Back to Basics 2006 Schedule and Descriptions
Below is a schedule to assist you in your planning. Please remember that seating is limited and registration is required. See also event brochure (PDF).
| August 21 -- Monday morning |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Using the SLU Network with Windows (1 hour)
Location: CTL Conference Room; more info... |
| 10:00 a.m. |
Crestron Multimedia Control System (30 min)
Location: Carnegie 10; more info... |
| 11:00 a.m. |
What's New in ANGEL 7.1 (1 hour)
Location: CTL Conference Room |
| August 21 -- Monday afternoon |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Digital Natives & the Net Generation: Why ANGEL Works (2 hours)
Location: CTL Conference Room; more info... |
| 3:15 p.m. |
Learn to Use ANGEL 7.1 (1 hour 30 min)
Location: CTL Conference Room or ODY 140B (see email confirmation); more info... |
| August 22 -- Tuesday morning |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Using the SLU Network with a Mac (1 hour)
Location: CTL Conference Room; more info... |
| 10:00 a.m. |
Smart Classroom Tech ... Step by Step (1 hour)
Location: Piskor 10;
more info...
|
| 11:00 a.m. |
ANGEL Communication Tools (1 hour 15 min)
Location: ODY 140B;
more info... |
| August 22 -- Tuesday afternoon |
| 1:00 p.m. |
ANGEL Grade Book Tools (2 hours)
Location: CTL Training Lab; more info...
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| 3:15 p.m. |
SMARTBoard Training (1 hour)
Location: ODY 125; more info... |
Back to Basics Session Descriptions
Crestron Multimedia Control System
Attend this session to become familiar with the systems installed for teaching technology in the auditoriums: Bloomer/Brown 122, Carnegie 10, Griffiths 123, Hepburn 218 and Richardson 15.
When using these spaces, you must use the Crestron touchscreen to turn on the equipment (video/data projector, VCR, etc.), and in many cases you also navigate menus through this system. Remote controls are no longer available in these spaces, with exception for slide projection.
More Crestron implementation info; see also Crestron instructions... (pdf)
Session capacity: n/a
SLU Network -- Mac or Windows specific
Attend this session (for Mac or Windows) to learn how to access network drives for secure storage at work (personal storage, storage shared with faculty and staff, and storage for class materials accessible by students). You will also learn about using the virtual private network (VPN) to access these same resources from home.
Session capacity: 12 (each)
Digital Natives & the Net Generation: Why ANGEL Works
Perhaps you've become aware of the discussions surrounding recent research which indicates that the vast majority of students on our campuses should be considered "digital natives" -- that is, they understand digital technology as a first language. Alternately, many college or university employees have "digital immigrant" status -- carrying accents from the old country, so to speak, into our understanding of technology and the place for technology in teaching and learning.
One challenge we must address midst the frenzy of the academic cycle is to apply technology in a pedagogically-purposeful manner to benefit the teaching and learning experience. Attend this session to learn more about the characteristics of the "net generation" (Oblinger) and why ANGEL works for both "natives" (Prensky) and "immigrants" (Prensky) in this equation.
What is ANGEL? ANGEL is our online learning management system (similar to Blackboard or WebCT). More ANGEL info...
Courses developed in other systems can usually be imported into ANGEL; please contact Jim Forney (x5920) for assistance.
Session capacity: 20
Learn to Use ANGEL7.1
Attend this intro session to learn how to create an online component for any course you are teaching. Post your syllabus and assignments, including files of nearly any format; monitor your class roster, including attendance; create group workspace, and much more!
You must submit a request for an ANGEL course shell in advance of the training! Please use this form and do so now!
Session capacity: 10 (each)
ANGEL Communication Tools
Attend this session to learn how to use ANGEL communication tools: course email, calendar, discussion forums and journals and more! Prerequisite: ANGEL intro or experience with a similar system (Blackboard, WebCT)
You must submit a request for an ANGEL course shell in advance of the training! Please use this form and do so now!
Session capacity: 10
Smart Classroom Tech... Step by Step
Attend this session to learn how to use the teaching and learning technologies typically available in our electronic classrooms: SMARTBoard, data/video projector, wireless mice and keyboards, etc. More specific information about eclassrooms at SLU...
Session capacity: 20
ANGEL Grade Book Tools
Using a combination of ANGEL and Excel, faculty can facilitate online grade reports for students. Attend this session to create an electronic grade book tailored to your specific needs for an ANGEL course.
Please bring a class syllabus (and roster, if available) to begin your
first project.
You must submit a request for an ANGEL course shell in advance of the training! Please use this form and do so now!
Please note that ANGEL gradebook should never be used as the primary course gradebook!
Session capacity: 5
SMARTBoard Training
If you are teaching in a SMARTBoard classroom, you'll want to use this tool to its' best advantage. Attend this session for hands-on training in advance of that first day of class.
See also:
Session capacity: 12
