Supplies: Basic Pre-created Power Point Presentation. Optional: Forty-Five minute lab time available immediately following 60 minute workshop.Office Applications60OFF 187http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspPowerPoint is a computer program that allows users to create overhead slides for presentation. These slides are far more advanced than traditional transparencies and can include images, audio, video, and animations in addition to text. Participants in this workshop will learn how to create a simple PowerPoint slide presentation, add extras such as pictures and animations, save the presentation in a variety of formats, and print the presentation in several different formats. Office Applications120OFF 190http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspLearn how to use Office PowerPoint 2007’s new, intuitive user interface called the Microsoft Office Fluent user interface, which helps you create better presentations much more quickly than you could in earlier versions of PowerPoint. Office PowerPoint 2007 offers new and improved effect themes and enhanced formatting options that you can use to create great-looking, dynamic presentations in a fraction of the time that you used to spend. Office Applications120OFF 192http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspLearn to use PowerPoint to present multimedia materials to your audience. Instruction will be given on how to include audio and video files, and how to control an audio cd through PowerPoint. Also covered will how to create non-linear presentations. This workshop is intended for individuals with some prior experience in PowerPoint. Office Applications120OFF 194http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspLearn how to create a PowerPoint Template. With Office PowerPoint 2007, you are no longer confined to prepackaged layouts. We will create custom layouts that can contain elements such as charts, tables, movies, pictures, SmartArt graphics, and clip art; and even multiple slide master sets with custom layouts for different slide topics. You can also now save the layouts that you customize and create for future use.Office Applications120OFF 195http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspLearn how to customize PowerPoint to your own tastes by modifying the master slides, creating new templates, generating automated slide shows, and recording narration for slides. This workshop is intended for individuals with some prior experience in PowerPoint. Office Applications120OFF 196http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspParticipants will pull music from a CD or use a complete CD as background music in the PowerPoint. Also, we will test various methods to add Videos to slides. Supplies: Pre-created Basic Power Point Presentation ready for you to add media. Optional: Forty-Five minute lab time available immediately following 60 minute workshop.Office Applications60OFF 197http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspMicrosoft Producer makes it possible to incorporate audio, narrations, PowerPoint slides, digital images, video, and more into a single multimedia file that can be distributed on a CD or uploaded to the internet. Office Applications90OFF 198http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspCreate forms using Microsoft Word. Input forms are used to gather information from a user. Create an electronic form using tables for lay out, use borders and shading to create lines and boxes for users to enter information. Add form controls from the Form toolbar and lock the form.Office Applications120OFF 200http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspOffice Applications75OFF 202http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspParticipants will create Word Forms in class. When saved as a template and stored on the Web or on a Shared Drive they can be used repeatedly. MS Word Forms can be password protected. Supplies: Document without Form Fields Added will be supplied for participants. You are welcome to bring your own form with you to class. . Optional: Thirty minute lab time available immediately following 60 minute workshop.Office Applications60OFF 204http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspThis is a hands-on workshop. We will create a Word Form and take the opportunity to look at various form methods if time allows.Office Applications120OFF 205http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspLearn the basics of using Microsoft Access to manage your databases. Topics covered will include: planning your database, creating tables, and entering and retrieving data, creating simple forms and subforms.andnbsp; Participants will sort, filter, find and engage subdatasheets to retrieve data.Office Applications120OFF 221http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspExperience Microsoft Office Access 2007. The new 2007 Access provides a powerful set of tools that help you to quickly start tracking, reporting, and sharing information. You can rapidly create attractive and functional tracking applications by customizing one of several predefined templates, converting an existing database, or creating a new database, and you can do so without deep database knowledge.Office Applications120OFF 223http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspThe Microsoft Access II workshop expands upon the lessons of the beginning level workshop. Specifically, queries and reports are explored more in-depth using the Design view. Office Applications120OFF 224http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspMicrosoft Office Access 2007 part II. This workshop will begin by reviewing topics from Access 2007 – part I. We will create detailed Queries, Reports, and Forms. Learn how to add simple macros and how to use the database in with Microsoft Office Word mail merge.Office Applications120OFF 226http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspThis workshop presents a hodgepodge of the more advanced features of Access, including subforms, switchboards, security features, and sharing databases on network drives. It assumes a basic familiarity with access and the ability to create forms and queries. Office Applications120OFF 228http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspParticipants will create