Acrobat: Introduction

 Think PDF stands for Pretty Dull File? Wondered about the difference between Acrobat Reader and Acrobat Pro? Then come to Introduction to Acrobat. Learn the true power of Portable Document Format files: From editing and reviewing, to creating and combing, From turning web pages to PDFs and creating forms. This workshop will give you the tips and tricks to be an Acrobat master.

CET: Faculty Show and Share: Using Zotero to Help Students Organize Their Research

Faculty Show and Share  is a new  informal discussion series in the Center for Educational Technology.  Each session will be a faculty member who shows how they've used a particular technology to address a learning goal.  Minimal preparation is required because you just have to show, share, and discuss what you've done.   Any instructor is encouraged to attend whether or not they are experienced with technology or not. All presentations will happen in the CET in Job 102. Registration is encouraged but not required.

"Ever wish your students would do better literature reviews?  Or that you had an army of graduate students to help you keep up with the latest publications?  Come learn how Zotero, a versatile, easy-to-use, web-based (or stand-alone!) citation management software can help!  This session will focus on the use of Zotero in a course on research design in Environmental Studies and Sciences"

ePortfolios: Student Web Sites

Come to this workshop and learn how to build your own personal Web site without having to worry about specialized language and code that can be so difficult to understand. Your Web site can include cool features such as photo galleries and blogs. But moreover, ePortfolios can be a great way for you to display your professional and academic integrity to potential employers and others.

Excel for Mac: Formulas I

Prerequisite: Excel for Mac: Introduction or equivalent experience. This workshop covers formulas in Excel 2008 for Macintosh. You will learn how to summarize data from a table by using IF functions, and retrieve data for analysis by using LOOKUP, VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP. After this workshop, you will be able to analyze and retrieve data from multiple worksheets, and nest lookup and reference functions to perform more complex calculations. Other functions covered: INDEX, MATCH, ISBLANK.

Excel for Mac: Introduction

This workshop covers basic functionality in Microsoft Excel for Macintosh, such as how to work with cells, charts, graphs, workbooks, basic formulas, formatting, page layout, and templates.

Macintosh: Best Practices for Using the Macintosh

The Best Practices for Mac workshop is designed to provide a streamlined approach for new and experienced Mac users to best utilize their computers by increasing efficiency and revealing some lesser-known Mac secrets. Here you'll discover how to access Mac tools quickly, how to save files efficiently, how to personalize your interface, and how to maintain your data and privacy. Although many of the features discussed in this workshop apply to older Mac operating systems, some features only apply to the Leopard and Snow Leopard operating systems.

Oracle Calendar: Introduction

This workshop covers viewing agendas other's agendas; creating meetings with individuals, groups, or resources; and managing tasks.  Find out how to use access rights to decide what can be seen in your  calendar.  Learn how to manage calendar groups to make scheduling easier and faster.  Before attending this workshop, please make sure that you have received an email confirming creation your Oracle Calendar account.  This e-mail will contain your username and password which will be required at the workshop.

Parnassus Financials Session 1: Navigation

This training session is offered by Financial Services staff and will cover accessing and logging into Parnassus, navigating forms, screens, and various Parnassus responsibilities as well as the account structure and subcodes. New users needing to access Finance Applications, EZ Pay, Approving Credit Card Transactions and iProcurement responsibilities are required to attend before being given access to these responsibilities. Session 1 is excellent for users with Account Inquiry Only responsibility.

New users must complete the Parnassus Account Access form. at least 2 days prior to the workshop. This form can be faxed to 607-274-1007.  If you have any questions about this workshop or this form, please contact Jo Anne Rosato at 4-3044 or jrosato@ithaca.edu
 

Parnassus Financials Session 2: Account Inquiry/Reports

This training session is offered by Financial Services staff and will cover inquiring on funds available, departmental activity reports and funds available detail reports. Attendance for new users at Session 1 Navigation training is a pre-requisite for this course. New users requesting access to Finance Applications, EZ Pay, Approving Credit Card Transactions and iProcurement responsibilties are required to attend this session before access is granted. This session is recommended for users needing Account Inquiry Only responsibility. Please contact Jo Anne Rosato, 4-3044, jrosato@ithaca.edu with questions.

