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Faculty Help Resources - VSU Vista Faculty and Staff Support
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Training with Wimba, Inc
(Location: Online)
Wimba, Inc. provides online training for 2 popular course tools that are available to you in WebCT Vista. Access the following links to register for a training session
Classroom (web conference) | Voice Tools

June/July

 

WEBCT VISTA & COURSE TOOLS


Intro to WebCT
Presenter: Jonathan Sizemoore, Director of Distance Learning
Location: Odum Library Room 2619

This Introduction to VSU Vista, provides an overview and hands on experience with the Section Designer role in Vista. The focus will be on the features and functions of the Vista Learning Module, using the course File Manager to upload and share your content, and organizing your content and other Vista course tools into a learning path for students. Bring your syllabus or lecture notes with you as a Word file or other document file, and leave this workshop with your materials in VSU Vista.

- Wednesday, June 4, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
- Monday, June 9, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
- Thursday, July 24, 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

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WebCT Vista Grade Book
Presenter: Jonathan Sizemoore, Director of Distance Learning
Location: Odum Library Room HUB 2619

This introductory workshop will provide an overview of the VSU Vista Grade Book features, creating and managing grade book columns, entering student grades, creating calculated columns, column settings, editing and overriding grades, audit history, denying and granting student access, and backing up your section grades by exporting to a spreadsheet. Workshop participants will work hands on in a VSU Vista training section.

- Wednesday, June 18, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
- Tuesday, July 8, 9:00 am to 11:00 am
- Monday, July 28, 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

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Respondus 101 Workshop
Presenters: Beatriz Potter & Eric Jackson
Location: Odum Library Room HUB 2619

Respondus is a Windows application that enhances the functions and features of WebCT's quiz, survey, and self-test tools. Respondus allows you to author quizzes offline, import existing questions from a word processing file, and publish the quizzes directly to your WebCT course. The application can be used to manage and print multiple versions of your test for face to face courses. (Currently this training is for faculty who are using WebCT Vista.)

- Thursday, June 5, 2008, 10:00am to 12:00pm
- Tuesday, June 17, 2008, 2:00pm to 4:00pm
- Wednesday, July  9, 2008, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m

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Wimba Create
Presenters: Beatriz Potter & Eric Jackson
Location: Odum Library Room HUB 2619

Learn to quickly and easily convert your Word documents into WebCT content and complete learning modules! Use what you already know! Create accessible content! Save time! If you have a word document that you will like to work with after the workshop, please bring it with you

- Tuesday, July 1, 2:00 am to 4:00 p.m.

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Wimba Classroom – (Basic)
Presenters: Beatriz Potter & Eric Jackson
Location: Odum Library Room HUB 2619  

This workshop will introduce you to Wimba Classroom version 5 (with video). Learn the basic structure of the interface to deliver a live online session, and to archive sections for later viewing or as a study tool. Learn to upload and display PowerPoint presentations and use the eBoard tools. Learn how to add the Wimba Classroom in your WebCT Vista sections.

- Thursday, July 3, 10:00 a.m.  – 12:00 p.m.

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Introduction to Wikis
Presenters: Amanda King-Spezzo & Vincent King-Spezzo
Location: Odum Library Room HUB 2619  

Interested in incorporating Web 2.0 second generation technologies into your classroom? Wikis are just one way you can encourage online collaboration! You will learn how to: set up and edit a wiki, add interactive plug-ins, and invite others to collaborate with you. Come join us and learn more about wikis and how to incorporate them into your classroom!

-Thursday, June 26, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

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