access tables to store data and enter data in those tables. We will discuss how to create a collection of data that will successfully provide information for Queries and Reports. Supplies: List of column headings (fields) or you may bring your own list. Optional: Forty-Five minute lab time available immediately following 60 minute workshop.Office Applications60OFF 237http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspParticipants will create a form and sub-form to collect data. The data will be stored in a Table(s) in the database. We will identify how to add a new field to a form. Supplies: Pre-created List of Form Items or you can bring in a list of items you would like to see on a form. Optional: Forty-Five minute lab time available immediately following 60 minute workshop.Office Applications60OFF 247http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspParticipants will Use a Query Wizard and the Design View to create Simple Queries with and without parameters. Several Actions queries will be tested using the sample database provided in class. Supplies: Sample Table pre-populated ready to begin creating queries. Optional: Forty-Five minute lab time available immediately following 60 minute workshop.Office Applications60OFF 257http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspParticipants will create a stylish Report. Export it into Word or Excel or Print it directly from Access. Participants will also use a Report to create Labels for Envelopes. Supplies: Pre-created Table and or Query available for you to create your own Report. Optional: Forty-Five minute lab time available immediately following 60 minute workshop.Office Applications60OFF 267http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspParticipants will identify settings that change the default options for opening the database. Control the Entry Point of Your MS Access Database and create a Professional Looking Switchboard. Also, we can create a lovely professional ‘Opening Screen’ with easy access navigation buttons. Supplies: We will provide a complete database with queries and reports. Optional: Thirty minute lab time available immediately following 60 minute workshop.Office Applications60OFF 287http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspMicrosoft Office 2007 This workshop will be driven by you! We will discuss and show examples of the new Microsoft Office products. Software used for this workshop will be MS Word 2007, MS Excel 2007, MS PowerPoint 2007, MS Access 2007, and MS Outlook. If you have specific questions or needs send me an email and I will cover your questions in the workshop. Office Applications180OFF198http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspWould you like to teach online but aren’t sure how to get started? Spend a few hours with your colleagues and learn the basics. This asynchronous online class will take about 10 hours of your time over 2 weeks. We will compare online teaching with face-to-face teaching, discuss ways to establish a sense of community online, and figure out how to match assessments to desired learning outcomes. At the end of the course, you will have a fully developed, peer-reviewed lesson that is suitable for your online course.Online Course Development0OCD 100http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspWord, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint assistance available. Do you have a project or document you want to work on? Do you have questions or interests you would like to discuss? This is your lab time.Open Learning240OL 100http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspOpen Learning is an open topic lab. Do you want to edit that sneeze out of your audio recording, or change the cloudy day in a photograph to a sunny one? Instead of focusing on a single program or toolset, instructors will be on hand to help with the questions, interests, and projects that you bring! This Open Learning lab will focus on Digital Media and the various programs and skills required to make graphics, sound files, and video projects—a great opportunity to ask about everything from adobe products to movie editors.Open Learning120OL 200http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspOpen Learning is an open topic lab. Are you lost in creating quizzes? Want to establish a friendly online gradebook? Just need a little more assistance with the basics of D2L? This session will focus on any specific D2L features you might be using but need additional help. Please bring your D2L questions and we will meet your needs with a variety of answers and solutions.Open Learning120OL 300http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspPodcasting has become a popular way to distribute digital media to a large audience. Utilizing subscription feeds and portable media players, podcasting uses many different technologies in a variety of ways. This workshop will explain the different technologies commonly involved with podcasting, and include some hands-on creation of podcast ready audio and video files.Podcasting60ST 184http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspParticipants i) review software, hardware, and media recommendations for podcasting and streaming, ii) gain hands-on experience with ETSU iTunes and recording devices, and iii) link media on ETSU iTunes and the streaming media server to course and faculty websites.Podcasting90ST 185http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspiTunes is a digital media player and organization application used to manage and sync the contents of the popular iPod portable media players. This workshop will focus on understanding the basic functions required to play, organize, manage and sync material on both the iTunes software, and the iPod portable device.Podcasting60ST 190http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspThe curriculum process at East Tennessee State University is an electronic proposal and approval process. Learn how to electronically submit and approve proposals for new, modification, deletion, editorial change, and experimental courses; non-substantive curriculum changes; and strategic reviews.Special Topics60CPS 100http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspThis hands-on workshop is designed to teach academic and administrative staff how