Friday, January 29, 2010

LSC-North Harris Professional Development: 01/02/2010 to 02/07/2010

Monday: 01/02/2010

Orientation: New Employee Orientation
Target audience: New LSC-North Harris Employees
Time: 8 am - 4:30 pm
Description: College orientation provides participants with information regarding campus resources.





Active Classroom Operation: Engaging Student Learning
Target audience: Faculty
Presenter: FSC Staff
Location: FSC Lab (LB-203)
Time: 2:30 pm to 4 pm
Description: Active Classroom Operation workshop will teach you how to maximize and take full advantage of all of the great features of the Active Classroom equipment such as advanced operation of the projector, computer network, document camera, and VCR. This workshop will enable you to properly and efficiently use the Active Classrooms.
Register for this session and/or view alternate dates and locations


Wednesday: 02/03/2010

Angel Tools: Gradebook and Reports
Target audience: Faculty
Presenter: Monte Darland (LSC-Online)
Location: FSC Lab (LB-203)
Time: 10 am to Noon
Description: 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.
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Online Teaching: Lone Star Online Open Lab
Target audience: Faculty
Presenter: Monte Darland (LSC-Online)
Location: FSC Lab (LB-203)
Time: 1 pm to 4 pm
Description: During this session, participants will be able to ask questions regarding Online Teaching Certification requirements, teaching online or general questions regarding technology use in the online classroom.
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Hiring: Selection Committee Training
Presenter: Ruth Hutyra
Location: LB-115
Time: 2:30 pm to 4 pm
Description: This workshop will provide information for selection committee members regarding responsibilities associated with recommending applicants for a specific vacant position.
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Friday: 02/05/2010

Angel : Open Lab
Target Audience: Faculty
Presenter: FSC Staff
Time: 2 pm to 5 pm
Location: LB-203 (FSC Lab)
Description: 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.
Registration: No registration required (optional)
Register for this session and/or view alternate dates and locations (walk-ins are welcome)

Open Lab: Faculty Instructional Technology
Target Audience: Faculty
Presenter: FSC Staff
Location: FSC Lab (LB-203)
Time: Walk in any time between 9 am - noon
This open lab session will acquaint faculty with a variety of technology tools provided by LSCS. This is an opportunity for faculty to work one-on-one with an instructional technologist or instructional designer to work thru specific technical questions. This time can also be used to discuss and explore new technologies and innovations in online learning such as tools for communicating with students, developing online materials, and how they might be implemented in your course(s)
Registration: No registration required  (optional)
Register for this session and/or view alternate dates and locations (walk-ins are welcome)

Register for any of these sessions and find more upcoming professional development training opportunities by visiting MyWorkshops.*These sessions are exclusively for Lone Star College System Employees.
Become a fan of the LSC-North Harris Faculty and Staff Center in FaceBook to get access to video tutorials and all sorts of useful information.
LSC-North Harris Faculty and Staff Center Intranet Site

Monday, January 25, 2010

LSC-North Harris Professional Development: 01/25/2010 to 01/31/2010

Monday: 01/25/2010


Angel : Open Lab
Target Audience: Faculty
Presenter: FSC Staff
Time: 2 pm to 5 pm
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.
Register for this session and/or view alternate dates and locations

Wednesday: 01/27/2010


iStar: Creating Travel Authorizations
Presenter: Renata Tyree
Location: DTEC-103
Time: 9 am to 10:00 am
Learn how to use the features of the LSCS Faculty website. In this session, we will give you an overview of the available features and help you to become familiar with the LSCS website tool, WordPress
Register for this session and/or view alternate dates and locations iStar: Creating Expense Reports
Presenter: Renata Tyree
Location: DTEC-103
Time: 10 am - 11 am
iStar makes it easy to transform a handful of receipts into expense reports that meet established auditing standards, approval policies, and tax reporting requirements. The iStar Expense Module supports a variety of features designed to streamline your expense entry from providing defaults to importing credit card transactions. Report entries for expenses such as mileage, tuition reimbursement, tolls, airfare, conference fees, and parking will be discussed.
Register for this session and/or view alternate dates and locations



iStar: Approving Expenses, Purchases and ProCard Transactions
Presenter: Renata Tyree
Location: DTEC-103
Time: 11 am - noon
This specialized session is designed for Lone Star College System personnel (supervisors, department managers, and budget officers) who enforce the rules and policies associated with expense charges and reimbursement. Participants will examine the approval process after an employee has submitted an expense report, a requisition and a procurement card transaction. Participants will also be introduced to the iStar Learning Network—an on-demand, just-in-time, on-line iStar learning tool.
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iStar: Reconciling Procurement Cards
Presenter: Renata Tyree
Location: DTEC-103
Time: 1 pm - 2 pm
The procurement card feature supports credit card purchases made by cardholding employees and enables you to reduce the number of small purchases that go through the procurement department. This session is designed for ProCard users to review, manage, and approve procurement card transactions.
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iStar: Open Lab (Expenses and Procurement)
Presenter: Renata Tyree
Location: DTEC-103
Time: 2 pm - 4:30
This open lab will allow staff, faculty, administrators, and approvers the opportunity to work one-on-one with an iStar Instructional Developer or subject matter expert to get answers related to the iStar Procurement and Expense modules.
Register for this session and/or view alternate dates and locations



Friday: 01/29/2010


Open Lab: ANGEL Learning Management System
Target Audience: Faculty
Presenter: FSC Staff
Location: FSC Lab (LB-203)
Time: Walk in any time between 9 am - noon
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.
Registration: No registration required


Open Lab: Faculty Instructional Technology
Target Audience: Faculty
Presenter: FSC Staff
Location: FSC Lab (LB-203)
Time: Walk in any time between 9 am - noon
This open lab session will acquaint faculty with a variety of technology tools provided by LSCS. This is an opportunity for faculty to work one-on-one with an instructional technologist or instructional designer to work thru specific technical questions. This time can also be used to discuss and explore new technologies and innovations in online learning such as tools for communicating with students, developing online materials, and how they might be implemented in your course(s).
Registration: No registration required


Register for any of these sessions and find more upcoming professional development training opportunities by visiting MyWorkshops.
*These sessions are exclusively for Lone Star College System Employees.
Become a fan of the LSC-North Harris Faculty and Staff Center in FaceBook to get access to video tutorials and all sorts of useful information.
LSC-North Harris Faculty and Staff Center Intranet Site