Please preregister as requested to assist
presenters in planning. SPRING 2008
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS and QEP FRIDAY FORUMS
Please preregister as requested to assist
presenters in planning.
Workshops are one hour unless otherwise
indicated.
HR workshops will be added.
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Day |
Time |
Room |
Workshop Title |
Workshop description |
Contact/ Presenter |
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Friday, Jan. 25
Preregister by e-mailing
apierot@yorktech.com
(Minimum 10)
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9 a.m. |
A217 |
Video Selections for Discussion and Writing |
Video clips can be used to promote classroom discussion and prompt
reflection about Personal Responsibility and Critical Thinking.
They provide opportunities for students to discern and discuss the
various ethical and moral dimensions of the clips. |
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11 a.m. |
ST239 |
QEP Friday Forum
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Tues., Jan. 29
Preregister by e-mailing
apierot@yorktech.com
(Minimum 10)
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2:30 p.m. |
A217 |
Video Selections for Discussion and Writing |
Video clips can be used to promote classroom discussion and prompt
reflection about Personal Responsibility and Critical Thinking.
They provide opportunities for students to discern and discuss the
various ethical and moral dimensions of the clips. |
|
|
Friday, Feb. 1
Preregister by e-mailing
paul@yorktech.com
|
9 a.m. |
A217 |
Diagnosing Student Study Difficulties |
Participate in discussion and practice of techniques for helping
students learn more effectively and identify their best learning
strategies. Learn how to
use an error analysis to help your students categorize test errors to
refine study strategies. |
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10 a.m. |
A114 |
Professional Development |
Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask…
This session will provide an overview of the Professional Development
Program at York Tech, including information on the following topics:
|
Carolyn Stewart |
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Thurs., Feb. 7
Preregister by e-mailing
jhamilton@yorktech.com
|
1 p.m. |
A217 |
What to Do About MRSA? |
Have you noticed the recent reports regarding cases of MRSA in our area?
If you have questions about MRSA, come to this session to learn about
the issues surrounding MRSA and to get valuable tips on how to protect
yourself and your family members from this "super bug" infection. |
Julie Hamilton |
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Friday, Feb. 8
Preregister by e-mailing
jhamilton@yorktech.com
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9 a.m. |
A217 |
What to Do About MRSA? |
Have you noticed the recent reports regarding cases of MRSA in our area?
If you have questions about MRSA, come to this session to learn about
the issues surrounding MRSA and to get valuable tips on how to protect
yourself and your family members from this "super bug" infection. |
Julie Hamilton |
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11 a.m. |
ST239 |
QEP Friday Forum
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Tues., Feb. 12
Preregister by e-mailing
paul@yorktech.com
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2:30 p.m. |
A217 |
Diagnosing Student Study Difficulties |
Participate in discussion and practice of techniques for helping
students learn more effectively and identify their best learning
strategies. Learn how to
use an error analysis to help your students categorize test errors to
refine study strategies. |
|
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Thurs., Feb. 14
Preregister by e-mailing
jkelly@yorktech.com
|
2:30 |
A258 |
Excel 2007 |
Participants will get hands-on experience with the interface changes
in Excel 2007. |
Information Technology Department |
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Friday, Feb. 15 |
9 a.m. |
A217 |
Copyright law for classroom & presentations |
Discover how copyright law and exceptions to copyright law affect what
materials you can use in your classes and for presentations.
Discuss the criteria for “fair use” to help determine if you are
complying with the law, and learn about sources online and via the
library website that will help you with copyright issues. Find out
the copyright rights of faculty as it relates to faculty work product.
|
HR, Stacy Thornsbury, Kris Jones |
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Preregister by e-mailing
jkelly@yorktech.com
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11 a.m. |
A258 |
Word 2007 |
Participants will get hands-on experience with the interface changes
in Word 2007. |
Information Technology Department |
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Tues., Feb. 19
Preregister by e-mailing
mwalker@yorktech.com
|
2:30 p.m. |
A217 |
Rental, travel, key policies |
Discover what you might not know about the use of rental cars vs.
college cars, rental costs, cancellations, travel authorization forms,
and how budgets are charged on your return from a trip. |
Maggie Walker, Melissa Granacher
Debbie Bailey |
|
Thurs., Feb. 28
Preregister by e-mailing
jkelly@yorktech.com
|
2:30 |
A258 |
Advanced Excel 2007 |
Participants will get hands-on experience with the interface changes
in advanced Excel 2007. |
Information Technology Department |
|
Friday, Feb. 29
Preregister by e-mailing
mwalker@yorktech.com
|
9 a.m. |
A217 |
Rental, travel, key policies |
Discover what you might not know about the use of rental cars vs.
college cars, rental costs, cancellations, travel authorization forms,
and how budgets are charged on your return from a trip. |
Maggie Walker, Melissa Granacher
Debbie Bailey |
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Tues., March 4
Preregister by e-mailing
dewey@yorktech.com
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2:30 p.m. |
ST241 |
How to Improve Your Course |
Do you have a personalized orientation for your course?
