Thursday, October 29, 2009

LSC-North Harris Professional Development: 11/02/2009 to 11/08/2009

Monday: 11/02/2009

LSC-North Harris New Employee Orientation
Presenter: Ruth Hutyra
LB-104
From 8 am to 4:30 pm
College orientation provides participants with information regarding campus resources
Register only if instructed by Human Resources.





Tuesday: 11/03/2009

In The Classroom: Easy Tech Resources
Target Audience: Faculty
Presenter: Rhonda Ragsdale
Time: From Noon to 1 pm
Location: ACA-218 
Join Professor Rhonda Ragsdale and learn how to use readily available technology tools and services to increase student engagement.
Register for this session and/or view alternate locations.


Angel Tools: Assessments and Assignments
Target Audience: Faculty
Presenter: Monte Darland
Time: From 2 pm to 3 pm
Location: LB-203 (FSC Lab)
This workshop will provide targeted, topic specific training and resources to that found in the ANGEL boot camp overview course in a shorter amount of time. This course is designed for faculty already certified in ANGEL through the online teaching certificate course: Faculty Orientation to Online Teaching. Please complete that course at http://myonline.lonestar.edu/ prior to attending this session.

Pre-requisite: Angel Online Teaching Certificate.

Note: Due to travel considerations to the presenter, there should be a minimum of 5 registrations or the workshops may be subject to cancellation.
Register for this session and/or view alternate dates and locations

Thursday: 11/05/2009

Civil Rights: Orientation
Presenter: Glenn Powell
Academic-126
From 2 pm to 4 pm
Civil Rights Orientation is a highly interactive workshop which will provide participants with information regarding the district's policies and procedures related to employment discrimination, including sexual harassment and other types of discrimination. This workshop also includes information on the Equal Pay Act, Age Discrimination, and the Americans With Disabilities Act.

Register for this session and/or view alternate dates and locations

Quality Matters (QM): Online Course Design Series
Presenter: Emelyn Stalnaker
LB-203 (FSC Lab)
From 3 pm to 5 pm
This first session of the series introduces the Quality Matters™ Rubric, a design tool for faculty designing an online course. Participants will develop a Begin Here module, preparing students for learning in their online classroom.

Register for this session and/or view alternate dates and locations



Friday: 11/06/2009

Angel: Open Lab
Presenter: Juan Primo/Grimilda Stanley
LB-203 (FSC Lab)
From 9 am to 1 pm
This open lab will allow online and hybrid faculty who will be working in the ANGEL Learning Management System (LMS) the opportunity to work one-on-one with an instructional technologist or instructional designer from LSC-Online to solve course specific technical questions. This time can also be used to discuss and explore new technologies and innovations in online learning and how they might be implemented in your online or hybrid course.

Register for this session and/or view alternate dates and locations





Register for any of these sessions and find more upcoming opportunities by visiting Lone Star College System MyWorkshops Professional Development Registration System.
* This sessions are exclusively for Lone Star College System Employees.


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Friday, October 9, 2009

LSC-North Harris Professional Development: 10/12/2009 to 10/18/2009

Monday: 10/12/2009

RedDot: Author Training
Target audience: RedDot Authors
Presenter: Nicole Aboltin
Location: LB-203 (FSC Lab)
Time: From 9 am to 1 pm
This workshop will enable authors to build, update, and manage department web content

Register for this session and/or view alternate dates and locations

Tuesday: 10/13/2009

Assessments: Creating Test and Quizzes Using Respondus
Target Audience: Faculty
Presenter: Juan Primo
Time: From 2:30 pm to 4 pm
Location: LB-203 (FSC Lab)
This workshop will introduce participants to Respondus - a program that simplifies creating tests for publishing to your course management system. With Respondus you can write your own questions, import questions from text files, or import a test from a publisher’s test bank.

Register for this session and/or view alternate dates and locations

Wednesday: 10/14/2009

Classroom Management Software: Vision
Presenter: Juan Primo
LB-203 (FSC Lab)
From 2:30 pm to 4 pm
Join us to learn how to use Vision to engage the entire class in a computer lab environment by enabling the faculty member to block and control access to the internet on the student computers, demonstrate key concepts from the teacher station, distribute and collect files, and supervise student computer use in the classroom or testing centers.

