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Introduction to ANGEL 7.3
Facilitated by Susan Halick, James Bender, or John Thommen

Date Time Room
August 25 full TLC 321
September 14 full TLC 321
November 18 9:00 am - 12:00pm TLC 321
September 09 9:00 am - 12:00pm WC U225
This training is designed to help the novice technology user learn how to:
  • Navigate within ANGEL.
  • Add content such as folders, web pages, files, links, and drop boxes for assignments.
  • Communicate with students using announcements, course mail, and discussion forums.

The facilitator will also display a basic ANGEL Gradebook; however, due to the complexity of this task, participants need to attend the "ANGEL Beginning Gradebook" session to learn how to appropriately use this feature. Basic computer skills are required to participate in this session. If you need support in this area, come to the CTE (in TLC 324) during open hours and our service-minded staff will be happy to assist you.

Note: This workshop meets the prerequisite requirement for the "LCC/CTE Teaching Online Certification." It is also highly recommended for faculty who teach face-to-face and wish to use their ANGEL course site(s).

Web conference available if requested in advance.

ANGEL Drop Box plus Microsoft Word Tips
Facilitated by John Thommen

Date Time Room
August 31 full TLC 321
The ANGEL drop box allows instructors to easily manage the task of assigning, collecting, grading and handing back written work. Additionally, using MS Word, instructors can easily comment on and mark up student documents. Ultimately, by using ANGEL and MS Word, the entire process becomes paperless. This training is highly recommended for the instructor who teaches online and will be paced for the experienced ANGEL user. Previous training and/or experience using ANGEL required.

Beginning PowerPoint 2007
Facilitated by Jean Welsh

Date Time Room
September 03 full TLC 321
Learn how to create presentations that can either be viewed in the classroom through an LCD projector or posted to your ANGEL site. In this popular workshop, the facilitator will demonstrate how PowerPoint is used in the academic environment. Participants will...
  • learn how to create attention-grabbing presentation by choosing appropriate backgrounds, adding and modifying text, creating charts and adding slide transitions.
  • search the Web to find related graphics and insert them into a presentation.
  • learn how to replace overused bulleted lists with new PowerPoint 2007 SmartArt.
  • make photos snap with new enhanced 2007 picture tools.

In addition, the facilitator will demonstrate how to use PowerPoint’s many print options to create helpful handouts for your students. This workshop is appropriate for the beginning to advanced technology user.

ANGEL Beginning Gradebook: Points-Based
Facilitated by Susan Halick or James Bender

Date Time Room
September 09 full TLC 321
November 16 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm TLC 321
Come to this session to learn how to set up and use ANGEL’s online gradebook. This training is designed to help the novice ANGEL user learn the basics of a points-based grading scheme in ANGEL. Specifically, participants will learn how to:
  • Create categories and assignments
  • Enter student grades and comments
  • Drop the lowest score
  • Display grades and averages (students only see their own)
  • View, save, and print grades
  • Connect a dropbox, quiz, and discussion forum to the gradebook

If you are already familiar with the ANGEL gradebook, you may want to take the "ANGEL Advanced Gradebook" session. "Introduction to ANGEL" or experience using ANGEL is strongly recommended.

ANGEL HTML Editor
Facilitated by Susan Halick

Date Time Room
September 18 10:00 am - 12:00 pm WC U225
Come to this hands-on session to learn about the tools in ANGEL’s HTML editor, and acquire tips for designing content that is visually appealing to students. HTML knowledge is not required because most of the functions look and perform like Microsoft Word tools. Features include the ability to:
  • Paste directly from Microsoft Word into the HTML editor
  • Link to any other content item within the course
  • Insert graphics and audio links within course content
  • Save and categorize comments for quick insertion in email or other course content areas

This workshop will be paced for the advanced user, but anyone interested in learning more about this feature is welcome. Training and/or experience using ANGEL is strongly recommended.

Instructional Technology Conversations
Facilitated by Experienced Faculty

Date Time Room
September 21 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm TLC 326
October 20 Cancelled TLC 326
November 19 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm TLC 326
September 21st: Online Test Security Tips and Tricks
October 20th: Web and Database Searching Techniques
November 19th: Online Instructor Presence: Adding a Personal Touch

These monthly conversations provide an opportunity to learn what your colleagues are doing to facilitate teaching and learning using technology. We will generally begin with a short presentation followed by a roundtable-like discussion. Everyone is welcome.

