Fall 2018 Training Opportunities
Below are planned training opportunities for Fall 2018 that are being led by various Instructional Technologists. Many of these sessions developed out of our Learn60 summer program
2018 New Faculty Technology Orientation Registration
The Instructional Technology Group offers new faculty members opportunities for a technology orientation. Come meet us and get a 30,000 foot overview of technology the WFU way. Do I really have to change my password every 6 months? What’s a Bridge? What happens if I […]
2018 Learn60
We asked. You responded. We provided. Join us to learn about a variety of topics you requested. Media Tools – including Photoshop, Illustrator, Camtasia, and Video Captioning to improve accessibility Collaboration & Data Collection – Office 365 vs Google tools, Qualtrics vs Google Forms […]
2017 New Faculty Hires
If you are a new faculty member hired by the College for the 2017-18 academic year, this message is for you. Register now for a 2017 New Faculty Technology Orientation session. Instructional Technology group members will be offering three sessions of New Faculty Technology Orientation […]
Faculty-Centered Conferences on Technology
Conferences, Un-Conferences and Consortiums Instructional Technology staff have found their attendance at the following faculty-centered conferences to be extremely valuable. Faculty who wish to expand their knowledge and skills in the area of instructional technology will also find these conferences valuable as they begin their […]
Lightboard Workshop – April 5th
Engaging Students with Lightboard Videos Wednesday, April 5th, 2017 • 3:30pm – 4:45pm With Sarah McCorkle and Todd McFall During this workshop, we will discuss how to plan effective online videos, actively engage students when video content is assigned, and model Lightboard presentation techniques. […]
Accounts Compromised
Phishing emails have become very convincing (even to techies) and are getting much harder to spot. More and more people are falling for these devious plots to steal personal information. There can be serious ramifications when your account is compromised, up to and including Identity Theft. One […]
Qualtrics Insight Platform – Basic Training Classes
If you are new to Qualtrics , we are offering an introduction to using their new Insight Platform. We will focus on creating and building a survey utilizing basic and intermediate techniques (Logics, Triggers, Validation, Quotas). We will discuss distributing your survey using anonymous links, email, […]
Engaging Students on Snow Days
Faculty often lose class days due to university closure and/or delay during the first part of Spring semester. Students enrolled in a first-half of spring semester course are most often impacted. When classes are cancelled right before an exam or major project, you might consider […]
Sakai Workshops
The Learning Management System Team invites faculty to attend the following workshops on Sakai LMS and accompanying tools. Please visit the PDC website for dates, times and registration: pdc.wfu.edu/?q=sakai Introduction to Sakai This hands-on workshop includes navigation of Sakai, creating a new […]