Register for this session and/or view alternate dates and locations

Thursday: 10/15/2009

Faculty Office Tool
Presenter: Nicole Aboltin
LB-203 (FSC Lab)
From 9 am to 10 am
Join us to learn how to get started on using the new faculty office tool to create faculty websites.

Register for this session and/or view alternate dates and locations

Faculty Office: Open Lab
Presenter: Nicole Aboltin
LB-203 (FSC Lab)
From 10 am to 11 am
Join us if you have specific questions or would like to work on your faculty office.

No registration required (walk-ins are welcome)


Angel Tools: Gradebook and Reports
Presenter: Courtney Powell
LB-203 (FSC Lab)
From 3 pm to 4 pm
This workshop will provide targeted, topic specific training and resources to that found in the ANGEL boot camp overview course in a shorter amount of time. This course is designed for faculty already certified in ANGEL through the online teaching certificate course: Faculty Orientation to Online Teaching.

Pre-requisite: Please complete the VTAC: Faculty Orientation for Online Teaching Certificate prior to attending this session.

Register for this session and/or view alternate dates and locations


Friday: 10/16/2009

Angel: Open Lab
Presenter: Juan Primo/Grimilda Stanley
LB-203 (FSC Lab)
From 9 am to 1 pm
This open lab will allow online and hybrid faculty who will be working in the ANGEL Learning Management System (LMS) the opportunity to work one-on-one with an instructional technologist or instructional designer from LSC-Online to solve course specific technical questions. This time can also be used to discuss and explore new technologies and innovations in online learning and how they might be implemented in your online or hybrid course.

Register for this session and/or view alternate dates and locations

LSC-North Harris New Employee Orientation
Presenter: Ruth Hutyra
LB-104
From 8 am to 4:30 pm
College orientation provides participants with information regarding campus resources
Register only if instructed by Human Resources.


Register for any of these sessions and find more upcoming opportunities by visiting Lone Star College System MyWorkshops Professional Development Registration System.
* This sessions are exclusively for Lone Star College System Employees.

Monday, October 5, 2009

LSC-North Harris Professional Development: 10/05/2009 to 10/11/2009

Thursday: 10/08/2009

Respondus: Creating Tests and Quizzes
Target audience: Faculty
Presenter: Juan Primo
Location: LB-203 (FSC Lab)
Time: From 2:30 pm to 4 pm
This workshop will introduce participants to Respondus - a program that simplifies creating tests for publishing to your course management system. With Respondus you can write your own questions, import questions from text files, or import a test from a publisher’s test bank.


Register for this session and/or view alternate dates and locations

Friday: 10/09/2009

Angel: Open Lab
Target Audience: Faculty
Presenter: Grimilda Stanley
Time: From 9 am to Noon
Location: LB-203 (FSC Lab)
This open lab will allow online and hybrid faculty who will be working in the ANGEL Learning Management System (LMS) the opportunity to work one-on-one with an instructional technologist or instructional designer from LSC-Online to solve course specific technical questions. This time can also be used to discuss and explore new technologies and innovations in online learning and how they might be implemented in your online or hybrid course.

Pre-Requisite Knowledge: Faculty Orientation to Online Learning or ANGEL Boot Camp


Register for this session and/or view alternate dates and locations

Saturday: 10/10/2009

Angel Boot Camp: Comprehensive
Presenter: Juan Primo
LB-203 (FSC Lab)
From 9 am to 1 pm
This hands-on workshop will introduce participants to the new ANGEL Learning Management System (LMS) and is intended for new ANGEL users. ANGEL Bootcamp will allow participants to explore the ANGEL LMS in this instructor-led, hands-on, activity-based training session. Advanced topics will not be covered in this course.
Pre-Requisite Knowledge: Participants should have basic computer skills including concepts such as uploading, downloading, and folder structures. No previous experience with ANGEL or other LMS software is required.

Note: Registration via MyWorkshops is required prior to attending the session.
 
Register for this session and/or view alternate dates and locations


Register for any of these sessions and find more upcoming opportunities by visiting Lone Star College System MyWorkshops Professional Development Registration System.
* This sessions are exclusively for Lone Star College System Employees.