ANGEL 7.3 Discussion Forums
Facilitated by John Thommen, Susan Halick, or James Bender

Date Time Room
September 23 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm TLC 321
October 12 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm TLC 321
During this session, features of the Discussion Forum will be addressed such as the:
  • "Nested View" that shows all posts on a single page, including the message body
  • peer rating feature, which allows students to assess the quality of each other’s posts
  • ability to flag important items, mark individual posts as read/unread, and search by author
  • new scoring rubrics feature that can be based on the number and quality of posts
  • ability to save draft posts and/or set release dates for posts

Other new features include soft delete, sticky posts (that move to the top of a thread), block replies on selected posts, and private messages. This session will be paced for the experienced ANGEL user.

Converting Quizzes to Assessments in ANGEL
Facilitated by CTE and eLearning Staff

Date Time Room
September 29 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm TLC 321
Quizzes will no longer function when LCC upgrades to ANGEL 7.4, Summer Semester 2010. The Assessment item in ANGEL will replace the Quiz item. Come to this working session to learn how to convert your quiz to an assessment. Attend the "ANGEL Assessments" workshop for detailed training on how to use assessments in ANGEL. This workshop is appropriate for intermediate to advanced ANGEL users.

ANGEL Teams
Facilitated by John Thommen

Date Time Room
October 01 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm TLC 321
Specifically, this training includes information on how to...
  • create teams for group work,
  • use team access filters for viewing,
  • use the team journal feature in Discussion Forums,
  • create and use teams for specialized criteria such as allowing more time on a quiz, and
  • use team filters in the gradebook, course mail, and reports.

This training is highly recommended for the instructor who teaches online and it will be paced for the experienced ANGEL user. Previous training and/or experience with ANGEL is strongly recommended.

ANGEL Assessments
Facilitated by Susan Halick

Date Time Room
October 07 full TLC 321
Quizzes will no longer function when LCC upgrades to ANGEL 7.4, Summer Semester 2010. The Assessment item in ANGEL will replace the Quiz item and offers greatly enhanced question analysis, more power for analyzing fill-in-the-blank questions, question pooling, enhanced feedback options, mastery learning options, and more. Come to this hands-on session to learn about these features along with the basics of online testing. Participants will also learn how to convert a quiz to an assessment. If time allows, other issues and best practices regarding this topic will be addressed. The "Introduction to ANGEL" CTE workshop and/or experience using ANGEL required.

Facebook 101
Facilitated by Leslie Farris, Susan Halick, and Rebecca Lawson

Date Time Room
October 09 10:00 am - 11:00 am TLC 321
Come to this session to learn what Facebook is all about, why it is so popular, and how it impacts educators. Participants will create a Facebook account, if they don’t already have one, and learn how to configure privacy settings to control access to their profile. This workshop is offered for those who do not use Facebook and wish to attend the session, "Facebook for Educators."

Facebook for Educators
Facilitated by Leslie Farris, Susan Halick, and Rebecca Lawson

Date Time Room
October 09 full TLC 321
So you’ve set up a Facebook account, now what? Should you accept a friend request from a former student? What about a current student? Are there educational benefits? These and other questions will be explored during this session. Applications related to education such as using a Facebook group or page for your class will also be addressed. This workshop is intended for educators who are already using Facebook. If you are new to Facebook, consider taking the session "Facebook 101" in preparation for this topic. This workshop is appropriate for all technology users.

ANGEL Advanced Gradebook
Facilitated by Susan Halick

Date Time Room
October 15 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm TLC 321
Come to this session to learn how to set up and use ANGEL’s online gradebook. This session is intended for the more advanced ANGEL user and/or someone who wishes to use a percentage-based grading scheme. The "ANGEL Beginning Gradebook" session is recommended before taking this workshop. In this session, learn how ANGEL calculates the overall score and average, as well as how to...
  • set up a gradebook based on percentages,
  • sync grades from content items such as a drop box, quiz, or discussion forum,
  • export and import grades using Excel,
  • upload the same grade and/or comments to multiple students at once, and
  • automatically send messages to students who meet a certain grade criteria on any gradebook item.

