Fall & Spring 2009

ANGEL & Blackboard, Together Again?

The session will include information on the discontinuance of Blackboard at JCCC, ANGEL training options, the possibility of starting an ANGEL users group meeting at JCCC, plans for the next ANGEL upgrade, progress on the proposed DL student Orientation, student ANGEL tutorials available online, and the TechNews and DLfaculty lists: sources of information on ANGEL and Blackboard. Video Archive

Campus Bandwidth, Video Resources & JCCC's YouTube Channel

JCCC is anticipating bandwidth changes in the near future. This session will discuss those upcoming improvements as well as  JCCC's YouTube/EDU channel and video clips available for instructional uses through Dallas TeleLearning Digital Resource Repository, INTELECOM Video Repository and other sources. Video Archive

Using Clickers in the Classroom

This session will demonstrate how to integrate TurningPoint Clickers into your face-to-face classes. Clickers can actively engage students during the entire class, gauge the level of comprehension and integrate a "game approach" that involves students more actively in class activities. Video Archive

Twitter, Tumbler, Yammer, Huh? How to Navigate Massive Information Streams and Have a Life

Twitter and "microblogging" have been in the news a lot lately. What exactly is it? Can you use it to teach? Learn what Twitter is and why you'd want to use it. We'll also cover related services.  Video Archive

“Struttin Your Stuff” – Exploring ePortfolios for Everyone (Faculty, Staff and Students)

This session will demonstrate ways you can create a personal electronic portfolio (ePortfolio) including techniques for posting (and sharing) your “work” online using Adobe Acrobat 9, Adobe Bridge CS4 and Epsilen. Video Archive

Going Where They Are–Using Facebook in Class

Facebook is a large part of many students’ lives. In this session, we’ll examine Facebook’s profiles, pages, and groups to see how the Facebook environment could be used to complement work in the classroom. In addition, we’ll look at its use by and for student groups and why you need to have a Facebook profile. Video Archive

Building Your Own Epsilen ePortfolio

www.Epsilen.com offers a free, lifetime ePortfolio for any faculty member, student or staff member with an .edu (education) email address. In this hands-on session you are invited to attend and create your own ePortfolio using Epsilen. If you find this tool useful, you may wish to share with your students.

Your ePortfolio can house writing assignments (Word documents), PowerPoint Presentations, images, URLs and more. Bring any documents or files you want to house in your ePortfolio to the session (on a pen drive or have accessible in your Outlook inbox or on the network).

A second session will also be offered from 1-2 PM on Thursday, October 1, 2009 in LIB 373. For either of these special hands-on sessions, please call Beth Ramirez at ext. 3670 or email her at bramirez@jccc.edu to reserve a seat. Seating is limited to 13.

Out with the Old (Misty City Gradebook), In with the New (ANGEL Gradebook)

Misty City Gradebook is no longer supported by the software vendor. The College has adopted ANGEL as our learning management system and it includes a Gradebook with functionality that matches Misty City. You don’t need to use all the features in ANGEL, you can use just the Gradebook to:

• record student grades,
• post grades for students to view (each student logs in so they can only see their own grades) and
• calculate final grades.

Further, you’ll no longer need to download a roster and import students into your Gradebook. They’ll be automatically added and dropped based on activity in Banner. Every credit course at JCCC automatically has an ANGEL course shell created, so you need to do nothing more than use it (no form to fill out or request to make).

In this session, you’ll see an overview of the ANGEL Gradebook and see how it can be setup to record grades for your students.  Video Archive

The Seed  of an Idea: Technology Innovation

In this session, Carol Campbell will discuss the Library's new "Cones of Silence" and Damon Feuerborn will discuss the 3D Printer added to the Drafting Program lab last year. Both projects were originally brought to the Technology Innovation Grant (TIG) committee. Ed Lovitt will discuss the grant program, answer questions about possible proposals to improve instruction through technology, and brainstorm about possible projects with participants. Video Archives

When You Cannot Remember Everything: Evernote

Post-its on your computer, hundreds of email folders, stacks of paper...how do you manage everything and have it accessible when and where you need it. This session will demonstrate a free, Web 2.0 tool called Evernote and (with audience participation) discuss it's educational and personal uses. Video Archives

Technology for the Intimidated - Basic Steps for Finding Help

Do you ever wonder what happens when you call an “expert” for help? How do they know the answers to your questions? The real answer may surprise you! Come to this session to learn how to be your own expert. Nobody can know everything about everything, but you can learn some basic techniques for transferring what you do know to new situations. It’s easier than you think! Video Archive

Postponed: Web Conferencing: A New Classroom & Training Tool

This session will demonstrate how Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro can be used for online office hours, synchronous classroom lectures, webinars and other online meetings.

The New Look: JCCC's Web Site

Before the end of 2009, the college's web "presence" will change dramatically. Using new tools available with Hannon-Hill coupled with an emphasis on the College's primary audience (students), the new design and functionality will be phased in over time. Get a overview of "things to come" during this session.

Camtasia Relay: A Lecture Capture System for JCCC

ANGEL 7.4: Coming in January 2010

In this session, you'll learn about new features and changes coming in ANGEL 7.4. The new version of the campus learning management system will be in use by January 2010.

What Bugs You About Email?

Etiquette is all about reducing friction between people. Netiquette brings those guidelines to the Internet. In this session, we'll discuss your irritations with email, distribution lists and other forms of digital communication...and offer some solutions with guidelines to answer the question "Can't we all just get along?"

Out with the Old (Misty City Gradebook), In with the New (ANGEL Gradebook)

Misty City Gradebook is no longer supported by the software vendor. The College has adopted ANGEL as our learning management system and it includes a Gradebook with functionality that matches Misty City. You don’t need to use all the features in ANGEL, you can use just the Gradebook to:

• record student grades,
• post grades for students to view (each student logs in so they can only see their own grades) and
• calculate final grades.

Further, you’ll no longer need to download a roster and import students into your Gradebook. They’ll be automatically added and dropped based on activity in Banner. Every credit course at JCCC automatically has an ANGEL course shell created, so you need to do nothing more than use it (no form to fill out or request to make).

In this session, you’ll see an overview of the ANGEL Gradebook and see how it can be setup to record grades for your students. 

KANREN and JCCC

Tentatively scheduled.

Web Conferencing: A New Classroom & Training Tool

This session will demonstrate how Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro can be used for online office hours, synchronous classroom lectures, webinars and other online meetings.

Secure Testing in ANGEL

Introducing JCCC New Student DL Orientation System

Beyond Patrolling for Plagiarism: Using Turnitin’s Grademark Tools

Wish you could just click at a spot on your student’s paper and write a comment that didn’t need to be specially formatted to set it apart? Wish you had better grading rubrics? Come to this session to learn how Turnitin’s Grademark Tools can meet these needs.

Intermediate Tips for Microsoft Word

Intermediate Tips for Microsoft Excel

Creating Help Reference Files for Students in ANGEL

Wish you could add a question mark beside your discussion or assignment dropbox that would open a help file with detailed instructions? You can. Come to this session to learn how.

ANGEL Tokens: “Calling Out” Students by Name & Creating Personal Tokens

This session would teach faculty how to use some predefined tokes, such as the name token and course token. Also the session will demonstrate how to create your own personal tokens; such as those for comments faculty regularly repeat.