FITS Fall Workshop
Contributed by Michael Gough and Dave Berque
This year’s FITS fall workshop will be on Saturday, November 17th from 8:30 to 2:00 in the Julian lab spaces on the first floor of Julian. We will have two different tracks, Tablet PCs and Moodle, running simultaneously. A continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. See descriptions of each track below. We ask that you sign up for only one track. To register, click on one of the links at the bottom of the article.
Tablet PC Track:
Participants will explore the ways Tablet PCs (essentially laptops with pens) can be used to support teaching and learning. Specific applications will include (a) using a digital pen to annotate student work and other material using Word, (b) using a digital pen together with standard tools such as PowerPoint to make classroom presentations more spontaneous, (c) using DyKnow classroom collaboration and notetaking software to engage students, and (d) using LectureScribe to make electronic answer keys. We will devote a significant amount of time to discussing the pedagogical implications of using pen-based computing. In addition, participants will be encouraged to bring electronic versions of papers that they need to grade (there will be time to get some grading done during the workshop) and/or electronic copies of professional reading they need to do, and/or classroom material they need to prepare. More details will be provided to workshop registrants.
Moodle Track
Faculty members will learn how different Moodle features could best meet their course needs while gaining hands on experience creating their course(s). Breakout sessions on popular topics will focus on the pedagogical uses of Moodle’s features and give a brief technical overview on how to use them. Participants should come with a goal for how they would like their course set up. Lots of time will be devoted toward individual course building and one-on-one support. By the end of the workshop, participants should feel comfortable enough with Moodle to meet the needs of their course goal. To register, click on the link below to take our short pre-registration survey. This will help us identify what features to focus on.
Register for the Tablet PC track