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Upcoming training from ETS

Judy Stern, Educational Technology Services

Want to learn about technologies useful for creating instructional websites? You'll be interested in the following events being planned by Educational Technology Services for the first part of spring semester 2003.

Workshop descriptions

What's New with CourseWeb. Based on user feedback, the CourseWeb project team has updated and improved the system that creates a basic website for all UC Berkeley courses. Whether or not you've made changes to your CourseWeb site, ETS invites you to come to one of these short sessions to learn about the new features that will be released during spring semester 2003! Bring your CalNet ID and passphrase with you if you want to log in and edit your CourseWeb site using our portable lab after the session is over. Sessions will be held in 117 Dwinelle Hall from 12 noon to 1 p.m. on January 15, February 3, and February 4. No registration required. Bring your lunch.

Course Website Tools Orientation. Want to learn about the course website building systems — CourseWeb, WebCT, and Blackboard — the UC Berkeley campus is currently supporting? Come to one of these presentations during which we'll demonstrate these tools, cover the administrative and pedagogical reasons for using each, and answer the questions you have about when you might want to use these or other tools. In addition, following each session, computers and helpful staff will be available in 117 Dwinelle so that you can make changes to your CourseWeb site or register for a WebCT or Blackboard site; you'll need to know your CalNet ID and passphrase in order to log in to the system. (Visit the CalNet Gateway [https://calnet.berkeley.edu/] if you don't have an active CalNet ID — or aren't sure — or if you've forgotten your passphrase.) Sessions will be held in 117 Dwinelle Hall from 12 noon to 1 p.m. on January 16, February 19, and March 18. No registration required. Bring your lunch.

Campus Web Video Orientation. When included on the Web, video and audio have the potential to enhance the learning experience. What are your options for adding video to your website? What equipment do you need to have? What do you need to do? In this talk, we'll address all these questions, focusing on the UC Berkeley campus resources (services and equipment) that are available to help you in this endeavor. This session will be held in Dwinelle 117 from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 25. No registration required. Bring your lunch.

Getting Started with Blackboard. Hands-on workshop, designed to help you get started building your own course website. Topics covered include navigating in Blackboard, adding basic course information, posting announcements, uploading documents, adding course images, and communicating with students. You can attend this workshop on Wednesday, January 22, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon, or Tuesday, February 11, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon. Registration required; register using our Training Registration Form (http://ets.berkeley.edu/web/forms/training.html). Please note: Workshops will only be held if there are a sufficient number of participants enrolled one week before the date of the workshop.

Getting Started with WebCT. Hands-on workshop, designed to help you get started building your own course website. Topics covered include navigating in WebCT, creating a syllabus, setting up a course calendar, adding a simple quiz, and organizing online discussions. You can attend this workshop on Wednesday, January 29. Registration required; register using our Training Registration Form (http://ets.berkeley.edu/web/forms/training.html). Please note: This workshop will only be held if there are a sufficient number of participants enrolled one week before the date of the workshop.

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Berkeley Computing & Communications, Volume 13, Number 1 (Winter 2003)
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