The University Library Instructional Media Center and the Program for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (PETAL) are offering a variety of events throughout March 2004. Come and discover some of the research into teaching methods and tools that some of your colleagues here at USA have been involved in. Take a tour of the state of the art PETAL facilities. Consult one-on-one with our staff about your multi-media classroom projects. Below is a schedule of events for the month. For registration and information call PETAL/IMC at 460-7029 or email PETAL@usouthal.edu.
COFFEE AND COLLEAGUES ÂSimulations in Teaching and Learning” Roundtable with Dr. John Smykla Wednesday, March 24, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. (Room 181. Lunch provided. Registration required.)
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS Assessment Wizardry: Traditional and Non-Traditional Techniques Dr. Kathleen Ingram Thursday, March11, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Friday, March 12, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Room 171. Registration required.)
TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOPS FOR FACULTY Fast Prototyping in Power Point Tuesday, March 2, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 3, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (PETAL Lab. Registration required.)
Power Point Animation Tuesday, March 9, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 10, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (PETAL Lab. Registration required.)
Charts and Graphs in Motion Tuesday, March 23, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 24, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (PETAL Lab. Registration required.)
Web Design 1: HTML Tuesday, March 30, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 31, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (PETAL Lab. Registration required.)
COFFEE AND COLLEAGUES ROUNDTABLE (Room 181)
“Simulations in Teaching and Learning” Presenter: Dr. John Smykla Come to the PETAL roundtable discussion of educational simulations with Dr. John Smykla. Learn some intriguing details about its application and some first-hand insights in this demanding method from the veteran practitioner. (Lunch provided. Reservation required.)
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS Assessment Wizardry: Traditional and Non-Traditional Techniques Presenter: Dr. Kathleen Ingram No other topic in Education stirs so much heated discussion and juxtaposition as assessment. Come to our instructional seminar and learn about the latest developments in the research on assessment and evaluation. (Room 171)
TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOPS (PETAL Lab Room 123) Fast Prototyping in Power Point Instructor: Alla Zakharova Optimize your work with the Power Point application: learn to recycle your old presentations, adjust them to new audiences and goals or create specialized templates to serve your specific needs. Discover such features as the Slide Master, customized color backgrounds, word art and slide transitions. Learn about timed and looped options for your presentation and how to make use of your hidden slides.
Power Point Animation Instructor: Alla Zakharova Once you’ve learned the basics of Power Point, wow your Audience with animation. In this workshop, you will learn fast and easy (and fun) techniques to add movement to your Power Point slide show by animating text and pictures. Fueling your presentation with this attentiongetting animation is guaranteed to keep them awake and listening.
Charts and Graphs in Motion Instructor: Alla Zakharova Do you need to present large amounts of information clearly? Then this workshop is for you. Charts and graphs can be very effective organizers of information and are easy to develop in Power Point. In about an hour you will learn how to create and put into motion eye-catching charts that will be sure to grab the attention of your audience and make a lasting impression.
Web Design 1: HTML Instructor: Alla Zakharova This course will teach you the basic steps involved in making a Web page. Learn to write simple codes in HTML, to modify text, make bulleted lists, and insert images. Learn to add functionality to your web pages by inserting external hyperlinks to other sites and creating email tags on your web pages. Learn to read the page source information of other sites on the Internet.