Fall 2006 NDNU Faculty-Staff Workshops
This fall OIT will offer workshops on MS Office 2003 applications Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher and Word. There will also be new workshops on Photoshop Elements image correction and slide shows, Podcasting, Blogs and RSS feeds, and orientations to NDNU's new Nomad presentation cart with Mediasite recorder.
Individualized WebCT training is available on an on-going basis. If you're interested in adding an online component to your courses, contact Merle Mason to set-up an orientation.
Workshops will be be held in the new GIS Lab, SM 117. For more information, or to sign-up, click the links in the blue navigation bar to the left.
September - October |
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Introduction to the Nomad Mobile Presentation Cart with Mediasite recorder Wednesday, September 20 9:30AM-11:00AM Friday, September 22 |
The Nomad Mobile Presentation Cart is a unit that brings together an assortment of gear from different manufacturers to produce what can be termed a “lecture in a box” solution. It features audio and video capture capabilities via Mediasite presentation recording software. |
Microsoft Excel Intro Tuesday, September 26 9:30AM-11:00AM |
An overview of using Excel for spreadsheet and database purposes. |
Microsoft Word Mail Merge Thursday, September 28 9:30AM-11:00AM |
Use Word with an Excel source file to create custom letters, e-mail messages and labels. |
Microsoft Excel: HLookup, VLookup and Pivot Tables Tuesday, October 3 9:30AM-11:00AM |
"Lookup" values in columns and rows of different worksheets. Use pivot tables to create a 3-D view of data. |
Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 Introduction Thursday, October 19 9:30AM-11:00AM |
Create a PowerPoint presentation with designs, text and images, and transitions and animations. |
Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 Custom Animations Thursday, October 26 9:30AM-11:00AM |
Use the Custom Animation task pane to specify the order and timing of entrance and exit effects applied to text or images. |
November - December |
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Photoshop Elements: Image Correction Wednesday, November 1 9:30AM-11:00AM |
Apply "quick fix" image correction, or use PS Elements' standard edit mode to straighten, crop, adjust brightness, color and contrast. |
Photoshop Elements: Create Slide Show Wednesday, November 8 9:30AM-11:00AM |
How to create a slide show movie, then create a VCD which will playback on most DVD players for viewing on a television. |
Microsoft Publisher 2003 Introduction Thursday, November 16 9:30AM-11:30AM |
Use MS Publisher to create brochures, flyers, newsletters and more, either using preformatted designs, or completely from scratch. |
Blogs and RSS Services Tuesday, November 21 9:30AM-11:00AM |
A look at Blogs - online journals, and RSS News Aggregators, and how they're being used in education by teachers, students and researchers. |
Podcasting Wednesday, December 6 9:30AM-11:00AM |
A look at audio podcasts, and their uses in higher education, as well as the tools and techniques for creating a podcast. |
Microsoft Word Techniques Thursday, December 7 9:30AM-11:00AM |
Use features such as paragraph formatting, styles, margins, tabs, tables, headers and footers, and page breaks. |