Training Schedule

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Training Registration

All sessions will be held in the Ryan C. Harris Learning Teaching Center. Please complete this form to register for a training session. Complete the training registration form

Session Descriptions

ISIDORE 101 – A HANDS-ON WORKSHOP

Are you ready to take your class online or supplement your classroom activities with Isidore? This one hour starter session will introduce users to Isidore, the campus learning management system, and cover the basics for getting started. Users that are new to the system are strongly encourage to complete this session before taking the Isidore 201 session.

ISIDORE 201 – A HANDS-ON WORKSHOP

Once you’ve learned the basics through the Isidore 101 training session you’ll want to move onto this class to learn how to make use of some of the more useful tools in the system - including the Assignments Drop box, online Gradebook, and Discussion Forums tools.

TEACHING VIRTUALLY WITH COLLABORATE

Collaborate, previously named Elluminate, is a synchronous online learning and collaboration tool. Students join a virtual classroom, interact, following PowerPoints, annotate a whiteboard, poll the class, and chat through computer audio. Could this work for your class? Come and find out.

BOOSTING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT WITH CLICKERS

Are you tired of waiting until exam day to see how much your students are learning? Student Response Systems (SRS), or “clickers”, are becoming standard equipment in many college classrooms. These handy tools allow instructors to get instantaneous feedback through electronic polling from a large audience. Come try them out for yourself and hear who’s already using them on campus.

E-LEARNING UPDATE & IDEA EXCHANGE

What is the E-Learning Lab up to and how do we decide what to work on? What updates can I expect to be in the next Isidore release? The E-Learning Lab will use these meetings to come together with faculty, discuss future plans, and find out where improvements can be made. It’s important that faculty (and through them, their students) are involved in the future planning process.

GRADING WITH ELECTRONIC RUBRICS IN ISIDORE

The E-Learning Lab has recently added a new feature to the Isidore ‘Assignments’ tool that allows instructors to grade assignments with customized electronic rubrics. The E-Learning Lab will work with you to translate your rubric into a web-enabled form for quick score and comment entry. The session will demonstrate the use of this feature and discuss how faculty can begin using it in their classes.

ADDING AUDIO & VIDEO TO YOUR ONLINE COURSE

Are you looking to add some personality to your online course? Do you want to engage your students with different types of multimedia? If you want to learn how you can enhance your course with audio and video, come to this session and learn some creative ways to use podcasts and videos inside of various Isidore tools.

GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH ISIDORE'S GRADEBOOK TOOLS

You most likely know that you can keep track of grades for assignments and assessments submitted through Isidore by using the Gradebook tools within the system. Did you know that you can also enter grades for assignments completed outside of Isidore? Come to this session to learn the differences between the two Gradebook tools and how to configure the Gradebook tools for your class.

CREATING AND DELIVERING ONLINE EXAMS WITH ISIDORE

Have you wanted to offer an online exam but have been reluctant to do so? Offering exams online is a great way to save class time for other activities. During this session we’ll go over all details and concerns regarding online testing. You’ll learn how to build your exams in Isidore as well as how to configure the feedback and scores for students.