TrainingBytes are 30-60 minute trainings designed to answer common technology questions in the areas of teaching & learning, research, and productivity. All sessions are walk-in and registration is not required, though RSVPs are always appreciated.
Have an idea for a session? Want to share how you are using technology in your course, train your colleagues on your favorite tool, or lead a discussion? We'd love to hear from you!
TrainingBytes Schedule: Summer 2013
| Session | Description | |
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June 5th |
Panopto Coursecast Training
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CourseCast is an easy-to-use program for recording audio, video, and content from your computer.In this session you will sign into your Suffolk CourseCast account, create a folder for your videos on the Suffolk CourseCast website, make a brief recording, and link your recording to one of your Blackboard course sites. |
June 12th |
Getting Started with Blackboard RSVP |
Are you a new instructor? Did you use a different earning management system at another school? Or are you only using Blackboard to post your syllabus and are not sure what else is possible? In this session we will go over a few basics in transitioning more of your course materials and activities to an online space you can use across courses and semesters. |
June 19th |
Introduction to Web Conferencing for F2F Instructors |
This is a discussion of ways you can add a synchronous online component to your face to face (F2F) courses and a brief demonstration of Blackboard Collaborate. Please sign up for a full Collaborate training course if you teach online or are ready to start using Collaborate in your course. |
June 26th |
Creating and Grading Assignments in Blackboard RSVP |
One of the most common questions I get asked is how to use Blackboard as a drop box for student work. In this session we will go over how to create and grade an assignment, as well as look at some other options for having your students submit work via Blackboard, such as the Journal tool. |
July 2nd 1:30-2pm |
Using Blackboard as Your Course Content Repository |
Documents, PowerPoints, videos, images, and web links can all be easily stored in your Blackboard course. Learn how to create an organized library for all your digital content that can be reused across courses and semesters. |
July 23rd 1:30-2:30pm Sawyer 508 |
Panopto Coursecast Training RSVP |
CourseCast is an easy-to-use program for recording audio, video, and content from your computer.In this session you will sign into your Suffolk CourseCast account, create a folder for your videos on the Suffolk CourseCast website, make a brief recording, and link your recording to one of your Blackboard course sites. We will also discuss ideas for how you can incorporate Panopto videos into your courses. |
July 30th 11-11:30am Sawyer 508 |
Creating Groups and Assigning Group Work in Blackboard | |
July 31st 11-11:30am Sawyer 508 |
Introduction to Web Conferencing |
This is a discussion of ways you can add a synchronous online component to your face to face (F2F) courses and a brief demonstration of Blackboard Collaborate. Please sign up for the Collaborate training course if you teach online or are ready to start using Collaborate in your course. The next Collaborate course will be offered in early August and will consist of two hour-long live online classes as well as asynchronous online content. |
August 15th 1-2pm Sawyer 508 | Panopto CourseCast Training Please RSVP as soon as possible so that we can enable your Panopto account before the session. |
CourseCast is an easy-to-use program for recording audio, video, and content from your computer. In this session you will sign into your Suffolk CourseCast account, create a folder for your videos on the Suffolk CourseCast website, make a brief recording, and link your recording to one of your Blackboard course sites. We will also discuss ideas for how you can incorporate Panopto videos into your courses. |
Sawyer 522