CELT Learning Technology Workshops for Summer 2005

CELT workshops are targeted specifically to faculty, instructional support staff, and teaching assistants.

To register
Email celt@iastate.edu with your name, department, position (instructor, faculty, P&S staff, or teaching or graduate assistantship) and your email address. You can also register by phone by calling 294-5357.

Orientation to WebCT for Online Learning and Teaching

In this introductory WebCT workshop, learn:

How WebCT can enhance your instruction through the use of tools for communication, collaboration, evaluation, course management, and more;

About WebCT integration with the ISU Registrar database for automatic enrollment into and electronic grade submission from your course.

June 6, 12:45–2:15 p.m.; August 17, 1:10–2:40 p.m.

WebCT Communication Tools

Learn how to increase communication between you and your students by:

Creating and managing Discussion topics, using the WebCT email system, using the Chat tool for online office hours, topic communication, and group collaboration;

Using the Calendar tool to inform students of course events, topics, lectures, assignments, due dates, etc.

June 6, 2:30–4:00 p.m.; August 17, 3:10–5:00 p.m.

WebCT Course Content Delivery

Learn how to upload, organize, and manage WebCT course content, including:

Lecture notes, study guides, and supplemental material as single pages, documents, or modules;

Interactivity with the Action Menu tools.

June 8, 1:10–3:30 p.m.; August 18, 1:10–3:30 p.m.

Managing the WebCT Gradebook

Learn how to manage student data by using the WebCT gradebook to:

Enter grades directly or use an Excel spreadsheet, edit individual student records, release grades securely to your students, perform calculations, and review and release statistics;

Structure your gradebook for successful electronic submission of Midterm and Final Grades to the Registrar.

June 9, 1:10–2:30 p.m.; August 19, 9:00–10:30 a.m.

Creating and Delivering Quizzes/Surveys with WebCT and Respondus

Learn how to create quizzes/surveys within WebCT and offline using ISU site-licensed application, Respondus to:

Set up a question database, select questions for your quiz/survey, and manage student access to your quiz/survey;

Grade quiz submissions, release quiz scores to students, and display quiz/survey results.

June 16, 1:10–4:00 p.m.; August 19, 1:10–4:00 p.m.

Creating Interactive Study Activities with StudyMate

Learn how to use the ISU site-licensed application, StudyMate to:

Easily create ten different kinds of interactive learning activities;

Convert sets of definitions, facts, and/or multiple-choice questions into interactive study and review modules and publish them in Flash format directly into your WebCT course.

June 17, 1:10–4:00 p.m.; August 18, 10:00–11:30 a.m.