2009 Sessions
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SESSIONS FOR MONDAY, JUNE 15th
Using Technology to Build Community & Knowledge
10:15 - 11:15 a.m., Squamscott Room
Presenter: Glenn Ellis, Smith College
We are preparing our students to enter a world that is technologically complex and economically competitive. Traditional instructional approaches in which teachers attempt to transmit information to students are ill-suited for preparing them to participate in a knowledge-creating society.
In recent years the learning sciences have reached a consensus on a number of basic findings that have important implications for the classroom. This session will focus on several of these findings including: engaging the experiences and knowledge that each student brings to the classroom; helping students acquire a deep knowledge of a subject area that is organized in a useful way; and helping students understand, evaluate, and take responsibility for their own learning.
With these findings in mind, we will explore examples of how technology can facilitate improved learning in the classroom. We’ll pay particular attention to the value of developing on-line learning communities that are focused on knowledge building.
Dr. Ellis’ presentation will be followed by a period of open discussion during which participants are invited to share their views and questions.
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The Life of a File – From Creation to Distribution
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Presenters: Marshall White, Student & Academic Infrastructure Support, and Terri Winters, CIS Academic Technology
FITSI will expose you to a myriad of new tools that you can use to create files that you might want to share with your students, department colleagues, colleagues outside UNH, or the whole Internet world. This session traces the “life” of a file from finding a resource on the Internet, to creating your own file, to storing the file, sharing it, and distributing it. We will preview some of the coming sessions and make sure you’re prepared to save, and later find, all the files you’ll be creating at FITSI this week.
At the end of this session, you will know...
- What “rich media” is and what some of its characteristics are
- Where to find rich media on the Web
- Where your file goes when you save it, and how to organize your files
- Three ways to share a file
- How you can distribute rich media files at UNH
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Blogging with WordPress
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. and 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Presenters: Jason Boucher and Kevin Wong, Information Technology Support
Although it may seem like a daunting piece of technology, blogging is nothing more than a simple way to create, compose and publish content to the web. A hands-on session, you will learn just how easy it is to become a blogger using a WordPress blog specially created for each conference participant. We will teach you how to create blog posts with embedded graphics and links, use tags and RSS feeds, search, and comment. Through these personal blogs, we hope that you will share your FITSI experiences and interact with new friends and colleagues throughout the week!
At the end of this session, you will know...
- How to “read” a blog and leave comments
- How to create a post with embedded graphics and hyperlinks
- How to edit and delete existing posts
- How to understand and use tags
Blackboard Content Management Overview
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. and 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Presenters: Ben Ranfeld and Marquis Walsh, Instructional Development Center
The content management tool in Blackboard is a great way to store files and documents within Blackboard. You can then link those files to your Blackboard courses and only update one copy of your documents every semester. This session will introduce you to the Content tab in Blackboard. You will learn how to add files and documents to the content management system and link them to your Blackboard courses and organizations.
At the end of this session, you will know...
- How to navigate content areas in the content management system
- How to add content to your content area
- How to mange content (copy, move, email, download)
- How to overwrite content with new versions
- How to link your content to your Blackboard courses and organizations
Roundtable Labs
4:30 - 5:00 p.m.
On Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday afternoons, we have arranged for a team of technology experts to be available for consultation at topical roundtables in the Squamscott Room. Each roundtable will focus on an area of interest and will be manned by people who can answer your questions, help you with specific tasks or files, or just discuss ideas you may have about using an instructional technology technique or tool in your teaching. Bring your ideas; bring your questions; bring your files; bring your laptops. We’ll work with you one-on-one to help you meet your instructional challenges.
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SESSIONS FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 16th
Teaching in a Media-Rich World
8:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Presenter: David Blezard, Academic Computing Systems
YouTube. Web 2.0. Google. Facebook. Information, communication, and rich media are available in quantities and at rates never seen before. What does it mean to teach students in this era? Richard Miller and Paul Hammond of English department at Rutgers University have presented a view of the "New Humanities" where instead of teaching writing, they teach students to compose collaboratively using video, images, words, and data. Take a brief look at this vision of education, and see what resources UNH has to let you and your students start composing with rich media for the 21st century.
