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TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOPS AT-A-GLANCE

We are pleased to inform you that we have posted our Summer 2008 Technology Training workshops schedule. One of the goals of our department is to support the instructional and application training needs of Faculty, Staff, and Administrators. If our current workshops do not meet your immediate need, please contact us at
training@fordham.edu

Please click here to view our current training schedule and register for classes

SELECT A SUBJECT TO BROWSE TRAINING TOPICS
·          Teaching and Research
·          Productivity Tools
·          One-on-One Training
·          Web 2.0
·          Special Request Group Training

TEACHING AND RESEARCH 
Endnote:
 
Developing a Personal Library of References; Creating and Formatting Citations for Papers and Publications.
Online Content Creation:
Screen Recording; Interactive Slideshows; Recording and Editing Lectures for Online 
SMART Board Notebook:
Advanced notebook tools to enhance your presentations and use of the SMART interactive whiteboard.
 
PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS
MS Word:
Creating and Formatting a Document; Tracking and Reviewing for Grading Papers; Document Customization and Page Setup; Mail Merge, Envelopes and Labels.
MS Excel:
Creating and Formatting a Spreadsheet; Fundamentals of Formulas; More Formatting and Formulas; Creating Charts and Databases; Templates, Macros, and Security; Goal Seek, Solver and PivotTables
MS Access:
Planning and Creating a Database; Creating and Customizing Tables; Creating Queries, Forms and Reports; Designing Action Queries; Designing Custom Forms and Reports; Pivot Tables, Pivot Charts and Expressions. 
PowerPoint:
Using special effects and animations in PowerPoint
 
WEB 2.0
Social Networking:
Integrating social networking into teaching and learning framework.
Google Documents:
Create, share, and collaborate on on-line documents.
Social Bookmarking:
New ways of organizing information and categorizing resources. The creator of a social bookmark assigns tags to each resource, resulting in a user-directed, “amateur” method of classifying information.
Wiki:
Create an on-line learning community for communication, collaboration, and publishing.
  
GRAPHICS, PUBLISHING AND WEB DESIGN
MS Publisher:
Creating Professional-Looking Newsletters, Brochures, Business Cards, and Web Sites.
Digital Photography & Photoshop:
Interface and Basic Tools; Creating and Editing Images; Layers and Advanced Tools; Advanced Photo Editing Techniques.
HTML:
Basic Level Introduction to HTML; Creating a Basic Webpage Using Nothing Other Than a No Frills Text Editor Like Notepad.
Dreamweaver:
Exploring the Dreamweaver Environment; Working with Graphics and Links; Tables and Cascading Style Sheets; Using Templates to Design Web Pages.
Flash:
Introduction of the animating and story telling aspects of Flash and the core skill that is needed to create a Flash project.
 
ONE-ON-ONE TRAINING SESSIONS
To schedule a one-an-one sessions, please send an email to: traininq@fordham.edu or contact your closest Faculty Technology Center: http://www.fordham.edu/ftc
 
Lotus Notes:
Fordham's Faculty and Staff e-mail system.
WAVES:
Fordham's Web Content Management System for building and maintaining your department webpage within the Fordham Website.
Blackboard:
Fordham's Online Course Management System.
On-line Plagiarism Detection Tools:
Turnitin and Safe Assign.
Online Survey Tools:
Foresight,Survey Support
Microsoft Windows:
Working with Windows; File Management, Customizing Taskbar and Desktop; Adding Shortcuts to the Desktop; Maintenance and Troubleshooting; Getting Help by Content.
Mac OS X:
Basic features of MacOS X including the Desktop, the Dock; Organizing Files and Folders; Working with Macintosh windows; Applications; Connecting to Printers and Other Computers.
Smartboard:
Smart Board Basics; Creating and Editing Documents with Notebook. Tutorial on Smart Podiums: Personalized Instructions on how to use the podiums in our Smart Classrooms.
Podcasting:
Delivering audio and visual content to iPod and other portable media players. 
 
SPECIAL REQUEST GROUP TRAINING
Is there some training you would like us to provide to a group of faculty or staff? We would be happy to accommodate your request. Contact us at traininq@fordham.edu
SPSS training is also available by special request.
Coming soon ITAC will introduce a range of computer based training (CBT) courses for MS Office productivity tools, e.g, Access and Excel.


For additional information, please e-mail training@fordham.edu

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