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If an outbreak of swine flu or another crisis affects you, will you be ready to continue to teach your class online? While the campus isnt likely to close, you may have students who are unable to attend class or you; yourself may fall ill.
Would you be able to use an electronic form of communication to distribute course materials?
At the very minimum do you know how to post a PowerPoint presentation so your students have access to it?
The Got the Flu? series will get you started on the basics of online education. From creating and posting a PowerPoint in eLearning; to uploading files into a consolidated course; to creating an iTunes U course; the trainings below are geared towards this possible situation.
September 11, 2009
Friday
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM iTunes U – Course Set Up and Management — TTC – Tera Doty-Blance
During this workshop, attendees will work with the Software Training and Support Specialist to set up their course space in iTunesU, and to add a title, course description, and artwork. Once the course space is set up, file naming conventions, adding of metadata, and uploading will be covered.
September 16, 2009
Wednesday
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM myRedDragon – Consolidated Courses — TTC — Hailey Ruoff
Part of the Got the Flu? Series If your students are not able to attend class due to the flu or other emergency, they should have access to the materials you were are presenting in class. If you are not using eLearning (Blackboard/WebCT) and would still like to make your content available; you can do so by using My Consolidated Courses within myRedDragon. This training will give you a brief overview of My Consolidated Course and show you how to upload files for your students.
September 17, 2009
Thursday
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PowerPoint 2007 – Creating a Presentation TTC –Tera Doty-Blance
This workshop will cover the basics of creating a PowerPoint presentation. Topics to include; choosing a theme and color scheme, inserting slides, adding and formatting text and images, adding transitions and slide animations, and adding a narration.
September 21, 2009
Monday
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Impatica TTC –Hailey Ruoff
Impactica’s high quality, cutting-edge compression capabilities make it capable of delivering your presentation to virtually everyone, even users with dial-up by compressing typical PowerPoint HTML files by up to 95%. An introduction to narrated power points will also be given.
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Impatica TTC –Hailey Ruoff
Impactica’s high quality, cutting-edge compression capabilities make it capable of delivering your presentation to virtually everyone, even users with dial-up by compressing typical PowerPoint HTML files by up to 95%. An introduction to narrated power points will also be given.
September 23, 2009
Wednesday
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM eLearning New User Training – TTC– Hailey Ruoff
You will learn how to set-up a blank course and create a course content page. An overview of the following tools will also be given: Assessments, Assignments, Announcements, Discussion Threads, Mail and Syllabus.
September 24, 2009
Thursday
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM PowerPoint 2007 – Creating a Presentation TTC –Tera Doty-Blance
This workshop will cover the basics of creating a PowerPoint presentation. Topics to include; choosing a theme and color scheme, inserting slides, adding and formatting text and images, adding transitions and slide animations, and adding a narration.
September 25, 2009
Friday
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM eLearning New User Training TTC –Hailey Ruoff
You will learn how to set-up a blank course and create a course content page. An overview of the following tools will also be given: Assessments, Assignments, Announcements, Discussion Threads, Mail and Syllabus.
September 29, 2009
Tuesday
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Impatica TTC –Hailey Ruoff
Impactica’s high quality, cutting-edge compression capabilities make it capable of delivering your presentation to virtually everyone, even users with dial-up by compressing typical PowerPoint HTML files by up to 95%. An introduction to narrated power points will also be given.
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PowerPoint 2007 – Creating a Presentation TTC –Tera Doty-Blance
This workshop will cover the basics of creating a PowerPoint presentation. Topics to include; choosing a theme and color scheme, inserting slides, adding and formatting text and images, adding transitions and slide animations, and adding a narration.
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Impatica TTC – Hailey Ruoff
Impactica’s high quality, cutting-edge compression capabilities make it capable of delivering your presentation to virtually everyone, even users with dial-up by compressing typical PowerPoint HTML files by up to 95%. An introduction to narrated power points will also be given.
September 30, 2009
Wednesday
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Garageband – Creating an Enhanced Podcast TTC –Tera Doty-Blance
How to create a non liner narrated slideshow with Garageband. Topics covered include creating, adding and editing audio recordings and audio loops, adding images, adding chapter marks and exporting for playback in iTunes.
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM eLearning New User Training TTC –Hailey Ruoff
You will learn how to set-up a blank course and create a course content page. An overview of the following tools will also be given: Assessments, Assignments, Announcements, Discussion Threads, Mail and Syllabus.
To register for an eLearning, Impatica, or myRedDragon workshop, please send an email with the date, time, and title of the workshop at least 24 hours in advance to Sue.Bush@cortland.edu .
**To register for any other workshop with Tera Doty-Blance, please send an email with the date, time, and workshop at least 24 hours in advance to Tera.Doty-Blance@cortland.edu.
Remember: You too could get the flu; it never hurts to be prepared 
Hailey M. Ruoff ‘98
Instructional Materials Design Specialist
SUNY Cortland
(607) 753-2231