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Podcast Producer: Make Media Easy
11:15 - 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 - 2:45 p.m.
Presenter: David Blezard, Academic Computing Systems
Creating digital audio and video course materials has not been easy. Do you understand the technical details of streaming, resolutions, bit rates, file formats, and codecs? How about the legal requirements? What about the delivery mechanisms? Now, whether you are trying to create just a single sample video for your students or an on-going podcast of rich media lesions, Podcast Producer can eliminate nearly all of these repetitive, time-consuming, confusing steps. Apple’s Podcast Producer technology allows computers to do what they are good at–the dull, iterative, standardized processing of data–leaving you to focus on the creative and pedagogical applications of audio and video to your subject matter.
At the end of this session, you will know...
- How to define the terms “podcast”, “streaming”, and “media workflow”.
- The general way in which the Podcast Producer system functions and what its capabilities are.
- How to use freely available software to create a video recording using your laptop and its built-in camera.
- How to submit a file for processing by Podcast Producer.
- How you and your students will be able to use Podcast Producer technology at UNH in the future.
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Best Practices for PowerPoint
9:45 - 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 - 2:45 p.m.
Presenter: Breanna McLean, Web Solutions
In this session, we’ll explore the basics of information design and how you can apply them to your PowerPoint presentations. We’ll identify best practices and explore how to use PowerPoint to keep your students interested and engaged in the classroom. Then we’ll talk about simple presentation techniques that can deepen student comprehension and increase knowledge retention.
At the end of this session, you will know...
- How to work with master slides, guides & color schemes.
- How to manage slides by duplicating & sorting.
- How to add internal & external hyperlinks.
- How to add images.
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So You Wanna Be a Producer
Editing Digital Media
9:45 - 11:00 a.m. and 11:15 - 12:30 p.m.
Presenters: Kevin Connelly and Scott Jones, Video Services
Today’s faculty recognize the importance of effectively integrating digital media into their teaching. This session will help you create, edit, convert, and distribute digital media. We will edit videos, still images, sound files, and music files, and then use them in a single project. Then we’ll convert the video to a format that can be used to make DVDs, play on a computer, or download through Blackboard. Emphasis will be on workflow and process.
At the end of this session, you will know...
- Digital media best practices
- How to edit video, sound, and still images
- How to export .wmv, .mov, .m2v, and .avi files
- Where to find help
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Rich Media Content in Coursework: Stories from Faculty & Students
3:00 - 4:15 p.m.
Moderator: Marshall White, Student & Academic Infrastructure Support
Panel: Robert M. Henry, College of Engineering & Physical Sciences
Patrick Helfer, Senior, Whittemore School of Business & Economics
Mary Rhiel, Languages, Literatures, & Cultures
In this panel discussion, we will hear from three people who have worked with video as part of their course work. This discussion will offer an opportunity for FITSI participants to engage in a dialogue to discuss the difficulties, benefits, barriers, and value of course assignments that include creating a video. Two faculty members (German, Civil Engineering) and one student (Business/Entrepreneurial Management) will share their projects and take questions from FITSI participants.
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Roundtable Labs
4:15 - 5:00 p.m.
On Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday afternoons, we have arranged for a team of technology experts to be available for consultation at topical roundtables in the Squamscott Room. Each roundtable will focus on an area of interest and will be manned by people who can answer your questions, help you with specific tasks or files, or just discuss ideas you may have about using an instructional technology technique or tool in your teaching. Bring your ideas; bring your questions; bring your files; bring your laptops. We’ll work with you one-on-one to help you meet your instructional challenges.
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SESSIONS FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17th
Changing Times - Should We Change Too?
