WebEx Personal Room
Thursday, February 2nd, 2 – 3 pm
Wednesday, February 15th, 2 – 3 pm
Your WebEx Personal Room is a valuable tool for engaging with online students. In this workshop, we will cover how to open and run your personal room both as a one-on-one meeting option as well as an open office for online classes. We will also be highlighting some new and unique features of the room that are different from the standard training sessions.

Video Best Practices
Monday, February 6th, 3 – 4 pm
Tuesday, February 21st, 2 – 3 pm
This workshop will provide an introduction to creating video content for your courses, including best practices for getting started. We will also cover using VIC (Video Integrated Content) to connect these videos with your Moodle shells. VIC is a library that holds all of your videos in one easy-to-use place. If you want to enrich your classes with videos, this workshop is for you!

Moodle to the Max
Tuesday, February 7th, 2 – 3 pm
Wednesday, February 15th, 10 – 11 am
This workshop will demonstrate how to create quizzes using the new features within Moodle 2.5. Want to take your online class to the next level? Join us as we provide tips and tricks that will enhance your Moodle experience. Go beyond the basics of what you know about Moodle. From reporting to media enhancements to specific tools to manage your class efficiently, this course is all about the options that will make you a better online instructor.

Sway
Wednesday, February 8th, 2 – 3 pm
Sway is an online interactive tool integrated into the Office 365 suite. You have seen this tool in action, used in newsletter form for the Tech Toolbox. Now learn how you can use Sway to create presentations, newsletters, and more for you students and courses!

WebEx Basics
Friday, February 10th, 9 – 11 am
We have combined the basics of WebEx with the scheduling of WebEx sessions into one training. Learn the basics of participating in a WebEx session and what it takes to host training of your own. We will then go over how to schedule a training sessions and accessing the reports generated by WebEx.

WebEx Q&A
Friday, February 17th, 9 – 10 am
If you have used WebEx but still have questions, this is the workshop for you. Laura and Emily will be answering all of your burning questions, and the floor will be available to share ideas you have about WebEx as a tool with your colleagues. Topics will range from basic to advanced. Bring your questions and join the discussion!

Finding Online Resources
Monday, February 20th, 2 – 3 pm
The internet is an endless source of information that can be overwhelming. We will discuss how to find valuable quality resources for your courses. This workshop will be tailored to the needs of the attendees and their specific disciplines.

Creating Quizzes in Moodle
Tuesday, February 21st, 10 – 11:30 am
This workshop will demonstrate how to create quizzes using the features within Moodle 2.5.

Microsoft Word Styles
Thursday, February 23rd, 2 – 3 pm
Microsoft Word styles enable you to easily format your documents. Icons denote Title, Heading, and Body fonts, colors and sizes. Using Styles will produce a document that aligns with ADA, making it easy for all learners to absorb the information. Change the look of your documents or add a table of contents with just a few clicks.

Moodle Troubleshooter’s Class
Thursday, February 23rd, 2 – 3 pm
Ever had a question about how to do something in Moodle but were afraid to ask? Can’t figure how to do something in Moodle? This workshop is here for you. This workshop is for people to bring in questions and curiosities about Moodle and have them answered with detail and demonstration. No outline, nothing planned. Just one hour for you to get those bothering Moodle questions answered.

All available courses offered via WebEx are listed at nsula.webex.com. Click on the ‘Upcoming’ tab to view courses, then click ‘Register’ next to the one you would like to attend. After completing registration, you will receive an email confirmation from WebEx.

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