Parnassus Financials Session 3: EZ Pay/Credit Cards

This training session is offered by Financial Services staff and covers the EZ Pay process and Approving Credit Card Transactions in Parnassus. Parnassus Financials Session 1 and 2 are pre-requisites for this course. New users needing access to Finance Applications and EZ Pay responsibilities are required to attend this session before being given access to these responsibilities. Please contact Jo Anne Rosato, 4-3044, jrosato@ithaca.edu with questions.

Parnassus Financials Session 4: iProcurement

This session is offered by Financial Services staff and covers completing a Requisition for a Purchase Order process in Parnassus and includes purchasing computer hardware, printers etc. Parnassus Financials Sessions 1 and 2 are pre-requisites for this course. New users requesting access to iProcurement Responsibility are required to attend this session before access is granted. Contact Jo Anne Rosato, 4-3044, jrosato@ithaca.edu

Photoshop: Creating Flyers

In this workshop, participants will learn how to use Photoshop's image editing tools to create eye-catching flyers with dynamic images. Prerequisite: "Photoshop: Introduction" or equivalent experience.

Photoshop: Introduction

Photoshop is a powerful image-editing application from Adobe. This workshop will cover the basics of the program, including discussion on the work areas, various tools available, layers, and the transform functions.

Sakai: Introduction to Project Sites for Everyone

Sakai "project" sites may be created by any staff member, student, or faculty member at Ithaca College. In this session, participants will learn about the key features of the new Sakai collaboration and learning environment. There will be hands-on exercises that focus on creating project sites, managing files, and using selected tools for organization. This will be particularly useful for creating project sites for departmental, club, and organizational needs.

Sakai: Introduction to Sakai for Instructors

This is the first class to take to learn about Sakai; it is the prerequisite for all other Sakai classes (e.g., "Blackboard to Sakai"). In this session,  instructors will learn about the key features of the new Sakai collaboration and learning environment. There will be hands-on exercises that focus on creating a course or project site, managing files, and using selected tools.  Please bring a digital picture of yourself for your profile as well as your syllabus or a couple of files to add to your site. If you don't have files to upload yet, we'll have a few for you to use for practice.

 

Sakai: Moving Content from Blackboard to Sakai

This session is geared towards instructors who have course sites currently in Blackboard. Hands-on exercises will guide users through the process of transitioning content and activities from Blackboard to Sakai. The prerequisite for this class is "Sakai: Introduction to Sakai for Instructors" or equivalent experience.

Sakai: Structuring Course Content

In this training, instructors will learn how to use the Lesson Builder to structure their course content. Content may include a variety of media, such as text, images, and video. The prerequisite for this class is "Sakai: Introduction to Sakai for Instructors" or equivalent experience.

Turnitin Hybrid Workshop

This workshop will give you some hands on experience using  the features of Turnitin, an online plagiarism detection tool.  Turnitin has 3 key tools

1. OriginalityCheck is the feature that compares submitted text against a large database of student papers, journals, and web content.  The resulting originality report provieds a visual summary of matched text and its source.  Turnitin reports can be helpful in teaching correct citation of sources and can also identify examples of potential plagiarism.
2. GradeMark is a tool that allows for paperless grading of student assignments. Instructors can make comments, identify common mistakes, and create rubrics.
3. PeerMark facilitates online peer review of student papers.

By signing up for this workshop, you'll be emailed instructions on setting up a Turnitin.com and prompted to submit a paper from the student point of view before the workshop begins.  The workshop will then view what it is like from the instructor point of view and guide you through setting up your own Turnitin assignments.

Audience: Faculty