to produce simple FOCUS programs that can be used to create reports from data that reside on SCT files. Participants will learn how to create and modify their own programs, although most tend to use programs written by the instructor. While participants are not expected to become proficient enough to write complex FOCUS programs, they will establish a closer link with the instructor who will assist them with their programming needs.Special Topics120FOC 220http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspIn the second part of this two-part workshop, participants review part one and then are shown examples of programs specific to some of their reporting needs. Most of the "hands-on" activity takes place during the first session. Most workshop participants have reporting needs (and therefore programming needs) that are more complex than they realize, so the second session demonstrates how to execute/modify programs that the instructor has written.Special Topics120FOC 225http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspThis workshop gives you the basics. It will focus on what screens to view for specific advisement information and how to document advisement appointments on SIS.Special Topics90SIS 101http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspThis workshop is useful for ETSU advisors who have attended the Beginning SIS workshop. The workshop will focus on SIS screens in more detail, including such areas as: Developmental Studies requirements, high school deficiencies, transfer credit, intensives, grade verification, major information, etc.Special Topics90SIS 201http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspSpecial Topics60ST 110http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspCD-ROM technologies have made it possible to create electronic presentations. This workshop will help you develop professional quality CD-ROMs that will impress your students and peers. We will identify three interfaces to use for your CD-ROM (PowerPoint, Web Pages, and Slide Shows). You will be able to design electronic presentations that contain text, photos, images, video, and audio. Send your electronic presentation to the web, to Blackboard, or run it from the CD-ROM. Special Topics120ST 115http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspViruses, Spyware, AdWare, and Malware (short for malicious software) are rampant on the internet. If you have a computer that is connected to the internet, chances are at some time or another you will encounter one or more of these problems. These pests can cause problems ranging from the annoying to the devastating. This workshop will show you ways you can protect yourself and your computer.Special Topics60ST 120http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspEver download a file from the internet and then been unable to find it on your computer? Or do you spend too much time scrolling through the files in your My Documents folder because there are just too many of them in there and you can't find the one you need. Then this is the class for you. Learn the basics of file management in Windows 2000 and XP.Special Topics60ST 130http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspContact ATS (9-8611)if you are interested in private or cohort instruction.Special Topics60ST 135http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspContact ATS (9-8611)if you are interested in private or cohort instruction. Participants will learn how to remotely connect to a Windows XP Pro computer, download and install the client portion of the Virtual Private Network, connect to the VPS from an off campus location, and more. Special Topics60ST 150http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspThis workshop will introduce participants to NetMeeting. This program is a real-time net conferencing tool that integrates all the popular synchronous data communication such as video and audio conferencing, whiteboard, chat, file transfer, program sharing, remote desktop sharing, and more. Special Topics75ST 160http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspCollaborate, share, exchange ideas in an open environment. We will identify the pros and cons of Wikis. Participants will have the opportunity to set up a free online Wiki. Supplies: List of popular Wikis including known pros and con. Optional: Thirty minute lab time available immediately following 45 minute workshop.Special Topics45ST 167http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspThe “digitally smart” workshop covers various aspects of digital photography, web publishing, and photo editing. The presentation covers how a digital camera works, the type of digital camera that would best suit your personal needs, the definition of mega pixels, the recommended resolution for web publishing, a web safe palette and much more!Special Topics90ST 170http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspMacromedia Breeze (now Adobe Acrobat Connect) is a web-based conferencing software used to share presentations in real time over the internet. This workshop will focus on the fundamentals of Breeze, including setting up a meeting, managing guests and users, sharing programs and desktops, using audio and video during the presentation, and making recordings of the meetings.Special Topics60ST 175http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspIntroduction to open collaborative construction using the internet for quick immediate contribution. Learn to upload information using a web Wiki. Special Topics90ST 180http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspLearn what a blog is and how to create your own. You will be introduced to the ETSU Blog.Special Topics90ST 182http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspDo you want to blog? Share experiences, thoughts, information, or interesting stories on the ETSU Blog. Participants will set up an ETSU Blog and enter their first post. Supplies: List of popular Blogs including known pros and cons. Optional: Thirty minute lab time available immediately following 45 minute workshop.Special Topics45ST 187http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspBy the end of this workshop, participants will be able to: 1. Experience interaction in a virtual world 2. Locate and visit places in SL that are being used for higher education. 