Workshops

 

These are the FSI workshops being offered this year. To view a description of a workshop as well as more about the intended audience for that workshop, click on the title of the workshop. Click on a presenter's name to learn more about the presenter.

It is highly recommended that participants read carefully the workshop descriptions, which include more detailed information about the intended audience for each session.

Tuesday 5/17
1:30-3:15

Blackboard Basics

Scheidenhelm & Rhode

 

Beginning WebCT Campus Edition

Dunn & Greer

Building a Basic Illinois Compass Course (WebCT Vista)

Weiss

Gaining Control of Your Web Pages

Runquist

Cheating on the Web: Catching up with your Students

Yfantis & Bilansky

Introduction to Powerpoint

Witte, O'Rourke & Duff

Tuesday 5/17
3:45-5:30

Blackboard Basics II: The Instructor’s View

Scheidenhelm & Rhode

Using WebCT Campus Edition to Enhance Communication with Your Students

Vandever

Online Assignments: Faster, Frequent Feedback in Illinois Compass (WebCT Vista)

Yfantis

Creating Web Templates Using Dreamweaver and Photoshop

Runquist

Short Focused Tutorials

Cabrera

Improving Powerpoint Lectures

Witte & O'Rourke

Wednesday 5/18
1:30-3:15

Blackboard III: Mosaic of Advanced Course
Management Skills

Vandever & Scheidenhelm

The Online Student Experience PART I: Course Communication

Greer & Dunn

Creating Custom Textbooks in Illinois Compass (WebCT Vista)

Bilansky

Adobe Photoshop for the Web I

Runquist

Introduction to Streaming Media: Real, QuickTime and Windows Media

Cabrera

When Google Doesn't Find It: Web Search Strategies for the Classroom

Rhode

Wednesday 5/18
3:45-5:30

Introduction to the Blackboard Content System

Vandever

The Online Student Experience PART II: Content & Assessment

Greer & Dunn

Before, During, and After the Lecture: Use of Online Discussions in Illinois Compass (WebCT Vista)

Baird

Adobe Photoshop for the Web II

Runquist

The Basics of Digital Audio in Documents and in Your CMS

Langlois

Building Academic Communities Using Online Discussion

Scheidenhelm & Rhode

Thursday 5/19
1:30-3:15

Designing Instruction for the Web: Building a Framework

Greer

Managing Your Course Content in WebCT Campus Edition 4.1

Vandever

Are the Students Getting It?: Using Surveys, Self-Tests, and Quizzes in Illinois Compass (WebCT Vista)

Mills

Creating FLASH Animation Objects for the Classroom and Internet in a Swish, Without FLASH

Stowell

The Basics of Digital Images in Documents and in Your CMS

Langlois

Teaching with the Smart Podium

Cabrera, Rhode, & Scheidenhelm

Thursday 5/19
3:45-5:30

Preparing Students for the Virtual Classroom Experience

Scheidenhelm

Building Online Tests with Respondus

Dunn & Greer

Creating a Custom Illinois Compass Course Web Site (WebCT Vista)

Bilansky

Introduction to Macromedia Fireworks

Rhode

Creating Instructional Games in PowerPoint

Anthony Piña

Exploring Blogs, Wikis and Podcasts

Witte, Baird, Grohen & Riismandel