WORKSHOPS, NEWSLETTERS AND INFORMATION

Workshops Sponsored by Academic Computing

• AUGUST "FACULTY DAYS" WORKSHOPS
  Contact Richard Bowman ( rbowman@bridgewater.edu ) if you want to attend any of these workshops.

  1. "Constructing Web-enhanced Courses Using BC's On-line Resources"

  Wednesday, August 23, 1:30 AM -3:30 PM
  MCK 226

  An orientation to the educational technology available for use with Bridgewater College courses. Tutorials and ideas for using the wide variety of on-line resources available will be presented. Participants can pick from on-line response forms, on-line quizzes, synchronous communication using the BC-MOO, threaded discussions on the BC-BBS, and more.

  2. "Introduction to Web Authoring for Professors"

  Thursday, August 24, 8:30-10:30 AM
  MCK 226

  This workshop is designed for instructors who have never, or at least not recently, made a web page. Using FrontPage 2003, participants will make a personal professional web page or a beginning web site for a course employing text, graphics and links to other web pages.

  3. "Making On-line Quizzes with JS Quiz Maker"

  Thursday, August 24, 1:30 - 2:30 PM
  MCK 226

  Participants in this workshop will receive detailed instruction and hands-on experience at using "JS Quiz Maker" (v. 3) to construct on-line quizzes. Please bring some quiz questions to this workshop in order to make a live quiz or two for your classes.

  4. "Working with Digital Video Files for Courses"

  Thursday, August 24, 3:00-4:00 PM
  MCK 226

  Many of the digital cameras sold today have the capability of taking a few minutes of video. How can one handle edit these files so as to place titles and credits on them and make them small enough to be accessed through a web page? Windows Movie Maker (installed as part of the Windows XP operating system) can enable users to do this editing and more. Participants will gain hands-on experience with video editing Movie Maker.
   

• SUMMER ED-TECH WORKSHOP TO BE HELD ON CAMPUS, MAY 30-JUNE 2, 2005

  The annual summer workshop, "Expanding Your Academic Technology Horizon," on using educational technology to enhance courses will be held on campus from Tuesday, May 30, through Friday, June 2. Each afternoon will be devoted to introducing and assisting faculty in using the variety of computer-oriented and web-based technologies available here at Bridgewater College. These include web page authoring, online quizzes, interactive PowerPoint presentations, threaded discussions using the BC-BBS, and real-time discussions on the BC-MOO.

  Sessions will meet in MCK 226 from 1-4 p.m. Contact Richard Bowman ( rbowman@bridgewater.edu ) if you want to attend this workshop.