3. Identify appropriate uses for using SL in their own courses Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its Residents. From the moment you enter the World you'll discover a vast digital continent, teeming with people, entertainment, educational experiences and opportunity. Second Life is a 3D platform that can be used for: -- Presenting, promoting, and selling content to a broad online audience. -- Collaborating and communicating in real time between multiple participants -- Researching new concepts/products -- Training and educating in virtual classrooms. Anyone can create an innovative learning environment for students and faculty. Explore new tools and techniques for information and scientific visualization. Design collaborative meeting spaces and interact with colleagues from across the globe. Whether you're thinking of enriching an existing curriculum or experimenting with completely new educational goals, Second Life is a platform for innovation. With Second Life, you are only limited by your imagination. Welcome to Second Life. We look forward to seeing you in-world. Special Topics180ST 208http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspParticipants will create an ETSU account, submit a document, and evaluate a originality report. Turnitin is a Reading, Writing, Research, and Originality Tool for Instructors and Students at ETSU. Please join in a discussion on plagiarism. Optional: Thirty minute lab time available immediately following 60 minute workshop.Special Topics60ST 210http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspThis workshop is an introduction to a virtual world called Second Life. Our focus will be on the educational aspect of using this tool for collaboration, research, and exploration. This is a hands-on workshop.Special Topics90ST 212http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspSecond Life is a virtual world where the residents create, own and build their world. We will learn how to create homework drop boxes, simple chairs and a class ring. The only prerequisite is that you have already created an Avatar for use in class. This is a hands on session.Special Topics90ST 214http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspThis is an introduction to Second Life scripting. We will look at simple beginner code that will allow students to receive documents from a drop box. How to hover a label above an object. This is a hands-on session.Special Topics90ST 216http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspRefWorks is a Web-based bibliography and database manager that allows users to create their own personal database by importing references from text files or online databases. They can use these references in writing their papers and automatically format the paper and the bibliography in seconds.Special Topics60ST 220http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspSpecial Topics75ST 230http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspSpecial Topics120ST 240http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspParticipants will create their own Avatar or use a pre-created Avatar. We will identify the basic animations to walk, talk, fly, and teleport from place to place. Supplies: Microphone, speakers, headset and software provided in class. Optional: Thirty minute lab time available immediately following 60 minute workshop.Special Topics60ST 247http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspParticipants will learn the simple art of building in Second Life. We will create a Homework Drop box, Mailbox for Students to Communicate, and Mini Classroom in Second Life. Supplies: Attendees will be given an instant classroom to keep in their inventory. Supplies: Microphone, speakers, headset and software provided in class. Optional: Thirty minute lab time available immediately following 60 minute workshop.Special Topics60ST 257http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspParticipants will add a Script to a Homework Drop Box to Collect Documents from Students, Send an Email, or Teleport Students to a Classroom Location. Add a ‘Email Me’ script in a Mailbox and Create their own Pose Ball. Prerequisite: Avatars will NOT be created in this class. Please see me before class, create your own or use an ATS Avatar. Supplies: Microphone, speakers, headset and software provided in class. Optional: Thirty minute lab time available immediately following 60 minute workshop.Special Topics60ST 267http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspDo you have questions about wireless access? Penni Kyte, ETSU’s Manager of Network Support, can answer those questions. Penni will conduct a presentation about current plans and policies for the implementation of wireless networking at ETSU. The presentation will include an overview of wireless networking terms, including the different types of wireless access and security issues. Penni will also provide information that will help you determine if wireless is appropriate for your department and help you plan the implementation. More information about Penni KyteSpecial Topics120ST 970http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspMultimedia adds learning tools well beyond those available from a textbook or even a lecture. Interactive graphics, sounds, movie clips, and software demos can easily be added to any course web support with tools available to most instructors or downloadable for free from the Internet. This workshop will introduce participants to the resources available to easily create animations, sound bites, video, and software demos for web pages. A brief discussion of web site structure will also be provided. Please note, this is not a "hands-on" workshop. The instructor will demonstrate various possibilities of using multimedia for instructional purposes, but the attendees will not be using computers to create learning tools during the workshop.Special Topics120ST 980http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspMr. Calvin B. Purvis, Assistant Director, will give an informative presentation on the use of ePortfolios as used by the ETSU Office of Career Placement and Internship Services. He will discuss the concept, share examples, discuss techniques, and answer a few questions as time permits. Please note: This