IS&D October 2014 Faculty & Staff Workshops
NOVA Alexandria Instructional Support and Development (IS&D) is offering the following training sessions this month. Please fill in your name and email address and then select which training(s) you are interested in from the drop-down menus. If none of these times work for you, or if you're interested in scheduling a training session for a different tool, please feel free to email us at AL_IS&D@nvcc.edu. We'll be happy to work with you one-on-one!

PLEASE NOTE: ALL workshops will meet in Room AA337 unless noted in the workshop description.  Plan on spending 45 mins to 1 hour in the workshop(s).
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October Workshops
Blackboard 101 with Matt Fox
This workshop will look at Blackboard and how to keep up to date with using the platform for your classes.
Blackboard Adaptive Release with Matt Fox
Blackboard Adaptive Release provides controls to release content to users based on a set of rules provided by the Instructor. The rules may be related to availability, date and time, individual users and user groups (such as course Groups), scores or attempts on any Gradebook item, or review status of another item in the course.  We will explore this unique feature and how you can use to fit your needs.
Blackboard Grade Center with Matt Fox
Looking for a way to keep all your students’ grades organized and easily accessible? Use Blackboard’s built-in Grade Center to store, calculate, and manage grades for your courses! Grade Center also allows students to track their progress through the course using MyGrades. You will learn how to create grading columns and assign weights to different categories for calculating final grades, which can then be automatically sent to the Student Information System (SIS).
Editing your NOVA Faculty WordPress website with Art Lin
NOVA has provided a template for faculty and staff to set up a WordPress-based website. This training will teach you how use the NOVA WordPress template to create your own website. An example can be seen at: http://blogs.nvcc.edu/aanderson/. One benefit of setting up a WordPress-based website is that you can do it without using any web-authoring tool. This training will teach you how to use the NOVA WordPress template to start your own site.
Embracing your Tablet/iPad in instruction with Matt Fox
Learn about some cool apps and features that can help you better use your portable device.
'Flipping' your class with Lori Campbell and Matt Fox
Learn about flipping your class: using short videos (3-5 min) to discuss a topic outside of class and then using class time to address deep level material in an individual or group setting. Flipping consists of active and engaged learners and allows them to apply knowledge they learned during class time.
Google Drive with Matt Fox and Patricia Cooper
Still carry around a 'thumb drive' or a 'USB'? Learn about this FREE tool that faculty have access to that will eliminate the need for those things. Not only that, Google Drive allows you to create documents, presentations, and more, online!
Live Binders with Lori Campbell
Learn about your 3 Ring Binder for the web. Learn how to collect and organize resources and how to best share those with your students.
Office Mix with Kirstin Riddick
Office Mix allows you to turn your PowerPoints into interactive online lessons or presentations.  Find out more about this tool and how it can enhance your instruction.
OneDrive and the Microsoft Suite with Matt Fox
Learn about the Microsoft's cloud storage system 'OneDrive' (with 15GB FREE storage) and how you can you can incorporate Word, Excel, and Powerpoint, with OneDrive, saving your work, anywhere, anytime, from almost any device.
Open Educational Resources (OERs)  Workshop with Matt Fox
Open Educational Resources are freely accessible documents and materials that can be used for teaching, learning or research.  These 2 subject-based workshops will go over resources that are on the internet (for FREE) for you to use in class.  The 2 subject-based workshops will not only show you the resources that are available on the internet, but they will also show you ways you can implement them in your classroom.  
Panopto Lecture Capture with Kirstin Riddick
This workshop will allow us to explore Web 2.0 tools that will enhance your instructional experience inside and out of the classroom.
SMARTboard with Lori Campbell
This workshop will allow you to make your SMARTboard a useful, interactive learning tool in your classroom.  We will go over the basic functions of a SMARTboard, exposure to Notebook software, and how to incorporate the use of the SMARTboard with PowerPoint effectively.
Social Media in the Classroom with Matt Fox
Explore social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest and see how they can enhance your students online and in class experience.
Socrative 2.0 with Lori Campbell
This workshop will introduce you to Socrative 2.0, a tool that will allow you to create just-in-time formative assessments, quizzes, games, and exit tickets that will enable students to participate interactively via any tablet, smart phone, or web-enabled laptop.  This tool is easy to use, guaranteed to get your students involved.
Symbaloo with Lori Campbell
Learn how this Web 2.0 tool can help you organize online resources for you and your students.  Explore the opportunity to share lists of resources to colleagues or students simply by building your 'Symbaloo Web Mix'
Thinglink with Lori Campbell
Looking for an interactive way to create presentations as opposed to the same old PowerPoint?  In this workshop you will learn how to make an interactive clickable presentation.
Turning Point Clickers with Matt Fox
Learn and explore the latest Turning Point clicker technology, with polling with Powerpoint, Anywhere polling, and more.
Using Flip Cams and Video Recorders with Lori Campbell and Matt Fox
Find out about our new Zoom Video Recorders along with the other video recording devices we have for you and your students to use.  
WEBINAR Workshops: EVERY FRIDAY at 10am (VIRTUAL)
The workshops this month will cover: Photoshop, Social Media, OERs/Creative Commons, and Wordprss
YouTube for Uploading with Lori Campbell and Matt Fox
Want to be able to share videos created for projects with your students?  Uploading videos to   YouTube is a quick process from either your mobile device or from your computer. Participate in   the workshop and have your video online in just a few minutes.
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