May Professional Development

Workshops brought to you by the Office of Electronic Learning & Global Engagement.

Online Workshops via WebEx

To register, go to nsula.webex.com. Attendees are encouraged to have a working microphone to fully benefit from the sessions.

 

Webex Personal Room

Your Webex Personal Room is a valuable tool for engaging with online students. In this workshop, you will learn how to open and run your personal room either as a one-on-one meeting option as well as an open office for online classes. You will also be introduced to some unique features of the room that are different from the standard training sessions.

Monday, May 4, 10 – 11 am

Friday, May 15, 10 – 11 am

 

Managing Your Gradebook: Finals Edition

We have reached the end of the semester and you need your gradebook ready for the end. Learn how to make sure your gradebook is calculating your final grades correctly and be able to export a copy when your grades are finished.

Monday, May 4, 2 – 3 pm

Tuesday, May 5, 10 – 11 am

Thursday, May 7, 2 – 3 pm

 

Accessible Documents

Accessibility has become a hot topic in online education and is now a required element of a course reviewed using the Quality Matter standards. Join us in this workshop and you will learn how to create accessible documents in Word and Adobe Acrobat. We will also cover some accessible elements within Moodle.

Wednesday, May 6, 10 – 11 am

Tuesday, May 26, 10 – 11 am

 

Course Overview & Introduction

The Course Overview area is the first part of the course that the students will see, but probably the last thing you will create.  In this workshop, we will discuss the items that should be included within a Course Overview area to effectively orient your students in your course.  This workshop is part of our Master Course Creator series.  In order to earn the related badge for attendance, you will be asked to complete an assignment related to the content.

Thursday, May 7, 10 – 11 am

Wednesday, May 27, 2 – 3 pm

 

Stream

Stream is the video library system available through Office365. Learn how to upload videos to your library, add interactivity, share with your courses, and caption your video content.

Tuesday, May 12, 10 – 11 am

Thursday, May 21, 2 – 3 pm

Friday, May 29, 10 – 11 am

 

Excel Fundamentals

This workshop is an introduction to Excel components. Learn about creating and navigating worksheets, entering text, dates and numbers, selecting cells, entering formulas, and much more.

Wednesday, May 13, 10 – 11:30 am

 

PowerPoint Recording

Would you like an easy (and free) tool to make your lecture presentations more engaging to your students?  PowerPoint is now equipped with valuable tools to record lectures, and add video and interactive content, such as quiz questions or web sites, to any presentation.  In this workshop, you will learn how to record using PowerPoint.

Wednesday, May 13, 10 – 11 am

Tuesday, May 19, 2 – 3 pm

 

Moodle Fundamentals

This workshop is 1.5 hours in length. In this workshop, we will cover the breadth of available options within the LMS and demonstrate the basic tools needed for implementing a Moodle course. For more information on Moodle, visit the Electronic Learning Professional Development Website.

Thursday, May 14, 10 – 11:30 am

Thursday, May 14, 2 – 3:30 pm

Wednesday, May 27, 10 – 11:30 am

 

 

 

Creating Quizzes in Moodle

Create different types of questions for variety and interactivity in your exams; Setup your quizzes to be administered easily and efficiently. See how to review the results of your student and manage their participation within quizzes.

Thursday, May 28, 10 – 11:30 am

 

 

To register for courses via WebEx:

  1. Go to nsula.webex.com and sign in.
  2. Click on the Webex Training menu item on the bottom left of the page.
  3. In the left-hand menu, beneath Attend a Session, click List of Sessions.
  4. Click the Upcoming tab to see a list of the sessions with the date and times, click Register next to the one you would like to attend.
  5. Complete the registration.

You will receive an email confirmation after you have registered with the link you will use to join the session. To cancel your registration, click the link at the bottom of the registration email.

 

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