Emerging Technologies – Chat & Chew
Join fellow Towson faculty and staff members at a casual chat & chew session focused on the use of emerging technologies or Web 2.0 technologies as instructional tools. Bring your lunch, ideas, experiences, resources, etc, and meet other innovators in person.
When: February 12, 2010
Time: noon ? 1 p.m.
Where: CK 404B
Emerging Technologies – Record Voice and Screen Capture Easily with Jing
Jing is free software for capturing and sharing whatever action is happening on your computer screen along with voice narration. Jing captures can be done anywhere you have a computer, microphone and headset or speakers. (Jing captures are limited to five minutes.)
Participants will learn to:
? Use Jing to record onscreen action (including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, video and specialized programs).
? Narrate captures in real-time.
? Post Jing presentations to Blackboard to share with students.
? Use best practices in choosing when to use Jing for face-to-face and online classes.
? Create still screen-captures with easy annotation.
When: February 26, 2010
Time: noon – 1 p.m.
Where: CK 404B
For additional information contact La Tonya Dyer at 410-704-4723 and to register please visit the OTS training Web site at {www.towson.edu/otstraining}.
Also look for these Teaching @ Towson workshops:
Teaching @ Towson: Preparing Your Course for Online Delivery ? Offered completely online; no face-to face meetings
When: Friday February 5 through 19, 2010
Teaching @ Towson: Effective Grading – Strategies to Enhance Student Learning and Faculty Sanity
When: Tuesday February 23, 2010
Time: 12:30 – 2 p.m.
Where: Cook 404A
Teaching @ Towson: Use of Academic Coaching to Augment Classroom Instruction
When: Thursday February 25, 2010
Time: noon – 1:30 p.m.
Where: Cook 3
For additional information contact Audrey Cutler at 410-704-5082.
