Engage students with Mathematica. Bring new materials into the classroom with the document camera. Come to the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology this week for these and other workshops.
Some of our workshops require registration, so simply select the link in the workshop title and you’ll be taken directly to the appropriate registration page. Workshops are held at our facility at 301 South Main Street unless otherwise noted. If you have questions or need help, you can always email us at CTLT@ilstu.edu.
Please note that an emergency response exercise may cause traffic or parking complications near CTLT on the afternoon of Tuesday, March 31.
Mathematica Vendor Workshop
Monday, March 30 • 10–11:30 a.m.
Discover new tools you can use for teaching and research with Mathematica Online. Current users of Mathematica will benefit by exploring the new improvements and new features of this technology. However, knowledge of Mathematica is not required. Each participant will receive an electronic copy of the examples, which can be adapted to individual projects. No registration necessary.
Camtasia: Level 1
Monday, March 30 • 1–4 p.m.
Do you want to add your voice to a PowerPoint presentation and make it available to your students online? Learn to use Camtasia, a screen-recording program that lets you narrate PowerPoint presentations, still images, or videos. You will also learn how to upload the final product so students can access it.
About.IllinoisState Websites
Monday, March 30 • 1:30–2:30 p.m.
107 Stevenson Hall
Showcase your teaching, research, and service using your own customized University webpages. About.IllinoisState is a browser-based way to create webpages. No additional software is required. This workshop is open to faculty and staff only.
ReggieNet: Migrating Content from Modules to Lesson Builder
Tuesday, March 31 • 9–10 a.m.
ReggieNet will be updated in spring 2015, and some tools will be replaced. This workshop will teach you the basics of the Lesson Builder tool, which will replace the Modules tool. Learn how to copy content from the Modules tool over to the Lesson Builder tool. Discover how to design lessons that require students to complete prerequisites before they can proceed to the next stage. It is easy to integrate multimedia content with this tool.
Rediscover the Document Camera
Tuesday, March 31 • 9–10 a.m.
Document cameras have been installed in classrooms for years, but they get little use. These tools make it easy for you to bring new materials into your class without digitizing anything. They also provide glimpses of objects that would be very difficult to show in class. Find out all the ways a document camera can be used and discover if this hidden gem can be an asset to your class. Facilitated by Doug Smith, director of Learning Spaces and Audio/Visual Technologies.
Screencast-O-Matric Pro
Tuesday, March 31 • 2–3:30 p.m.
Screencast-O-Matic is inexpensive, web-based software that allows you to record and narrate videos from your desktop. This workshop explores how to use this service to create material for a flipped, blended, or online course.
Excel: Level 1
Wednesday, April 1 • 9 a.m.–12 p.m.
An introduction to Microsoft Excel. Topics include basic features such as spreadsheet arrangement (rows, columns, and cells), entering, editing, and formatting data. Also learn about formulas and graph creation.
SPIN Training
Thursday, April 2 • 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
This workshop will allow participants to access and utilize the Sponsored Programs Information Network (SPIN), a searchable database which provides up-to-date information on current national and international government and private funding opportunities. Users can then receive regular email notifications linked to search keywords. All of the data in SPIN is obtained directly from the sponsoring agencies to ensure the integrity of the information.
Photoshop CS6: Part 5
Thursday, April 2 • 1–4 p.m.
This session will give you an overview of the use of powerful Adjustment Layers in Photoshop. Part of this session will be spent taking a grayscale picture and colorizing it using these tools.
Clickers
Friday, April 3 • 9–11 a.m.
Clickers use handheld devices and special software to poll students instantly in class. This introductory workshop is designed for anyone who wants to use Clickers in the classroom or for meetings. This workshop is open to faculty, administrators, and staff only.
If you need a special accommodation to fully participate in an event, please contact the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology’s main desk at (309) 438-2542.