is not a "hands-on" workshop. Prior to the presentation, please visit the following links: http://www.etsu.edu/etsu/jobs.asp and http://www.etsu.edu/careers/ePortfolio.htm Special Topics120ST 985http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspA special presentation. Digital artist (and ETSU faculty member) Paul Bishop will share examples of his work and demonstrate how he uses Photoshop to transform everyday digital photographs into stunning works of art. Please join us for this unique opportunity to learn from an artist at work. More information about Paul BishopSpecial Topics120ST 990http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspExplores new features in SPSS 13.0, including new chart types, the Date and Time Wizard, and the export to PowerPoint capability.Statistical Analysis60SPSS 150http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspIntroduction to SPSSStatistical Analysis120SPSS 160http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspShows participants how to use Excel and SPSS in the analysis of survey data. Excel spreadsheets can easily be used to collect survey data, but need to be configured so that they can be easily imported into SPSS. Once the data has been imported, the workshop will focus on preparing the SPSS data file before analysis begins. Finally, possible methods for analyzing and graphing the data using SPSS will be presented.Statistical Analysis90SPSS 200http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspFavored by many web design professionals, Dreamweaver is less user-friendly than FrontPage, but it is a powerful tool for creating web pages. This workshop will introduce students to the Dreamweaver interface and show them how to use the program to create a simple web site.Web Design and Creation90HTML 120http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspThis is an introductory workshop on FrontPage 2003 that demonstrates the skills necessary to create web pages using the tools and features found in Microsoft's web publishing application. This workshop will focus on web site development "fundamentals" needed to design and organize web content, edit and format text, create links, insert images, and perform the basic customization features found in FrontPage 2003. Web Design and Creation120HTML 140http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspThis workshop is intended for individuals with a basic knowledge of FrontPage 2003 and will demonstrate how to insert hover buttons, insert DHTML, use animation, embed audio, and insert video into a web page created with the program. Web Design and Creation120HTML 148http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspATS will support you in your course development and the move from Blackboard to D2L.andnbsp; As mentioned in the D2L training, one of the document formats favored by D2L is HTML (web page format).andnbsp; This is NOT to say that you cannot nor should not upload and use Word documents or PDF documents but HTML is very universal. Students should be able to view documents no matter what office product he or she is using, the documents are searchable, the pages are easily modified, and html pages are generally compatible with most course management systems. Also no matter whether you or the students are using a Mac or a PC your information could be viewed in their web browser. You can convert documents to html using Word, DreamWeaver, MS FrontPage, D2L or any other HTML editor. It just so happens that my favorite HTML editor is MS FrontPage. It is easy to set up folders (modules/chapters/sections) on your computer and insert Word documents into MS FrontPage creating an entire course ready to be zipped and uploaded to D2L. I believe we could cover the basics in 60 minutes or so. (This will NOT be a session on how to create publish web sites.)Web Design and Creation60HTML 150http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspWeb Design and Creation90HTML 152http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspThis is an advanced FrontPage 2003 workshop that will focus on some of the FrontPage wizards and templates to collect data. Participants will learn how to create and modify different types of forms. Web Design and Creation120HTML 160http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspContact ATS (9-8611) if you are interested in private or cohort instruction.Web Design and Creation60HTML 165http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspThis workshop teaches you the basics of building web pages with dynamic database-driven content. Tools used to receive data submitted via online forms will also be explored, as well as how to password protect pages within your web site. Web Design and Creation120HTML 220http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspWeb Design and Creation120HTML 230http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspWant to have a Stylish Professional Faculty Web Page? This is the Beginner Class for You. Participants will create a simple web presence on the ETSU Faculty Site. Prerequisite: Participants must pre-enroll in the class or contact Barbara Knight – knightb@etsu.edu so a web site can be created if needed. Supplies: Participants will be provided a folder of graphics and a video. Optional: Thirty minute lab time available immediately following 60 minute workshop.Web Design and Creation60HTML 240http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspPublish Class Information, Documents, Videos, and Objects such as Spreadsheets to Your Faculty Web Space. Convert Word Documents into HTML for D2L. Participants will import or insert a Document from Word, Convert a Word document to HTML, and add it to a D2L Course Site. Supplies: Sample word document and spreadsheet. Test, course site will be provided or you can use your own site. Optional: Thirty minute lab time available immediately following 60 minute workshop.Web Design and Creation60HTML 250http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.aspMicrosoft Expression Web is the software replacing MS Front Page on campus. This workshop is a continuation of the Introduction session. We will learn how to add photos, video and some style to our pages. This is a hands-on workshop.Web Design and Creation120HTML 260http://www.etsu.edu/oit/ats/workshops/handouts.asp