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MAY 24 FRI |
Tips, Tricks, and What's Coming in Moodle
- 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
If you've been using Moodle for a few months or a few years, this team-based workshop will help you get the most out of Moodle; includes hidden features, efficiency tricks, and a preview of upcoming new features.
- Open to: Faculty
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MAY 28 TUE |
Building a New Moodle Course
- 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
In this workshop, you will learn the basics of building a course Web site using Moodle. Instructors will be introduced to basic navigation, learn how to configure course settings, and practice adding content and activities to a Moodle course. This workshop provides a good foundation for further exploration.
Prerequisite: Must be a teacher or a TA with course-designer access in Moodle.
- Open to: Faculty
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MAY 28 TUE |
Moodle Course Design
- 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
What questions do you get from students most often? What do you want your Moodle class to do for you? This workshop takes you through the hands-on process of planning a Moodle course so that when you build it (or rework it) it will support your teaching goals effectively. Topics include: choosing the right theme, organizing sections, labeling links, providing clear instructions, and much more.
Prerequisite: Must be a teacher or a TA with course-designer access in Moodle.
- Open to: Faculty
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MAY 29 WED |
Moodle Course Design
- 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
What questions do you get from students most often? What do you want your Moodle class to do for you? This workshop takes you through the hands-on process of planning a Moodle course so that when you build it (or rework it) it will support your teaching goals effectively. Topics include: choosing the right theme, organizing sections, labeling links, providing clear instructions, and much more.
Prerequisite: Must be a teacher or a TA with course-designer access in Moodle.
- Open to: Faculty
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MAY 29 WED |
Building a New Moodle Course
- 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
In this workshop, you will learn the basics of building a course Web site using Moodle. Instructors will be introduced to basic navigation, learn how to configure course settings, and practice adding content and activities to a Moodle course. This workshop provides a good foundation for further exploration.
Prerequisite: Must be a teacher or a TA with course-designer access in Moodle.
- Open to: Faculty
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MAY 30 THU |
Quizzing in Moodle
- 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
This hands-on workshop covers the how-to of creating quizzes and question banks, as well as practical advice for handling testing accommodation requests.
Prerequisite: Designer-level access to an active course on the Moodle server and prior experience with Moodle (workshop or consultation.)
- Open to: Faculty
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MAY 30 THU |
Individual Student Work in Moodle
- 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Moodle offers a number of ways for you to collect and give feedback on individual student work. This overview workshop will provide advice on which tools are most appropriate for your teaching goals. Tools covered in this workshop include Assignments, Turnitin Assignment, and more.
Prerequisite: Designer-level access to an active course on the Moodle server and prior experience with Moodle (workshop or consultation.)
- Open to: Faculty
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MAY 31 FRI |
Tips, Tricks, and What's Coming in Moodle
- 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
If you've been using Moodle for a few months or a few years, this team-based workshop will help you get the most out of Moodle; includes hidden features, efficiency tricks, and a preview of upcoming new features.
- Open to: Faculty
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JUN 03 MON |
Effective Presentation Design
- 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
How many times have you had a "Death by PowerPoint" experience? You can easily avoid common mistakes that result in dull or ineffective presentations by following a few simple design principles. In this seminar, we will discuss the basics of effective slide design and offer practical tips for creating presentations that support an active learning environment.
- Open to: Faculty
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JUN 04 TUE |
Screencasting with Camtasia (Windows)
- 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Record a lecture presentation, narrated tutorial, or a software demonstration and then post the resulting "screencast" on your Moodle course or class website. In this hands-on workshop we will use Camtasia. We will also discuss the different ways screencasting is being used to enhance classroom and online instruction.
- Open to: Faculty
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