8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Presenters: Marshall White, Student & Academic Infrastructure Support and Kevin Wong, Information Technology Support Center
This session presents evidence of changing times and our global reliance upon technology. We will look at how these changes have manifested themselves from a student perspective, and offer an opportunity for faculty to discuss how teaching may be affected here at UNH.
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Blackboard Content Management: Sharing
9:45 - 11:00 a.m. and 11:15 - 12:30 p.m.
Presenters: Ben Ranfeld and Marquis Walsh, Instructional Development Center
The content management tool in Blackboard is a great way to store files and documents within Blackboard. You can then link those files to your Blackboard courses and organizations and only update one copy of your documents every semester. This session will focus on the advanced features of the Content tab in Blackboard. You will learn how to share your content with others and search for content shared to you.
At the end of this session, you will know...
- How to add searchable keywords to your content
- How to share content with UNH Blackboard users
- How to share content with non-UNH Blackboard users
- How to store multiple versions of your files and documents
- How to track who accesses your files and when
- How to search for content
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Web 2.0 for Teaching and Learning
9:45 - 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 - 2:45 p.m.
Presenters: Jason Boucher and Kevin Wong, Information Technology Support Center
Web 2.0 encompasses a variety of different tools that place an emphasis on the use of the web as a platform for generating, re-purposing and consuming content through sharing, collaborative effort and social interaction. Tools such as podcasts, blogs, wikis, and online video are quickly becoming primary sources of information, making mainstream and traditional sources of information less relevant. This session begins with an overview of Web 2.0 and a demonstration of some examples, and ends a discussion on how they have been integrated into teaching, both here at UNH and other institutions.
At the end of this session, you will know...
- How to understand web 2.0 technology
- How web 2.0 technology relates to higher education
- How web 2.0 technology can be used as a teaching tool
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Web Conferencing
Online Collaboration in Higher Education and Why You Need to Know About It
11:15 - 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 - 2:45 p.m.
Presenters: Mark Leonard and Chris Way, Audiovisual Services
With 7 million people using Webex every month, and 40 million people using Skype every day, and web conferencing use at the collegiate level increasing exponentially each year—this session will take a brief look at this important industry as a whole and then focus in on how web collaboration is being used right here at UNH. From distance learning classes, to online office hours, to guest lecturers and Ph.D. defenses via the internet…find out how these powerful web tools can be incorporated into your courses as well as your research collaborations outside the walls of UNH.
At the end of this session, you will know...
- The benefits and challenges of web conferencing.
- How to choose an appropriate software application.
- How to choose and set up necessary hardware.
- How to set up and execute a web conference/collaboration.
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Intellectual Property on the Web
Issues and Solutions for Distance Learning
3:00 - 4:15 p.m.
Moderator: Laurie Trufant, Instructional Development Center
Panel: Michelle Gluck, USNH Special Counsel
Maria Emanuel, Office for Research Partnerships & Commercialization
John Lannamann, Communication
Daniel Beller-McKenna, Music
Matthew Nesmith, Theatre and Dance
A panel of FITSI alums and UNH faculty participating in the 2009 Summer Distance Learning pilot will join USNH intellectual property experts to explore how teaching online courses and the sharing of digital information is shaping the legal landscape as it relates to privacy, copyright, and intellectual property law. Learn about resources on the UNH campus that can help you navigate these troubled waters.
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SESSIONS FOR THURSDAY, JUNE 18th
What You'll See in Blackboard 8.0
8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Presenters: Renee Cicerchi, Portal Administration & Development, April Rau, Instructional Development Center, and Tonnie Shore, Portal Administration & Development
We are upgrading Blackboard to version 8.0 on July 12, 2009. This session will introduce you to two of the new features in Blackboard 8.0: Self and Peer Assessments and the Grade Center.
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Blackboard Quizzes and Assignment Tool
9:45 - 11:00 a.m. and 11:15 - 12:30 p.m.
