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Lunch and Learn Series, 2007-08

These workshops are offered by the Office of Instructional Technology as part of the "Excellence in Learning Program" For questions and sign up opportunities, please follow this link.

What's the Point?

This session will explore the uses of PowerPoint, adding interactive elements, narrating slides, creating slide shows and answering questions from the participants.

Date: Friday, September 28, 2007
Time: 11:30-12:30
Carnegie Learning Center
Please click here to access the documentation referred to in class.

Adobe Acrobat

This session will discuss how to create pdf files from Word, Excel, and scanned documents as well as highlight some of the other features of the software, like sticky notes.

Date: Friday, October 26, 2007
Time: 11:30-12:30
Carnegie Learning Center
Please click here to access the documentation referred to in class.

Using BlueVIEW - the portal

This session will take you into the world of portals, specifically, Drake's BlueVIEW portal. If you are a portal content contributor, or you just want to know how to use the portal more efficiently, then join us. No lifejacket is required.

Date: Friday, November 30, 2007
Time: 11:30-12:30
Carnegie Learning Center

I took the picture, now what?

We will discuss how to get your digital photo ready for viewing with Photoshop Elements. This session will explore how to get photos ready to put into the CMS and/or into a BlueVIEW channel.

Date: Friday, December 7, 2007
Time: 11:30-12:30
Carnegie Learning Center

Technology Potpourri

This session will cover a variety of topics and provide information about the technology available at Drake for faculty, students, and staff at a discount, or at no cost. Join us to learn about software you will want!

Date: Friday, January 25, 2008
Time: 11:30-12:30
Carnegie Learning Center

Poll the Audience

Join us for a demonstration of "clickers". We will show the technology and use of Audience Response Systems that are now being used in many classrooms at Drake.It is the same type of technology used to poll the audience on Who Wants to be a Millionaire.

Date: Friday February 22, 2008
Time: 11:30-12:30
Carnegie Learning Center