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Elluminate Training- Coggin College of Business
Date: Monday, October 5, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Building 42 (Coggin College of Business)
Participants learn how to use basic features of Elluminate, including chat, whiteboard tools, breakout rooms, recording, and audio/video permissions. Blackboard integration and session creation are also covered. Best practices for online sessions are addressed throughout.
RSVP: Closed Session
Group Tools in Blackboard
Date: Friday, October 9, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Location: Building 57 (College of Education), Room 2520
This session provides an overview of the tools in Blackboard to support group and team work. Participants learn to set up and manage groups, discuss tools and strategies for collecting assignments, and explore the Blackboard Wiki tool for collaborative projects.
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What’s so Cool about Flip Cameras?
Date: Friday, October 16, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Location: Building 12 (Carpenter Library), Room 2115
A Flip is a small and inexpensive digital video camera. They are extremely easy to operate, making it simple to edit and upload video to You Tube or other sites. The Flip connects directly to a computer through a built-in USB connector and can record up to 60 minutes of good-quality video. CIRT has Flip cameras available for checkout to faculty. In this session, effective instructional uses are discussed, and participants learn how to operate the camera and publish videos.
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Blackboard 9 New Features
Date: Friday, October 23, 10 – 11:30 am
Location: Building 57 (College of Education), Room 2520
Learn about the new features in Blackboard, starting with a new and improved interface. Instructors will also find better tools for managing groups, including group assignments, a new gradebook, and notification options for users.
RSVP to cirtevents@unf.edu
Blackboard Grade Center
Date: Friday, October 23, 1:30 – 3 pm
Location: Building 57 (College of Education), Room 2520
This hands-on workshop provides an overview of the features in the all-new Grade Center, which replaces the gradebook in Blackboard. Participants learn about options for successfully managing student grades, including assignments, calculated columns, dropping lowest grade, and smart views.
RSVP to cirtevents@unf.edu
Elluminate Training- School of Computing
Date: Wednesday, October 28th , 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Building 15 (Mathews Computer Science Bldg), Room 3124
Participants learn how to use basic features of Elluminate, including chat, whiteboard tools, breakout rooms, recording, and audio/video permissions. Blackboard integration and session creation are also covered. Best practices for online sessions are addressed throughout.
RSVP: Closed Session
Group Tools in Blackboard
Date: Friday, November 6, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Location: Building 57 (College of Education), Room 2520
This session provides an overview of the tools in Blackboard to support group and team work. Participants learn to set up and manage groups, discuss tools and strategies for collecting assignments, and explore the Blackboard Wiki tool for collaborative projects.
RSVP to cirtevents@unf.edu
Infographics for Publication
Date: Friday, November 13, 10 – 11 am
Location: Building 1 (J. Daniel Hall), Room 2600 (AA Conf Room)
Do you want your publications to have better visual impact? Do you want your figures to communicate more information and do it effectively? Wikipedia defines infographics as "…visual representations of information, data or knowledge. These graphics are used where complex information needs to be explained quickly and clearly, such as in signs, maps, journalism, technical writing, and education." In this session participants see examples of infographics used in publications like Nature and Time, and discuss the effective use and merits of infographics. An overview is given of available resources for faculty who would like to create infographics for their publications and presentations.
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Elluminate Training, Part II
Date: Friday, November 13, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Location: Building 57 (College of Education), Room 2520
Participants learn about advanced features of Elluminate, including polling, application sharing, web tours, file transfer, multimedia content, and quizzes. Elluminate Plan! is also covered. Plan! is a standalone desktop application that enables the instructor to prepare the content of an Elluminate Live! session ahead of time and then automate the actions within a session. Best practices for online sessions are addressed throughout.
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Making Groups Work: Technology and Cooperative Learning
A CIRT-OFE Cooperative Event
Wednesday, November 18th, 1:30 – 2:30 pm
Location: Building 57 (College of Education), Room 1210
One benefit of group assignments is that they require students to work in much the same way that they will be working outside of the college environment. Coordinating and managing these assignments among students can be a significant challenge to the teacher and students alike. In this session, Deb Miller, Director of the Center for Instruction and Research Technology (CIRT), will provide examples of how to use practical technology solutions for managing group assignments. Some of the tools discussed will include Wikis and the Group Collaboration area in Blackboard.
RSVP to ofe@unf.edu
Blackboard 101 for Professors
Date: Monday, December 14, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: Building 51 (Social Sciences), Room 1201
This hands-on workshop is designed for instructors teaching term-based courses, whether enhanced, hybrid, or distance. The session provides the basics of setting up and customizing courses, creating and managing content, and using course tools such as e-mail and announcements to communicate with students. Best practices for effective instruction are addressed throughout.
RSVP to cirtevents@unf.edu
Blackboard 9 New Features
Date: Tuesday, December 15th , 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Location: Building 51 (Social Sciences), Room 1201
Learn about the new features in Blackboard, starting with a new and improved interface. Instructors will also find better tools for managing groups, including group assignments, a new gradebook, and notification options for users.
RSVP to cirtevents@unf.edu
Blackboard Grade Center
Date: Tuesday, December 15th, 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: Building 51 (Social Sciences), Room 1201
This hands-on workshop provides an overview of the features in the all-new Grade Center, which replaces the gradebook in Blackboard. Participants learn about options for successfully managing student grades, including assignments, calculated columns, dropping lowest grade, and smart views.
RSVP to cirtevents@unf.edu
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