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Educational Technology Training
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Spring 2012 Training Schedule
Location: Chapman 629/612 (unless otherwise noted)
To register, email mxccdistance@mxcc.commnet.edu with your name, department, and phone number.
More training sessions offered at other Connecticut community colleges can be found in the IITT Course Cart. Click on Launch Course Cart button. Logon with your NetID and password.
Download the Spring 2012 Blackboard Learn Training Schedule (PDF).
SPRING 2012 Blackboard Learn Training
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Transitioning from Blackboard Vista to Blackboard Learn
Prerequisite: prior experience with Blackboard Vista required.
An introduction to new features and functionality of Blackboard Learn: Layout, Course Menu modification, Syllabus, Content Areas, Learning Modules, Content Collection, Communication Tools.
Download Handout: PDF
Distance Education Course Design: Guidelines for Student Success (PDF)
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Wednesday, 1/4/12 9:00am-12:00pm
Tuesday, 1/10/12 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Friday, 2/24/12 9:00am - 12:00pm
Friday, 3/2/12 9:00am - 12:00pm
Friday, 3/9/12 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Friday, 3/16/12 9:00am - 12:00pm
Friday, 3/30/12 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Friday, 4/13/12 9:00am - 12:00pm
Friday, 4/20/12 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Friday, 4/27/12 9:00am - 12:00pm
Wednesday, 5/23/12, 9:00am - 12:00pm
Tuesday, 6/5/12, 9:00 am - 12:00pm
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Work with Your Migrated Course in Blackboard Learn
Prerequisite: have attended a Blackboard Learn Transition workshop and received a confirmation that your courses have been migrated to Blackboard Learn.
An overview of the most common migration issues and working on your own migrated course.
Download Handout: PDF
Distance Education Course Design: Guidelines for Student Success (PDF)
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Thursday, 1/5/12 9:30am - 12:00pm
Friday, 3/16/12 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Friday, 3/30/12 10:00am - 12:00pm
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Migrated Courses & Online Teaching Tools
For faculty teaching online/hybrid courses. Prerequisite: have attended a Blackboard Learn Transition workshop and received a confirmation that your courses have been migrated to Blackboard Learn.
An overview of the most common migration issues and online teaching tools including announcement, internal mail, discussions, assignments, grade center, tests, early warning system, tracking report, etc.
Distance Education Course Design: Guidelines for Student Success (PDF)
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Friday, 4/13/12 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Friday, 4/20/12 9:00am - 12:00pm
Friday, 4/27/12 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Wednesday, 5/23/12 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Tuesday, 6/5/12 1:00pm - 4:00pm |
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These courses are offered on an appointment basis.
Please contact MxCC Distance at 860-343-5756 or mxccdistance@mxcc.commnet.edu to schedule.
COURSE
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Getting Started with Blackboard Vista
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This session is for faculty who would like to know basics of Blackboard Vista. The session will cover communication tools, mail, calendar, announcement, and discussions. An overview of how to organize files in a folder or a learning module will be discussed and practiced. Since Blackboard Vista will be upgraded to Blackboard Learn Fall 2012, we will not provide Blackboard Vista training. New faculty may refer to the handout for how to upload your syllabus and other files.
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If you would like to learn more about Blackboard Vista, contact mxccdistance@mxcc.commnet.edu for an appointment.
This session is for faculty who have taken Getting Started with Blackboard Vista and would like to do more with Blackboard Vista. It will review how to organize content such as notes or handouts. Learning how to use Gradebook and Assignments (dropboxes) will be a major focus. Instructions on commonly used features can be found at How To Documents.
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Transitioning to Microsoft Office 2007
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This session will provide current users of the Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint applications with a general overview and introduction to the new Office interface. Download Handout: PPT or PDF
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Microsoft Excel 2007
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Learn the basics of using this spreadsheet application. Calculations, sorting and simple record-keeping will be addressed. Simple graphs and charts created on the data in the spreadsheet will be learned. Download Handout : PPT or PDF
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Microsoft Outlook 2007 Basics
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Basic features of MS Outlook: folders, email, calendar, contacts, distribution list, tasks, notes, personal folder, Web Outlook, etc. Download Handout : PPT or PDF
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Microsoft PowerPoint 2007
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This session will introduce new users to PowerPoint 2007. Learn how to create slide shows and use PowerPoint effectively for teaching and presentations. Download Handout: PDF
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Disclaimer:
The workshop handouts are created by the Distance Learning department at Middlesex Community College. Use of any document without permission is strictly prohibited.
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