ANGEL Basics for F2F (Face-to-Face) Classes
Facilitated by Karen Gilluly

Date Time Room
October 22 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm TLC 321
Come to this session to gather tips on how to use ANGEL in your face-to-face (F2F) class. Learn how to:
    navigate through ANGEL,add handouts and links, andcommunicate with students though announcements and course mail.

This workshop is an abbreviated version of the three hour "Introduction to ANGEL" and does not meet the prerequisite for the "LCC/CTE Teaching Online Certification" seminar. This workshop is appropriate for beginning to advanced technology users.

A Faculty Guide to LCC's Student Email System
Facilitated by eLearning Staff and Kyle Matheny

Date Time Room
October 26 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm TLC 321
During the first part of this session, staff members from eLearning will provide an overview of how students, including faculty and staff who are taking classes at LCC, are provided with and given official college communication through their LCC student email account. They will also demonstrate how faculty can send email to their students through Banner or ANGEL course mail. During the second half of this workshop, participants will be shown how student email is accessed and used. This workshop is appropriate for all technology users.

Animations in Word and PowerPoint
Facilitated by John Thommen

Date Time Room
October 28 full TLC 321
Tired of watching words slowly rise on the screen in PowerPoint? Are your PowerPoint presentations currently regulated by the FDA as a narcotic? In the newer versions of PowerPoint, anything that can be placed in a slide can be animated with little effort, adding greatly to the visual impact of the presentation. In this seminar, we will illustrate a basic animation method, and participants will practice some techniques to simulate various multi-step processes. This session will be paced for the experienced Word and PowerPoint user.

Using Jing to Capture Computer Actions with Audio
Facilitated by James Bender

Date Time Room
November 04 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm TLC 321
Are you interested in showing students a recording of your computer screen shots along with audio explanations? In this workshop, you will be introduced to screen capture and audio recording in a variety of modes, including full screen capture, region capture, scroll capture, flash capture, video screen capture, audio capture and more! You will also learn how to save your recordings in several output modes. During this workshop, the facilitator will use the following products; Jing, Screen Cast, and Windows Moviemaker. This workshop is appropriate for intermediate to advanced technology users.

Uploading Test Banks to ANGEL using Respondus
Facilitated by John Thommen

Date Time Room
November 10 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm TLC 321
Respondus allows you to upload tests and surveys to an ANGEL course. Participants will practice installing, setting up, importing existing tests, generating tests, and uploading Respondus test banks to ANGEL. The facilitator will also discuss other alternatives to Respondus that allow the user to upload pre-existing exams to ANGEL. This workshop is most appropriate for the intermediate to advanced ANGEL user and previous experience using quizzes or assessments in ANGEL is recommended.

Fundamentals of a Quality Online Learning Environment
Facilitated by Rebecca Lawson

Date Time Room
November 12 full TLC 321
Current research indicates that specific instructional strategies can greatly increase the quality of online learning, which ultimately affects the learning and retention of students in online courses. During this session, we will explore what some of these techniques are and how they might look in an online classroom. Also, participants will be provided with a checklist to assess their own ANGEL course sites.

Developing Your Teaching/Learning/Service Portfolio:
Hybrid
Facilitated by Sharon Hughes

Date Time Room
September 15 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm TLC 326
In this three-part hybrid workshop, participants will learn what teaching portfolios are, how they are used at LCC, and what is typically included in a portfolio. Upon enrollment in the workshop, participants will be given access to the ANGEL workshop site. Prior to attending each face-to-face session (F2F), participants are expected to access the "Developing Your Teaching/Learning/Service Portfolio" workshop in ANGEL and complete the assignments for each session. During the scheduled face-to-face sessions, participants will have an opportunity to discuss teaching and learning issues relevant to their portfolios, as well as time to review and share their completed portfolio sections. Participants who register for this workshop are automatically enrolled in all three F2F sessions and are strongly encouraged to bring their laptops to each session. To participate in this hybrid workshop, registration is required by Friday, September 11th.

These hyrid workshops consists of three face-to-face sessions that will be held from 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm on the followingdates:

  • September 15th
  • October 6th
  • October 27

The Psychology of Disability, Buddhist Mindfulness of Body, and Their Application within a Positive Psychology Framework
Facilitated by Mark Kelland

Date Time Room
September 15 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm TLC 326
Although there is a long history on the psychology of disability, it has been largely ignored in mainstream psychology courses. Buddhist mindfulness represents an ancient cognitive psychology which teaches acceptance and equanimity. The current emphasis on positive psychology brings these concepts together in fascinating ways.