Presenters: April Rau, Instructional Development Center, and Tonnie Shore, Portal Administration & Development
Self-paced study quizzes can be useful to students as well as instructors. Instructors can use them to test comprehension and retention. Students can use them as an online study guide or for self-assessment. Using the Assignments tool in Blackboard, you can easily interact with your students through electronic files and feedback while managing content.
This session will focus on creating and managing self-paced study tools and administering assignments. We will explore best practices for using Blackboard Quizzes and Assignments and the benefits of using them to track student learning.
At the end of this session, you will know...
- How to create a self-paced study quiz in a Blackboard course
- How to create a variety of question types
- How to choose appropriate quiz settings
- How to administer an online quiz
- How to create an assignment
- How to manage assignment outcomes
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eInstruction: Feedback for Active Learning
9:45 - 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 - 2:45 p.m.
Presenters: Mike McIntire and Marquis Walsh, Instructional Development Center
Students want to be heard. One way to keep them engaged in the classroom is to let them “speak.” This session will focus on the eInstruction classroom polling system, better known on campus as “the clickers.” We’ll look at how this technology has been used on this and other campuses and explore best practices. Then you’ll have an opportunity to let yourself be heard in an interactive, hands-on activity using the clickers.
At the end of this session, you will know...
- Create a self-paced study quiz in a Blackboard course
- Create a variety of question types
- Choose appropriate quiz settings
- Use Pool Manager to manage quiz questions
- Administer an online quiz
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ePortfolios
11:15 - 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 - 2:45 p.m.
Presenters: Ben Ranfeld and Laurie Trufant, Instructional Development Center
The new Blackboard Content Management tool has a great ePortfolio tool built right in that lets both students and faculty create portfolios of their work or their personal accomplishments. Faculty can use the tool to create assignments for courses or to help track program requirements. Students can create portfolios to support job or internship searches, and to highlight course work. This session will focus on how to create and share basic ePortfolios using the Blackboard tool.
At the end of this session, you will know...
- How to create an ePortfolio
- How to add content to your portfolio
- How to modify layout, fonts, and colors
- How to share your ePortfolio with UNH Blackboard Users
- How to share your ePortfolio with non-UNH Blackboard Users
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Assessing at a Distance
Evaluating Performance and Outcomes in Online Courses
3:00 - 4:15 p.m.
Moderators: Terri Winters, CIS Academic Technology, and Laurie Trufant, Instructional Development Center
Panel: Kevin O’Shea, Justice Studies
David Richman, Theatre and Dance
Suzanne Tracy, Nursing
In this session, we’ll tell you more about the 2009 Summer Distance Learning pilot and other distance learning initiatives on campus. Faculty who are teaching hybrid and online courses will share their experiences and talk about what works and what doesn’t when teaching online. Learn about the tools and techniques they are using, and the resources on hand to support them.
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Roundtable Labs
4:15 - 5;00 p.m.
On Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday afternoons, we have arranged for a team of technology experts to be available for consultation at topical roundtables in the Squamscott Room. Each roundtable will focus on an area of interest and will be manned by people who can answer your questions, help you with specific tasks or files, or just discuss ideas you may have about using an instructional technology technique or tool in your teaching. Bring your ideas; bring your questions; bring your files; bring your laptops. We’ll work with you one-on-one to help you meet your instructional challenges.
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SESSIONS FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 19th
Faculty Shareware: Where Do We Go from Here?
8:30 - 11:45 a.m.
Moderator: Laurie Trufant, Instructional Development Center
In this session, you’ll work with other faculty in small groups to explore what you’ve learned at FITSI and share your plans for your targeted courses. Consider whether observations made by your colleagues can be adapted to your own discipline. Share your thoughts on how you see technology enhancing teaching and learning in your target course. At the end of the working session, you’ll report out to the other groups on the specific impacts you hope FITSI will have on your teaching and on your students’ learning. You will have the opportunity to demonstrate any materials or applied technology you like.