Do you have questions inside your PowerPoint lectures?
Have you captured how you set up documents or programs you use in
class? Camtasia allows all
of these features along with Podcasting as a bonus.
To learn more, come and see examples and hear testimonials. |
|
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Friday, March 7
Preregister by e-mailing
dewey@yorktech.com
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9 a.m. |
ST239 |
How to Improve Your Course |
Do you have a personalized orientation for your course?
Do you have questions inside your PowerPoint lectures?
Have you captured how you set up documents or programs you use in
class? Camtasia allows all
of these features along with Podcasting as a bonus.
To learn more, come and see examples and hear testimonials. |
|
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Preregister by e-mailing
jkelly@yorktech.com
|
9 a.m. |
A258 |
Advanced Excel 2007 |
Participants will get hands-on experience with the interface changes
in advanced Excel 2007. |
Information Technology Department |
|
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11 a.m. |
ST239 |
QEP Friday Forum
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Tues., March 18
Preregister by e-mailing
dewey@yorktech.com
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2:30 p.m. |
ST241 |
Respondus & Respondus Study Mate |
Have a test that you want to deliver online? Have you thought about a
review using a game format?
If so, this workshop is for you! Respondus is the software we use for
moving tests into WebCT.
Respondus Study Mate has several different game platforms that allow you
to play a game while you review for your test.
Come learn more about how Study Mate can excite your students
about studying and how you can use Respondus to quickly transition your
test from paper/pencil to an electronic format for delivery. |
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Wed., March 19
Preregister by e-mailing
jkelly@yorktech.com
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2:30 |
A258 |
PowerPoint 2007 |
Participants will get hands-on experience with the interface changes
in PowerPoint 2007. |
Information Technology Department |
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Friday, March 21
Preregister by e-mailing
lyon@yorktech.com
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9 a.m. |
A252 |
E-Mail Security – Things you need to know
|
Discuss the state of email on our campus; learn how to navigate the
quarantine messages that are sent out daily; discuss spam and things you
knowingly or unknowingly do that will cause you to get more of it;
discuss Outlook as it pertains to our system, i.e., backup procedures,
quotas, personal folders vs. server folders; and discuss the OL
scheduler/calendar. |
Jeff Lyon |
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Friday, March 28
Preregister by e-mailing
lochsner@yorktech.com
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9 a.m. |
ST239 |
Writing Across the Curriculum Roundtable |
Join a follow-up discussion from last semester on how you can encourage
better writing in your courses.
Share how you use writing activities to help meet your course
goals, and discover what your colleagues are doing to improve and assess
student writing. |
Lori Ochsner |
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11 a.m. |
ST239 |
QEP Friday Forum
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Wed., April 2
Preregister by e-mailing
lochsner@yorktech.com
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2:30 p.m. |
ST241 |
Writing Across the Curriculum Roundtable |
Join a follow-up discussion from last semester on how you can encourage
better writing in your courses.
Share how you use writing activities to help meet your course
goals, and discover what your colleagues are doing to improve and assess
student writing. |
Lori Ochsner |
|
Friday, April 4 |
9 a.m. |
A-252 |
Generational Communication |
Have
you ever wondered why you feel like you just are not getting through to
that Baby Boomer or that Gen Xer in your class? Is your work style
clashing with others? Interested in learning more about generational
differences and how to communicate and interact with your students,
co-workers and even your supervisor who may be from a different
generation? Come learn how you can better understand how to
communicate and interact with all generations.
|
Lucy Henry, First Sun EAP |
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11 a.m. |
A217 |
Critical
|
Join a discussion of ideas and strategies for helping your students read
textbooks more effectively. |
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Friday, April 11
Preregister by e-mailing
dewey@yorktech.com
|
9 a.m. |
ST239 |
Respondus & Respondus Study Mate |
Have a test that you want to deliver online? Have you thought about a
review using a game format?
If so, this workshop is for you! Respondus is the software we use for
moving tests into WebCT.
Respondus Study Mate has several different game platforms that allow you
to play a game while you review for your test.
Come learn more about how Study Mate can excite your students
about studying and how you can use Respondus to quickly transition your
test from paper/pencil to an electronic format for delivery. |
|
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11 a.m. |
ST239 |
QEP Friday Forum
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Wed., April 16
Preregister by e-mailing |