Writing Your Curriculum Vitae
Facilitated by Sharon Hughes

Date Time Room
September 24 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm TLC 326
October 22 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm TLC 326
In this one-hour workshop, participants will learn what a curriculum vitae is, how it is different from a resume, what typically is and is not included, review some samples, and begin writing their own.

Classroom Observation Training
Facilitated by Michael Nealon or Trudy Chiaravalli

Date Time Room
September 25 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm WC U234
October 07 Cancelled TLC 326
During this interactive session, the facilitator will describe the process for conducting a classroom observation of new faculty. In addition, participants will observe video clips of the facilitator(s) teaching and will practice providing feedback that serves as an opportunity for growth. This session is required of anyone responsible for conducting classroom observations who has not attended previous training. In addition, this workshop would be of benefit to anyone in a mentoring role and/or responsible for giving students’ feedback on presentations.

Advising 101: The Basics of Academic Advising
Facilitated by Nancy Dietrich and Eva Menefee

Date Time Room
October 02 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm WC U234
October 08 10:00 am - 12:00 pm TLC 326
During this workshop, participants will discuss the role academic advising plays in student success and retention. Topics include an overview of academic advising at LCC, the basics of developmental advising, the role of generalists and program advisors, and how to get the most out of an advising session.

Developing Your Teaching/Learning/Service Portfolio:
Part 1
Facilitated by Sharon Hughes

Date Time Room
October 09 10:00 am - 1:00 pm TLC 326
In this interactive, three-hour workshop, participants will learn what teaching portfolios are, how they are used at LCC, and what is typically included in a portfolio. Participants will also begin developing two sections of their portfolio; the teaching/service /learning responsibilities section and the teaching/service/learning philosophy section. Sample portfolios will be available for review. Participants are strongly encouraged to bring their laptops.

It's All in the Handout: Creating Writing Assignment Guide Sheets That Help Students Succeed
Facilitated by Tim Miank

Date Time Room
October 14 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm TLC 326
This workshop will focus on crafting writing assignment handouts to help students produce writing that meets your expectations. The facilitator will provide participants with assignment "templates" students can use for guidance as they write. Participants are invited to bring previous writing assignments, and/or assignments they are developing for feedback from the facilitator, and others, during the workshop.

Advising 102: The ABC's of Core
Facilitated by Nancy Dietrich and Eva Menefee

Date Time Room
October 23 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm WC U234
November 05 10:00 am - 12:00 pm TLC 326
What do students need in order to earn an associates degree at LCC? Topics for this workshop include a review of the five Core general education requirements, including recent changes to the list of approved courses. The do’s and don’ts of substituting Core requirements will also be addressed.

Start to Finish: Aiding Students in Creating a Semester-by-Semester Plan
Facilitated by Pat Cramer, Nancy Dietrich and Eva Menefee

Date Time Room
October 29 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm TLC 326
An Education Development Plan (EDP) is a tool for student success, a map to program completion, and an aid for departmental course planning. This workshop will demonstrate the use of an EDP to guide students in planning each semester’s coursework to accomplish their educational goals. Through case scenarios, participants will have an opportunity to develop an EDP.

Developing Your Teaching/Learning/Service Portfolio:
Part 2
Facilitated by Sharon Hughes

Date Time Room
November 06 10:00 am - 1:00 pm TLC 326
In this interactive, three-hour workshop, participants will share and get feedback about the two sections (teaching/service/learning responsibilities and philosophy) developed as a result of participating in Part I. Additionally, participants will start developing the last three sections of their portfolios: the teaching/service/learning methodologies, appendices, and professional development and plans for improvement. Sample portfolios will be reviewed. Participants are strongly encouraged to bring their laptops and should come prepared to share the first two sections of their portfolios. Please note: Attending "Developing Your Teaching Portfolio: Part I" is required to participate in this session.

How We Say It: Responding to Student Writing
Facilitated by Tim Miank

Date Time Room
November 12 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm TLC 326
If you’d like suggestions for responding to student writing, this workshop should help. The facilitator will provide sample rubrics participants can experiment with during the workshop that might help them focus their comments on student papers. Participants will also practice and discuss strategies for writing the kinds of comments that help students improve their writing.
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