Graduate Teacher Program

Technology For the Classroom

Sponsored Collaboratively by the Graduate Teacher Program and ITS

The Technology for the Classroom workshops are a collaboration between the Graduate Teacher Program (GTP) and Information Technology Services (ITS). They are focused hands-on workshops. Mac laptops will be provided for your use during the workshops. Class size will be limited to 20 participants.

Fall 2009 Technology For the Classroom

Friday, 2:O0 PM - 3:15 PM
200 ATLAS

October 9
2:00 - 3:15 PM
200 ATLAS
Using Mindomo to Explore Conceptual Relationships in your Classroom
PJ Bennett, Assistant Director, Graduate Teacher Program
In this workshop, Dr. Bennett will discuss how the online mind/concept mapping tool Mindomo can be used to explore and teach complex topics. We will cover some basic background on mind/concept mapping and then explore the tool itself.

October 23
2:00 - 3:15 PM
200 ATLAS An Introduction to Turnitin.com
Mark Knowles, Director, ALTEC
In this workshop, Dr. Knowles will discuss the online tool turnitin.com, which will allow you to check your students’ papers for plagiarism and for proper citation use. Come to this workshop and learn how you can use turnitin.com to facilitate your classroom work.

November 6
2:00 - 3:15 PM
200 ATLAS Using Ning to Create a Dynamic Course Site
Juliette Bourdier, Doctoral Candidate, French and Italian
In this workshop, Juliette Bourdier will discuss the online tool Ning and how it can be used to create interactive course sites. Ning is a free, user-friendly, web-based platform that can function as a course management system or as a private area to communicate with the students. Ning comes with a number of built-in features such as a blog, a discussion forum and a chat tool. You can further customize Ning using the many free apps developed by third parties (video chat and video conferencing for example).

November 20
2:00 - 3:15 PM
200 ATLAS Using Wikis to Facilitate Student Writing
Anna MacBriar, Faculty, Program in Writing and Rhetoric
In this workshop Dr. MacBriar will discuss how wikis can be used in the classroom to help build learning communities and facilitate self-reflection across a variety of academic and non-academic writing contexts.

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Past Technology Workshops

For further information, please call (303) 492-4902.
All workshops count toward GTP and PD Certification.
All graduate students, undergraduate teaching assistants, postdocs, faculty, and staff are welcome.

October 9 2:00 - 3:15 PM 200 ATLAS	Using Mindomo to Explore Conceptual Relationships in your Classroom PJ Bennett, Assistant Director, Graduate Teacher Program In this workshop, Dr. Bennett will discuss how the online mind/concept mapping tool Mindomo can be used to explore and teach complex topics. We will cover some basic background on mind/concept mapping and then explore the tool itself.
October 23 2:00 - 3:15 PM 200 ATLAS	An Introduction to Turnitin.com Mark Knowles, Director, ALTEC In this workshop, Dr. Knowles will discuss the online tool turnitin.com, which will allow you to check your students’ papers for plagiarism and for proper citation use. Come to this workshop and learn how you can use turnitin.com to facilitate your classroom work.
November 6 2:00 - 3:15 PM 200 ATLAS	Using Ning to Create a Dynamic Course Site Juliette Bourdier, Doctoral Candidate, French and Italian In this workshop, Juliette Bourdier will discuss the online tool Ning and how it can be used to create interactive course sites. Ning is a free, user-friendly, web-based platform that can function as a course management system or as a private area to communicate with the students. Ning comes with a number of built-in features such as a blog, a discussion forum and a chat tool. You can further customize Ning using the many free apps developed by third parties (video chat and video conferencing for example).
November 20 2:00 - 3:15 PM 200 ATLAS	Using Wikis to Facilitate Student Writing Anna MacBriar, Faculty, Program in Writing and Rhetoric In this workshop Dr. MacBriar will discuss how wikis can be used in the classroom to help build learning communities and facilitate self-reflection across a variety of academic and non-academic writing contexts.